Norwich vs Wolves

21 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Todd Cantwell 17’
  • Romain Saiss 60’
  • Raúl Jiménez 81’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 away at Norwich. Norwich led 1-0 at half-time.

Todd Cantwell put Norwich ahead in the 17th minute, Romain Saiss equalised with a header in the 60th minute, set up by João Moutinho, and Raúl Jiménez won it in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Norwich's 1.27 from 13.

Match stats

Norwich Wolves
13 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.65
1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.65
4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Norwich Wolves
Kick-off
Todd Cantwell1-0 (Norwich)
17’
Half-time1-0
60’
Romain Saiss
Assist: João Moutinho1-1 (Wolves)
81’
Raúl Jiménez1-2 (Wolves)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Grant Hanley
  • Sam Byram
Wolves
  • Romain Saiss
  • Matt Doherty
  • Jonny
  • João Moutinho

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 1.27 1.82 17’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), 1-0 17’ 60’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 1-1 60’ 81’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.82 17’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), 1-0 Cantwell 17’ 60’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 1-1 Saiss 60’ 81’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 Jiménez 81’
Norwich 1.27 xGWolves 1.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Norwich attacking 
81’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 60’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 81’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 43’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 24’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 6’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Grant Hanley (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Alexander Tettey (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alexander Tettey (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 60’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 81’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 43’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 24’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 6’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Grant Hanley (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Alexander Tettey (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alexander Tettey (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tim Krul GK900 0.000.000
Max Aarons DEF900 0.000.000
Christoph Zimmermann DEF901 0.030.000
Grant Hanley DEF901 0.040.000
Sam Byram DEF900 0.000.000
Alexander Tettey MID882 0.040.000
Tom Trybull MID870 0.000.000
Emiliano Buendía MID901 0.031.069
Kenny McLean MID902 0.200.000
Todd Cantwell MID8811 0.070.000
Teemu Pukki FWD905 0.860.000
Mario Vrancic Sub30 0.000.000
Dennis Srbeny Sub20 0.000.000
Onel Hernández Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 24% Avg odds 4.03
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.80
Wolves win 51% Avg odds 1.89

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

Form going into the game

Norwich WDLLD
Wolves WDWDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.