English League Championship

Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
  • 65': Josh Sargent
  • 73': Borja Sainz
FT
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 20': Ryan Hedges
  • 87': Yuki Ohashi

About

Norwich City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez following a corner.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 5': Angus Gunn (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City).
  • 11': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 13': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 14': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Hand ball by Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
  • 18': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Makhtar Gueye following a fast break.
  • 21': Foul by Amankwah Forson (Norwich City).
  • 21': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 24': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 27': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City).
  • 29': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 30': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 31': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 31': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 34': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 36': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 36': Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borja Sainz with a through ball.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Sainz.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 45': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 45': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Callum Doyle (Norwich City).
  • 45'+1': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Callum Doyle (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 47': Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Amankwah Forson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 56': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
  • 56': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City).
  • 56': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 58': Substitution, Norwich City. José Córdoba replaces Ben Chrisene.
  • 58': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Gabriel Forsyth.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Makhtar Gueye.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andreas Weimann replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 65': Goal! Norwich City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
  • 68': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 73': Goal! Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Amankwah Forson.
  • 78': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 78': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 83': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
  • 83': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
  • 87': Goal! Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Norwich City. Kellen Fisher replaces Borja Sainz.
  • 89': Substitution, Norwich City. Abu Kamara replaces Josh Sargent.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Batth replaces Hayden Carter because of an injury.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
  • 90'+4': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City).
  • 90'+5': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
53.8 Possession 46.2
7 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
424 Accurate Passes 348
489 Passes 410
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
81 Long Balls 36
48 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 6
27 Effective Clearances 19
27 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,400

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sheffield United 22 +21 48
2 Leeds United 22 +26 45
3 Burnley 22 +19 44
4 Sunderland 22 +16 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Angus Gunn (GK)
6 Callum Doyle Yellow Card
4 Shane Duffy
14 Benjamin Chrisene
3 Jack Stacey Yellow Card
18 Forson Amankwah
23 Kenny McLean
26 Marcelino Núñez
9 Josh Sargent
7 Borja Sainz
41 Gabriel Forsyth
Norwich City Substitutes:
José Córdoba, Liam Gibbs, Kellen Fisher, Abu Kamara, Grant Hanley, George Long, Onel Hernández, Brad Hills, Elliot Myles.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
3 Harry Pickering
2 Callum Brittain
10 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
6 Sondre Tronstad
9 Makhtar Gueye
19 Ryan Hedges
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Andreas Weimann, Jack Vale, Yuki Ohashi, Joe Hilton, Leo Duru, Arnór Sigurdsson, Kyle McFadzean, John Buckley, Danny Batth.

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