Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday

13 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Borja Sainz 7’
  • Ashley Barnes 48’
  • Jonathan Rowe 72’
  • Bailey Cadamarteri 32’

Match summary

Norwich won 3-1 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Sainz put Norwich ahead in the 7th minute and Bailey Cadamarteri equalised with a header in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Ashley Barnes put Norwich back in front in the 48th minute and Jonathan Rowe made it 3-1 with a header in the 72nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 1.40 from 20.

Match stats

Norwich Sheffield Wednesday
12 Shots 21
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.60 xG 1.51
1.60 Non-penalty xG 1.51

Key events

Norwich Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Borja Sainz1-0 (Norwich)
7’
32’
Bailey Cadamarteri1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Half-time1-1
Ashley Barnes2-1 (Norwich)
48’
Jonathan Rowe3-1 (Norwich)
72’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Kellen Fisher
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Liam Palmer

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.40 7’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 7’ 32’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 32’ 48’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 2-1 48’ 72’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 3-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.40 7’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 Sainz 7’ 32’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Cadamarteri 32’ 48’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 2-1 Barnes 48’ 72’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 3-1 Rowe 72’
Norwich 1.60 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Norwich attacking 
48’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 22’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 32’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 30’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 37’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 50’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+8’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 25’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+3’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+8’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+10’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 22’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 32’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 30’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 37’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 50’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+8’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 25’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+8’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+10’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), 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′ – – – – – – –
Kellen Fisher Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Gabriel Sara Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Jonathan Rowe Taken off
77′ 1 – 2 0.34 – – –
90′ 1 – 6 1.05 – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
78′ 1 – 1 0.03 – – –
Adam Idah Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Jack Stacey Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Christian Fassnacht Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Onel Hernández Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Danny Batth Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 52% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Sheffield Wednesday win 22% Avg odds 4.27

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

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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.