Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 34' Darnell Fisher
Xavier Quintilla 47' Y
Y 82' Scott Sinclair

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks

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

4
5
3
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
26 Jul Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
18 Jul Burnley FC H 0–2 L
14 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul West Ham United FC H 0–4 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Norwich City FC A 2–2 D
12 Sep Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
22 Jul Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Brentford FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Preston North End FC
#9 Position #14
65 Points 60
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
63 Scored 55
56 Conceded 62
+7 GD -7
1.41 PPG 1.30
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Norwich City FC get us underway at Carrow Road.
  • 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' 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.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Scott Sinclair gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Ben Godfrey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 24' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Kieran Dowell has done his job and it is now time for Przemyslaw Placheta to step up.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' Magnificent from Teemu Pukki! That is 110 goals in 368 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Darnell Fisher gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' Norwich City FC have won 460 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' Darnell Fisher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Xavier Quintilla. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Adam Idah. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 63 minute.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Over 73 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ben Davies is replaced by Andrew Hughes on 79 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Brad Potts. He replaces Alan Browne on 80 minute.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Scott Sinclair will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' What composure from Przemyslaw Placheta! The Poland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 89' Todd Cantwell makes way for Jordan Hugill at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 5
Gabriel Sara 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Kieran Dowell 2
Przemyslaw Placheta 1
Borja Sainz 1
Darnell Fisher 1
Duane Holmes 1

Head to Head

2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Norwich City FC Form

2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-18 Norwich City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2020-07-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 West Ham United FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-07-11 Preston North End FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC40% Draw27% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC29% Draw44% Preston North End FC27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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