Championship
Carrow Road
26,261
Stephen Martin
Norwich City and Leeds played out a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road in-front of 28,283 rain soaked fan. Without the services of Rutter and Summerville, and with Solomon, Ampadu and James injured, Farke's side looked far less menacing (both on paper, and the rain drenched pitch) than they did last season.
In truth, there was little to pick between the teams, especially when taking into account referee Stephen Martin's home bias. The man in black was out of his depth; making decisions based on complaints and crowd reaction rather than what had seen himself.
The Canaries took the lead on 15 minutes when Rodon failed to take the conditions into account, and took Josh Sargent off his feet, deep within the six yard box. With Meslier as useful as a cardboard cut out at saving penalties, there was only going to be one conclusion, however bad the resulting spot kick was!
Throughout the monsoon like conditions and swirling winds, one player shone. Wilfred Gnonto was the standout player on the pitch by a country mile, and almost equalised before the interval, weaving through a packed sea of yellow before striking the post with the keeper stranded.
Eventually his dogged persistence paid off. His through ball put Ramazani clear through on goal, beating Gunn at his far post, fifteen minutes into the second half. The visitors had both the opportunities and impetus to get a winner, until Farke's substitutions snubbed out any chance of three points. Based on the balance of play, a draw was a fair result; but undoubtedly, this would have been a game we would have won last season!
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Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper |
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Firpo, Junior Defender |
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Struijk, Pascal Defender |
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Rodon, Joe Defender |
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Bogle, Jayden Defender |
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Gruev, Ilia Midfielder |
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Tanaka, Ao Midfielder |
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Ramazani, Largie Midfielder |
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Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder |
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Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder |
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Joseph, Mateo Forward |
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Rothwell, Joe Midfielder |
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Piroe, Joel Forward |
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Bamford, Patrick Forward |
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Gelhardt, Joe Forward |
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Byram, Sam Defender |
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Chambers, Sam Midfielder |
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Crew, Charlie Midfielder |
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Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper |
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Debayo, James Defender |
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