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Norwich City vs Coventry City
26 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Thomas KirkChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Norwich CityMin
Coventry CityNorwich City
Yellowcard
Argument
18′- 18′
Coventry City
Yellowcard
Foul
- 38′⚽
Romain Esse 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Papa Amadou Diallo
Substitution
Off: Tony Springett
46′ - ⇄
Jacob Wright
Substitution
Off: P. Mattsson
46′ - ⚽
Anis Slimane 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ali Ahmed
Left foot shot
46′ - 62′⇄
Josh Eccles
Substitution
Off: Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 62′⇄
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Substitution
Off: Romain Esse
- ⚽
Ali Ahmed 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Papa Amadou Diallo
Left foot shot
67′ - 71′⇄
Ellis Simms
Substitution
Off: Haji Wright
- 72′⇄
Minhyeok Yang
Substitution
Off: Ephron Mason-Clark
- ⇄
Harry Amass
Substitution
Off: Ali Ahmed
75′ - ⇄
Oscar Schwartau
Substitution
Off: Anis Slimane
78′ - ⇄
Jack Stacey
Substitution
Off: Ben Chrisene
82′ Philippe Clement
Yellowcard
Argument
90+2′Ben Chrisene
Yellowcard
90+7′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 7.67 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 82 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 46 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 7.67 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 78 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 7.76 | |
| 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.38 | |
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| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 44 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Norwich City
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Match stats
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
Coventry City
Latest: Birmingham City · 2–3
Match stats
4 Jan 2026, 12:00 · Away vs Birmingham City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Norwich City’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Norwich City’s home games with Coventry City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Norwich City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Coventry City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Norwich City
Coventry City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Norwich City
Coventry City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Norwich City
Coventry City
Previous meetings
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