Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Carrow Road.
- Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee George Byrne
- Referee Nick Greenhalgh
- Referee Darren Bond
- Referee Graham Kane
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 05 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W 02 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–3 L 28 Nov Coventry City FC H 1–1 D 24 Nov Stoke City FC A 3–2 W 21 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–2 L 05 Dec Reading FC A 0–2 L 02 Dec Watford FC H 0–0 D 29 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L 24 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L 21 Nov Barnsley FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Norwich City FC0-15–/216-302/131-451/146-602/361-753/176+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Norwich City FC is hosting Nottingham Forest FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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 Lyle Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' 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.
- 27' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 27.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Grant Hanley made 359 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 37' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emiliano Buendia, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 11 goals in the last 10 games.
- 48' Goal! Jacob Sorensen scores his 2 goal in 2 matches.
- 53' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 58' 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.
- 59' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 63' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 63 minute. Lyle Taylor leaves to be changed by Guerrero.
- 68' Joe Lolley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 71' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Harry Arter is replaced by Anthony Knockaert.
- 73' Goal! Anthony Knockaert scores his 12 goal in 323 matches.
- 74' The referee calls foul for Max Aarons. He receives a Yellow card.
- 76' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Marco Stiepermann is replaced by Alexander Tettey.
- 77' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emiliano Buendia on 77.
- 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Kenny McLean. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 83 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Cyrus Christie is replaced by Carl Jenkinson.
- 87' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Todd Cantwell gets a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Norwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 33
- 6
- 5
- 8
- 18
- 22
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17
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Kenny McLean 83'
- 2
- 19
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24
Josh Martin ↓ Todd Cantwell 76'
Bench
- 10
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27
Alexander Tettey ↑ 76'
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14
Todd Cantwell ↑ 76'
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23
Kenny McLean ↑ 83'
- 9
- 50
- 44
Coach Daniel FarkeNottingham Forest FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 3
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31
Harry Arter ↓ Anthony Knockaert 71'
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2
Cyrus Christie ↓ Carl Jenkinson 86'
- 11
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33
Lyle Taylor ↓ Guerrero 63'
- 30
- 18
- 5
- 4
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21
Samba Sow ↓ Alexander Mighten 86'
Bench
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16
Carl Jenkinson ↑ 86'
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28
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 71'
- 12
- 20
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Guerrero ↑ 63'
- 44
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17
Alexander Mighten ↑ 86'
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Coach Chris Hughton -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matty Cash 2 Timm Klose 2 Emiliano Buendia 1 Jacob Sorensen 1 Anthony Knockaert 1 Kieran Dowell 1 Teemu Pukki 1 Lewis Grabban 1 Head to Head
Norwich City FC Form
2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-11-28 Norwich City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC WNottingham Forest FC Form
2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-11-21 Barnsley FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.71 Norwich City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Nottingham Forest FC xGI would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Norwich City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Norwich City FC or Draw 80%Draw or Nottingham Forest FC 45%Norwich City FC or Nottingham Forest FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Norwich City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%1 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.8%0 – 0 8%1 – 2 5.9%0 – 1 5.7%3 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 5%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC
Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 23% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.