Norwich City vs Preston 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 17': Goal! Norwich City 1, Preston North End 0. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 39': Goal! Norwich City 2, Preston North End 0. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 2, Preston North End 0.
- 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Kellen Fisher replaces Ben Chrisene because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Errol Mundle-Smith replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.
- 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Paris Maghoma replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Field replaces Pelle Mattsson.
- 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Odeluga Offiah.
- 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Alfie Devine replaces Andrew Moran.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Pol Valentín replaces Jordan Thompson.
- 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Thierry Small.
- 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 87': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Norwich City. Amankwah Forson replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Preston North End 0.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +38 | Coventry City | 38 | 77 | 7 |
| +22 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 70 | 8 |
| +28 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 68 | 7 |
| +9 | Millwall | 38 | 68 | 10 |
Statistics
 PNE |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 282 | Passes | 463 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 7 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 13 | Clearances | 13 |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladan Kovacevic (GK) |
| 33 | José Córdoba |
| 6 | Harry Darling |
| 14 | Benjamin Chrisene |
| 3 | Jack Stacey |
| 20 | Anis Ben Slimane  |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 7 | Pelle Mattsson |
| 30 | Mathias Kvistgaarden |
| 21 | Ali Ahmed |
| 8 | Liam Gibbs |
Preston North End (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 26 | Thierry Small |
| 42 | Odeluga Offiah |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson |
| 23 | Andy Moran |
| 17 | Lewis Dobbin |
| 9 | Daniel Jebbison |
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