Preston vs Norwich
Ref: Stephen Martin, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston and Norwich drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Keane scored for Preston; Makama replied for Norwich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.14 for Preston versus 0.40 for Norwich. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Norwich are 9th.
First Half
36'
⇄
Forson
37'
Wright
Yellow Card
Second Half
Whiteman
Yellow Card
Hughes
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Wright
65'
⇄
Chrisene
⇄
Dobbin
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Small
⇄
Devine
⇄
Valentín
85'
⚽
Makama
Assist: Marcondes
86'
Makama
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Schwartau
90+3'
Fisher
Yellow Card
⚽
Keane
Assist: Potts
| # | 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
PrestonNorwich
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.14VS0.40
Attack5 · 0 won
11
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
1
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
291
Total passes
352
206
Accurate passes
267
71%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
17
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
6
0.02
Goals prevented
0.02
Preston
3-5-2
Norwich
4-2-3-1Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 8A. McCannM
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 44B. PottsM
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 14B. ChriseneD
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 18A. ForsonM
- 23K. McLeanM
- 24J. MakamaF
- 29O. SchwartauM
- 35K. FisherD
Substitutes
- 3J. StaceyD
- 5J. MedićD
- 10M. JurásekM
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 20A. Ben SlimaneM
- 30M. KvistgaardenF
- 32D. GrimshawG
- 33J. CórdobaD
- 42T. SpringettF
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | M | 78 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pol Valentín | M | 80 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Thierry Small | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Keane | F | 12 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Brad Potts | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jovon Makama | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Harry Darling | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Chrisene | D | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forson Amankwah | M | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Schwartau | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Jacob Wright | M | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jakov Medić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anis Ben Slimane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Jurásek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Grimshaw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Springett | F | 54 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| José Córdoba | D | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stacey | D | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |