Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,114 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Anis Ben Slimane
Daniel Ballard 47' 1–1
Jobe Bellingham 72' 2–1
Luke O'Nien 39' Y
Y 42' Jose Cordoba
Wilson Isidor 42' Y
Chris Mepham 49' Y
Y 53' Callum Doyle
Y 56' Anis Ben Slimane
Dennis Cirkin 57' Y
Y 60' Marcelino Nunez
Daniel Ballard 68' Y
YR 70' Jose Cordoba

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Graham Kane
3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
1
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-03-12 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-08-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W
10 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
15 Dec Burnley FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
07 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
30 Nov Luton Town FC H 4–2 W
26 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 6–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Emiliano Marcondes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 6 appearances.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The 22-year-old Ante Crnac has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' Anis Ben Slimane doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Callum Doyle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luke O'Nien.
  • 42' Jose Cordoba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
  • 47' Daniel Ballard doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 49' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Callum Doyle. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 57' Dennis Cirkin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 57.
  • 60' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a card on 60.
  • 65' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Daniel Ballard was booked on 68.
  • 68' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Luke O'Nien departs to be replaced by Trai Hume.
  • 69' Oscar Schwartau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Onel Hernandez at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Jose Cordoba gets a card.
  • 72' Jobe Bellingham puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 74' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Emiliano Marcondes has done his job and it is now time for Benjamin Chrisene to step up.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Shane Duffy is withdrawn and Ashley Barnes gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Wilson Isidor departs to be replaced by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Daniel Ballard is replaced by Leo Hjelde on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Sunderland AFC 2-1 Norwich City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 2
Dan Neil 1
Anis Ben Slimane 1
Daniel Ballard 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Ui-jo Hwang 1
Jack Clarke 1

Head to Head

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-03-12 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-08-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-12-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-11-30 Norwich City FC 4–2 Luton Town FC W 2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC50% Draw28% Norwich City FC22%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Norwich City FC
50%
Sunderland AFC or Norwich City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC32% Draw51% Norwich City FC17%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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