Saturday , 14 November 2026

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 11 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Carrow Road 25,910 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Milutin Osmajic
Y 64' Ryan Ledson
Ante Crnac 65' Y
Y 80' Freddie Woodman
Y 89' Andrew Hughes
Borja Sainz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Leach
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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

4
5
3
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
08 Feb Derby County FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb Watford FC A 1–0 W
25 Jan Swansea City AFC H 5–1 W
22 Jan Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
18 Jan Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
08 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 4–2 W
31 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
25 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
21 Jan Watford FC A 2–1 W
18 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D

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' Three points are at stake. Norwich City FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' GOAL! Milutin Osmajic scores on 5. Assisted by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 15' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Duane Holmes is replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 26' Callum Doyle has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 376 appearances.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Freddie Woodman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' Norwich City FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jayden Meghoma, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Josh Sargent exits the field as Ante Crnac enters on 60.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Ryan Ledson on 64 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' Ante Crnac picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Lucien Mahovo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Anis Ben Slimane as he leaves the pitch. Matej Jurasek steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 73' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Porteous is withdrawn and Liam Lindsay gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Freddie Woodman argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' Norwich City FC make a change. Lucien Mahovo trudges off to be replaced by Jose Cordoba on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Ched Evans on 88 minute.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Hughes gets a card.
  • 90' Borja Sainz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 5
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Kieran Dowell 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Paul Gallagher 1
Ben Davies 1
Shane Duffy 1
Przemyslaw Placheta 1

Head to Head

2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-08 Norwich City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-01-25 Norwich City FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-01-22 Leeds United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-08 Preston North End FC 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.32 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Norwich City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC58% Draw23% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
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 22%
78%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Preston North End FC
42%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC49% Draw39% Preston North End FC12%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
5.5%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+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
41% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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