Stoke City vs Norwich
Ref: Elliot Bell, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City and Norwich drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Thomas scored for Stoke City; Makama replied for Norwich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.85 for Stoke City versus 1.32 for Norwich. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Norwich are 9th.
First Half
26'
⚽
Makama
Assist: Stacey
Second Half
⚽
Thomas
54'
⇄
Makama
68'
⇄
Schwartau
74'
Darling
Yellow Card
76'
McLean
Yellow Card
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Rigo
89'
⇄
Gibbs
90+2'
Fisher
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityNorwich
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.85VS1.32
Attack6 · 0 won
23
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
6
9
Shots outside box
0
8
Shots off goal
1
12
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
454
Total passes
344
381
Accurate passes
252
84%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
2
0.55
Goals prevented
0.55
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Norwich
4-2-3-1Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 7S. ThomasM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 3J. StaceyD
- 5J. MedićD
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 8L. GibbsM
- 9J. SargentF
- 23K. McLeanM
- 24J. MakamaM
- 29O. SchwartauM
- 35K. FisherD
Substitutes
- 10M. JurásekM
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 17A. CrnacF
- 22M. TopićM
- 27J. SchluppM
- 32D. GrimshawG
- 33J. CórdobaD
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2/6 |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Stacey | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harry Darling | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jakov Medić | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Sargent | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Oscar Schwartau | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/6 |
| Jovon Makama | M | 55 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Liam Gibbs | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Grimshaw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirko Topić | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Córdoba | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Jurásek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruairi McConville | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante Crnac | F | 35 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |