Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 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

5
3
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #12
28 Points 21
15 Played 15
8 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 8
23 Scored 32
15 Conceded 24
+8 GD +8
1.87 PPG 1.40
53% Win % 47%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ 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)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G
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 West Bromwich Albion FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Jack Stacey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Brandon Thomas-Asante has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Idah made 382 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. David Wagner will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Borja Sainz.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Borja Sainz on 33 minutes.
  • 38' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Grant Hanley gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Ashley Barnes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' A goal from the DR Congo international Grady Diangana! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-0!
  • 55' Gabriel Sara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 391 games and scored 504 goals.
  • 61' Kyle Bartley makes way for Semi Ajayi at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 66' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 71' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
  • 75' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace John Swift by Tom Fellows on 75 minute.
  • 80' Spain international Borja Sainz has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Jack Stacey is replaced by Onel Hernandez on 81 minute.
  • 86' The whistle greets Alex Mowatt as he departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 3
Jay Rodriguez 2
Jay Rodriguez 2
Jordan Rhodes 2
Teemu Pukki 1
Jed Wallace 1
Hal Robson-Kanu 1
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.69 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC49% Draw25% Norwich City FC26%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Norwich City FC
51%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Norwich City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC34% Draw45% Norwich City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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