Championship
·Matchday 31
Featured match
- Anis Ben Slimane 73'
- Mohamed Touré 78'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Norwich beat Blackburn 2-0. Scorers for Norwich: Anis Ben Slimane 73', Mohamed Touré 78'. Norwich had 55% of possession.
Norwich
Blackburn
- Full-time 2 - 0
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88'
E. Cashin Yellow card · Blackburn E. Cashin of Blackburn is booked
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88'
T. Cantwell Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for T. Cantwell (Blackburn)
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85'
M. Jørgensen Out: Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: M. Jørgensen comes on for Yuki Ohashi
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83'
S. Field Yellow card · Norwich Yellow card for S. Field (Norwich)
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78'
Mohamed Touré 2-0 Goal · Norwich Mohamed Touré finds the net for Norwich (2-0)
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77'
M. Kvistgaarden Out: Anis Ben Slimane · Norwich Substitution for Norwich: M. Kvistgaarden comes on for Anis Ben Slimane
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77'
J. Stacey Out: Ali Ahmed · Norwich Substitution for Norwich: J. Stacey comes on for Ali Ahmed
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76'
A. Guðjohnsen Out: Lewis Miller · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Guðjohnsen comes on for Lewis Miller
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74'
Anis Ben Slimane Yellow card · Norwich Anis Ben Slimane of Norwich is booked
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73'
Anis Ben Slimane 1-0 Goal · Norwich Goal for Norwich! Anis Ben Slimane makes it 1-0
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66'
C. O'Riordan Out: H. Carter · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: C. O'Riordan comes on for H. Carter
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65'
O. Afolayan Out: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: O. Afolayan comes on for Ryoya Morishita
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62'
O. Schwartau Out: T. Springett · Norwich Substitution for Norwich: O. Schwartau comes on for T. Springett
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62'
S. Field Out: Jacob Wright · Norwich Substitution for Norwich: S. Field comes on for Jacob Wright
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51'
Mohamed Touré Out: J. Makama · Norwich Substitution for Norwich: Mohamed Touré comes on for J. Makama
- Half-time 0 - 0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Norwich
Blackburn
WWWWL
Last 5 matches LLDLW
1.8Goals scored per match0.5
0.9Goals conceded per match1.2
2Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Norwich4-2-3-1
Blackburn4-2-3-1
20
6.2
Cashin
88'
E. Cashin
- 88'Yellow card
- 66'Out
- 76'Out
21
6.9
Ahmed
77'
Ali Ahmed
- 77'Out
- 73'Goal
- 74'Yellow card
- 77'Out
- 62'Out
Norwich4-2-3-1
Coach: Philippe Clement
Starting XI
- 1GK V. Kovačević 6.9
- 35DF K. Fisher 7.0
- 15DF Ruairi McConville 7.9
- 33DF José Córdoba 7.2
- 14DF B. Chrisene 7.2
- 16MF Jacob Wright62' 6.9
- 23MF Kenneth McLean 7.3
- 42MF T. Springett62' 6.7
- 20MF Anis Ben Slimane73'74'77' 6.9
- 21MF Ali Ahmed77' 6.9
- 24FW J. Makama51' 6.2
Substitutes
- 32GK D. Grimshaw
- 3DF J. Stacey77' 6.7
- 6DF H. Darling
- 26MF S. Field62'83' 6.6
- 8MF L. Gibbs
- 19— P. A. Diallo
- 29FW O. Schwartau62' 6.7
- 30FW M. Kvistgaarden77' 7.3
- 37FW Mohamed Touré51'78' 6.9
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: Valerien Ismael
Starting XI
- 22GK Balázs Tóth 6.0
- 12DF Lewis Miller76' 6.6
- 17DF H. Carter66' 6.6
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 6.7
- 20DF E. Cashin88' 6.2
- 24MF M. Baradji 6.0
- 6MF S. Tronstad 6.9
- 2MF Ryan Alebiosu 5.6
- 10MF T. Cantwell88' 6.2
- 25MF Ryoya Morishita65' 6.7
- 23FW Yuki Ohashi85' 6.7
Substitutes
- 35GK N. Michalski
- 3DF H. Pickering
- 26DF C. O'Riordan66' 6.2
- 5MF T. Gardner-Hickman
- 31MF Kristi Montgomery
- 14DF D. De Neve
- 21FW O. Afolayan65' 7.5
- 29FW M. Jørgensen85' 6.5
- 11FW A. Guðjohnsen76' 6.3
Norwich
Blackburn
55%
45%
12
Shots
6
3
On target
0
5
Off target
4
5
Corners
4
12
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
2
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Saves
1
441
Passes
351
79%
Pass accuracy
77%
1.50
Expected goals
0.26
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Norwich wins2Draws3
Blackburn wins3Last meetings
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30 August 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
0-2
Norwich
-
1 March 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
1-1
Norwich
-
17 August 2024 · Championship
Norwich
2-2
Blackburn
-
24 February 2024 · Championship
Blackburn
1-1
Norwich
-
5 November 2023 · Championship
Norwich
1-3
Blackburn
-
7 April 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
0-2
Norwich
-
8 January 2023 · FA Cup
Norwich
0-1
Blackburn
-
17 December 2022 · Championship
Norwich
0-2
Blackburn