Friday , 23 October 2026

Norwich City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Norwich City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Oscar Schwartau 28' 1–0
Pape Diallo 39' 2–0
2–1 64' Carlos Vicente
Benjamin Chrisene 13' Y
Jose Cordoba 25' Y
Jack Stacey 59' Y
Oscar Schwartau 60' Y
Y 60' Carlos Vicente
Y 83' Phil Neumann
Jovon Makama 83' Y
Ante Crnac 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

7
1
3
Norwich City FC 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2026-02-21 Norwich City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2025-11-22 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Norwich City FC 2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Sheffield United FC A 3–1 W
01 Sep Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
29 Aug Burnley FC H 4–1 W
22 Aug Millwall FC A 0–3 L
15 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
06 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 Sep Southampton FC H 1–1 D
28 Aug Wrexham AFC A 2–1 W
22 Aug Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
15 Aug Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Birmingham City FC
#21 Position #4
9 Points 20
11 Played 11
3 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 1
17 Scored 20
21 Conceded 11
-4 GD +9
0.82 PPG 1.82
27% Win % 45%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
36% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 21st (9 pts). Birmingham City FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/6
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/6
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/–
76+
3/2
■ 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
Birmingham City FC
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
August Priske 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
  • 5' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' Benjamin Chrisene catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 13.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Jack Stacey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Jose Cordoba was booked on 25.
  • 28' What a strike from Oscar Schwartau! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 392 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 39' GOAL! Pape Diallo scores on 39.
  • 44' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Anthony Musaba comes on to replace Pape Diallo.
  • 51' Norwich City FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Ethan Laird has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Jack Stacey. He receives a card.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Oscar Schwartau argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Cochrane is hanging Kristoffer Lund on the field on 61 minute.
  • 61' Carlos Vicente has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 61.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Laird. He replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel on 62 minute.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Vicente makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 65' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Andre Brooks departs to be replaced by Ante Crnac.
  • 70' Germany international Marvin Ducksch has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' Norwich City FC make a change. Oscar Schwartau trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Wright on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Luis Vazquez comes on to replace Tomoki Iwata.
  • 83' Phil Neumann picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Benjamin Chrisene is replaced by Harry Darling.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ante Crnac. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcelino Nunez 3
Teemu Pukki 3
Onel Hernandez 3
Onel Hernandez 2
Mario Vrancic 2
Maxime Colin 1
Jacques Maghoma 1
Christos Tzolis 1

Head to Head

2026-09-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2026-02-21 Norwich City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2025-11-22 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Norwich City FC 2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2026-09-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2026-09-05 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2026-09-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-08-29 Norwich City FC 4–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-22 Millwall FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-09-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-09-06 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2026-09-01 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2026-08-28 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC35% Draw25% Birmingham City FC40%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
65%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC24% Draw42% Birmingham City FC34%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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