Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 37' Kenny McLean
Diego Rico 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-01-18 Norwich City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
12 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
26 Jul Everton FC A 3–1 W
19 Jul Southampton FC H 0–2 L
15 Jul Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
19 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
26 Jul Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
18 Jul Burnley FC H 0–2 L
14 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vitality Stadium will turn into a battlefield for AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Arnaut Danjuma puts AFC Bournemouth on the lead.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Kenny McLean on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oliver Skipp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kenny McLean suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
  • 62' Norwich City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' The whistle greets Dominic Solanke as he departs to be replaced by Joshua King.
  • 69' Norwich City FC make a change. Kenny McLean trudges off to be replaced by Mario Vrancic on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Diego Rico catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' The whistle greets Onel Hernandez as he departs to be replaced by Adam Idah.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Dan Gosling. He replaces Philip Billing on 78 minute.
  • 81' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Lukas Rupp has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Hugill to step up.
  • 86' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 87' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Sam Surridge on, Arnaut Danjuma off on 87 minutes.
  • 1-0 the final result. Norwich City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arnaut Danjuma 2
Teemu Pukki 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Lloyd Kelly 1
Sam Surridge 1

Head to Head

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-01-18 Norwich City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Norwich City FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-07-26 Everton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-07-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Southampton FC L 2020-07-15 Manchester City FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Norwich City FC Form

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-18 Norwich City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2020-07-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth47% Draw30% Norwich City FC23%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
77%
Draw or Norwich City FC
53%
AFC Bournemouth or Norwich City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth29% Draw54% Norwich City FC17%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.