Norwich 1 - 0 QPR

Norwich   1 - 0   QPR

Norwich 1-0 QPR

Norwich moved up to third in the table after Russell Martin's first-half goal condemned 10-man QPR to their third loss of the season.

Martin fired City ahead in the 10th minute after Rangers defender Kaspars Gorkss blocked Chris Martin's shot.

Just after half time the Championship leaders had Matthew Connolly sent off for a professional foul on Grant Holt.

The Canaries wasted several chances to kill off the game but QPR were unable to muster enough to claim an equaliser.

Neil Warnock's side remain top of the table, but their lead is now just four points over second-placed Swansea.

Norwich, though, continue to impress and their third successive victory leaves them a point behind the Swans.

It could have been very different had QPR's Jamie Mackie not headed the first chance of the match wide, shortly before Norwich scored.

Chris Martin finished off a mazy run with a shot that Gorkss was able to block but the loose ball was fired home by Russell Martin.

New signing Aaron Wilbraham was denied a debut goal by a linesman's flag as the home side took control.

The visitors chances of a result were further dented five minutes into the second half when Connolly saw red for hauling down Holt.

The home side were nearly made to pay for wasted opportunities 16 minutes from the end but Patrick Agyemang was denied by the post.

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Saturday, 1 January 2011

Npower Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Norwich	1-0	QPR	FT
(HT 1-0)
R Martin 10

Norwich

• 01 Ruddy
• 02 R Martin
• 03 Drury
• 05 Nelson
• 06 Whitbread
• 07 Crofts
• 14 Hoolahan
• 18 Smith
• 09 Holt
• 16 C Martin
• 21 Wilbraham (Gill 82)

Substitutes

• 13 Rudd,
• 33 Askou,
• 04 Gill,
• 24 McNamee,
• 30 Tudur-Jones,
• 10 Jackson,
• 23 Johnson

QPR

• 01 Kenny
• 03 Hill yellow card (Orr 46)
• 13 Gorkss
• 15 Walker
• 16 Connolly red card
• 04 Derry
• 07 Taarabt yellow card (Tofas 62)
• 11 Faurlin
• 08 Clarke
• 09 Helguson (Agyemang 46)
• 12 Mackie

Substitutes

• 24 Cerny,
• 02 Orr,
• 26 Borrowdale,
• 14 Rowlands,
• 19 Agyemang,
• 20 Hulse,
• 37 Tofas

