Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Norwich City FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Norwich City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Derby County FC
Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Carrow Road 25,058 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mohamed Toure 33' 1–0
1–1 54' David Ozoh
Liam Gibbs 60' 2–1
Y 19' Ben Brereton
Mohamed Toure 45' Y
Vladan Kovacevic 69' Y
Y 82' Lewis Travis
Y 88' Matt Clarke

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Hugh Gilroy (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 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
2
3
Norwich City FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2025-10-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2025-02-08 Norwich City FC 1–1 Derby County FC 2024-09-28 Derby County FC 2–3 Norwich City FC 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 4–2 W
11 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Millwall FC A 2–1 W
03 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
21 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
03 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
21 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Derby County FC
#17 Position #22
9 Points 5
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 5
16 Scored 7
17 Conceded 14
-1 GD -7
1.13 PPG 0.63
38% Win % 13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Derby County FC are 22nd (5 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
Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/4
■ 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
Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 2 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 2 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Derby County FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Joe Ward has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • 19' Ben Brereton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 19.
  • 24' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' England international David Ozoh has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' A goal from the Australia international Mohamed Toure! He fires home on 33 to make it 1-0!
  • 38' Derby County FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a card on 45.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' David Ozoh does the damage! The net is bulging and Derby County FC surge ahead!
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Derby County FC that had 393 games and scored 459 goals.
  • 60' Sensational shot from Liam Gibbs. Norwich City FC is back in the lead.
  • 62' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Mohamed Toure has done his job and it is now time for Mathias Kvistgaarden to step up.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Lars-Jorgen Salvesen comes on to replace Jaydon Banel.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Vladan Kovacevic on 69 minutes earns him a card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — Oscar Fraulo on, David Ozoh off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Amankwah Forson departs to be replaced by Errol Mundle-Smith.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a card for Lewis Travis.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Owen Eames comes on to replace Lewis Travis.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! Matt Clarke argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Sam Field. He replaces Jack Stacey on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Norwich City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Sainz 3
Teemu Pukki 2
David Ozoh 1
Fikayo Tomori 1
Mohamed Toure 1
Ben Godfrey 1
Liam Gibbs 1
Wayne Rooney 1

Head to Head

2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2025-10-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2025-02-08 Norwich City FC 1–1 Derby County FC 2024-09-28 Derby County FC 2–3 Norwich City FC 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC W 2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-06 Millwall FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W

Derby County FC Form

2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-18 Derby County FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.2 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC59% Draw22% Derby County FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Derby County FC
41%
Norwich City FC or Derby County FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC43% Draw40% Derby County FC17%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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