Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 38 · SAT, 14 MAR · 15:00 LOCAL
NORWICH
9TH · 65 PTS · LAST 5:
D W W L W
FT
2 0
FULL TIME HT · 2-0
PRESTON
W L L W D
· 12TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 17' Ali Ahmed ⚽ 39' Kenny McLean
GOALS
Kenny McLean
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Kenny McLean
Norwich · Captain · 90 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 55% pass acc · 1 shots on
RATING
8.5
PREDICTIONS
▶ MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

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📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.05
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
2.32
63%
BALL POSSESSION %
37%
9
TOTAL SHOTS
15
4
SHOTS ON TARGET
4
78%
PASS ACCURACY %
67%
5
CORNERS
3
KEY EVENTS 14 events
  1. 13'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Anis Ben Slimane
    NOR
  2. 17'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Ali Ahmed
    NOR
  3. 39'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Kenny McLean
    NOR
  4. 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Ben Chrisene · assist Kellen Fisher
    NOR
  5. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Anis Ben Slimane · assist Edmond-Paris Maghoma
    NOR
  6. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Pelle Mattsson · assist Sam Field
    NOR
  7. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Mathias Kvistgaarden · assist Errol Mundle-Smith
    NOR
  8. 64'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Odeluga Offiah · assist Brad Potts
    PRE
  9. 64'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Andrew Moran · assist Alfie Devine
    PRE
  10. 65'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Jordan Thompson · assist Pol Valentín
    PRE
  11. 81'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Thierry Small · assist Robbie Brady
    PRE
  12. 81'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Benjamin Whiteman · assist Michael Smith
    PRE
  13. 87'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Brad Potts
    PRE
  14. 88'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Ali Ahmed · assist Forson Amankwah
    NOR
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
NORWICH AVG 7.8
PRESTON AVG 7.0
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.1
xG
2.3
9.0
TOTAL SHOTS
15.0
4.0
ON TARGET
4.0
4.0
OFF TARGET
5.0
1.0
BLOCKED
6.0
POSSESSION
63.0%
POSSESSION %
37.0%
460.0
PASSES
274.0
78.0%
PASS ACCURACY
67.0%
SET PIECES
5.0
CORNERS
3.0
0.0
OFFSIDES
2.0
DISCIPLINE
9.0
FOULS
14.0
1.0
YELLOW CARDS
1.0
4.0
GK SAVES
1.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
NORWICH 2 shots
Kenny McLean
1/1
Ali Ahmed
1/1
PRESTON 3 shots
Lewis Dobbin
0/1
Robbie Brady
1/1
Brad Potts
0/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.052.32
1.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 2.3 0.0 HT 17' 39' H 1.05 A 2.32 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 57%
43% A
8
EVENTS LOGGED
6
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-2-3-1 vs 5-3-2
SUBSTITUTES · NORWICH
26
Sam Field
M
16
Jacob Wright
M
35
Kellen Fishe...
D
18
Forson Amank...
M
5
Jakov Medić
D
25
Edmond-Paris...
M
11
Emiliano Mar...
M
31
Louie Moulde...
G
46
Errol Mundle...
F
COACH: Philippe Clement
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
21
Alfie Devine
M
28
Milutin Osma...
F
2
Pol Valentín
D
24
Michael Smit...
F
44
Brad Potts
M
3
Andrija Vukč...
D
11
Robbie Brady
M
13
David Cornel...
G
22
Miloš Lukovi...
F
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
NOR · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Gavin Ward, England
NOR MANAGER
Philippe Clement
head coach
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
3
NOR WINS
5
DRAWS
2
PRE WINS
30%
50%
20%
15 10
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
2.50
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
NORWICH LAST 5 OVERALL
D W W L W
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
W L L W D
MATCH IMPACT Final 2–0 · result locked
NORWICH #9
Won · already at 65 pts
PRESTON #12
Lost · already at 60 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 45 27 11 7 +48 92
W W D D D
2 Ipswich 45 22 15 8 +30 81
D D W D L
3 Millwall 45 23 11 11 +13 80
D W W D L
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 13 10 +25 79
W W D L D
5 Southampton 45 21 14 10 +24 77
D D W W W
6 Wrexham 45 19 13 13 +4 70
L W W L L
7 Hull City 45 20 10 15 +3 70
L D D L D
8 Derby 45 20 9 16 +9 69
W L W L W
9 Norwich 45 19 8 18 +8 65
D W W L W
10 Birmingham 45 17 12 16 +1 63
W W D W L
11 Swansea 45 17 10 18 -4 61
D W L W D
12 Preston 45 15 15 15 -5 60
W L L W D
13 Bristol City 45 16 11 18 -2 59
L D L D W
14 QPR 45 16 10 19 -9 58
L L L D D
15 Sheffield Utd 45 17 6 22 -1 57
L L W W L
16 Watford 45 14 15 16 -8 57
L L L L D
17 Stoke City 45 15 10 20 -3 55
L L L D L
18 Portsmouth 45 14 12 19 -15 54
W L W W W
19 Charlton 45 13 14 18 -12 53
W L D L D
20 Blackburn 45 13 13 19 -13 52
W D L D D
21 West Brom 45 13 14 18 -9 51
D W W D D
22 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 -12 47
W L L W D
23 Leicester 45 11 16 18 -11 43
D D L L D
24 Sheffield Wednesday 45 1 12 32 -61 -3
L L D D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 88'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Ali Ahmed
  • 87'
    Card · Yellow Card · Brad Potts
    Foul
  • 81'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Benjamin Whiteman
  • 81'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Thierry Small
  • 65'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Jordan Thompson
  • 64'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Andrew Moran
  • 64'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Odeluga Offiah
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Mathias Kvistgaarden
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Pelle Mattsson
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Anis Ben Slimane
  • 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Ben Chrisene
  • HALF TIME · 2 – 0
  • 39'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Kenny McLean
  • 17'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Ali Ahmed
  • 13'
    Card · Yellow Card · Anis Ben Slimane
    Simulation
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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