Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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

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
#24 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Norwich City FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The Montenegro Milutin Osmajic breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 0-1!
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brad Potts on, Duane Holmes off on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Norwich City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 31' Ryan Porteous is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
  • 46' Sam Greenwood has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Sargent departs to be replaced by Ante Crnac.
  • 64' Ryan Ledson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Ante Crnac. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 72' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matej Jurasek is hanging Anis Ben Slimane on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Liam Lindsay. He replaces Ryan Porteous on 73 minute.
  • 78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 82' Lucien Mahovo makes way for Jose Cordoba at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • 87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrew Hughes.
  • 90' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a card on 90.
  • Norwich City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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
2 / 4
0.66 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC34% Draw42% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 64%
36%
± 1.5 31%
69%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
66%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC19% Draw71% Preston North End FC10%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
36%
1 – 0
20%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
0.9%
3 – 1
0.8%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 24% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 15% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓

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