Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Christoph Zimmermann
Joao Carvalho 45' Y
Costel Pantilimon 50' Y
Ben Watson 71' Y
Y 90' Todd Cantwell
Y 90' Jordan Rhodes

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

1
3
Nottingham Forest FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
06 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
03 Oct Millwall FC H 2–2 D
29 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
22 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
06 Oct Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct Derby County FC A 1–1 D
29 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
22 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Reading FC A 2–1 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
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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' What a strike from Lewis Grabban! The score is 1-0.
  • 10' Timm Klose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Colback made 375 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Christoph Zimmermann has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Costel Pantilimon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' Joao Carvalho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 60' The Switzerland Timm Klose breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-1!
  • 61' Matty Cash is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joao Carvalho at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Lolley departs to be replaced by Diogo Goncalves.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Watson on 71.
  • 76' Emiliano Buendia is replacing Onel Hernandez for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Marco Stiepermann is replaced by Mario Vrancic.
  • 84' Timm Klose does the damage! The net is bulging and Norwich City FC surge ahead!
  • 86' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Gil Dias by Hillel Soudani on 86 minute.
  • 90' Todd Cantwell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Todd Cantwell as he departs to be replaced by Tom Trybull.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Cash 2
Timm Klose 2
Mario Vrancic 1
Onel Hernandez 1
Jack Robinson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jacob Sorensen 1
Anthony Knockaert 1

Head to Head

2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2018-10-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2018-10-06 Norwich City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2018-10-03 Derby County FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2018-09-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-09-22 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Norwich City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC32% Draw29% Norwich City FC39%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Norwich City FC
68%
Nottingham Forest FC or Norwich City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw48% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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