Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
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
#6 Position #24
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

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

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Kellen Fisher catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
  • 27' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Lewis Dobbin makes way for Ante Crnac at the 34 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 49' The 26-year-old Marcelino Nunez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' Yuki Ohashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Andreas Weimann gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Todd Cantwell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Emmanuel Dennis on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Emmanuel Dennis is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 67.
  • 72' Adam Forshaw is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 74' Norwich City FC make a change. Kellen Fisher trudges off to be replaced by Jack Stacey on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Augustus Kargbo has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Hedges to step up.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Emmanuel Dennis argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 88' Emiliano Marcondes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benjamin Chrisene on 88 minute.
  • 90' What a strike from Ante Crnac! The score is 0-1.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Jack Vale 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Liam Gibbs 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
3 / 4
0.58 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw41% Norwich City FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Norwich City FC
69%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC15% Draw69% Norwich City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34%
0 – 1
16.4%
1 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
3.3%
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
0 – 3
0.9%
3 – 0
0.9%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 20% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 20% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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