Thursday , 1 October 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Marcelino Nunez
Dominic Hyam 56' 1–1
Tyrhys Dolan 14' Y
Y 79' Christian Fassnacht
Y 90' Ben Gibson
Scott Wharton 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

3
4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-04-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-08 Norwich City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
17 Feb Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
13 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
10 Feb Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
03 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
17 Feb Cardiff City FC H 4–1 W
13 Feb Watford FC H 4–2 W
10 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D
03 Feb Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
28 Jan Liverpool FC A 2–5 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Norwich City FC
#16 Position #17
9 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
12 Scored 16
12 Conceded 17
+0 GD -1
1.13 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' That looks like a foul for a card for Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 16' Ryan Hedges makes way for Harry Pickering at the 16 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Sara made 377 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Marcelino Nunez adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Jack Stacey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' What an equalizer from Dominic Hyam!
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Onel Hernandez on, Borja Sainz off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 74 minute. John Buckley leaves to be changed by Andrew Moran.
  • 75' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Marcelino Nunez is withdrawn and Ashley Barnes gets his opportunity.
  • 79' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a card on 79.
  • 84' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Arnor Sigurdsson gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Jacob Sorensen gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Grant Hanley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That is a card for Norwich City FC. Ben Gibson will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Harvey Elliot 1
Josh Sargent 1
Kenny McLean 1

Head to Head

2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-04-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-08 Norwich City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC W 2024-02-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-03 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-01-28 Liverpool FC 5–2 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.14 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw23% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Norwich City FC
52%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw39% Norwich City FC24%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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