Norwich vs Leicester
Ref: Dean Whitestone, EnglandCarrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk · 27,606 cap
Match recap
Leicester beat Norwich 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Kvistgaarden scored for Norwich; De Cordova-Reid and James replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.30 for Norwich versus 1.59 for Leicester. Norwich sit 9th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
9'
Ricardo Pereira
Yellow Card
38'
⇄
Nelson
Second Half
⚽
Kvistgaarden
⇄
Kvistgaarden
73'
⇄
Skipp
73'
⇄
Ayew
75'
⚽
De Cordova-Reid
Assist: Daka
Darling
Yellow Card
⇄
Schwartau
⇄
Makama
90'
⚽
James
Assist: Fatawu
90'
⇄
Okoli
| # | 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
NorwichLeicester
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.30VS1.59
Attack2 · 4 won
8
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
3
1
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
34%
Possession
66%
271
Total passes
538
196
Accurate passes
452
72%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 2 won
17
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
5
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
3
-0.30
Goals prevented
-0.30
Norwich
4-2-3-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 5J. MedićD
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 9J. SargentF
- 22M. TopićM
- 23K. McLeanD
- 24J. MakamaM
- 29O. SchwartauM
- 30M. KvistgaardenM
- 35K. FisherD
Substitutes
- 4S. DuffyD
- 10M. JurásekM
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 18A. ForsonM
- 32D. GrimshawG
- 42T. SpringettF
- 46E. Mundle-SmithF
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 9J. AyewM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 31A. BegovićG
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 10S. MavididiF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 28J. MongaM
- 33L. ThomasD
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | M | 72 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kenny McLean(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jovon Makama | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Mirko Topić | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Sargent | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jakov Medić | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oscar Schwartau | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harry Darling | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Errol Mundle-Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Grimshaw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Duffy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Jurásek | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Springett | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forson Amankwah | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6/9 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 38 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Patson Daka | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | F | 17 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 52 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |