Millwall came straight down the middle

When a golfer says 'it went straight down the middle', you don't seem to be that concerned with what was no doubt a fine shot. But when a football team concedes a goal because of a ball that went straight down the middle, alarm bells start to ring!

Steve Cook can't stop everything on his own.

Such was the feeling when Millwall scored their equaliser against Bournemouth the other night. It was a free kick that Bournemouth really could have dealt better with and even Jason Tindall had to admit that Millwall's goal wasn't good enough. Lloyd Kelly was well out jumped and there was no cover behind him from Jack Simpson or Steve Cook, with runners getting free of their markers for Matt Smith to score. Solanke ended up the closest to Smith, but he couldn't get the right side of him.

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The warnings signs were there in the first half when Woods fed Jed Wallace, who burst through the middle of the defence, skipping over Simpson's lunge and making his way through to take on Begovic. If he had decided to take the ball around the right side of Asmir Begovic he would have scored. As it was, Asmir stood up as best he could and managed to block the shot with his legs.

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I have to wonder why the defence is making mistakes? Set-pieces are something that can be practised and while at this stage it is not so important of the odd point is dropped, the team has to be better now. There were several free kicks that saw Begovic have to make a save low down and Lerma cleared me off the line while Zahore hit the post. The walls that Bournemouth put up might as well not be there.

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It may be that Tindall decides that he must have an out-and-out centre-back next to Steve Cook and this latest episode could have opened the door for Carmeron Carter-Vickers to come in. He has done the training and we know he can play at this level, so if the trio of Kelly, Simpson and Cook is not working well enough, perhaps Tindall will be bold enough to make the change in the next match against Luton.

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In other news, the Daily Mail reports that Jack Wilshere is expected to be offered a contract at AFCB.

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Travers to join Swindon on loan

The frustration for Mark Travers is understandable in not getting past the first league game of the season and seeing Asmir Begovic start the other games. Jason Tindall is probably well-advised to let the young Irish keeper go out on loan, but it will mean he is on 24-hour recall and could be back at the Cherries before he has had much of a chance to make a kick or save at League One Swindon Town.

Mark Travers goes out on loan to Swindon Town.

It will be a busy time for Travers who will join a league One relegation battle with Swindon. I am not sure how well he will know the former Cherries stars of Brett Pitman and  Mathieu Broadry who are also at the Wiltshire club. He will also be in the same league as Charlie Daniels and Marc Pugh, who are at Shrewsbury Town and have recently pulled themselves out of the relegation zone. Swindon are due to play Shrewsbury on 6 February.

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The opportunity for Mark Travers does suggest that Will Dennis will immediately be moved up to the first-team squad and he has been waiting for this chance for a long time as well. He is likely to thrown straight in against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup, this Saturday, to get a taste of the first team game. Of course, if Asmir Begovic was to be injured in an upcoming league match, Will Dennis would be put straight on before AFCB could apply to get Mark Travers back from Swindon.

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It tells me that those who are patient at AFCB will get their chance at some point and I hope Will Dennis gets to see some action. He might not be the only new face on the bench with with Jake Scrimshaw being recalled from his loan at Walsall, where he has netted twice in 15 appearances this season. I wonder if this reacall comes about because Josh King is leaving a space vacant among the forwards, and AFCB have been rumoured to miss out on acquiring Leeds United's Tyler Robers, according to Football League World. 

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Has Asmir proved he is Premier League class?

The return to form of Asmir Begovic has been quite miraculous. When he has gone out on loan in Azerbaijan, I never expected him to return to play another game for the Cherries. He was a flat as he could have been, and had perhaps fallen out of love with the game. But his time in Azerbaijan and at AC Milan turned his fortunes around, and under Jason Tondall he has just kept improving.

Begovic is back to his best

To do well in any league you need a top-quality keeper. The experience that Begovic has is really second to none in the Championship, and at his best he is surely good enough to be the top Championship keeper. The question is would he be good enough to play in the Premier League next season if Bournemouth did win back promotion? I think he would start games, but Bournemouth may need some extra cover in that position. While Bournemouth have had a conveyor belt of keepers in recent years, the age of Begovic is on the higher side and they'll need to give Mark Travers more game time at some point if they are to keep his interest at AFCB.

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Begovic doesn't seem ready to hand over the shirt just now though. He has been playing as if his life depended on it to keep clean sheets and keep Bournemouth in games. He has put himself in the frame to be a strong candidate for player of the season, and perhaps his calming influence has been good for the younger players at the club who know they have a reliable keeper behind them at the back.

