Preston North End FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 2 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Ryan Ledson 9' Y

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Preston North End FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Nicholas Barnard
Referee
Referee Matt McGrath

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

Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
13 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
20 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
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

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Norwich City FC
#14	Position	#9
60	Points	65
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	19 / 8 / 19
55	Scored	63
62	Conceded	56
-7	GD	+7
1.30	PPG	1.41
33%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Norwich City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
9' A moment of madness from Ryan Ledson on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emiliano Buendia on 17.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
32' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Grant Hanley made 368 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
47' Andrew Omobamidele needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Jayson Molumby on, Scott Sinclair off on 57 minutes.
62' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
64' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Johnson departs to be replaced by Brad Potts.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Sean Maguire.
72' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Kieran Dowell departs to be replaced by Marco Stiepermann.
77' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Sepp van den Berg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Oliver Skipp on, Emiliano Buendia off on 82 minutes.
87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
89' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Hugill. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 89 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson C ↓ Brad Potts 64'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Sean Maguire 71'
26
Ched Evans ↓ Ben Whiteman 72'
22
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
31
Scott Sinclair ↓ Jayson Molumby 57'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Anthony Gordon 71'

Bench

44
Brad Potts ↑ 64'
24
Sean Maguire ↑ 71'
23
Paul Huntington
39
Billy Bodin
17
Ben Whiteman ↑ 72'
28
Matthew Hudson
7
Tom Bayliss
21
Jayson Molumby ↑ 57'
42
Anthony Gordon ↑ 71'

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Xavier Quintilla
10
Kieran Dowell ↓ Marco Stiepermann 72'
26
Bali Mumba
5
Grant Hanley C
1
Tim Krul
14
Todd Cantwell ↓ Onel Hernandez 89'
22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Jordan Hugill 89'
17
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Oliver Skipp 82'
23
Kenny McLean
19
Jacob Sorensen
44
Andrew Omobamidele

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	5
Kieran Dowell	2
Gabriel Sara	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Paul Gallagher	1
Ben Davies	1
Shane Duffy	1
Przemyslaw Placheta	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Norwich City FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC31% Draw30% Norwich City FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Norwich City FC

69%

Preston North End FC or Norwich City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC22% Draw48% Norwich City FC30%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

0 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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