Cardiff – Norwich 3–2

	1H	2H	T
C	2	1	3
NOR	1	1	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Norwich 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Norwich have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nielsen

8'

19'

⚽Z. Baumann

⚽Romanoassist Schmidt

31'

2H

Nielsen

67'

⚽Schmidtassist Pereira

69'

⇄Haas↓ Schmidt

69'

⇄V. Kovačević↓ K. Fisher

⇄Martin↓ Costa

78'

⇄L. Moulden↓ Z. Baumann

80'

⚽K. Fisherassist J. Córdoba

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NOR

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 11, 2022 · 20:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance32,699 / 44,793 (73%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Nielsen

7.7

Lineups

C 4-3-37.01Formation7.094-3-3 NOR

16.4Novak 27.4Hansen 36.9Ferrari 46.7Silva 57.4García 66.6Moreau 76.9Romano 87.6Pereira 97.7Nielsen 107.0Costa 116.5Schmidt

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Novak6.4 2Hansen7.4 3Ferrari6.9 4Silva6.7 5García7.4 6Moreau6.6 7Romano6.9 8Pereira7.6 9Nielsen7.7 10Costa7.0 11Schmidt6.5

Norwich

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL