Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Norwich City FC, FA Cup 2021-22 ROUND 4

FA Cup · 2021-22
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 5 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Grant Hanley
Y 29' Pierre Lees Melou
Y 50' Kenny McLean
Y 51' Kenny McLean
Y 79' Brandon Williams
Y 80' Brandon Williams
Y 81' Mathias Normann
Ruben Neves 90' Y
Y 90' Michael McGovern

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Norwich City FC — FA Cup at Molineux Stadium.

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2021-11-27 Norwich City FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-02-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC 2019-12-21 Norwich City FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
22 Jan Brentford FC A 2–1 W
15 Jan Southampton FC H 3–1 W
03 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–0 W
19 Dec Chelsea FC H 0–0 D
15 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
21 Jan Watford FC A 3–0 W
15 Jan Everton FC H 2–1 W
12 Jan West Ham United FC A 0–2 L
28 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Arsenal FC H 0–5 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Jorgen Strand Larsen 3 G 1 A
Norwich City FC
Jovon Makama 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is hosting Norwich City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Grant Hanley argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have won 398 goals from 343 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' Pierre Lees Melou is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' Kenny McLean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Kilman made 343 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' What a strike from Kenny McLean! The score is 0-1.
  • 47' A goal from the Scotland international Kenny McLean! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-2!
  • 50' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Kenny McLean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Nelson Semedo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 52 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Raul Jimenez. He replaces Toti Gomes on 64 minute.
  • 66' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Adam Idah is withdrawn and Teemu Pukki gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Teemu Pukki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 72' Kieran Dowell is replacing Billy Gilmour for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 74' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Francisco Oliveira is hanging Leander Dendoncker on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brandon Williams.
  • 80' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 82' Norwich City FC make a change. Milot Rashica trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Rowe on 82 minutes.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ruben Neves.
  • Another three points for Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diogo Jota 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Raul Jimenez 2
Kenny McLean 1
Rayan Ait Nouri 1
Todd Cantwell 1
Romain Saiss 1

Head to Head

2022-02-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2021-11-27 Norwich City FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-02-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC 2019-12-21 Norwich City FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2022-02-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-01-22 Brentford FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2022-01-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2022-01-03 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2021-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2022-02-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC W 2022-01-15 Norwich City FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2022-01-12 West Ham United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-12-26 Norwich City FC 0–5 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC42% Draw31% Norwich City FC27%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Norwich City FC
58%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Norwich City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC28% Draw53% Norwich City FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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