Nottingham Forest FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Wed 17 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 48' Oliver Skipp

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Taylor
Referee Leigh Doughty
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Rob Merchant

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L
13 Mar	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
26 Feb	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
14 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
06 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	3–0	W
03 Mar	Brentford FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% 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

4/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/5

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' Three points are at stake. Nottingham Forest FC host Norwich City FC — let the battle begin!
5' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
9' Teemu Pukki puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
13' What a strike from Kieran Dowell! The score is 0-2.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
28' Todd Cantwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 376 appearances.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
43' Cyrus Christie, a Ireland defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
68' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
76' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lyle Taylor is hanging Lewis Grabban on the field on 76 minute.
81' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' Jacob Sorensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Rupp at the 85 minute mark.
86' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Yates departs to be replaced by Glenn Murray.
88' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 88 minute. Teemu Pukki leaves to be changed by Jordan Hugill.
90' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Todd Cantwell is replaced by Alexander Tettey on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Norwich City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

34
Ben Gibson
10
Kieran Dowell ↓ Onel Hernandez 88'
20
Oliver Skipp ↓ Christoph Zimmermann 90'
5
Grant Hanley C
1
Tim Krul
14
Todd Cantwell ↓ Alexander Tettey 90'
22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Jordan Hugill 88'
23
Kenny McLean
2
Max Aarons
7
Lukas Rupp ↓ Jacob Sorensen 85'
30
Dimitris Giannoulis

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matty Cash	2
Timm Klose	2
Onel Hernandez	1
Jack Robinson	1
Emiliano Buendia	1
Jacob Sorensen	1
Anthony Knockaert	1
Kieran Dowell	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-06 Watford FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-26 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-02-23 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-06 Norwich City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-03 Norwich City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2021-02-28 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC24% Draw27% Norwich City FC49%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Norwich City FC

76%

Nottingham Forest FC or Norwich City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC19% Draw48% Norwich City FC33%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.8%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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