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Shane Duffy returns to take Josh Sargent's shot in the best chance of the game
Norwich won their second point of this season but missed a number of opportunities to punish a sub-par Brighton at Carrow Road.
The Canaries are still searching for their first win in the Premier League this season. Despite their industry and energy, they could not find the knockout punch they were looking for.
Striker Josh Sargent wasted Norwich's best opportunities and his confidence waned as a result.
Brighton climb up the table to fourth place, moving above Manchester United, who lost to Leicester, and Everton who play West Ham this Sunday. They were far from the form that had lifted them to the top of the table prior to the international break.
Norwich fails to score in front of the goal
After scoring the first point in their Premier League campaign two weeks ago at Burnley Norwich did well. They stretched Brighton's defense and forced Robert Sanchez to make a save from Sargent’s deflected shot.
Brighton gained momentum and asserted their dominance over the hosts. Neal Maupay was a constant nuisance for the Norwich defense, scoring four goals in seven games. He appealed in vain to be given a penalty, but was denied by Tim Krul, goalkeeper.
Krul was not judged to have been able to touch Maupay's ball, but he did enjoy Leandro Trossard’s volley just after that, brilliantly tipping the goalbound shot onto the bar.
The best chance Norwich had was created by Brighton when Sanchez ran out of goal and missed his kick. Sargent then had an open goal. The American attempted from 20 yards, but the angle was too weak. Shane Duffy was able to make a round and clear.
Sargent's inept touch made it impossible for Dan Burn to score. Dan Burn was able to slip in and block Sargent's goal.
Manager Daniel Farke pulled Sargent off the pitch after 75 minutes. Norwich took the lead in the second period. His replacement Milot Rashica gave Teemu Pukki a beautiful touch.
The Finn, having missed a chance, couldn't outrun Burn who covered him with another great tackle.
Maupay was close to ruining Norwich's afternoon when he turned Solly Mars's cross over the line in the final five minute.
Brighton will need to improve as Liverpool and Manchester City are both scheduled to play before the month ends, but it was a positive for the south coast to see Tariq Lamptey return to the bench after he sustained hamstring injuries.
Although Norwich's second consecutive point is an improvement after six straight defeats, it did not prove that they are capable of surviving in the top flight.
The league has seen them score just two goals this season, with both of those strikes coming from Pukki. He is without Todd Cantwell and Emi Buendia has left for Aston Villa. This leaves him with very little quality company to share his goal-scoring burden.
Duffy Shane Duffy was the player of the match with an average 7.12 Norwich City Norwich City Norwich City.
Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich City Average Rating 6.41 Squad Number 22 Player Name Pukki Average Rating 6.34 Squad Number 1 Player Name Krul Average Rating 6.09 Squad Number 23 Player Name Lees-Melou Player number Giannoulis Average ranking 6.11 Squad No. 3 Player named Cucurella Average ratings 6.69 Squad numbers 14 Player number Lallana Player number Burn Average rating of 6.64 Squad no. 33 Player player name Lallana Player number Lallana Average rank 6.61 Squad #5 Player number 10 Player, Mac Allister Player: 6.29 Squad amount 10 Player Mac Allister Player Mac Allister Playername Mac Allister Playername Mac Allister Player
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Live Text Line-ups Norwich Formation 5-3-2 2 Krul Aarons 15 Kabak 5 Hanley Gibson 30 Giannoulis (20 Lees-Melou) 23 McLean (24 Sargent) 22 Pukki 1. Krul
2 Aarons
Book 15 Kabaks in 30 Minutes
5 Hanley
4 Gibson
30 Giannoulis booked at 50mins
20 Lees-Melou
16 Normann Substituted for Rupp at 83' minutes
23 McLean
24 Sargent substituted for Rashica at the 76' minute
22 Pukki Booked at $75 Substituted Idah at 90% Substitutes 7 Rupp
8 Gilmour
10 Dowell
17 Rashica
18 Tzolis
21 Williams
28 Gunn
35 Idah
44 Omobamidele Brighton Formation 3-5-2 1 Snchez 24 Duffy 5 Dunk 33 Burn 34 Veltman 13 Gro 14 Lallana 15 Moder 3 Cucurella 11 Trossard 9 Maupay 1 Snchez
24 Duffy booked at 90mins
5 Dunk
33 Burn Books at 90 Minutes
34 Veltman Booked in 15mins. Substituted by Lamptey at the 59' minutes
13 Gro
14 Lallana booked at 24mins
15 Moder Substitutes for Mac Allister at the 84' minute mark
3 Cucurellas Booked at 41mins. Substituted March at 66' Minutes
11 Trossard
9 Maupay Substitutes for 2 Lamptey
7 Connolly
8 Bissouma
10 Mac Allister
12 Mwepu
20 March
23 Steele
27 Locadia
28 Roberts Referee Peter Bankes Match Stats, Live Text Post Update Match ends, Norwich City 0. Full Time Second half ends, Norwich City 0. Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Booking Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion), is given the yellow card for a foul. Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) after the update Post update Milot Rashica, Norwich City), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City), header from the middle of the box is just too high. Milot Rashica assisted with a cross after a corner. Booking Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion), is given the yellow card. Post update Corner, Norwich City. Conceded to Dan Burn. Substitution Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Teemu Pukki. Post update Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion), right footed shot at very close range. Solly March assisted. Post update Foul by Tariq lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion). Post update Dimitris Gianoulis (Norwich City), wins a free kick at the defensive end. Substitution Substitution Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder is replaced by Alexis Mac Allister. Substitution Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Normann is being replaced by Lukas Rupp due to injury. Post update Corner, Norwich City. Conceded to Dan Burn Update: Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City), right footed shot from centre of box blocked Milot Rashica assisted. Update: Attempt blocked. Right footed shot by Pascal Gro (Brighton and Hove Albion), from the centre is blocked Adam Lallana assisted. Post-update: Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Norwich City), left footed shot outside the box saved in the top-left corner. Dimitris Giannoulis assisted. Post update Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion. Ben Gibson conceded. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) posted the update foul. Page 1 of 5 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
