Norwich City vs Birmingham 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 1. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 14': Goal! Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 2. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by August Priske.
- 39': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Paris Maghoma replaces Liam Gibbs.
- 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Demarai Gray.
- 67': Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 2. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Touré.
- 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Marvin Ducksch.
- 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
- 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mohamed Touré.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces August Priske because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 84': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
- 90': Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 90': Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Darling replaces José Córdoba.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 2.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,537
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Coventry City | 33 | 65 | 6 |
| +17 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 62 | 7 |
| +2 | Millwall | 33 | 56 | 9 |
| +20 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 54 | 7 |
Statistics
BIR |
NOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.4 | Possession | 61.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 399 |
| 312 | Passes | 501 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 35 | Clearances | 9 |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladan Kovacevic (GK) |
| 33 | José Córdoba |
| 15 | Ruairi McConville |
| 14 | Benjamin Chrisene |
| 35 | Kellen Fisher |
| 20 | Anis Ben Slimane |
| 26 | Sam Field |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 37 | Mohamed Toure |
| 21 | Ali Ahmed |
| 8 | Liam Gibbs |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 37 | Jonathan Panzo |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 31 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Bright Osayi-Samuel |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 14 | Jhon Solís |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 29 | August Priske |
| 10 | Demarai Gray |
| 23 | Carlos Vicente |
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