Southampton FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Southampton FC

4 – 4

Full Time

Norwich City FC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Saint Mary's 30,113 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Josh Sargent

Jan Bednarek 17' 1–1

Adam Armstrong pen 21' 2–1

2–2 23' Gabriel Sara

2–3 45+2' Jonathan Rowe

Che Adams 57' 3–3

3–4 84' Christian Fassnacht

Adam Armstrong pen 90+7' 4–4

Y 1' Kenny McLean

William Smallbone 40' Y

Samuel Edozie 45' Y

Nathan Tella 50' Y

Jack Stephens 60' Y

Shea Charles 76' Y

Che Adams 76' Y

Jan Bednarek 77' Y

Y 77' Tony Springett

Y 90' Jack Stacey

Y 90' Marcelino Nunez

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Saint Mary's.

Southampton FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Marc Perry
Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Southampton FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-12 Southampton FC 4–4 Norwich City FC 2022-02-25 Southampton FC 2–0 Norwich City FC 2021-11-20 Norwich City FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2020-06-19 Norwich City FC 0–3 Southampton FC 2019-12-04 Southampton FC 2–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	4–4	D
04 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
28 May	Liverpool FC	H	4–4	D
21 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Fulham FC	H	0–2	L
08 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–4	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Southampton FC	A	4–4	D
05 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
29 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
22 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–3	L
19 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Southampton FC		Norwich City FC
#7	Position	#12
24	Points	21
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 8
29	Scored	32
15	Conceded	24
+14	GD	+8
1.60	PPG	1.40
53%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

2/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/2

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Norwich City FC

0-15

6/6

16-30

6/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/6

61-75

9/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Kuryu Matsuki	4 G	1 A
Finn Azaz	3 G	5 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden	4 G	4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma	4 G	2 A
Andre Brooks	3 G	2 A
Anthony Musaba	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Norwich City FC gets underway.
1' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Kenny McLean will be fuming at that decision.
6' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
7' Josh Sargent puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 383 games and scored 491 goals.
17' Jan Bednarek adds to his 2 season tally! Southampton FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
21' Adam Armstrong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
23' Gabriel Sara makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Norwich City FC are in front.
28' A quiet spell here at Saint Mary's. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
33' Samuel Edozie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
38' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' The referee shows Southampton FC player a Yellow card on 40.
45' Samuel Edozie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
47' Against the run of play, Jonathan Rowe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' Che Adams is replacing Samuel Edozie for the Southampton FC side.
50' Poor challenge from Nathan Tella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Gavin Bazunu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Che Adams makes no mistake. 3-3!
58' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Onel Hernandez has done his job and it is now time for Christian Fassnacht to step up.
60' Southampton FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shea Charles is hanging Stuart Armstrong on the field on 65 minute.
70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
71' Norwich City FC make a change. Jonathan Rowe trudges off to be replaced by Tony Springett on 71 minutes.
76' The referee calls foul for Che Adams. He receives a Yellow card.
77' The referee calls foul for Jan Bednarek. He receives a Yellow card.
78' The referee calls foul for Shea Charles. He receives a Yellow card.
83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Russell Martin might look to freshen things up shortly.
84' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christian Fassnacht on 84.
87' The whistle greets William Smallbone as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Amo-Ameyaw.
90' A moment of madness from Jack Stacey on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Jack Stephens
35
Jan Bednarek
17
Stuart Armstrong ↓ Shea Charles 65'
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
9
Adam Armstrong
3
Ryan Manning
31
Gavin Bazunu
22
Carlos Alcaraz
16
William Smallbone ↓ Samuel Amo-Ameyaw 87'
11
Nathan Tella
23
Samuel Edozie ↓ Che Adams 48'

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

6
Ben Gibson
10
Ashley Barnes ↓ Adam Idah 87'
28
Angus Gunn
24
Shane Duffy
25
Onel Hernandez ↓ Christian Fassnacht 58'
23
Kenny McLean
3
Jack Stacey
30
Dimitris Giannoulis
9
Josh Sargent
17
Gabriel Sara ↓ Marcelino Nunez 87'
27
Jonathan Rowe ↓ Tony Springett 71'

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Teemu Pukki	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Josh Sargent	2
Danny Ings	2
Grant Hanley	1
Oriol Romeu	1
Christian Fassnacht	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2023-08-12 Southampton FC 4–4 Norwich City FC D 2023-08-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2023-05-13 Southampton FC 0–2 Fulham FC L 2023-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 4–3 Southampton FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2023-08-12 Southampton FC 4–4 Norwich City FC D 2023-08-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2023-05-08 Norwich City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-04-22 Norwich City FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC L 2023-04-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.61 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC51% Draw21% Norwich City FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Norwich City FC

49%

Southampton FC or Norwich City FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC41% Draw35% Norwich City FC24%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted

4 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

6.1%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	15%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	18%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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