Norwich City vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Own Goal by Ben Gibson, Norwich City. Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 28': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 57': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Isaac Hayden.
- 58': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Gabriel Sara.
- 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Daniel Ayala.
- 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Bradley Dack.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Danel Sinani.
- 79': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Norwich City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
- 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Marcelino Núñez replaces Sam McCallum.
- 90'+1': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,866
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 BLK |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 222 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 323 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 28 | Clearances | 14 |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Grant Hanley  |
| 15 | Sam McCallum |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 17 | Gabriel Sara |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 8 | Isaac Hayden |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
| 21 | Danel Sinani |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 6 | Tyler Morton |
| 23 | Bradley Dack |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
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