Championship: Norwich City snatches a 2-1 win against Hull City 2-1. Highlights
HULL. Norwich City defeated Hull City to win 2-1. A goal from T. Morton was decisive in the 90min.
HULL. Norwich City topped Hull City to win 2-1. A goal from T. Morton was decisive in the 90min. It was Norwich City to strike first with a goal of Jonathan Rowe at the 36′. Then Christian Fassnacht scored again for Norwich City in the 88′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Tyler Morton reduced the distance for Hull City with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Hull City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen who had the assistance of James Wilson and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Hull City was in firm control of the ball 66% while Norwich City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Hull City was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Norwich City managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hull City shot 19 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 2 yellow cards (Regan Slater and Ozan Tufan). Talking about the opposition, Norwich City received 4 yellow cards (Dimitrios Giannoulis, Marcelino Núñez, Jonathan Rowe and Kenny McLean).
After this match, Hull City will stay with 39 points to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will have 38 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Billy Sharp
Aaron Connolly
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23'23'
Kenny McLean
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34'34'
Dimitrios Giannoulis
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36'36'
Jonathan Rowe
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38'38'
Marcelino Núñez
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39'39'
Jonathan Rowe
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46'46'
Sam McCallum
Dimitrios Giannoulis
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51'51'
Ozan Tufan
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52'52'
Regan Slater
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60'60'
Ben Gibson
Marcelino Núñez
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61'61'
Adam Idah
Josh Sargent
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63'63'
Jason Lokilo
Scott Twine
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82'82'
Christian Fassnacht
Jonathan Rowe
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84'84'
Harry Vaughan
Matty Jacob
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84'84'
Onel Hernández
Borja Sainz
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88'88'
Christian Fassnacht
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90'90'
Tyler Morton
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Hull City will play away against Sunderland on the 19th of January with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).
Norwich City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 20th of January with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Hull City: Formation and Lineups
Hull City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andy Dawson chose to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Matty Jacob , Tyler Morton , Regan Slater , Ozan Tufan , Fabio Carvalho , Scott Twine and Aaron Connolly .
Hull City could not rely on the presence of Billy Sharp (injured).
Substitutes
Hull City made 3 changes: Aaron Connolly for Billy Sharp (14′), Scott Twine for Jason Lokilo (63′) and Matty Jacob for Harry Vaughan (84′).
Top player: Jacob Greaves
The player who no doubt impressed Hull City the most was Jacob Greaves.
His rating is with 104 passes (98% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Also Norwich City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, David Wagner played with: Angus Gunn , Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Kenny McLean , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Marcelino Núñez , Gabriel Sara , Jonathan Rowe , Ashley Barnes , Borja Sainz and Josh Sargent .
Substitutes
Norwich City made 5 changes: Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (46′), Marcelino Núñez for Ben Gibson (60′), Josh Sargent for Adam Idah (61′), Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (82′) and Borja Sainz for Onel Hernández (84′).
Best player: Angus Gunn
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 7.84. He performed 4 saves.
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