Leicester vs Norwich
Ref: A. HerczegKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Norwich beat Leicester 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Ben Slimane and Ahmed scored for Norwich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.46 for Leicester versus 1.65 for Norwich. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Norwich are 9th.
Second Half
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De Cordova-Reid
Okoli
Yellow Card
60'
Córdoba
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Maghoma
62'
⇄
Kvistgaarden
64'
Gibbs
Yellow Card
Thomas
Yellow Card
68'
⚽
Ben Slimane
Assist: Field
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Daka
⇄
Okoli
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Mukasa
78'
⚽
Ahmed
81'
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Gibbs
90+3'
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Ahmed
90+4'
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Field
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterNorwich
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.46VS1.65
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
8
4
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
1
5
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
503
Total passes
420
424
Accurate passes
329
84%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 0 won
8
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
6
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
3
0.25
Goals prevented
0.25
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Norwich
4-2-3-1Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 29D. MukasaM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 6J. JamesM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 18J. AriboM
- 24J. LascellesD
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 56O. AlukoD
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 8L. GibbsM
- 14B. ChriseneD
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 21A. AhmedM
- 23K. McLeanM
- 25P. MaghomaM
- 26S. FieldM
- 30M. KvistgaardenF
- 33J. CórdobaD
- 35K. FisherD
Substitutes
- 3J. StaceyD
- 5J. MedićD
- 6H. DarlingD
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 20A. Ben SlimaneM
- 32D. GrimshawG
- 42T. SpringettF
- 46E. Mundle-SmithF
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5/9 |
| Patson Daka | F | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Aribo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaal Lascelles | D | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edmond-Paris Maghoma | M | 62 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4/5 |
| José Córdoba | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Field | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ben Chrisene | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Ahmed | M | 89 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Liam Gibbs | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | F | 62 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Harry Darling | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakov Medić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Springett | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Grimshaw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anis Ben Slimane | M | 28 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jack Stacey | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Errol Mundle-Smith | F | 28 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |