English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Norwich City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 50': Brandon Thomas-Asante
FT
1 - 0
Norwich City
  • Red Card 33': Borja Sainz

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Norwich City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 3': Offside, Norwich City. Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
  • 9': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
  • 9': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Rowe.
  • 10': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  • 13': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Sara.
  • 16': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Grady Diangana following a corner.
  • 16': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 19': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 22': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 22': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 26': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 28': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
  • 29': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shane Duffy.
  • 33': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jed Wallace.
  • 33': Second yellow card to Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cédric Kipré following a corner.
  • 39': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Norwich City).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 42': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 45'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Danny Batth replaces Jonathan Rowe.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Grant Hanley replaces Ashley Barnes.
  • 46': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 50': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Norwich City 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 52': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Kyle Bartley.
  • 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Hwang Ui-Jo replaces Adam Idah.
  • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 67': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 69': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
  • 71': Offside, Norwich City. Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 74': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces John Swift.
  • 76': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 78': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 78': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Jack Stacey.
  • 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Sam McCallum.
  • 85': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 85': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Alex Mowatt.
  • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 87': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
  • 87': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Norwich City. Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Norwich City 0.
  • 90'+6': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Norwich City 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 12
2 Saves 3
25.8 Possession 74.2
7 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
144 Accurate Passes 562
231 Passes 644
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 15
10 Crosses 51
0.2 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 28
17 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 2
51 Effective Clearances 16
51 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,086

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
5 Kyle Bartley
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
19 John Swift
35 Okay Yokuslu
27 Alex Mowatt
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
11 Grady Diangana
7 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Jayson Molumby, Semi Ajayi, Adam Reach, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joshua Griffiths, Tom Fellows, Nathaniel Chalobah, Erik Pieters, Caleb Taylor.

NOR Norwich City (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
23 Kenny McLean
24 Shane Duffy
15 Sam McCallum
3 Jack Stacey
17 Gabriel Sara
26 Marcelino Núñez
7 Borja Sainz Yellow Card
27 Jon Rowe
10 Ashley Barnes
11 Adam Idah
Norwich City Substitutes:
Onel Hernández, Kellen Fisher, Christian Fassnacht, Przemyslaw Placheta, Grant Hanley, Hwang Ui-Jo, George Long, Danny Batth, Liam Gibbs.

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