Championship: Norwich City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Birmingham City 2-1
BIRMINGHAM. Norwich City found a way to turn the table against Birmingham City to win 2-1.
BIRMINGHAM. Norwich City was able to turn the table against Birmingham City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Birmingham City to strike first with a goal of S. Hogan at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Hernandez gave the win to Norwich City in the 90′ minute with a goal. Norwich City was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the assistance of Ian Cooper and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.97 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 66% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Norwich City was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Norwich City won the contest.
Birmingham City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 4 yellow cards (J. Williams, J. Bacuna, A. Trusty and T. Deeney). On the opposite side, Norwich City received 4 yellow cards (K. Dowell, A. Omobamidele, M. J. Aarons and O. Hernandez).
After playing this match, Birmingham City will stay with 5 points like Swansea City to stay in the 21st place. On the other side, Norwich City will have 10 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
J. Williams
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11'11'
K. Dowell
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50'50'
S. Hogan
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52'52'
G. Hall
G. Gardner
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58'58'
O. Hernandez
K. Dowell
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58'58'
T. Pukki
D. Sinani
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60'60'
H. Mejbri
S. Hogan
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61'61'
J. Bacuna
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63'63'
A. Omobamidele
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71'71'
A. Trusty
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71'71'
T. Deeney
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71'71'
A. Omobamidele
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74'74'
Gabriel Sara
A. Ramsey
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80'80'
M. J. Aarons
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84'84'
A. Idah
J. Sargent
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84'84'
T. Cantwell
S. Byram
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88'88'
J. James
J. Bacuna
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88'88'
T. Campbell
J. Williams
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90'90'
O. Hernandez
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90'90'
O. Hernandez
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Birmingham City will play away against Preston North End on the 3rd of September with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (6 draws).
Norwich City will host Coventry City on the 3rd of September with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager John Eustace chose to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , Auston Trusty , Josh Williams , Gary Gardner , Alfie Chang , Jordan Graham , Juninho Bacuna , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 4 changes: G. Gardner for G. Hall (52′), S. Hogan for H. Mejbri (60′), J. Bacuna for J. James (88′) and J. Williams for T. Campbell (88′).
Top player: Marc Roberts
Probably the most impressive player in Birmingham City was Marc Roberts.
His rating is with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Norwich City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Dean Smith played with: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Andrew Omobamidele , Grant Hanley , Sam Byram , Danel Sinani , Marcelino Núñez , Kenny McLean , Aaron Ramsey , Kieran Dowell and Josh Sargent .
Substitutes
Norwich City made 5 changes: K. Dowell for O. Hernandez (58′), D. Sinani for T. Pukki (58′), A. Ramsey for Gabriel Sara (74′), J. Sargent for A. Idah (84′) and S. Byram for T. Cantwell (84′).
Top player: Marcelino Núñez
Probably the most impressive player in Norwich City was Marcelino Núñez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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