Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
3 – 5
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road 26,838 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Colby Bishop
Josh Sargent 21' 1–1
1–2 39' Matt Ritchie
1–3 45+4' Colby Bishop pen
1–4 51' Colby Bishop
Jack Stacey 64' 2–4
2–5 71' Regan Poole
Emiliano Marcondes 90' 3–5
Y 31' Matt Ritchie
Y 32' Isaac Hayden
Borja Sainz 79' Y
Y 90' Andre Dozzell

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

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

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Norwich City FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC 2019-01-05 Norwich City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Portsmouth FC H 3–5 L
11 Apr Burnley FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Norwich City FC A 5–3 W
12 Apr Derby County FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
05 Apr Millwall FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Portsmouth FC
#9 Position #18
65 Points 55
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19
63 Scored 49
56 Conceded 64
+7 GD -15
1.41 PPG 1.20
41% Win % 30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Carrow Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Norwich City FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' GOAL! Colby Bishop fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' A goal from the USA international Josh Sargent! He fires home on 21 to make it 1-1!
  • 26' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 31.
  • 32' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Isaac Hayden will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' A goal from the Scotland international Matt Ritchie! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-2!
  • 44' Norwich City FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 46' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Stacey is hanging Marcelino Nunez on the field on 46 minute.
  • 49' Colby Bishop with the second goal in the match!
  • 51' GOAL! Colby Bishop scores on 51. Assisted by Josh Murphy
  • 55' A tactical swap from Portsmouth FC — Andre Dozzell on, Isaac Hayden off on 55 minutes.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Oscar Schwartau is replaced by Callum Doyle on 58 minute.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' What a moment for Jack Stacey! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Jose Cordoba has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Sorensen to step up.
  • 71' The deadlock is broken! Regan Poole gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Kusini Yengi comes on to replace Colby Bishop.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Borja Sainz gets a card.
  • 84' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Robert Atkinson departs to be replaced by Zak Swanson.
  • 89' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Kellen Fisher has done his job and it is now time for Amankwah Forson to step up.
  • 90' Magnificent from Emiliano Marcondes! That is 8 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Andre Dozzell was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-5.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Colby Bishop 3
Andre Green 1
Pelle Mattsson 1
Jack Stacey 1
Josh Sargent 1
Emiliano Marcondes 1
Matt Ritchie 1
Regan Poole 1

Head to Head

2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC 2019-01-05 Norwich City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Norwich City FC Form

2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-11 Burnley FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-03-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC W 2025-04-12 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Portsmouth FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC37% Draw27% Portsmouth FC36%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
63%
Norwich City FC or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC29% Draw43% Portsmouth FC28%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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