Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Tue 8 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Carrow Road 26,320 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Luke O'Nien
Y 32' Tom Watson
Kellen Fisher 50' Y
Kenny McLean 53' Y
Y 57' Leo Hjelde
Y 86' Harrison Jones

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

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

2
1
3
Norwich City FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-03-12 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
11 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–3 L
07 Mar Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
05 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Millwall FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
11 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Norwich City FC and Sunderland AFC is underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Luke O'Nien. He receives a card.
  • 31' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 32' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 32.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Emiliano Marcondes. He replaces Oscar Schwartau on 46 minute.
  • 50' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Kenny McLean. He receives a card.
  • 57' Leo Hjelde was booked on 57.
  • 62' Ruairi McConville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Rigg, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' The whistle greets Leo Hjelde as he departs to be replaced by Enzo Le Fee.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Wilson Isidor. He replaces Tom Watson on 69 minute.
  • 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Borja Sainz made 267 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amankwah Forson is hanging Anis Ben Slimane on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Rigg departs to be replaced by Harrison Jones.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Jack Stacey. He replaces Kellen Fisher on 85 minute.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Harrison Jones gets a card.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Marcelino Nunez is replaced by Ruairi McConville.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 2
Dan Neil 1
Anis Ben Slimane 1
Daniel Ballard 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Ui-jo Hwang 1
Jack Clarke 1

Head to Head

2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-03-12 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Norwich City FC Form

2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-03-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-03-07 Norwich City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-29 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Norwich City FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC35% Draw33% Sunderland AFC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
65%
Norwich City FC or Sunderland AFC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC24% Draw55% Sunderland AFC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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