Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

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 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Cafu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 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' 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.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samba Sow.
  • 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' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Aarons made 368 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Goal! Jacob Sorensen scores his 3 goal in 2 matches.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Oliver Skipp. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 59' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 63' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 63 minute. Lyle Taylor leaves to be changed by Guerrero.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' The whistle greets Harry Arter as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Knockaert.
  • 73' Goal! Anthony Knockaert scores his 12 goal in 336 matches.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Max Aarons gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' The whistle greets Marco Stiepermann as he departs to be replaced by Alexander Tettey.
  • 77' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emiliano Buendia on 77.
  • 82' Sammy Ameobi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' Kenny McLean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 83 minute.
  • 86' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Cyrus Christie departs to be replaced by Carl Jenkinson.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Todd Cantwell on 87.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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