Norwich City vs Birmingham 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Introduction
Norwich City are hosting Birmingham City
at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 5': Alfie Chang (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 36': Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
- 45': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 53': Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 1. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Onel Hernández because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Alfie Chang because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Tahith Chong.
- 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Kieran Dowell.
- 90'+4': Goal! Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1. Christos Tzolis (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,657
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,657
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leicester City | 46 | 97 | 11 |
| +35 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 96 | 6 |
| +38 | Leeds United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +24 | Southampton | 46 | 87 | 11 |
Statistics
 BIR |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 8 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 161 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 263 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 26 | Marcelino Núñez |
| 23 | Kenny McLean  |
| 17 | Gabriel Sara |
| 11 | Adam Idah |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 10 | Kieran Dowell |
Birmingham City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 23 | Emmanuel Longelo |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 42 | Alfie Chang |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 6 | Hannibal Mejbri |
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