Norwich's better chances ended six straight defeats

Norwich came from behind to beat Charlton 3-1 at The Valley, with more of the ball and the better chances.

Norwich's run of six straight defeats ended at The Valley, and it took a comeback to end it. Charlie Kelman put Charlton ahead inside ten minutes, but Paris Maghoma levelled at 35 and Mathias Kvistgaarden put Norwich in front at 50. Ivan Mesik's own goal in the 76th minute settled the match.

The ball moved away from the usual pattern. Charlton normally keep 44.1% of possession at home, but here they had 38%. Norwich usually hold 49.5% on the road, and this time they had 62%, which made them the side that controlled the flow of the game with the ball at their feet.

Charlton's chances were thinner than usual. They took eight shots, below their home average of 10.3, and their expected goals (a score for the quality of each chance, where a shot from close range counts for far more than a speculative effort from distance) came to 0.87. Their usual figure is 1.35, and the league average per side is 1.4.

Norwich's chances were better than usual as well. They took 15 shots, above their away average of 12.8 and the league's 13.1 per side, and their expected goals total rose above the 1.15 they usually manage on the road. Charlton also gave up more than the 1.25 they normally concede at home, so the quality of the chances worked against them at both ends.

Kvistgaarden was the most involved Norwich player. He scored once, set up Maghoma's equaliser, and played 75 minutes, earning a rating of 8.3. Maghoma, who scored the equaliser, was rated 8.0, while Kelman's early goal was the only one Charlton managed, and he had three shots, two of them on target.

Norwich also hit the target more often, with five shots on target to Charlton's three. Charlton's defence was the thing that changed most from its usual shape, because it was the chances against them, rather than the ball, that moved furthest from normal.

Charlton, 16th with 14 points from 11 matches, and Norwich, 21st with nine points from the same number of games, have both now seen their form measured by this result. Norwich have won three of their 11 matches, and all three have come away from home.

Player of the matchM. Kvistgaarden1 goal · 1 assist8.3

P. Maghoma1 goal8.0

C. Kelman1 goal7.6

Ruairi McConville1 assist7.3