Saturday , 14 November 2026

Norwich City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Norwich City FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Marco Stiepermann 27' Y
Ben Godfrey 37' Y
Y 49' Danny Fox
Y 51' Jack Robinson
Teemu Pukki 55' Y
Y 67' Jack Colback
Mario Vrancic 80' Y
Y 90' Costel Pantilimon

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Dale
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Darren Blunden

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
1
Norwich City FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
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
26 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 3–3 D
22 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
01 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
27 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Norwich City FC A 3–3 D
22 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
17 Dec Derby County FC A 0–0 D
08 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
28 Nov Aston Villa FC A 5–5 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Carrow Road!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Nottingham Forest 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.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Timm Klose has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' Poor challenge from Marco Stiepermann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 37' Ben Godfrey is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' Joao Carvalho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Matty Cash — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matty Cash makes it 0-2.
  • 49' Danny Fox is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Jack Robinson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' The whistle greets Todd Cantwell as he departs to be replaced by Onel Hernandez.
  • 65' Magnificent from Jack Robinson! That is 15 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' Saidy Janko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Robinson on 66 minute.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Jack Colback on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Daryl Murphy. He replaces Lewis Grabban on 71 minute.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Dennis Srbeny on, Jamal Lewis off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matty Cash makes it 0-4.
  • 77' Mario Vrancic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Mario Vrancic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Matty Cash is replaced by Gil Dias.
  • 88' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Assisted by Ben Godfrey with the perfectly-timed delivery and Onel Hernandez makes no mistake. 2-4!
  • 90' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

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

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

2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2018-12-08 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-12-01 Norwich City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-11-27 Hull City AFC 0–0 Norwich City FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-12-17 Derby County FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC48% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
52%
Norwich City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC35% Draw39% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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