Norwich vs Millwall

20 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jonathan Rowe 25’
  • Josh Sargent 49’
  • Ashley Barnes 56’
  • Aidomo Emakhu 90+1’

Match summary

Norwich beat Millwall 3-1. Norwich led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jonathan Rowe put Norwich ahead in the 25th minute. In the second half, Josh Sargent made it 2-0 with a header in the 49th minute, Ashley Barnes made it 3-0 in the 56th minute, and Aidomo Emakhu pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Millwall's 0.49 from 10.

Match stats

Norwich Millwall
20 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.81 xG 0.49
1.81 Non-penalty xG 0.49

Key events

Norwich Millwall
Kick-off
Jonathan Rowe1-0 (Norwich)
25’
Half-time1-0
Josh Sargent2-0 (Norwich)
49’
Ashley Barnes3-0 (Norwich)
56’
90+1’
Aidomo Emakhu3-1 (Millwall)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Norwich
  • Jonathan Rowe
  • Andrew Omobamidele
Millwall
  • Billy Mitchell

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.81 0.49 25’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 1-0 25’ 49’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-0 49’ 56’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 3-0 56’ 90+1’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), 3-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.81 0.49 25’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 1-0 Rowe 25’ 49’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-0 Sargent 49’ 56’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 3-0 Barnes 56’ 90+1’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), 3-1 Emakhu 90+1’
Norwich 1.81 xGMillwall 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Millwall attacking Norwich attacking 
64’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 49’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.28 xG, goal 37’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 64’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 56’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 55’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 20’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ George Saville (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+8’ Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Billy Mitchell (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ George Saville (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+9’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 49’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.28 xG, goal 37’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 64’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 56’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 55’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 20’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ George Saville (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+8’ Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Billy Mitchell (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ George Saville (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+9’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Ben Gibson Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Dimitrios Giannoulis Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Christian Fassnacht Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ 1 – 6 0.36 – – –
Jonathan Rowe Taken off
68′ 1 – 4 0.19 – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
80′ 1 – 4 0.85 – – –
Tony Springett Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Adam Idah Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Omobamidele Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – –
Marcelino Núñez Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 48% Avg odds 1.96
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.56
Millwall win 25% Avg odds 3.81

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.