English League Championship

Derby County vs Norwich City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
    FT
    0 - 1
    Norwich City
    • 21': Kieran Dowell

    Norwich on cusp of Premier League promotion with victory at Derby

    Championship leaders Norwich City moved within two points of securing Premier League promotion with a 1-0 victory over Derby County on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
    • 2': Kornell MacDonald (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
    • 4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Max Bird.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) with an attempt from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County).
    • 6': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass.
    • 11': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Derby County).
    • 11': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 12': Hand ball by Teden Mengi (Derby County).
    • 14': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
    • 14': Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
    • 15': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Max Bird (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
    • 20': Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
    • 20': Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Craig Forsyth (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Goal! Derby County 0, Norwich City 1. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 22': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
    • 22': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 29': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
    • 29': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kornell MacDonald.
    • 31': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
    • 34': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 37': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross.
    • 38': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Colin Kazim-Richards.
    • 43': Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Derby County. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Colin Kazim-Richards is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
    • 45'+2': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Norwich City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Norwich City 1.
    • 47': Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
    • 50': Hand ball by Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County).
    • 53': Attempt saved. Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Tim Krul.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Teden Mengi (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
    • 59': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
    • 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 63': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 64': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
    • 64': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
    • 65': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 68': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Derby County).
    • 68': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Derby County. Louie Sibley replaces Kamil Jozwiak.
    • 72': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Derby County).
    • 72': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 77': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
    • 80': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
    • 83': Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
    • 83': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Louie Watson replaces Tom Lawrence.
    • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Festy Ebosele replaces Kornell MacDonald.
    • 85': Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Teemu Pukki.
    • 86': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
    • 86': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Teden Mengi (Derby County).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Teden Mengi (Derby County).
    • 90'+3': Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Derby County).
    • 90'+4': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Norwich City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 0, Norwich City 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    61.2 Possession 38.8
    13 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    517 Accurate Passes 289
    603 Passes 367
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    11 Crosses 14
    0.5 Cross % 0.0
    50 Long Balls 51
    19 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 8
    23 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 6
    17 Effective Clearances 5
    17 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 28 +22 58
    2 Leeds United 27 +32 56
    3 Sunderland 28 +18 54
    4 Burnley 27 +22 53
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    15 Teden Mengi
    2 Andre Wisdom
    3 Craig Forsyth Yellow Card
    37 Kornell Macdonald
    4 Graeme Shinnie Yellow Card
    8 Max Bird Yellow Card
    7 Kamil Jozwiak
    23 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
    10 Tom Lawrence
    13 Colin Kazim-Richards
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Lee Buchanan, Josh Shonibare, Louie Watson, Cameron Cresswell, Festy Ebosele, Jason Knight, Beni Baningime, Kelle Roos, Louie Sibley.

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

    No. Name
    1 Tim Krul (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley
    44 Andrew Omobamidele
    30 Dimitris Giannoulis
    2 Max Aarons
    10 Kieran Dowell
    23 Kenny McLean
    20 Oliver Skipp
    22 Teemu Pukki
    14 Todd Cantwell
    17 Emiliano Buendía
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Onel Hernández, Alexander Tettey, Bali Mumba, Ørjan Nyland, Jordan Hugill, Przemyslaw Placheta, Mario Vrancic, Jacob Lungi Sörensen, Marco Stiepermann.

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