Norwich City vs Preston North End · Championship
Norwich City
15-6-16
2 – 0
FT
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Preston North End
12-13-13
Carrow Road · Norwich · England
Norwich City finished 2-0 ahead of Preston North End at Carrow Road (crowd 25,285). Ali Ahmed got the deciding goal at the 17-minute mark and Kenny McLean widened the gap after 39 minutes. The ball split 63% to 37% and the shots 9 to 15. 4 of the 9 shots by Norwich City were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- Carrow Road · Norwich · England
- Crowd
- 25,285
- Referee
- Gavin Ward
- Norwich City form
- LLLLD
- Preston form
- DLLLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
9Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
5Corner Kicks3
4Saves1
62.6%Possession37.4%
9Shots15
4On Goal4
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
357Accurate Passes184
460Passes274
80%Pass Completion %70%
0Accurate Crosses4
16Crosses11
0%Cross %40%
77Long Balls56
24Accurate Long Balls20
30%Long Balls %40%
1Blocked Shots6
8Effective Tackles5
9Tackles7
90%Tackle %70%
7Interceptions10
14Effective Clearances19
14Clearances19
Timeline
Full time · 2-0
🔁Forson Amankwahreplacing Ali Ahmed
88'
87'
🟨Brad Potts
81'
🔁Michael Smithreplacing Benjamin Whiteman
81'
🔁Robbie Bradyreplacing Thierry Small
65'
🔁Pol Valentínreplacing Jordan Thompson
64'
🔁Alfie Devinereplacing Andy Moran
64'
🔁Brad Pottsreplacing Odeluga Offiah
🔁Sam Fieldreplacing Pelle Mattsson
61'
🔁Paris Maghomareplacing Anis Slimane
61'
🔁Errol Mundle-Smithreplacing Mathias Kvistgaarden
61'
🔁Kellen Fisherreplacing Benjamin Chrisene
60'
Half-time · 2-0
⚽Kenny McLean
39'2 - 0
⚽Ali Ahmed
17'1 - 0
🟨Anis Slimane
13'
Kick-off
Teams
Norwich City4-2-3-1
30↓Kvistgaarden
21⚽↓Ahmed
20🟨↓Slimane
8Gibbs
23⚽McLean
7↓Mattsson
14↓Chrisene
33Córdoba
3Stacey
6Darling
1Kovacevic
Bench
- 26Sam Fieldon for Pelle Mattsson, 61'
- 46Errol Mundle-Smithon for Mathias Kvistgaarden, 61'
- 16Jacob Wright
- 35Kellen Fisheron for Benjamin Chrisene, 60'
- 5Jakov Medic
- 11Emiliano Marcondes
- 31Louie Moulden
- 18Forson Amankwahon for Ali Ahmed, 88'
- 25Paris Maghomaon for Anis Slimane, 61'
Preston North End5-3-2
17Dobbin
9Jebbison
15↓Thompson
4↓Whiteman
23↓Moran
26↓Small
16Hughes
6Lindsay
42↓Offiah
14Storey
1Iversen
Bench
- 2Pol Valentínon for Jordan Thompson, 65'
- 24Michael Smithon for Benjamin Whiteman, 81'
- 11Robbie Bradyon for Thierry Small, 81'
- 22Milos Lukovic
- 21Alfie Devineon for Andy Moran, 64'
- 28Milutin Osmajic
- 3Andrija Vukcevic
- 44Brad Pottson for Odeluga Offiah, 64' 🟨
- 13David Cornell
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
1Norwich City wins
3Level
1Preston wins
Last times they met
FT
Preston
1–1
Norwich City · 2025-26 English League Championship
FT
Norwich City
0–1
Preston · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Preston
2–2
Norwich City · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Preston
0–1
Norwich City · 2023-24 English League Championship
FT
Norwich City
0–0
Preston · 2023-24 English League Championship
Form
Last games: Norwich City
L2-1W2-0W2-0L3-0W2-1
Last games: Preston
L1-0D1-1L2-0L3-1L3-0
