West Bromwich Albion FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

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Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Brandon Thomas-Asante 50' 1–0

Y 30' Borja Sainz

YR 33' Borja Sainz

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2022-09-17 Norwich City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-01-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-11 Norwich City FC 3–4 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W
23 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
17 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
23 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–0	W
16 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–2	D
13 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
09 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
03 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Norwich City FC
#5	Position	#17
14	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
10	Scored	16
8	Conceded	17
+2	GD	-1
1.75	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ 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)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Norwich City FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Norwich City FC is underway.
5' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Norwich City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Mathias Kvistgaarden scoring 1 goals.
15' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' Gabriel Sara is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
30' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
33' Norwich City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 33.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' Kenny McLean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Norwich City FC make a change. Ashley Barnes trudges off to be replaced by Grant Hanley on 46 minutes.
50' Grady Diangana puts West Bromwich Albion FC on the lead.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' Semi Ajayi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyle Bartley at the 61 minute mark.
66' John Swift has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
71' Norwich City FC have won 465 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Fellows is hanging John Swift on the field on 75 minute.
80' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
81' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Onel Hernandez on, Jack Stacey off on 81 minutes.
86' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Mowatt departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah.
The referee brings this contest to a close. West Bromwich Albion FC take all three points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 86'
15
Erik Pieters
20
Adam Reach
6
Semi Ajayi ↑ 61'
8
Jayson Molumby ↑ 86'
33
Joshua Griffiths
36
Caleb Taylor
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 86'
31
Tom Fellows ↑ 75'

Coach Carlos Corberán

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Ashley Barnes ↓ Grant Hanley 46'
28
Angus Gunn
24
Shane Duffy
23
Kenny McLean
15
Sam McCallum ↓ Przemyslaw Placheta 81'
3
Jack Stacey ↓ Onel Hernandez 81'
11
Adam Idah ↓ Ui-jo Hwang 61'
7
Borja Sainz
17
Gabriel Sara
26
Marcelino Nunez
27
Jonathan Rowe ↓ Danny Batth 46'

Bench

5
Grant Hanley ↑ 46'
25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 81'
21
Danny Batth ↑ 46'
12
George Long
16
Christian Fassnacht
20
Przemyslaw Placheta ↑ 81'
8
Liam Gibbs
31
Ui-jo Hwang ↑ 61'
35
Kellen Fisher

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Sargent	3
Jay Rodriguez	2
Jordan Rhodes	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Harvey Barnes	1
Jonathan Rowe	1
Grant Hanley	1
Mason Holgate	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2023-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2023-12-23 Norwich City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-12-16 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2023-12-13 Norwich City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC51% Draw25% Norwich City FC24%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Norwich City FC

49%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Norwich City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC36% Draw44% Norwich City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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