Source: team_talk
Sebastien Bassong and Anthony Pilkington fire Norwich to a 2-1 win over Sunderland
Sunderland were denied a much-needed win by Norwich on Sunday as Sebastien Bassong and Anthony Pilkington fired the Canaries to a 2-1 victory at Carrow Road.
Chris Hughton's men were in control during the opening half and saw their efforts rewarded, first when Sebastien Bassong bundled in Robert Snodgrass' free-kick on eight minutes, then again as Anthony Pilkington picked up Bradley Johnson's pinpoint long pass before shrugging off Carlos Cuellar to fire home.
Sunderland snatched one back on the stroke of half-time to swing the momentum in their favour ahead of the break, with Craig Gardner driving the ball past Mark Bunn from the edge of the box after some tidy work from Adam Johnson on the left, but they were unable to find another despite dominating the second half. The defeat piles more pressure on Martin O'Neill's Black Cats side, who remain on the brink of the Premier League drop zone, just a point from safety, while the Canaries have gone eight without defeat.
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Norwich City
Team Statistics
Sunderland
2
Goals
1
2
1st Half Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
10
3
Blocked Shots
1
2
Corners
6
11
Fouls
17
3
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
76.6
Passing Success
75.5
14
Tackles
14
92.9
Tackles Success
85.7
49.7
Possession
50.3
44.8
Territorial Advantage
55.2
445
Total Passes
441
11
Total Crosses
24
172
Lost Balls
172
37
Recoveries
64
55.7
1st Half Poss.
44.3
42.8
2nd Half Poss.
57.2
