Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Norwich City FC host Nottingham Forest FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The 33-year-old Christoph Zimmermann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Stiepermann is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Ben Godfrey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Ben Godfrey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matty Cash makes it 0-1.
  • 46' Matty Cash adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Danny Fox gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Robinson.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Teemu Pukki argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Onel Hernandez is hanging Todd Cantwell on the field on 63 minute.
  • 65' A goal from the England international Jack Robinson! He fires home on 65 to make it 0-3!
  • 66' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 66 minute. Jack Robinson leaves to be changed by Saidy Janko.
  • 67' Jack Colback picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Daryl Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Grabban at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Dennis Srbeny comes on to replace Jamal Lewis.
  • 74' What a moment for Matty Cash! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 77' Assisted by Teemu Pukki with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mario Vrancic makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mario Vrancic.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Matty Cash is replaced by Gil Dias.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 90' A goal from the Cuba international Onel Hernandez! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-4!
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Costel Pantilimon.
  • 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
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.