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What the future holds for Begovic is really what he makes of it from what I see. He could go on to win many more starts for the Cherries, but he has to stay consistent. That is what he lost under Eddie Howe, but he has a second opportunity now and is looking to make the most of it.

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Winning 1-0 is never a bad thing for AFCB

I of agree with Lewis Cook that the win against Wycombe might not have been the best performance Bournemouth fans might have expected after the 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield, but it's still another three points. Bournemouth are not going to finish their fast-flowing football every game with some smart finishing and when it doesn't come off they have to find ways of winning ugly or not. What is not clear is whether the team was shattered having played the same team two games in a row.

Bournemouth don't have to win every game 5-0

I thought that Sam Surridge was an important inclusion in the game. He offers a very different forward question to Solanke and it's not a bad thing that Bournemouth have Danjuma now coming back, so Jason Tndall might be able to change the attacking personnel more for the next game. Riquelme has also been used sparingly and knows how well he has to play to get in the side.

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The great improvement has been in the defence and sometimes I think fans get side-tracked thinking about why there haven't been more goals. We must remember that the team has played well to get its fourth clean sheet in a row. The level of performances from Steve Cook and Asmir Begovc have been out of the park, but they seldom get recognition for it. Jack Simpson has also come int the side and made up for Chris Mepham's absence to great effect.

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So while we sit and reflect on Bournemouth's opening to the season and how it has done in the division, we can't be too critical. The pressure is yet to really come on, but it will do once we get into February and the games start to seem crucial in the pursuit of a top-two place. At the moment, Bournemouth are well in the mix and the team can be freshened up with Josh King also back in contention. It should be a glass half full at the moment not half empty for supporters.

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Did Eddie Howe misjudge Asmir Begovic?

When you watch Asmir Begovic this season you do wonder why he went so out of favour during Eddie Howe's time at AFCB. I am not sure if Asmir was the main reason Bournemouth conceded a lot of goals in 2018-19 as Bournemouth were consistently doing that during their time in the Premier League when Artur Boruc and Aaron Ramsdale were in goal. At the time, I was in favour of Howe making a change in goal, but now Asmir looks dedicated and full of concentration to be as good as he can between the sticks. What's changed?

Asmir lost form under Eddie Howe but he has managed to refind his skill between the sticks.

I don't think this is simply because of the managerial change that Asmir is playing better, although it might have helped him get more of an opportunity. The thing that I believe has helped him is being away, first of all in Azerbaijan for Qarabang, where he could play and get back to enjoying the game, and then by getting a fantastic loan move to AC Milan which must have seemed like a dream coming true to play in the San Siro. What's not to like?

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Once he started to play well and feel that he was making a difference to a team, he got his mojo back and while he didn't start the first game this season for AFCB, he didn't waste any time in wrestling away the jersey and securing his place in the team. Begovic was among the players nominated for player of the month in October, and he is playing as well now as he ever has for AFCB. He needs to have a target for clean sheets, and if he can get into the high teens for clean sheets then he may well play an important part n AFCB's promotion push.

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I think it is hard for Begovic in that he has Marc Travers pushing him and Will Dennis, but he is the senior keeper and will feel that he can be the only one that can put real pressure on himself. He will perhaps be thinking ahead to whether he could play for Bournemouth in the Premier League again. He should have two or three good years left at the highest level, but will he win over the fans and manager over enough to be considered AFCB's number one for the next two years? I still think he may find Bournemouth will want to strengthen in goal, if they go up, considering how they shipped so many goals in the top league last season and that was with a goalkeeper who is probably going to be one of the best new keepers in the country.

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What I can say is I have been impressed by the way Begovic has come back and proved lots of people wrong. He has done himself proud.

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Bournemouth put in flat performance

If Bournemouth thought they would walk the Championship, the results against Middlesbrough and QPR have proved that they can't expect to win games with flat performances. The international break could well have been a contributory factor that stopped the team from keeping its rhythm, but the players knew they would have to hit QPR hard and they simply didn't get out of the traps. It was a test for Jason Tindall to see if he could turn things around and while the team picked up in the second half, he couldn't find the key to unlock QPRs defence.

Begovic brings out the saves to help earn AFCB a draw.

A point was in the end well received in a game that could have been lost. It is always good to earn a clean sheet and most of QPR's shots were from distance. What we did see though was simple passing mistakes at the back which could easily have cost AFCB a goal or two. Whether Jason Tindall changes things for the Cardiff game at the back is something he might consider with Cameron Carter-Vickers now on AFCB's books. But a change in midfield is probably even more likely with Bournemouth's cutting-edge severely lacking against QPR.

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It was a strange decision not to start with Arnaut Danjuma who has been the star player of Bournemouth's good start. As soon as he came on the team picked up their game. It looks like Jason Tindall will be reliant on the services of David Brooks and Josh King to get the team up to full strength and it is balancing how often he can play with and without his star players that I think Tindall is still getting a feel for.

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With Cardiff and Watford to come in the next few days, there is no time for resting up. Bournemouth have to find a winning formula if they are to keep pace with the front runners in this league. Putting a marker down in away games is the request now. That may suit AFCB's counter-attacking players. JT will certainly want more attacking zeal than we received for the QPR match that didn't see a Bournemouth shot on target.

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QPR hold the Cherries to 0-0 draw

Bournemouth largely had Asmir Begovic to thank for getting a 0-0 draw against QPR. It was an international week hangover for the Cherries. AFCB really didn't make much impression in this game and were second best in the first half with only Dominic Solanke getting a shot away. The Cherries improved second half, but the Cherries couldn't create enough quality and fell flat for much of the match with QPR looking most likely to score.

AFCB only manage a 0-0 draw against QPR

Jason Tindall didn't make any changes to the starting line-up. The bench did change though with Zemura, Riquelma, Danjuma and Stanislas joining the bench. There were no places for Philip Billing, David Brooks, Josh King or Jadon Anthony.

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Match description
Bournemouth started on the back foot with QPR winning the first corner. Begovic makes a sharp save down low from Osayi-Samuel. 

Chair is playing well and putting in the crosses for QPR. Luke Amos misses a headed chance. QPR are on top and force their third corner off Chris Mepham. 

Not a great start by Bournemouth. Rico goes on a good run but is blocked. Steve Cook's makes a foul on Osayi-Samuel. Stacey has won a corner for AFCB. Rico is offside.

Lewis Cook takes a free kick. Begovic has to come out to beat Bonne to the ball. Lewis Cook passes to Amos and QPR  are in. Bonne shoots but Begovic's foot makes the save with ball hitting the post. Steve Cook concedes a corner.

A chance again for Bonne but he can't get the touch to finish it off. No shots yet from Bournemouth after half an hour's play. Amos is caught offside.

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Mepham gets the ball up to Solanke. Solanke drives the shot just wide. Begovic has a problem with his ankle but continues.

Chair is off to receive treatment. Kakay has been booked for a foul on Adam Smith. Osayi-Samuel is now carded for bringing down Adam Smith.

Stats
AFCB  1 Shot, 0 shots of target, 50% possession, 1 corner, 5 fouls
QPR 4 shots, 2 shots on target, 50% possession, 4 corners, 8 fouls

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Second half
Gosling and Rico give away fouls at the start of the second half. Rico has been booked. QPR get a cross in but Osayi-Samuel can only hit the side-netting.

Solanke is brought down by Chair who is carded. Rico makes another foul, he'll need to be careful. Sam Surridge is subbed for Danjuma on 60 minutes, while Stacey and Adan Smith switch flanks.

Bournemouth win a corner off Dickie. Rico shoots but is blocked. Danjuma shoots and is blocked, no penalty. Gosling has a shot but is blocked. Bournemouth are upping the pace.

Adomah is on for Osayi-Samuel on 67 minutes. Chair crosses and Rico clears before Adomah for a corner. Stacey's cross finds Solanke but he heads wide.

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Carroll is on for Amos on 72 minutes. Stanislas replaces Lerma on 76 minutes as AFCB push for a winner. Solanke gets free in the box but only finds the side-netting after Lewis Cook's pass. Danjuma is offside.

QPR on the break. Adomah and Carroll, before Bonne curls a shot over. Willock comes on for Chair on 83 minutes.

Solanke clears a free kick, but QPR have a corner on 90 minutes. Three minutes of added time. Bonne is offside.

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Summary
Bournemouth keep their unbeaten record, but fall short of putting in a dazzling performance. They really didn't get out of the blocks in the first half and fell under a lot of pressure from QPR. When Daniuma came on in the second half AFCB were much more effective and started to believe they could win it. But a draw keeps AFCB in the hunt and Tndall may have to rethink his starting 11 after this slow start to the game.

AFCB line-up

AFCB Subs: Travers, Simpson, Zemura, Ofoborh. Requelme, Stanislas, Danjuma

QPR
13 Dieng, 24 Kakay, 4 Dickie, 6 Barbet, 3 Wallace, 12 Ball, 20 Cameron, 11 Osayi-Samuel (Adomah 67), 8 Amos (Carroll 72), 10 Chair (Willock 83), 7 Bonne

QPR Subs
2 Kane, 21 Willock, 22 Carroll, 23 Masterson, 26 Bettache, 32 Kelly, 37 Adomah

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How ready will AFCB be for QPR?

It has been a long two-week international break and while several players have been on international duty some have not been away at all. The transfer window has also added anxiety for some players who are expected to move this window and with the club also looking to bring in new players, minds will have to focus very quickly on the next challenge of QPR.

Steve Cook may have an anxious few days wait to
see if he continues his AFCB career

The biggest thing overhanging Jason Tindall is probably the sale of Josh King. Once Josh has left the club, the players that are remaining will be more confident about those left around them want the same things. We expect King to leave, but it could cause major problems if he doesn't get the move he wants by the end of this week.

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It has also been a strange week for our Welsh internationals with David Brooks playing just 15 minutes for Wales against the Republic of Ireland and Chris Mepham being sidelined after picking up a knee injury against England at Wembley. The Mepham injury could be a concern if Steve Cook is the target of a bid in the final days of this window, but it probably makes it less likely that Bournemouth would sell Steve Cook. The player that is probably lined up if Cook did go is probably Tottenham's Cameron Carter-Vickers. Jason Tindall has already spoken out this week though that Bournemouth won't overpay for any new signings.

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Meanwhile, Asmir Begovic has decided he doesn't need to travel to just be a reserve in Bosnia-Hersegovna's international team and has returned home, according to Sports Witness. That may be good news for Bournemouth as Asmir is looking to keep his number one shirt at AFCB and seems reignited with the challenge ahead in the Championship.

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The focus really needs to be on QPR now and getting a positive result. Things can change very quickly if Bournemouth begin to drop off from their high-levels in the Championship, and I am hoping we hear some better news about long-term injury concerns Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels as well as Lloyd Kelly.  

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Danjuma strike sees off Norwich City 1-0

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AFCB 1 v 0 Norwich City

17 September 2020 

An important second home win for AFCB. 

Danjuma's 35th-minute goal was enough to get AFC Bournemouth's second home win of the season. In a tight game, Bournemouth were pegged back in their own half for much of the game but always had a counter-attack that looked like they could score. The clean sheet will be a big positive for Tindall after what has been a busy week. Bournemouth are in a good position in the table now. Josh King had a few minutes and momentum is slowly building. We can say it has been as good a start for the new manager.

Bournemouth kept is 3-5-1-1 formation with both Stacey and Rico in the line-up. Lloyd Kelly didn't make the team, but Billing came into the side, leaving Danjuma to play behind Solanke. Josh King was on the bench but there was no David Brooks who was ill having starred in midweek.

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Match description
Lerma is offside early on. Stacey's cross is caught by Krul. Another cross from Lerma is taken by the keeper. Rico tackles Hernéandez.

Steve Cook concedes a corner. Danjuma and Lerma, Godfrey clears. Bournemouth are pressing well. Billing to Solanke's right-foot shot is saved and Smith scoops the follow-up wide. Good turn by Solanke.

Stacey heading away well. Hernéandez fires a shot away and beats Billing but not Begovic who pushes it out for a corner. Begovic punches clear and Mepham puts it out for another corner. 

Lewis Cook counters but Danjuma is fouled. Hernández turns and shots and Billing deflects it for a corner. Norwich are on top here. Solanke heads away.

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Lerma slices a shot through to the keeper. Danjuma could have deflected that. Steve Cook blocks. Pukki and Placheta are blocked.

Bournemouth have a free kick. Danjuma finds Lewis Cook. Smith goes for goal and sees his shot deflected for a corner. Rico fires over the top.

Stacey's shot is charged down. Lerma and Billing. Danjuma on the left. Solanke loses it. Bournemouth have a free kick. Bournemouth lack width at the moment.

Danjuma in the box, now Adam Smith. Billing crosses and Stacey goes close with a downward header at the far post, great save by Krul. Corner for Bournemouth, near post and its a goal kick.

Bournemouth on the counter. Solanke and Adam Smith. Billing now. Solanke. Slow build-up. Free kick to Norwich.

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Lerma to Danjuma, who spins and scores on 35 minutes from the edge of the box. Low past Krul and Bournemouth have the lead 1-0.  McLean has been booked.

Skipp fouls Billing. Godfrey tackles Solanke. Zimmermann is fouled by Solanke. Hernández fouls Rico .Pukki to McLean and Rupp shoots from the edge of the box, but Begovic saves. The shot was right at him. One minute of added time. Lewis Cook gets away from Pukki before being fouled.

AFCB 45% possession, 7 shots, 3 shots on target, 3 corners, 5 fouls

Norwich 55% possession, 4 shots, 2 shots on target, 4 corners, 7 fouls

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Second half
Steve Cook wins the ball off of Pukki. Stacey, Solanke and a volley from Danjuma goes wide. Norwich have a corner.

Aarons puts the ball through. Pukki makes a run but Begovic is there first. Danjuma shoots and Krul is down quickly. Danjuma was 25 yards out but determined to have a shot.

Solanke shoots at Krul and could have passed to Lerma. Quintillá shoots but Begovic rushes it up in the air and grabs it at the second attempt. Danjuma wins a throw.

Rico does some good work. Aaron and McLean. Skipp and Aarons is clattered by Adam Smith, no penalty. Bournemouth have a free kick. Danjuma beats Godfrey, Solanke heads over. Missed chance there.

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Steve Cook and Mepham make a clearance. Plachetta and Pukki's header has no power. Rico clears. McLean would have been in a better position behind Pukki. Quintillá, shoots high.

Aarons into Pukki. Rupp and Quintillá. Lerma is defending. Hernández and Aarons. Hernández is blocked. All the football is being played n Bournemouths half. The Cherries are soaking up the pressure. Shot over by Aarons.

Billing is fouled by Skipp. Hernández into Pukki but the forward can't quite reach it. Lewis Cook to Solanke but Danjuma can't get there. Josh King s coming on.

Solanke is replaced by Josh King on 65 minutes. Pukki to Skipp, he misses it. Pukki's cross and Mepham clears. Aarons to McLean who heads wide from 12 yards out.

Rico is booked for holding back Pukki. The ball hits the wall and Lewis Cook has cleared. King and Danjuma's strike is too close to the keeper. Skipp makes a foul. Billing is subbed for Gosling.

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Rico gets the better of Idah. Danjuma and Billing. Stacey tracks back. Lerma has lost it. Pukki loses it to Billing. Danjuma to King and Krul beats King to the ball. 

10 minutes to go. Hugill is coming on, off goes Rupp. Norwich have a corner. Far post ball, Josh King clears. Bogovic has it. Norwich's bent hoped for a handball. Aarons and Idah. Skipp can't keep it in play.

Vrancic crosses and Begovic makes the catch. Free kick to Norwich. Gosling fouls. Surridge is on for Danjuma. Aarons over hits the free kick.

Lewis Cook on the wing. King can't get to it. Aarons intercepts Lerma's pass. Hugill is on side but the ball goes wide off Steve Cook. Corner or Norwich. Stacey clears.

Into added time. Steve Cook heads away. Rico clears. Begovic has the ball. Stacey crosses beyond King and Adam Smith keeps it in play. Rico plays it back to Begovic.

Surridge on the counter is stopped by Zimmermann who gets across. Aarons and the header by Hugill straight at Begovic.

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Summary
An excellent home performance from Bournemouth. To get a clean sheet is great against a promotion tipped candidate. The team did seem a bit short of width at times, but with Danjuma and Solanke running as much as they could, Bournemouth do enough to stretch Norwich. Danjuma is turning into a real match-winner and if Surridge is going to be the main backup striker I'd like to see him get more than five minutes.

AFCB Line up

AFCB Subs: 23 Travers, 33 Zemura,  25 Simpson,
4 Gosling, 24 Ofoborh, 27 King, 14 Surridge

Norwich City
1 Krul, 2 Aarons, 6 Zimmermann, 4 Godfrey, 16 Quintillá, 20 Skipp, 25 Hernández (Idah 74), 7 Rupp (Hugill 81), 23 McLean (Vrancic 66), 11 Placheta, 22 Pukki

Norwich Substitutes
8 Vrancic, 9 Hugill, 24 Martin, 27 Tettey, 33 McGovern, 34 Gibson, 35 Idah