Norwich vs Sunderland

2 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Sargent 81’

Match summary

Norwich saw off Sunderland 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Sargent put Norwich ahead in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sunderland's 0.59 from 12.

Match stats

Norwich Sunderland
16 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 0.59
1.27 Non-penalty xG 0.59

Key events

Norwich Sunderland
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Josh Sargent1-0 (Norwich)
81’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Dimitrios Giannoulis
  • Jacob Lungi Sørensen
Sunderland
  • Trai Hume
  • Jenson Seelt
  • Pierre Ekwah

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.59 81’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.59 81’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-0 Sargent 81’
Norwich 1.27 xGSunderland 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Norwich attacking 
81’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 88’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 49’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 67’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 88’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 49’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 67’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – –
90′ – – 3 0.22 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Christian Fassnacht Taken off
74′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Ashley Barnes Taken off
61′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
89′ 1 – 4 0.41 – – –
Sydney van Hooijdonk Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Jacob Lungi Sørensen 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 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Sunderland win 23% Avg odds 4.16

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.