Match Stats

Bournemouth 2 – 1 Norwich: The Carabao Cup Vital Statistics

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Norwich City dominated Premier League Bournemouth but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat in the Carabao Cup and with it, the chance of a lucrative quarter final.

Daniel Farke made eight changes to the side that beat Brentford on Saturday with only Christoph Zimmermann, Jamal Lewis and Alex Tettey keeping their places.

Michael McGovern, Ivo Pinto, Ben Godfrey, Tom Trybull, Felix Passlack, Mario Vrancic, Onel Hernandez and Dennis Srbeny were the changes but you wouldn’t have known who was the Premier League side if you had just pitched up from Mars to watch a game of football.

City were unlucky to find themselves 1-0 down at the break after Stanislas converted Defoe’s pass with Ivo Pinto nowhere to be seen.

That was just about the only thing that the home side managed of quality in the first 45 as Norwich dominated the ball. Srbeny hit the inside of a post and Trybull had a header cleared off the line in a frantic end to that half.

The second half saw the Canaries continue in that vein and Hernandez’ fierce drive was pushed onto a post by Boruc, just before he scored on 70 minutes.

It was no more than their efforts deserved but the lead lasted just 2 minutes and 40 seconds before Steve Cook lashed home the loose ball from close range after Vrancic had blocked a goal-bound strike.

That was how it stayed as the Cherries hung on to move into the last eight, despite some intense late pressure from City and numerous chances as the clock ran down, including a sitter from Rhodes at the death.

OTBC

Bournemouth
2 – 1
Norwich City

Vitality Stadium

Carabao Cup

30/10/2018 7:45 pm

Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth Norwich City
Stanislas 39’, Cook 72’ Hernandez 70’
Boruc McGovern
Francis (c) 89’ Pinto 68’
Cook Zimmermann
 
Daniels Godfrey
Pugh Lewis
Gosling Tettey (c)
Surman Trybull 82’
Rico
 
Passlack 87’
Stanislas Vrancic
Defoe 71’ Hernandez
Ibe 61’ Srbeny

Substitutes

Mousset Krul
Wilson 71’ Leitner
Fraser 61’ Rhodes 87’
Simpson 86’ Klose
Taylor Buendia 68’
Travers Pukki 82’
Ofoborh Aarons

Game Statistics

8 Goal attempts 19
3 On Target 7
4 Corners 7
12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
41 % 59

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