Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Norwich City FC

0 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 76' Ched Evans

Y 80' Jordan Storey

Overview

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

Norwich City FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Abbas Khan

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
03 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
28 Nov	Watford FC	A	2–3	L
25 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
11 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	3–2	W
05 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D
01 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
28 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
25 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
04 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Preston North End FC
#12	Position	#24
21	Points	8
15	Played	15
7 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
32	Scored	13
24	Conceded	30
+8	GD	-17
1.40	PPG	0.53
47%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

6/6

16-30

6/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/6

61-75

9/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden	4 G	4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma	4 G	2 A
Andre Brooks	3 G	2 A
Anthony Musaba	3 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Carrow Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Marcelino Nunez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 11 appearances.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. David Wagner will be considering his options from the bench.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Wagner might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Ashley Barnes by Liam Gibbs on 55 minute.
60' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Ashley Barnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Liam Millar is replaced by Duane Holmes.
68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Onel Hernandez exits the field as Borja Sainz enters on 72.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
80' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Przemyslaw Placheta is replacing Dimitris Giannoulis for the Norwich City FC side.
86' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' Ryan Ledson is replacing Alistair McCann for the Preston North End FC side.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Ashley Barnes ↓ Liam Gibbs 55'
28
Angus Gunn
24
Shane Duffy
25
Onel Hernandez ↓ Borja Sainz 72'
23
Kenny McLean
3
Jack Stacey ↓ Kellen Fisher 72'
16
Christian Fassnacht ↓ Jonathan Rowe 55'
30
Dimitris Giannoulis ↓ Przemyslaw Placheta 81'
11
Adam Idah
17
Gabriel Sara
26
Marcelino Nunez

Bench

21
Danny Batth
12
George Long
29
Adam Forshaw
15
Sam McCallum
7
Borja Sainz ↑ 72'
20
Przemyslaw Placheta ↑ 81'
8
Liam Gibbs ↑ 55'
27
Jonathan Rowe ↑ 55'
35
Kellen Fisher ↑ 72'

Coach David Wagner

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	5
Gabriel Sara	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Kieran Dowell	2
Milutin Osmajic	1
Alexander Tettey	1
Brad Potts	1
Josh Sargent	1

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.35 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.87 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC63% Draw21% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Preston North End FC

37%

Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC50% Draw39% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

1 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	22%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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