Norwich vs Preston
Ref: G. WardCarrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk · 27,606 cap
Match recap
Norwich beat Preston 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Ahmed and McLean scored for Norwich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.05 for Norwich versus 2.32 for Preston. Norwich sit 9th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
Ben Slimane
Yellow Card
⚽
Ahmed
⚽
McLean
Second Half
⇄
Chrisene
⇄
Kvistgaarden
⇄
Mattsson
⇄
Ben Slimane
64'
⇄
Offiah
64'
⇄
Moran
65'
⇄
Thompson
81'
⇄
Small
81'
⇄
Whiteman
87'
Potts
Yellow Card
⇄
Ahmed
| # | 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 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NorwichPreston
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.05VS2.32
Attack2 · 3 won
9
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
4
4
Shots in the box
13
5
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
460
Total passes
274
357
Accurate passes
184
78%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
6
-0.06
Goals prevented
-0.06
Norwich
4-2-3-1
Preston
5-3-2Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 3J. StaceyD
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 8L. GibbsM
- 14B. ChriseneD
- 20A. Ben SlimaneM
- 21A. AhmedM
- 23K. McLeanM
- 30M. KvistgaardenF
- 33J. CórdobaD
Substitutes
- 5J. MedićD
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 18A. ForsonM
- 25P. MaghomaM
- 26S. FieldM
- 31L. MouldenG
- 35K. FisherD
- 46E. Mundle-SmithF
Preston
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 23A. MoranM
- 26T. SmallD
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 11R. BradyM
- 13D. CornellG
- 21A. DevineM
- 22M. LukovićF
- 24M. SmithF
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 44B. PottsM
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Ahmed | M | 88 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| José Córdoba | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Darling | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | F | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jack Stacey | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Chrisene | D | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anis Ben Slimane | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Gibbs | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jakov Medić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Moulden | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Field | M | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Edmond-Paris Maghoma | M | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Forson Amankwah | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Errol Mundle-Smith | F | 29 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 81 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 64 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrija Vukčević | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Luković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 26 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robbie Brady | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Brad Potts | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |