Norwich City 0 Sunderland 1: Highlights as Abdoullah Ba goal gives Cats big win at Carrow Road
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Abdoullah Ba scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute with a low effort which beat goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
Sunderland then defended excellently in the second half to end a run of three consecutive defeats.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Norwich 0 Sunderland 1 (Ba, 15)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, Batth, O’Nien, Neil, Michut (Ekwah, 66), Roberts, Ba (Gooch, 66), Clarke, Gelhardt (Lihadji, 78)
- Subs: Bass, Anderson, Gooch, Ekwah, Lihadji, Bennette, Taylor
- Norwich XI: Gunn, Aarons (Sorensen, 55), Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, McLean, Nunez (Tzolis, 73), Hernandez (Marquinhos, 55), Sara, Idah (Sargent, 45), Pukki
- Subs: Krul, Omobamidele, Marquinhos, Tzolis, Sorensen, Gibbs, Sargent
39’ Calm from Patterson
Sunderland’s keeper hasn’t had much to do in this first half but was calm collecting a cross from Sara there.
Moments later Michut got ahead of Sara to block the Norwich midfielder’s shot.
32’ Pukki booked
Puuki is booked for pulling back Gelhardt when Sunderland were trying to get forward on the counter attack.
The hosts are leaving big gaps at the back.
25’ Home fans getting restless
The home fans are starting to get frustrated with their side conceding possession when trying to play out from the back.
Norwich have looked vulnerable so far.
22’ Aarons down
Aarons has gone down for Norwich after a challenge from Gelhardt.
The full-back is back on now.