FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Sunderland (Fri Oct 25) Norwich City | Sunderland 5-2-0-2-1 A | 4-4-2 T John Read C | Derek Purvis | D_Vasquez GK | GK B_Leno D_Giannoulis DF | DF N_Gudelj G_Hanley DF | DF T_Livramento A_Webster DF | DF C_Biraghi L_Gibbs DM | DF N_Mukiele M_Terrier AM | MF J_Draxler J_Kounde DF | MF M_Nunes M_Nunex DM | MF G_Xhaka S_McCallum DF | MF W_Alves S_Azmoun FW | FW Evanilson A_Idah AM | FW A_Carroll | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB M_Sarr S_Wharton SUB | SUB S_Rhomas L_Rajot SUB | SUB B_Godfrey J_Onomah SUB | SUB V_Ryabushko A_Barnes SUB | SUB S_Berghuis Min. 4 :(sun) A_Carroll finds himself in acres of space ... A_Carroll runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... D_Vasquez with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 6 :(nor) L_Gibbs backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Kounde gets on the end of it ... J_Kounde belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 7 :(nor) A_Webster sprints past N_Gudelj ... A_Webster shoots towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 9 :(nor) D_Giannoulis runs at M_Nunes ... The defender slips and falls over ... But N_Gudelj slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 14 :(nor) M_Nunex looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Idah ... But he loses control of it ... T_Livramento belts it clear Min. 16 :(nor) G_Hanley plays a long ball to S_Azmoun ... M_Nunes stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 22 :(nor) L_Gibbs finds S_Azmoun in the box ... S_Azmoun flicks the header toward the far post! ... B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 25 :(nor) S_Azmoun turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier looks to see where B_Leno is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Leno's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 26 :(nor) M_Nunex hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Azmoun latches onto it! ... S_Azmoun attempts to nutmeg B_Leno! ... GOAL!! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Norwich City have taken the lead! ... Norwich City 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 27 :(nor) M_Terrier takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Livramento ... M_Nunes hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... M_Terrier curls it into the box! ... B_Leno reads it well, and claims it! Min. 28 :(nor) D_Giannoulis with a flicked pass to M_Nunex ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Nunex! ... B_Leno makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 29 :(nor) M_Terrier jumps over N_Mukiele's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... M_Terrier has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Norwich City 2-0 Sunderland ... Min. 30 :(nor) L_Gibbs plays the early ball across the box to find J_Kounde in space ... J_Kounde unleashes a pile driver! ... B_Leno claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Norwich City 3-0 Sunderland ... Min. 32 :(sun) M_Nunes comes up lame after the wicked challenge ... He looks like he will continue Min. 33 :(nor) M_Nunex plays it forward to A_Idah ... N_Mukiele takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 35 :(sun) N_Mukiele is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to G_Xhaka ... S_McCallum hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Draxler flights it in! ... The ball comes to N_Mukiele ... He knocks it goalward ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 38 :(sun) W_Alves kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... But S_McCallum wins the tackle Min. 41 :(sun) M_Nunes sidesteps S_McCallum ... S_McCallum does well to get the tackle in Min. 41 :(nor) S_Azmoun runs towards the goal ... T_Livramento is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... M_Terrier hits it over the wall ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... B_Leno catches it with style! Min. 42 :(nor) S_Azmoun holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Idah ... T_Livramento plays it back ... B_Leno slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_McCallum ... It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(nor) S_McCallum looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Azmoun receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Azmoun sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 45 :(sun) W_Alves bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Nunes ... M_Nunes sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 3-0 Sunderland Min. 46 :(nor) S_Azmoun beats N_Mukiele ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Azmoun with a screamer of a shot! ... B_Leno makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 47 :(nor) S_Azmoun flicks the ball on to S_McCallum ... S_McCallum flings a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 49 :(nor) M_Nunex holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Terrier ... The ball hits N_Gudelj in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 49 :(sun) Evanilson holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... S_McCallum with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 50 :(nor) S_Azmoun sidesteps N_Mukiele ... That was too easy ... S_Azmoun attempts a low drive! ... B_Leno catches the ball Min. 58 :(nor) S_Azmoun with a deep cross to A_Idah ... A_Idah leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... B_Leno is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 59 :(nor) D_Giannoulis takes advantage of a mistake by N_Mukiele ... D_Giannoulis sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... B_Leno is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: S_Wharton ... COMING OFF: S_McCallum Min. 60 :(nor) S_Azmoun with electric pace ... He eases past N_Gudelj ... A thundering drive by S_Azmoun! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... Norwich City 4-0 Sunderland ... Min. 62 :(nor) M_Terrier looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun flicks the header toward the far post! ... But B_Leno with the difficult save Min. 63 :(nor) M_Terrier takes on N_Mukiele ... He runs past him ... M_Terrier hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... What agility from B_Leno Min. 63 :(sun) A_Carroll slips past A_Webster ... S_Wharton fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 64 :(nor) L_Gibbs rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier with the strike! ... B_Leno has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Leno reacts well to save!! Min. 65 :(nor) B_Leno with a terrible kick! ... S_Azmoun takes control of the ball! ... S_Azmoun tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... B_Leno makes a difficult save Min. 67 :(nor) A_Idah finds M_Terrier with a ball over the defence ... M_Terrier hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(sun) J_Draxler gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... N_Gudelj is unmarked ... A_Webster with an awful challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 72 :(nor) D_Giannoulis sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Nunex ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Gudelj Min. 75 :(nor) M_Nunex with a reverse pass to A_Idah ... A_Idah with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Idah plays it into the danger area! ... B_Leno makes the catch! Min. 76 :(nor) L_Gibbs is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun tries to lob the keeper! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(nor) S_Azmoun looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Idah ... What a shot from A_Idah! ... It could go anywhere ... B_Leno is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Norwich City 5-0 Sunderland ... Min. 78 :(nor) A_Webster sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Idah ... A cheeky lob from A_Idah! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 83 :(sun) N_Gudelj controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Nunes gets onto the end of the pass! ... Fine tackle by S_Wharton ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 84 :(nor) M_Terrier with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... M_Terrier with the drive! ... B_Leno takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(nor) L_Gibbs unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... The ball has his name on it! ... That's a hat-trick! ... Norwich City 6-0 Sunderland ... Min. 90 :(nor) A_Webster looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun attempts to nutmeg B_Leno! ... B_Leno saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 92 :(sun) C_Biraghi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Nunes ... G_Hanley hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by W_Alves ... D_Vasquez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Carroll swings a leg at it! ... D_Vasquez parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 95 :(nor) G_Hanley retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Terrier gets on the end of it ... M_Terrier with a thundering drive! ... B_Leno gets up well to catch that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Azmoun (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Azmoun (26,60,88), M_Terrier (29), J_Kounde (30), A_Idah (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Livramento (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 29 | 4 Off target : 11 | 2 On target : 18 | 2 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 25 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 6 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 D_Giannoulis DF 1 18 12 12 31 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 32 13 G_Hanley DF 1 20 12 7 21 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 0 A_Webster DF 1 19 15 5 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 L_Gibbs DM 1 14 19 4 28 | 96 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 M_Terrier AM 1 4 13 19 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 15 67 J_Kounde DF 1 22 16 12 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 M_Nunex DM 1 14 18 11 22 | 96 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 15 S_McCallum DF 1 17 12 5 25 | 61 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 16 20 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 11 20 26 | 96 0 0 5 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 106 100 A_Idah AM 1 3 14 20 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 14 33 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Wharton DF 1 14 12 11 21 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 L_Rajot MF 1 3 15 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Onomah MF 1 10 13 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Barnes FW 1 2 12 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 15 0 T_Livramento DF 1 20 17 14 30 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 -4 -4 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 16 J_Draxler MF 1 6 20 14 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 20 13 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 12 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 21 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Sarr GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis FW 1 5 16 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729882184 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40