Ref: MossAtt: 26,273

NORWICH

QPR

Possession

• Norwich 63%
• QPR 37%

Attempts on target

• Norwich 10
• QPR 5

Attempts off target

• Norwich 11
• QPR 6

Corners

• Norwich 7
• QPR 4

Fouls

• Norwich 10
• QPR 8

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:07 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
• 90:00+3:38 Wesley Hoolahan takes a shot. Patrick Kenny makes a save.
• 90:00+2:22 Handball decision goes against Grant Holt. Kyle Walker crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, save by John Ruddy.
• 90:00+1:25 Drilled left-footed shot by Chris Martin. Patrick Kenny makes a save.
• 90:00+1:13 Centre by Jamie Mackie, clearance made by Adam Drury.
• 90:00+0:36 A cross is delivered by Bradley Orr, Adam Drury manages to make a clearance. Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Mackie, Adam Drury makes a clearance.
• 89:53 Bradley Orr sends in a cross, save by John Ruddy.
• 89:23 Mishit left-footed shot by Grant Holt. Save by Patrick Kenny.
• 88:50 Bradley Orr crosses the ball, Michael Nelson makes a clearance. The ball is sent over by Shaun Derry, Patrick Agyemang takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by John Ruddy.
• Correction - 85:54 Wesley Hoolahan delivers a inswinging corner to short, clearance by Shaun Derry.
• 85:54 Inswinging corner from right by-line taken by Wesley Hoolahan to short, Shaun Derry makes a clearance.
• 81:21 Substitution Mathew Gill on for Aaron Wilbraham.
• 79:50 Bradley Orr delivers the ball, John Ruddy makes a save.
• 78:07 The assistant referee flags for offside against Aaron Wilbraham. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.
• 76:09 The ball is crossed by Patrick Agyemang, Korey Smith makes a clearance.
• 75:47 Andrew Crofts produces a drilled right-footed shot from 18 yards. Kaspars Gorkss gets a block in.
• 74:41 Russell Martin takes a shot from 12 yards. Blocked by Shaun Derry. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Wesley Hoolahan, Jamie Mackie makes a clearance. Corner taken by Wesley Hoolahan played to the near post, clearance made by Alejandro Faurlin.
• 74:23 Wesley Hoolahan produces a cross.
• 73:46 Shaun Derry delivers the ball, Header from inside the area by Patrick Agyemang strikes the post.
• 70:31 Andrew Crofts challenges Kyle Walker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alejandro Faurlin has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, blocked by Chris Martin.
• 69:44 The ball is delivered by Chris Martin, clearance by Kyle Walker.
• 69:36 The ball is crossed by Adam Drury, clearance made by Kyle Walker.
• 68:43 Handball decision goes against Georgios Tofas. Russell Martin restarts play with the free kick.
• 68:15 Zak Whitbread produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.
• 68:03 The ball is delivered by Michael Nelson.
• 66:36 The ball is crossed by Aaron Wilbraham, Patrick Kenny manages to make a clearance. Corner taken left-footed by Wesley Hoolahan, clearance made by Kaspars Gorkss.
• 66:27 Grant Holt crosses the ball, clearance by Shaun Derry.
• 66:15 The ball is swung over by Korey Smith, clearance made by Kaspars Gorkss.
• 65:27 Corner taken by Wesley Hoolahan, Effort from 18 yards by Grant Holt. Alejandro Faurlin gets a block in.
• 64:12 Chris Martin has an effort at goal from 6 yards. Save by Patrick Kenny.
• 62:50 Russell Martin produces a cross.
• 62:32 Aaron Wilbraham takes a shot. Blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.
• 60:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Adel Taarabt on Wesley Hoolahan. Direct free kick taken by John Ruddy.
• 60:50 Substitution Georgios Tofas replaces Adel Taarabt.
• 60:50 Booking The referee shows Adel Taarabt a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 59:32 Foul by Michael Nelson on Adel Taarabt, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Adel Taarabt, save made by John Ruddy.
• 57:04 Russell Martin sends in a cross, Kyle Walker makes a clearance.
• 55:25 Effort on goal by Chris Martin from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.
• 53:31 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Crofts by Alejandro Faurlin. Direct free kick taken by John Ruddy.
• 50:51 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Holt by Matthew Connolly. Chris Martin has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Patrick Kenny. Grant Holt takes a shot. Kyle Walker gets a block in.
• 50:51 Sent off Matthew Connolly sent from the field by the ref for professional foul.
• 47:23 Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Crofts on Patrick Agyemang. Adel Taarabt has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, blocked by Adam Drury.
• Correction - 45:43 Shaun Derry fouled by Chris Martin, the ref awards a free kick. Adel Taarabt shoots direct from the free kick.
• 45:43 Shaun Derry fouled by Chris Martin, the ref awards a .
• 45:34 The ball is crossed by Bradley Orr, Korey Smith manages to make a clearance.
• 45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
• 45:01 Substitution (QPR) makes a substitution, with Patrick Agyemang coming on for Heidar Helguson.
• 45:01 Substitution Bradley Orr joins the action as a substitute, replacing Clint Hill.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:06 The first half comes to an end.
• 43:19 The ball is delivered by Wesley Hoolahan, Grant Holt has an effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
• 42:55 Clint Hill sends in a cross, clearance by Zak Whitbread.
• 42:37 Foul by Chris Martin on Shaun Derry, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kyle Walker.
• 42:00 The assistant referee flags for offside against Leon Clarke. John Ruddy takes the free kick.
• 40:25 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Russell Martin by Clint Hill. Russell Martin takes the direct free kick.
• 40:25 Booking Clint Hill goes into the referee's book.
• 39:08 The ball is sent over by Shaun Derry, clearance by Chris Martin. Adel Taarabt takes a short corner.
• 38:22 The referee blows for offside against Aaron Wilbraham. Clint Hill takes the indirect free kick.
• 36:34 Adam Drury challenges Adel Taarabt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Adel Taarabt, Andrew Crofts gets a block in.
• 36:16 The ball is sent over by Korey Smith, Grant Holt takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.
• 36:10 The ball is crossed by Wesley Hoolahan.
• 34:36 Grant Holt is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.
• 33:11 Grant Holt crosses the ball, clearance made by Alejandro Faurlin.
• 32:24 Effort on goal by Kaspars Gorkss from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.
• 31:38 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Nelson on Adel Taarabt. Direct free kick taken by Adel Taarabt.
• 28:54 Clint Hill crosses the ball, Michael Nelson makes a clearance.
• 28:37 Kyle Walker sends in a cross, Russell Martin manages to make a clearance.
• 28:12 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Adel Taarabt from the right by-line, clearance made by Russell Martin.
• 26:31 Grant Holt produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.
• 25:33 The referee blows for offside. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.
• 25:14 Shot by Korey Smith. Kaspars Gorkss gets a block in.
• 24:30 Andrew Crofts has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.
• 20:48 Unfair challenge on Grant Holt by Matthew Connolly results in a free kick. Wesley Hoolahan produces a cross, Aaron Wilbraham takes a shot.
• 17:47 Centre by Russell Martin, clearance by Clint Hill. Inswinging corner taken by Wesley Hoolahan from the right by-line.
• 17:12 Heidar Helguson has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 16:14 Effort from deep inside the area by Aaron Wilbraham misses to the right of the target.
• 15:49 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Zak Whitbread by Jamie Mackie. Free kick taken by John Ruddy.
• 13:55 The ball is crossed by Clint Hill.
• 12:08 The ball is crossed by Russell Martin, Clint Hill manages to make a clearance. Corner taken left-footed by Wesley Hoolahan, Chris Martin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Heidar Helguson. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny. Foul by Zak Whitbread on Heidar Helguson, free kick awarded. Kyle Walker takes the free kick.
• 11:41 Adam Drury produces a cross.
• 11:09 Free kick awarded for a foul by Adel Taarabt on Grant Holt. Direct free kick taken by Russell Martin.
• 10:26 The official flags Aaron Wilbraham offside. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.
• 10:07 Effort on goal by Heidar Helguson from 12 yards. Save by John Ruddy.
• 9:20 GOAL - Russell Martin:Norwich 1 - 0 QPR Goal scored by Russell Martin from the edge of the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Norwich 1-0 QPR.
• 9:00 Chris Martin takes a shot. Blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.
• 7:20 Heidar Helguson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Nelson. Free kick taken by John Ruddy.
• 6:17 Andrew Crofts delivers the ball.
• 5:59 Adam Drury delivers the ball, clearance made by Kyle Walker.
• 5:39 A cross is delivered by Wesley Hoolahan, save by Patrick Kenny.
• 4:36 Centre by Adel Taarabt, Zak Whitbread makes a clearance. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Adel Taarabt, clearance by Zak Whitbread. Adel Taarabt produces a cross, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Jamie Mackie misses to the right of the goal.
• 3:35 Kyle Walker takes a shot. Andrew Crofts gets a block in.
• 2:46 Unfair challenge on Leon Clarke by Michael Nelson results in a free kick. Adel Taarabt takes the direct free kick.
• 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

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