Match summary
Before kickoff, Coventry City (1st, 58 pts) were 28 points ahead of Norwich City (20th, 30 pts). Before kickoff, Norwich City were 20th in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games.
Norwich City vs Coventry CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Carrow Road
Norwich City vs Coventry City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Norwich City, 20th before kickoff, beat Coventry City, who were 1st.Pre-kickoff table rebuilt from 342 earlier results of this stage: Norwich City 30 points from 28, Coventry City 58 from 28.
- Norwich City won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 38th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Norwich City4W 0D 1L
Norwich CityCoventry City
12Pointsof 157
14Goals scored7
5Goals conceded7
1Clean sheets0
3Scored in a row2
3Unbeaten in a row2
0Conceded in a row6
Head to head13 meetings · Dec 2010 – Sep 2025
- Norwich City wins
- 9
- Draws
- 4
- Coventry City wins
- 0
3.08goals per meeting
69%both teams scored
54%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNorwich City 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-1Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City2-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-1Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City2-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-1Norwich City
Show all 13 meetings
- ChampionshipCoventry City2-4Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City3-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-2Norwich City
- FA CupNorwich City2-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipNorwich City1-1Coventry City
- Carabao CupNorwich City6-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipNorwich City2-2Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-2Norwich City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 342 earlier results
Norwich CityCoventry City
#20Position#1
30Points28 v 28 games58
-5Goal difference+30
1.25Scored per gameleague avg 1.32.18
1.43Conceded per game1.11
#7Form table position#13
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Norwich CityCoventry City
- Yellow Card · Norwich City · Ben Chrisene90+7'
- Yellow Card · Norwich City · Philippe Clement90+2'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Jack Stacey · InOut: Ben Chrisene82'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Oscar Schwartau · InOut: Anis Slimane78'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Harry Amass · InOut: Ali Ahmed75'
- 72'Substitution · Coventry City · Minhyeok Yang · InOut: Ephron Mason-Clark
- 71'Substitution · Coventry City · Ellis Simms · InOut: Haji Wright
- Goal · Norwich City · Ali Ahmed2-167'
- 62'Substitution · Coventry City · Josh Eccles · InOut: Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 62'Substitution · Coventry City · Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · InOut: Romain Esse
- Goal · Norwich City · Anis Slimane1-146'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Papa Amadou Diallo · InOut: Tony Springett46'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Jacob Wright · InOut: P. Mattsson46'
- 38'Goal · Coventry City · Romain Esse0-1
- Yellow Card · Norwich City · —18'
- 18'Yellow Card · Coventry City · —
Match Statistics
Match stats
Norwich CityCoventry City
49%Ball Possession51%
16Shots Total16
5Shots On Target5
4Corners7
10Fouls9
2Yellow Cards1
2Offsides0
4Saves3
411Passes422
6Shots Off Target6
97Attacks105
46Dangerous Attacks55
8Shots Inside Box15
8Shots Outside Box1
2Goals1
9Free Kicks10
5Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork1
19Tackles18
2Assists0
318Accurate Passes330
2Injuries0
15Total Crosses26
3Accurate Crosses6
7Interceptions7
54Duels Won59
2Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | 75' | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 27(74%) | 1 | 4/11 | |
| 7.8 | 78' | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 35(64%) | 4 | 7/14 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 60(85%) | 3 | 6/10 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 33(79%) | 5 | 7/11 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 43(89%) | 1 | 8/12 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(70%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 7.2 | 44' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 8(100%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.0 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 23(67%) | 2 | 4/6 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 16(69%) | 1 | 4/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48(78%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 29(76%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(80%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(71%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 43(77%) | 1 | 1/8 | |
| 6.4 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(83%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.3 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(20%) | - | 0/2 |
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