Premier League, Norwich City vs. Stoke City (Wed Sep 14) Norwich City | Stoke City 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-1-1 C Tony McCleary | Ray Wallace | N_Pope GK | GK Justin_Bijlow Tom_Clayton DF | DF A_Christense N_Clyne DF | DF T_Chalobah J_Young DF | DF K_Knoyle L_Chambers DF | DF Jan_Gyamerah M_Odegaard MF | DM E_Ampadu H_Barnes MF | MF A_S-Maximin M_Olise MF | MF J_Sancho D_Brooks MF | MF A_Diallo M_Rashford FW | AM E_Dennis A_Ndiaye FW | FW A_Correa | K_Darlow SUB | SUB J_Butland A_Koiki SUB | SUB M_Sarr M_Aarons SUB | SUB C_Chambers M_Pereira SUB | SUB F_Pereria C_Slack SUB | SUB M_Fowler Referee: Tim_Robinson (West_Sussex) Min. 3 :(nor) J_Young skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye tries to lob the keeper ! ... Justin_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Lets see if Norwich City can hang onto that lead! ... Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 3 :(nor) M_Rashford loses A_Christense ... A_Correa with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Norwich City players Min. 11 :(nor) A_Ndiaye hoists the ball across to J_Young ... J_Young tries to chip the ball over Justin_Bijlow! ... Looks like it should be Justin_Bijlow's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Justin_Bijlow looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 13 :(sto) Jan_Gyamerah slides it through the middle to A_Correa ... But N_Clyne wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Tim_Robinson has none of it. Min. 15 :(sto) A_Christense finds the run of A_Correa ... A cracking drive from A_Correa ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 23 :(sto) A_Diallo knocks the ball past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from Tom_Clayton Min. 24 :(sto) J_Sancho runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Correa ... He's played him in ... A_Correa sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... N_Pope makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 26 :(nor) H_Barnes works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Olise crosses it in! ... M_Rashford loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 30 :(nor) M_Olise sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Ndiaye ... E_Ampadu wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 33 :(nor) H_Barnes drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye fires the shot in! ... GOAL !! ... A classy finish ... Norwich City 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 34 :(sto) Stoke City will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 34 :(sto) E_Dennis moves to FW Min. 36 :(nor) A_Ndiaye with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Rashford ... K_Knoyle wins the ball Min. 37 :(nor) M_Odegaard with a simple pass to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford with a powerful diving header! ... But Justin_Bijlow pulls out a save of the game Min. 37 :(sto) A_Diallo spots A_Correa who is in acres of space ... A_Correa with a powerful downward header! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 39 :(nor) Tom_Clayton with an inch perfect pass to D_Brooks ... Good sliding challenge from Jan_Gyamerah and it had to be Min. 41 :(sto) E_Dennis flicks it over J_Young and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Olise with a nasty foul ... Tim_Robinson refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... E_Ampadu swings it in ... J_Sancho gets on the end of it ... J_Sancho fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Ampadu floats the ball in! ... E_Dennis makes a firm connection with his head ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something ... That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him Min. 42 :(sto) A_Correa takes advantage of a mistake by Tom_Clayton ... A_Correa must beat N_Pope! ... N_Pope saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(nor) H_Barnes pulls it back to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But Justin_Bijlow dives to his left ... I think Justin_Bijlow just got a hand on that one ... Tim_Robinson has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 47 :(sto) E_Dennis with a short pass to find A_Correa ... A_Correa cracks a laser towards goal ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-0 Stoke City Min. 48 :(sto) A_Correa takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... A_Correa unleashes a pile driver ! ... N_Pope gathers it comfortably Min. 51 :(sto) A_Diallo steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But J_Young slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 52 :(nor) A_Ndiaye skips the challenge from the defender ... A_Christense wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 52 :(sto) E_Dennis nutmegs N_Clyne ... E_Dennis with the drive! ... N_Pope gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 54 :(sto) J_Sancho brings the ball into the opposing area ... E_Dennis makes himself available ... H_Barnes had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... Tim_Robinson shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 59 :(nor) A_Ndiaye beats A_S-Maximin ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Tim_Robinson ... A_Ndiaye hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... Justin_Bijlow never had a chance! Min. 60 :(sto) M_Sarr is being prepared to come on ... A_Christense is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(sto) M_Fowler replaces an unhappy A_Correa and will play as a FW Min. 61 :(sto) The defender loses control of the ball! ... E_Dennis seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_Clyne wins the ball Min. 63 :(sto) Jan_Gyamerah has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Clyne ... He puts in J_Sancho! ... Tom_Clayton reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 65 :(sto) F_Pereria takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Ampadu ... He'll play as a DM ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 65 :(nor) D_Brooks threads the through ball to M_Rashford ... M_Sarr wins the ball Min. 66 :(nor) M_Odegaard slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... M_Odegaard with a scorcher of a shot ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 71 :(sto) E_Dennis has time and space on the edge of the box ... E_Dennis could have let it bounce! ... N_Pope won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 72 :(sto) A_Diallo floats the ball in to find E_Dennis ... E_Dennis could have let it bounce! ... N_Pope gathers it easily Min. 73 :(nor) N_Clyne with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Rashford gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Jan_Gyamerah ... He timed it well Min. 74 :(nor) M_Odegaard pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Rashford is clean through! ... But M_Sarr comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 78 :(nor) A_Ndiaye gets possession in his own half ... But M_Sarr spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 87 :(nor) D_Brooks leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to A_Ndiaye ... But Jan_Gyamerah will cut out the threat Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(nor) M_Olise controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Ndiaye gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Ndiaye has a dig at goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Tom_Clayton plays it towards the near post! ... Justin_Bijlow comes out and claims it! Min. 91 :(nor) D_Brooks sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Odegaard ... M_Sarr goes in studs first ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Ndiaye (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Ndiaye (3,33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Barnes (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Dennis Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 11 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 32 1 1 1 25 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 Tom_Clayton DF 1 30 12 4 25 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 N_Clyne DF 1 28 10 4 24 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Young DF 2 28 11 1 17 | 94 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 28 1 L_Chambers DF 1 28 10 5 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 30 11 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 H_Barnes MF 2 3 29 11 21 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 45 -3 M_Olise MF 1 4 29 11 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Brooks MF 1 4 29 12 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 30 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 13 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 8 28 59 K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 28 13 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 27 9 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Slack FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin_Bijlow GK 34 1 1 1 22 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 29 11 4 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Knoyle DF 1 29 12 2 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Jan_Gyamerah DF 1 28 11 3 24 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 E_Ampadu DM 1 13 28 2 23 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 28 12 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sancho MF 1 3 30 12 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 A_Diallo MF 1 3 29 10 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_Dennis FW 1 2 12 28 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 28 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_Butland GK 29 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sarr DF 1 27 6 2 25 | 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 C_Chambers DF 1 28 10 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Pereria DM 2 12 27 2 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fowler FW 2 3 3 27 19 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1663183526 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35