Sunderland 0 Norwich City 1: Highlights after Josh Sargent's goal with Alex Neil set to join Stoke
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With head coach Alex Neil absent, assistant Martin Canning took charge of the team for the Championship fixture at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland had multiple chances to open the scoring and hit the bar twice after half-time.
Norwich striker Josh Sargent then scored the winner with 14 minutes remaining.
RECAP: Sunderland 0 Norwich City 1 (Sargent, 76)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Evans (Roberts, 87), Neil, Clarke, Pritchard (Embleton, 76), Simms, Stewart
- Subs: Bass, Wright, Hume, Alese, Embleton, Diamond, Roberts
- Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley, McLean, Gibbs (Byram, 20), Nunez, Dowell (Cantwell, 60) , Hernandez (Pukki, 60), Sinani (Ramsey, 60), Sargent
- Subs: Gunn, Byram, Gibson, Cantwell, Sara, Ramsey, Pukki
72’ Off the bar again!
Pritchard’s in-swinging corner is headed into the ground by Simms and hits the bar. Again!
70’ End to end
The match is starting to become more stretched now with more space in midfield.
Sunderland have won another corner after Neil’s pass was cut out.
63’ Over from Sargent
Norwich are still playing in a 4-3-3 formation but Sargent has now gone to the right, allowing Pukki to play through the middle.
Ramsey has gone out to the left.
60’ Three changes for Norwich
A triple change for Norwich.
Pukki, Ramsey and Cantwell are on, with Dowell, Sinani and Hernandez making way.
58’ Off the bar!
Again, how has that not gone in?
Neil’s cross from the right found Stewart at the back post and the striker’s effort hit the bar.
The ball then dropped to Pritchard whose shot from close range was blocked on the line by Hanley.
55’ Wide from Nunez
As good as Sunderland have been so far Norwich will still pose a threat.
The visitors won a corner there and Nunez sent a shot just wide after Neil headed the ball away.
49’ Over from Stewart
Stewart did well to drop deep and recieve the ball there but his effort from distance went over the bar.