“Oscar Schwartau opens the scoring for Norwich, finishing off a Mathias Kvistgaarden assist after Birmingham had already seen a header go wide and pick up a yellow card.”
Pivotal“Papa Amadou Diallo doubles Norwich's lead after Pelle Mattsson had two efforts blocked and a corner was won, putting the hosts firmly in control before halftime.”
Pivotal“Carlos Vicente pulls one back for Birmingham with an assist from Liam Millar, arriving soon after a double substitution injected fresh legs and energy into the visitors' attack.”
Norwich City
Birmingham City
Outstanding performance
Norwich City•MidfielderNorwich did their damage inside a frantic first-half spell, striking twice in eleven minutes through Oscar Schwartau and Papa Amadou Diallo to seize control before the break. The hosts backed that up with the sharper finishing all night, converting six of their fifteen shots on target against Birmingham's three from fourteen, despite Birmingham actually producing more dangerous attacks (53 to 41) and winning the corner count. Carlos Vicente's 64th-minute strike, assisted by Liam Millar, gave Birmingham hope and set up a nervy final half hour, but Norwich's defense held firm behind a flurry of late substitutions and bookings. For Norwich, sitting mid-table, this is a confidence-boosting response built on early clinical edge; for Birmingham, it's another case of generating attacking volume without the cutting edge to match, leaving them to search for greater efficiency in front of goal.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Harry Darling is substituted for Benjamin Chrisene.
Liam Millar takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Anthony Musaba takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jacob Wright takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jovon Makama takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Carlos Vicente takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Ante Crnac takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Phil Neumann receives a yellow card.
Jovon MakamaYellow CardYellow card issued to Jovon Makama.
Luis Vasquez is on, and Tomoki Iwata is off.
Marvin Ducksch is substituted for August Priske.
Ruairi McConville takes a header shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Pelle Mattsson takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Carlos Vicente takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jovon Makama comes on for Mathias Kvistgaarden.
Jacob Wright is substituted for Oscar Schwartau.
Pelle Mattsson's right-footed shot is saved.
Ante Crnac replaces Andrew Brooks.
Carlos VicenteCarlos Vicente scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Liam Millar
Goal! Carlos Vicente scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Liam Millar.
Ethan Laird comes on for Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Substitution: Alex Cochrane comes on for Kristoffer Lund Hansen.
Offside.
Oscar SchwartauYellow CardYellow card issued to Oscar Schwartau.
Carlos VicenteYellow CardCarlos Vicente receives a yellow card.
Jack Stacey receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Carlos Vicente takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Liam Millar takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Anthony Musaba is on, and Pape Diallo is off.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Oscar Schwartau takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Oscar Schwartau takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Liam Millar takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pape Diallo scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Andre Brooks
Goal! Pape Diallo scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Andrew Brooks.
Corner awarded.
Pelle Mattsson has a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pelle Mattsson takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Andrew Brooks takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Oscar SchwartauShot by Oscar Schwartau with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Mathias Kvistgaarden
Goal! Oscar Schwartau scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
Jose Cordoba receives a yellow card.
August Priske takes a shot with his head but misses.
Offside.
Shot - August Priske Head Shot Missed
August Priske takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Jay Stansfield takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Paik Seung-Ho takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Liam Millar takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card issued to Benjamin Chrisene.
Kenny McLean takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tomoki Iwata takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jay Stansfield takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Tom Reeves.
Norwich City look to build on their morale-boosting win over Sheffield United when Birmingham City visit Carrow Road. The Blues arrive unbeaten but stuck in a run of draws, setting up a mid-table Championship clash with plenty riding on early-season momentum.
