Sunday , 4 October 2026

Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Y 27' Samba Sow
Oliver Skipp 53' Y
Emiliano Buendia 59' Y
Max Aarons 74' Y
Todd Cantwell 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Graham Kane

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
1
Norwich City FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Bosnia-Herzegovina international Mario Vrancic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' 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 Michael McGovern suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Samba Sow has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Samba Sow has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 48' A goal from the Denmark international Jacob Sorensen! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
  • 53' Oliver Skipp catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Cyrus Christie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Guerrero is replacing Lyle Taylor for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Anthony Knockaert on, Harry Arter off on 71 minutes.
  • 73' GOAL! Anthony Knockaert fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 74' A moment of madness from Max Aarons on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 76' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Tettey is hanging Marco Stiepermann on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' Sensational shot from Emiliano Buendia. Norwich City FC is back in the lead.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Kenny McLean comes on to replace Emiliano Buendia.
  • 86' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carl Jenkinson is hanging Cyrus Christie on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Todd Cantwell will be fuming at that decision.
  • Norwich City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Cash 2
Timm Klose 2
Onel Hernandez 1
Jack Robinson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jacob Sorensen 1
Anthony Knockaert 1
Kieran Dowell 1

Head to Head

2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

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 W

Nottingham 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC55% Draw24% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC36% Draw45% Nottingham Forest FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.