Sunday , 16 August 2026

Norwich City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
6 – 1
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Tue 26 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC Carrow Road 25,893 HT 45' · FT 45'
Borja Sainz 2' 1–0
Borja Sainz 17' 2–0
2–1 39' Mustapha Bundu
Shane Duffy 51' 3–1
Borja Sainz 72' 4–1
Anis Ben Slimane 80' 5–1
Ante Crnac 82' 6–1
Y 38' Matthew Sorinola

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Graham Kane

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

2
2
Norwich City FC 4 games · Avg 5.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-03-29 Norwich City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2023-09-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 6–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 6–1 W
23 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
05 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
27 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 3–3 D
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Norwich City FC A 1–6 L
22 Nov Watford FC H 2–2 D
09 Nov Derby County FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
02 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
26 Oct Preston North End FC H 3–3 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% 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' Norwich City FC have kicked off against Plymouth Argyle FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' A goal from the Spain international Borja Sainz! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' GOAL! Borja Sainz scores on 17. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes
  • 22' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wayne Rooney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Plymouth Argyle FC is showing some good football. However, Plymouth Argyle FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Plymouth Argyle FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 39' The Sierra Leone Mustapha Bundu breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-1!
  • 44' Norwich City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Plymouth Argyle FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 49' Norwich City FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' The Ireland centre-back Shane Duffy breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 3-1!
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Plymouth Argyle FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Obafemi is hanging Matthew Sorinola on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' Liam Gibbs is replacing Amankwah Forson for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 68' Plymouth Argyle FC have won 402 goals from 331 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 71' The whistle greets Liam Gibbs as he departs to be replaced by Oscar Schwartau.
  • 72' Assisted by Jack Stacey with the perfectly-timed delivery and Borja Sainz makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 77' Julio Pleguezuelo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Plymouth Argyle FC so far.
  • 80' GOAL! Anis Ben Slimane fires home to make it 5-1!
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Caleb Roberts. He replaces Andre Gray on 81 minute.
  • 82' Ante Crnac is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' Ashley Barnes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Borja Sainz at the 83 minute mark.
  • 84' Norwich City FC make a change. Benjamin Chrisene trudges off to be replaced by Brad Hills on 84 minutes.
  • 89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Another three points for Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Morgan Whittaker 4
Borja Sainz 3
Adam Idah 2
Ryan Hardie 2
Josh Sargent 2
Ante Crnac 1
Mustapha Bundu 1
Dan Scarr 1

Head to Head

2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-03-29 Norwich City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2023-09-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 6–2 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-11-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2024-11-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-11-02 Leeds United FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-10-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.44 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC56% Draw21% Plymouth Argyle FC23%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
44%
Norwich City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC43% Draw37% Plymouth Argyle FC20%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.2%
4 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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