Norwich City faced off against QPR in a game that saw them secure a 1-0 victory. The only goal of the game was scored by South Korean striker Hwang in the 21st minute. This win gave under-pressure boss David Wagner some valuable breathing space, although the overall performance of the team was not particularly memorable. The goal was created by Gabriel Sara, who played a lovely ball down the middle for Hwang to take first-time and slide it past the QPR keeper, Asmir Begovic.
In terms of the line-up, David Wagner started with Long in goal, Stacey, Duffy, Batth, and Giannoulis in defense, McLean, Sara, Fassnacht, Barnes, Hernandez, and Hwang in the midfield. The substitutes included Reyes, Sainz, Gibbs, Idah, McCallum, Nunez, Fisher, Springett, and Warner. The only goal of the game was scored by Hwang in the 21st minute, with bookings for Sara, Fassnacht, and Barnes coming later in the game.
QPR’s line-up included Archer in goal, and their substitutes were Clarke-Salter, Dozzell, Richards, Larkeche, Kelman, Duke-McKenna, Drewe, and Armstrong. The key moments in the game included close calls from both teams, including a shot from QPR’s Paal that was parried by Long and a deflected shot from Chair that went just wide of Long’s left post.
The match statistics included possession at 38% for Norwich City and 62% for QPR, with shots favoring QPR at 9 to Norwich City’s 7, and corners at 7 for QPR and 4 for Norwich City. The game saw a total of 18 fouls from Norwich City and 12 from QPR, resulting in a 1-0 victory for Norwich City in front of a crowd of 25,650 spectators.
