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Norwich City vs Preston North End
14 Mar 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Norwich CityMin
Preston North EndAnis Slimane
Yellowcard
Simulation
13′- ⚽
Ali Ahmed 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
17′ - ⚽
Kenny McLean 2-0
Goal · Free Kick
Free Kick
39′ - ⇄
Kellen Fisher
Substitution
Off: Ben Chrisene
60′ - ⇄
Sam Field
Substitution
Off: P. Mattsson
61′ - ⇄
Paris Maghoma
Substitution
Off: Anis Slimane
61′ - ⇄
Errol Mundle-Smith
Substitution
Off: Mathias Kvistgaarden
61′ - 64′⇄
Alfie Devine
Substitution
Off: Andrew Moran
- 64′⇄
Brad Potts
Substitution
Off: Odeluga Offiah
- 65′⇄
Pol Valentín
Substitution
Off: Jordan Andrew Thompson
- 81′⇄
Robbie Brady
Substitution
Off: Thierry Small
- 81′⇄
Michael Smith
Substitution
Off: Ben Whiteman
- 87′
Brad Potts
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Amankwah Forson
Substitution
Off: Ali Ahmed
88′
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 | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.95 | |
| 60 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 61 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.55 | |
| 61 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.54 | |
| 88 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 61 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.01 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Norwich City
Latest: Sheffield United · 2–1
Match stats
11 Mar 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Sheffield United · 2025/2026
Preston North End
Latest: Coventry City · 0–3
Match stats
11 Mar 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Coventry City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Norwich City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Norwich City’s home games with Preston North End’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
Preston North End
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
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Norwich City
Preston North End
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
Preston North End
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.