Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Ewood Park 12,240 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90' Ante Crnac
Andreas Weimann 90+7' 1–1
Y 22' Kellen Fisher
Emmanuel Dennis 67' Y
Emmanuel Dennis 85' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
22 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W
09 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
04 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
22 Feb Stoke City FC H 4–2 W
15 Feb Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
11 Feb Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
08 Feb Derby County FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb Watford FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Norwich City FC
#20 Position #9
52 Points 65
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 19 / 8 / 19
42 Scored 63
56 Conceded 56
-14 GD +7
1.13 PPG 1.41
28% Win % 41%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Johannes Thorup might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kellen Fisher on 22.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 32' Norwich City FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Lewis Dobbin has done his job and it is now time for Ante Crnac to step up.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 368 games and scored 460 goals.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Todd Cantwell makes way for Andreas Weimann at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 62' The whistle greets Tyrhys Dolan as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Dennis. He receives a card.
  • 72' Josh Sargent has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 74' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Kellen Fisher by Jack Stacey on 74 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Augustus Kargbo is replaced by Ryan Hedges on 76 minute.
  • 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Emmanuel Dennis gets a card.
  • 88' Norwich City FC make a change. Benjamin Chrisene trudges off to be replaced by Emiliano Marcondes on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Magnificent from Ante Crnac! That is 8 goals in 368 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Ben Gibson 1
Yuki Ohashi 1
Ante Crnac 1

Head to Head

2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-02-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-08 Norwich City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw30% Norwich City FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Norwich City FC
65%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw51% Norwich City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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