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 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Marc Perry
Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

Southampton FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 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
#13	Position	#17
10	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
19	Scored	16
10	Conceded	17
+9	GD	-1
1.25	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	4 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Southampton FC gets underway.
1' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 1.
6' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
7' What a strike from Josh Sargent! The score is 0-1.
12' It is a cagey affair so far. Southampton FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-3-1-2.
17' What a strike from Jan Bednarek! The score is 1-1.
21' The England Adam Armstrong breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 2-1!
23' What an equalizer from Gabriel Sara!
28' Chile international Marcelino Nunez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Jack Stephens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
38' Shane Duffy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for William Smallbone.
45' Samuel Edozie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
47' A goal from the England international Jonathan Rowe! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-3!
48' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Che Adams on, Samuel Edozie off on 48 minutes.
50' The referee calls foul for Nathan Tella. He receives a Yellow card.
55' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
57' The deadlock is broken! Che Adams gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
58' The supporters are chanting for Christian Fassnacht. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 58 minute.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jack Stephens on 60 minutes.
65' Southampton FC make a change. Stuart Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Shea Charles on 65 minutes.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Southampton FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' Tony Springett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Rowe on 71 minute.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Che Adams on 76.
77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jan Bednarek.
78' Shea Charles picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' Southampton FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' Against the run of play, Christian Fassnacht has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' Samuel Amo-Ameyaw is replacing William Smallbone for the Southampton FC side.
90' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Jack Stacey gets a Yellow card.
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
Adam Armstrong	3
Che Adams	3
Teemu Pukki	3
Danny Ings	2
Josh Sargent	2
Jonathan Rowe	1
Jan Bednarek	1
Ryan Bertrand	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

3.4 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC59% Draw19% Norwich City FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 5.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	77%	23%
± 4.5	61%	39%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Norwich City FC

41%

Southampton FC or Norwich City FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC49% Draw30% Norwich City FC21%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted

4 – 4

Actual

3 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 3

3.9%

1 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 3

3.3%

5 – 2

3.3%

5 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	17%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	17%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	11%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	6%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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