Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Norwich City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 17 Dec 2022 · 17:30 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Daniel Ayala

Kenny McLean 57' Y

Grant Hanley 79' Y

Y 83' Tyler Morton

Teemu Pukki 90' Y

Y 90' Thomas Kaminski

Ben Gibson 90' Y

Overview

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Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

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

Norwich City FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–2	L
10 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–0	W
12 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
02 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–4	L
13 Nov	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
01 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#24	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Carrow Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Norwich City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
4' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sam Gallagher on 4.
9' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
19' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
28' The referee calls foul for Daniel Ayala. He receives a Yellow card.
33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
38' Blackburn Rovers 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.
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
53' Scotland international Grant Hanley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' Kenny McLean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
58' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Liam Gibbs on, Gabriel Sara off on 58 minutes.
59' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Bradley Dack has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Szmodics to step up.
64' Ryan Hedges is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 64 minute mark.
65' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Ryan Hedges on 65 minute.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
73' Norwich City FC make a change. Danel Sinani trudges off to be replaced by Adam Idah on 73 minutes.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Angus Gunn made 348 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' Grant Hanley is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
83' Poor challenge from Tyler Morton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' The deadlock is broken! Tyrhys Dolan gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
87' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Marcelino Nunez comes on to replace Sam McCallum.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Teemu Pukki is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Kieran Dowell
25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 58'
1
Tim Krul
11
Adam Idah ↑ 73'
4
Andrew Omobamidele
46
Liam Gibbs ↑ 58'
26
Marcelino Nunez ↑ 87'

Coach Dean Smith

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Norwich City FC Form

2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-10 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-11-05 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2022-11-02 Norwich City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2022-10-29 Norwich City FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-13 Burnley FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.53 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.57 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC30% Draw42% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes20% 0% No80%

Avg goals/match: 1.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	64%	36%
± 1.5	31%	69%
± 2.5	11%	89%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Norwich City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC14% Draw71% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

36.2%

0 – 1

17.2%

1 – 0

15.6%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 1

2.8%

2 – 2

0 – 3

0.9%

3 – 0

0.7%

1 – 3

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	19%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	21%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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