Norwich vs Preston

Final score: Norwich 2-0 Preston in the Championship, March 14, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Norwich, 5 draws, 2 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 38
Form: WWLWW Norwich
: LLLWL Preston

13' Anis Ben Slimane
17' A. Ahmed 1-0
39' K. McLean 2-0
HT2-0
60' ▲ K. Fisher ▼ B. Chrisene
61' ▲ P. Maghoma ▼ A. Slimane
61' ▲ S. Field ▼ P. Mattsson
61' ▲ E. Mundle Smith ▼ M. Kvistgaarden
64' ▲ B. Potts ▼ O. Offiah
64' ▲ A. Devine ▼ A. Moran
65' ▲ P. Valentin ▼ J. Thompson
81' ▲ R. Brady ▼ T. Small
81' ▲ M. Smith ▼ B. Whiteman
87' Brad Potts
88' ▲ A. Forson ▼ A. Ahmed
FT2-0

Line-ups

Norwich Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Philippe Clement

1V. Kovacevic 8.3
3J. Stacey 6.6
6H. Darling 6.9
33J. Cordoba 7.5
14B. Chrisene ▼ 60' 6.6
7P. Mattsson ▼ 61' 7.2
23K. McLean ⚽ 8.5
8L. Gibbs 6.2
20A. Slimane ▼ 61' 6.3
21A. Ahmed ⚽ ▼ 88' 7.6
30M. Kvistgaarden ▼ 61' 6.9

Substitutes 9

31L. Moulden
11E. Marcondes
25P. Maghoma ▲ 61' 7.0
5J. Medic
18A. Forson ▲ 88' 6.7
35K. Fisher ▲ 60' 6.6
16J. Wright
26S. Field ▲ 61' 7.0
46E. Mundle Smith ▲ 61' 6.0

Preston Formation: 5-3-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 6.0
42O. Offiah ▼ 64' 6.0
14J. Storey 7.3
6L. Lindsay 6.5
16A. Hughes 6.5
26T. Small ▼ 81' 6.0
23A. Moran ▼ 64' 6.2
4B. Whiteman ▼ 81' 6.6
15J. Thompson ▼ 65' 6.5
9D. Jebbison 5.7
17L. Dobbin 6.9

Substitutes 9

13D. Cornell
11R. Brady ▲ 81' 6.7
3A. Vukcevic
44B. Potts ▲ 64' 6.7
24M. Smith ▲ 81' 6.5
2P. Valentin ▲ 65' 6.6
28M. Osmajic
21A. Devine ▲ 64' 7.5
22M. Lukovic

Statistics

01⚑5

⚑310

63%Possession37%

9Shots15

4Shots on target4

4Shots off target5

4Shots inside box13

5Shots outside box2

1Blocked shots6

5Corners3

0Offsides2

9Fouls14

1Yellow cards1

4Saves1

-0.06Goals prevented-0.06

460Passes274

357Accurate passes184

78%Pass accuracy67%

1.05Expected goals (xG)2.32

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0