Thursday , 1 October 2026

Coventry City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Jonathan Rowe
Ben Gibson og 88' 1–1
Y 74' Jonathan Rowe
Yasin Ayari 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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
8
Coventry City FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-01-21 Coventry City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
04 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
30 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
25 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
15 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
30 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–6 L
20 Sep Leicester City FC H 0–2 L
16 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% 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' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Josh Eccles has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Tony Springett has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' England international Ben Wilson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' A goal from the England international Jonathan Rowe! He fires home on 41 to make it 0-1!
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 372 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Sam McCallum departs to be replaced by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 68' Coventry 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.
  • 72' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Liam Kitching has done his job and it is now time for Joel Latibeaudiere to step up.
  • 74' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Jay Dasilva makes way for Milan van Ewijk at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 76' The whistle greets Jamie Allen as he departs to be replaced by Luis Binks.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Liam Gibbs as he leaves the pitch. Danny Batth steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 88' The England Ben Gibson breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 0-2!
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yasin Ayari.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Coventry City FC 1-1 Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 4
Jamie Allen 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Borja Sainz 2
Kieran Dowell 2
Onel Hernandez 2
Michael Rose 1
Mario Vrancic 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-01-21 Coventry City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-09-30 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-09-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 6–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-09-20 Norwich City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Norwich City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC37% Draw29% Norwich City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Norwich City FC
63%
Coventry City FC or Norwich City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC27% Draw47% Norwich City FC26%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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