Norwich vs Portsmouth 0-1

Portsmouth left Carrow Road with a 1-0 win after Marko Milovanović’s second-half penalty settled it on 51 minutes. Norwich had more of the ball and more attempts, but Portsmouth made the only goal count.

The first half finished goalless after Benjamin Chrisene went off for Darlin Yongwa on 45 minutes. There were no goals before the break, and the half-time score was Norwich 0-0 Portsmouth.

Milovanović opened the scoring from the spot on 51 minutes for 1-0, then was booked four minutes later. Norwich responded with two changes on 57 minutes, sending on Lucien Mahovo and Paris Maghoma, while Portsmouth made three more changes across the half, with Iyad Mohamed replaced by Ebou Adams on 60 minutes, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen by Odin Bailey on 70 minutes, and Milovanović, who had scored, making way for Tyrese Shade on 71 minutes. Norwich also sent on Mathias Kvistgaarden for Oscar Schwartau on 73 minutes.

Norwich had 55% of possession and 402 passes to Portsmouth’s 408, and they finished with 9 shots to 8 and 2 on target to 1. The numbers also showed 0.37 expected goals for Norwich against Portsmouth’s 1.23, with both sides taking 1 corner, Norwich having 4 offsides to Portsmouth’s 5, and Portsmouth making 2 saves while Norwich made none.

There were five yellow cards in total. Portsmouth’s went to Milovanović in the 55th minute and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen in the 64th. Norwich’s bookings went to Oscar Schwartau in the 66th minute, Mathias Kvistgaarden on 90 minutes and Darlin Yongwa three minutes into stoppage time. There were no red cards.