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

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Championship · 2024-25

Norwich City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road 26,400 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Ryan Hedges

Josh Sargent 65' 1–1

Borja Sainz 73' 2–1

2–2 88' Yuki Ohashi

Jack Stacey 27' Y

Callum Doyle 45' Y

Y 45' Lewis Travis

Y 68' Tyrhys Dolan

Y 78' Hayden Carter

Overview

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

Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-01-08 Norwich City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
10 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
16 May	Leeds United FC	A	0–4	L
12 May	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D
04 May	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
27 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	4–2	W
04 May	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–3	L
13 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#17	Position	#16
9	Points	9
8	Played	8
3 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
16	Scored	12
17	Conceded	12
-1	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.13
38%	Win %	25%

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

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ 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

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Norwich City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
15' The 26-year-old Marcelino Nunez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' A stunning finish from Ryan Hedges — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Norwich City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Callum Doyle gets a card.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Benjamin Chrisene is replaced by Jose Cordoba on 58 minute.
63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Makhtar Gueye departs to be replaced by Yuki Ohashi.
65' The USA Josh Sargent breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-1!
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tyrhys Dolan.
73' Assisted by Josh Sargent with the perfectly-timed delivery and Borja Sainz makes no mistake. 2-1!
76' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Liam Gibbs comes on to replace Amankwah Forson.
78' The referee calls foul for Hayden Carter. He receives a card.
81' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arnor Sigurdsson is hanging Joe Rankin-Costello on the field on 81 minute.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
88' Yuki Ohashi adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
89' Kellen Fisher is replacing Borja Sainz for the Norwich City FC side.
90' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Hayden Carter is replaced by Danny Batth.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Grant Hanley
25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 58'
12
George Long
8
Liam Gibbs ↑ 76'
47
Abu Kamara ↑ 89'
40
Brad Hills
35
Kellen Fisher ↑ 89'
33
Jose Cordoba ↑ 58'
44
Elliot Myles

Coach Johannes Thorup

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Andreas Weimann 64'
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 81'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
9
Makhtar Gueye ↓ Yuki Ohashi 64'
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter ↓ Danny Batth 90'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ John Buckley 81'

Bench

14
Andreas Weimann ↑ 64'
4
Kyle McFadzean
15
Danny Batth ↑ 90'
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↑ 81'
23
Yuki Ohashi ↑ 64'
21
John Buckley ↑ 81'
29
Jack Vale
13
Joe Hilton
39
Leo Duru

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Norwich City FC Form

2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-10 Oxford United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-05-16 Leeds United FC 4–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-05-12 Norwich City FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC W 2024-05-04 Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2024-04-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-13 Leeds United FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC37% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

63%

Norwich City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC29% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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