FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Huddersfield Town (Fri Feb 21) Norwich City | Huddersfield Town 4-1-3-2 P | 4-3-1-2 C Jon Banks | Guillaume Rousseau | N_Pope GK | GK L_Nicholls A_Forson DF | DF B_Jackson A_Cole DF | DF O_Dodgson K_Fisher DF | DF I_Hayden B_Howedes DF | DF R_Andrews Joao_Neves DM | MF H_Kane P_Aimar MF | MF K_Taylor H_Losada MF | MF A_Lookman A_Rais MF | AM M_Mount E_Laidlaw FW | FW T_Bradshaw J_Carew FW | FW L_Foster | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB J_Stolarczyk D_Harvie SUB | SUB R_Shawcross B_Cheyrou SUB | SUB J_Rowe J_Onomah SUB | SUB Y_Toure J_Lens SUB | SUB M_Okugawa Min. 3 :(hud) R_Andrews with a flicked pass to M_Mount ... Joao_Neves with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... H_Kane hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... N_Pope with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 4 :(nor) Joao_Neves knocks it past O_Dodgson and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Joao_Neves with the shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 6 :(hud) N_Pope with a terrible kick! ... M_Mount is through! ... M_Mount pounds a rocket on goal! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... No! It's disallowed! ... There was a foul on the goalkeeper Min. 7 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a flicked pass to J_Carew ... A skilful effort from J_Carew! ... L_Nicholls with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 9 :(nor) K_Fisher jinks through the defence ... A delicate chip from K_Fisher! ... But L_Nicholls punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 10 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 10 :(nor) A_Rais saunters past O_Dodgson ... A_Rais hits a curling shot! ... But L_Nicholls punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 10 :(hud) H_Kane with a neat pass into L_Foster ... B_Howedes gathers up the loose ball Min. 11 :(nor) A_Cole feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Carew runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Carew hits a crisp volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... L_Nicholls is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Cole! ... The ball comes to H_Losada ... He knocks it goalward ... L_Nicholls makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 11 :(hud) I_Hayden with the first time flick to B_Jackson ... A wicked drive by B_Jackson! ... Over the bar! Min. 12 :(nor) H_Losada holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw fires off a right-footed shot! ... L_Nicholls parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 13 :(nor) A_Cole runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Rais ... A_Rais hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 16 :(nor) A_Cole sidesteps his marker ... O_Dodgson with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 18 :(hud) O_Dodgson rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to L_Foster ... A_Forson slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 20 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to C Min. 22 :(nor) A_Cole with a glorious 60-yard pass to H_Losada ... H_Losada looks to see where L_Nicholls is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 24 :(hud) M_Mount drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Foster ... What a fantastic interception by P_Aimar Min. 27 :(hud) K_Taylor plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Bradshaw decides to go for goal instead! ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Cole ... He made it look easy Min. 28 :(hud) K_Taylor runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Bradshaw ... Good sliding challenge from K_Fisher and it had to be Min. 30 :(nor) J_Carew has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past B_Jackson ... He knocks it to H_Losada! ... H_Kane clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 31 :(hud) T_Bradshaw with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past K_Fisher ... Launched towards the top corner by T_Bradshaw! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 33 :(hud) M_Mount moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Foster ... L_Foster hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... N_Pope saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 34 :(nor) H_Losada saunters past M_Mount ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Lookman Min. 34 :(hud) H_Kane drives it across the face of the goal L_Foster ... The ball comes in high ... L_Foster beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has N_Pope to beat ... He tries to round past N_Pope ... But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! ... Whenever I watch him play ... It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! Min. 38 :(hud) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cole ... He knocks the ball to A_Lookman! ... A_Lookman with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 39 :(nor) P_Aimar takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Cole ... A_Cole tries to beat L_Nicholls from outside the area! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Joao_Neves chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by I_Hayden Min. 40 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(hud) R_Andrews spits at P_Aimar ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 49 :(hud) L_Foster beats B_Howedes ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... K_Fisher with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 49 :(hud) A_Lookman is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to T_Bradshaw ... T_Bradshaw with the crafty shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Andrews hits it towards the far post! ... N_Pope thumps the ball away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-0 Huddersfield Town Min. 49 :(nor) Joao_Neves picks up the pass ... I_Hayden hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... A_Forson with an inswinging corner into the box ... P_Aimar gets on the end of it ... L_Nicholls gathers it comfortably Min. 49 :(hud) R_Andrews sidesteps A_Forson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A great volley from R_Andrews! ... N_Pope goes down well to save Min. 50 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to C Min. 54 :(hud) H_Kane finds the run of K_Taylor ... A_Rais with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 54 :(hud) M_Mount with a measured ball to T_Bradshaw ... A_Forson wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 55 :(nor) E_Laidlaw sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to B_Howedes ... The defender fails to control it ... B_Howedes picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with L_Nicholls ... He tries to slide it past L_Nicholls ... L_Nicholls gets a foot to it!! Min. 56 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Harvie ... COMING OFF: B_Howedes Min. 56 :(nor) J_Carew has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past O_Dodgson ... He knocks it to P_Aimar! ... A vicious shot by P_Aimar! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 58 :(nor) A_Cole rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to D_Harvie ... D_Harvie is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has L_Nicholls to beat ... He tries to flick it past L_Nicholls ... He's pushed it too far ... He can't stop it going out!! Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: T_Bradshaw Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: J_Rowe ... COMING OFF: A_Lookman Min. 60 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Carew gets on the end of the pass ... A cracking drive from J_Carew! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 61 :(hud) M_Mount eases past A_Forson ... A_Forson redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 61 :(nor) J_Carew takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... R_Andrews pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... Joao_Neves knocks it forward ... J_Carew gets on the end of it ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Carew! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Guillaume Rousseau is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Norwich City 1-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 64 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... L_Foster is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Lens ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: R_Shawcross ... COMING OFF: I_Hayden Min. 66 :(hud) K_Taylor runs at goal ... He spots the run of L_Foster ... He's played him in ... L_Foster hits a great drive! ... N_Pope just watches it float over the bar! Min. 68 :(hud) L_Foster looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Andrews ... A_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 70 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 72 :(nor) Joao_Neves 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! ... H_Kane with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Guillaume Rousseau looks relieved ... Jon Banks is far from happy with that decision Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Onomah ... COMING OFF: A_Rais Min. 76 :(nor) P_Aimar slides the ball across to D_Harvie ... M_Okugawa cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 77 :(nor) H_Losada runs at the heart of the defence ... H_Losada with a terrific drive! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 77 :(hud) R_Shawcross breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat N_Pope now! ... J_Onomah trips him up from behind! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 78 :(nor) J_Lens crosses into the box, finding Joao_Neves ... Joao_Neves goes for the top corner! ... L_Nicholls won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 80 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to C Min. 80 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays in D_Harvie with a beautiful ball ... D_Harvie with the overhead! ... But L_Nicholls pulls out a save of the game Min. 87 :(nor) P_Aimar cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Lens ... But he loses control of it ... O_Dodgson hits it out for a throw Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(hud) M_Mount is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Okugawa latches onto the end of it ... M_Okugawa sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But N_Pope stops that one easily Min. 89 :(nor) A_Cole with a 30-yard pass to P_Aimar ... P_Aimar breaks clear! ... He just has L_Nicholls to beat! ... L_Nicholls charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Norwich City 2-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 90 :(nor) Joao_Neves with an early cross to E_Laidlaw ... M_Okugawa wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 90 :(hud) R_Andrews skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Kane ... What a shot from H_Kane! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 92 :(hud) M_Okugawa knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Fisher ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 93 :(hud) R_Andrews with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Cole ... He crosses to M_Mount ... M_Mount unleashes a pile driver! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 95 :(hud) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by Joao_Neves ... He puts in L_Foster! ... J_Lens gathers up the loose ball Min. 96 :(hud) M_Okugawa runs into space ... M_Okugawa tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But N_Pope punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Cole (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Carew (61), P_Aimar (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Neves (3) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mount Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Andrews (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 20 | 14 Off target : 10 | 8 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 13 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Forson DF 1 19 16 12 24 | 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 A_Cole DF 1 18 16 4 21 | 100 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 52 82 22 K_Fisher DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 100 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 25 B_Howedes DF 1 18 13 4 27 | 60 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 23 Joao_Neves DM 1 18 21 14 27 | 100 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -4 16 20 P_Aimar MF 1 8 18 16 31 | 100 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 28 33 49 H_Losada MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 A_Rais MF 1 4 18 16 24 | 79 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 E_Laidlaw FW 1 5 15 18 20 | 100 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 9 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 69 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 49 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Harvie DF 1 15 14 5 30 | 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 B_Cheyrou MF 1 12 18 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Onomah MF 1 10 13 6 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lens FW 1 5 13 17 20 | 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 16 0 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 100 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 21 13 12 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 O_Dodgson DF 1 19 15 3 30 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 I_Hayden DF 1 20 13 7 31 | 69 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 0 R_Andrews DF 1 19 17 9 22 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 32 14 H_Kane MF 1 10 18 14 24 | 100 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 33 25 K_Taylor MF 1 13 19 14 27 | 100 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Lookman MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 64 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 10 11 M_Mount AM 1 2 21 19 27 | 100 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 13 18 28 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 L_Foster FW 1 9 15 20 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 1 17 15 6 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rowe MF 1 9 18 14 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Toure MF 1 11 18 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 36 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 52 0 22 1740171122 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40