“Ethan Galbraith fires Stoke City into an early lead, capitalizing after Norwich failed to clear a corner following Million Manhoef's blocked shot.”
Pivotal“Norwich make a triple substitution at half-time, bringing on Luca Bombino, Sam Gallagher and Anthony Musaba in a bid to force an equalizer.”
“Ethan Galbraith is booked for a foul just minutes after Bosun Lawal's card, as tempers begin to fray following Norwich's rapid response.”
Stoke City
Norwich City
Outstanding performance
Stoke City•GoalkeeperStoke City produced a classic smash-and-grab, scoring through Ethan Galbraith in the 13th minute and then spending the remaining 77 minutes absorbing pressure. Norwich dominated the underlying numbers with 71% possession, 15 shots to Stoke's 6, and 537 passes completed at 85% accuracy, yet couldn't find a way past a Stoke side that defended with 22 tackles and five crucial saves. The second half became scrappy and foul-heavy, with four of the match's five cards shown after the break as Norwich's frustration grew, but for all their control and three big chances created, they missed three big chances of their own and never truly broke through. For Stoke, this is a huge result against a promotion-fancied Norwich side, while Norwich will be left to rue their profligacy in front of goal on a night they dominated everywhere except the scoreboard.
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Shot by Oscar Schwartau with his right foot misses the target.
Mathias Kvistgaarden takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Ben Pearson comes on for El Hadji Soumare.
Offside.
Jacob Wright is substituted for Pelle Mattsson.
Shot by Anthony Musaba with his left foot, but it’s blocked.
Offside.
Anthony Musaba takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kenny McLean takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Oscar Schwartau takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pape Diallo comes on for Andrew Brooks.
Mathias Kvistgaarden comes on for Mohamed Toure.
Sam Gallagher takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Luca Bombino takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kenny McLean Yellow CardKenny McLean receives a yellow card.
Oscar Schwartau takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jose Cordoba receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Robert Bozenik replaces George Hirst.
Offside.
Substitution: Benjamin Chrisene comes on for Darlin Yongwa.
Anthony Musaba takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Anthony Musaba takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Ethan GalbraithYellow CardEthan Galbraith receives a yellow card.
Bosun LawalYellow CardYellow card shown to Bosun Lawal.
Anthony Musaba is on, and Anis Ben Slimane is off.
On comes Luca Bombino, off goes Ben Wilmot.
Substitution: Sam Gallagher comes on for Million Manhoef.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Andrew Brooks takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Million Manhoef takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kenny McLean takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Andrew Brooks takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Darlin Yongwa's left-footed shot is saved.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Eric Bocat takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Ethan GalbraithEthan Galbraith scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Ethan Galbraith scores, making it 1-0.
Million Manhoef takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Andrew Brooks takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Andrew Kitchen.
Winless Stoke City sit rock bottom of the Championship and face a Norwich side who just found their scoring boots with a 4-1 win over Burnley. History and momentum both favour the Canaries, but Stoke will be desperate to end a torrid start at the bet365 Stadium.
