Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Norwich City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Aarons 17' Y
Y 25' Omar Richards
Oliver Skipp 42' Y
Y 77' Alfa Semedo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
3
Norwich City FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Reading FC H 4–1 W
24 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
20 Apr Watford FC H 0–1 L
17 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
10 Apr Derby County FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 7–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
25 Apr Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
21 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
16 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Watford FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Derby County FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Norwich City FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 12' Joshua Laurent does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
  • 17' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Max Aarons gets a Yellow card.
  • 22' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 25' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 30' Assisted by Todd Cantwell with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kieran Dowell makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 35' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfa Semedo made 470 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' Omar Richards needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' The whistle greets John Swift as he departs to be replaced by Yakou Meite.
  • 64' Kieran Dowell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Dejan Tetek is withdrawn and Alfa Semedo gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Alfa Semedo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' A goal from the Spain international Xavier Quintilla! He fires home on 78 to make it 3-1!
  • 82' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Buendia departs to be replaced by Alexander Tettey.
  • 83' Norwich City FC make a change. Kieran Dowell trudges off to be replaced by Mario Vrancic on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Teemu Pukki adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Onel Hernandez. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 86 minute.
  • 87' Norwich City FC make a change. Xavier Quintilla trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Hugill on 87 minutes.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Bali Mumba. He replaces Max Aarons on 89 minute.
  • The points are shared — Norwich City FC 4-1 Reading FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Kieran Dowell 2
Michael Olise 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Laurent 1
Mario Vrancic 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC W 2021-04-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2021-04-17 Norwich City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2021-04-06 Norwich City FC 7–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Reading FC Form

2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.95 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC58% Draw23% Reading FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Reading FC
42%
Norwich City FC or Reading FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC41% Draw43% Reading FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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