Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Carrow Road as Norwich City FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Tendayi Darikwa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Jack Colback is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Stiepermann.
  • 32' Christoph Zimmermann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Godfrey.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Magnificent from Matty Cash! That is 21 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Matty Cash with the second goal in the match!
  • 49' Danny Fox picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Robinson is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 51.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Teemu Pukki gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Teemu Pukki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Onel Hernandez on, Todd Cantwell off on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Goal! Jack Robinson scores his 14 goal in 372 matches.
  • 66' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Robinson departs to be replaced by Saidy Janko.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Colback.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Lewis Grabban is replaced by Daryl Murphy.
  • 72' Jamal Lewis makes way for Dennis Srbeny at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • 74' A stunning finish from Matty Cash — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' A goal from the Bosnia-Herzegovina international Mario Vrancic! He fires home on 77 to make it 1-4!
  • 80' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 83' The whistle greets Matty Cash as he departs to be replaced by Gil Dias.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' GOAL! Onel Hernandez fires home to make it 2-4!
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Costel Pantilimon.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Jack Robinson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jacob Sorensen 1
Anthony Knockaert 1
Kieran Dowell 1
Teemu Pukki 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.