English League Championship

Norwich City vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Bristol City
    • 73': Mark Sykes

    About

    Norwich City are hosting Bristol City at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
    • 3': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 3': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 8': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
    • 8': Matej Jurásek (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
    • 10': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City).
    • 14': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
    • 16': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
    • 17': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 17': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
    • 18': Jakov Medic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 20': Emil Riis (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Matej Jurásek (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 24': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 24': Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 26': Foul by Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City).
    • 26': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Neto Borges (Bristol City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 32': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 32': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Stacey with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Adam Randell.
    • 35': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
    • 36': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 36': Offside, Norwich City. Matej Jurásek is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 37': Jeffrey Schlupp (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Josh Sargent (Norwich City).
    • 40': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 41': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
    • 41': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
    • 46': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
    • 49': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City).
    • 51': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Oscar Schwartau.
    • 58': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 59': Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
    • 59': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Adam Randell (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Emiliano Marcondes.
    • 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Ante Crnac replaces Matej Jurásek.
    • 61': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 61': Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Gibbs.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
    • 66': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
    • 68': Substitution, Bristol City. Mark Sykes replaces Ross McCrorie.
    • 68': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
    • 68': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Ante Crnac (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
    • 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Oscar Schwartau.
    • 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Kellen Fisher replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Sykes.
    • 73': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 73': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
    • 73': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.
    • 73': Goal! Norwich City 0, Bristol City 1. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
    • 75': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Adam Randell.
    • 75': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Jack Stacey (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 78': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Scott Twine.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
    • 80': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Pelle Mattsson.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
    • 80': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Sykes.
    • 81': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Josh Sargent.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt missed. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 82': Offside, Norwich City. Josh Sargent is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
    • 84': Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Jack Stacey (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Ante Crnac with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by George Tanner with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 89': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 90'+2': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 90'+3': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Bristol City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Bristol City 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 4
    39.5 Possession 60.5
    21 SHOTS 11
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 470
    347 Passes 545
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 54
    17 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    9 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 12
    25 Effective Clearances 28
    25 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Carrow Road
    Location: Norwich, England
    Attendance: 26,249

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 10 +22 22
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
    3 Stoke City 10 +6 18
    4 Leicester City 10 +5 17
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
    6 Harry Darling
    5 Jakov Medic Yellow Card
    27 Jeff Schlupp
    3 Jack Stacey
    11 Emiliano Marcondes
    23 Kenny McLean
    7 Pelle Mattsson Yellow Card
    9 Josh Sargent
    29 Oscar Schwartau
    10 Matej Jurásek
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Jacob Wright, Jovon Makama, Tony Springett, Daniel Grimshaw, Mirko Topic, Kellen Fisher, Ruairi Mcconville, Ante Crnac, Liam Gibbs.

    BRC Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Radek Vítek (GK)
    16 Robert Dickie
    5 Robert Atkinson
    19 George Tanner
    4 Adam Randell Yellow Card
    14 Zak Vyner Yellow Card
    21 Neto Borges
    2 Ross McCrorie Yellow Card
    18 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    11 Anis Mehmeti
    10 Scott Twine
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Max O'Leary, Sinclair Armstrong, Leo Pecover, Elijah Morrison, Hayden Roberts, Yu Hirakawa, Fally Mayulu, Ephraim Yeboah, Mark Sykes.

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