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Matchday 1 · · Carrow Road

Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion: result, line-ups and stats

Norwich City 14 · 9 points
  • 90' Mathias Kvistgaarden
1 - 2
West Bromwich Albion 4 · 14 points
  • 75' Aune Heggebø
  • 87' Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Line-ups Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion

Norwich City 4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement
1 Kovacevic
14 Chrisene
33 Córdoba
6 Darling
35 Fisher
7 Mattsson
23 McLean
25 Maghoma
20 Slimane
11 Brooks
21 Touré
  • 72' Papa Amadou Diallo Paris Maghoma
  • 72' Oscar Schwartau Anis Ben Slimane
  • 79' Jacob Wright Andre Brooks
  • 86' Sam Field Pelle Mattsson
  • 86' Mathias Kvistgaarden Mohamed Touré

Line-up for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, Darling, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Maghoma, Slimane, Brooks, Touré

Bench
  • 32 D. Grimshaw
  • 28 Bruno Alves
  • 3 J. Stacey
  • 15 R. McConville
  • 16 J. Wright 79'
  • 26 S. Field 86'
  • 30 M. Kvistgaarden 86'
  • 19 P. A. Diallo 72'
  • 29 O. Schwartau 72'
Absentees Norwich City

Ahmed, Mahovo, Topić (injured)

West Bromwich Albion
1 O’Leary
25 Galves
3 Phillips
6 Campbell
4 Styles
29 Whitwell
17 Diakité
7 Myhre
21 Price
19 Heggebø
11 Morgan
  • 68' Jayson Molumby Harry Whitwell
  • 68' Rabby Nzingoula Felix Horn Myhre
  • 90+1' Barney Stewart Jimmy-Jay Morgan
  • 90+5' Chris Mepham Nolan Galves
  • 90+5' Krystian Bielik Ousmane Diakité

Line-up for West Bromwich Albion: O’Leary, Galves, Phillips, Campbell, Styles, Whitwell, Diakité, Myhre, Price, Heggebø, Morgan

Bench
  • 13 M. Ingram
  • 28 A. Williams
  • 22 C. Townsend
  • 2 C. Mepham 95'
  • 5 K. Bielik 95'
  • 8 J. Molumby 68'
  • 20 R. Nzingoula 68'
  • 10 M. Johnston
  • 9 B. Stewart 91'
Absentees West Bromwich Albion

Johnston, Galves (injured), Pereira (suspended)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Touré Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Andre Brooks Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Anthony Musaba Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Jacob Wright Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

West Bromwich Albion

  1. Jimmy-Jay Morgan Forward 3 goals 3 assists
  2. Isaac Price Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Callum Styles Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Aune Heggebø Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Harry Whitwell Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Vladan Kovacevic 5/5 450 mixed
José Córdoba 5/5 450 solid
Ruairi McConville 5/5 445 solid
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 445 solid
Kenny McLean 5/5 440 solid
Ben Chrisene 4/5 393 solid
Andre Brooks 5/5 366 strong
Anthony Musaba 3/5 311 solid

West Bromwich Albion

Player Starts Min. Form
Max O’Leary 5/5 450 solid
Callum Styles 5/5 450 strong
Isaac Price 5/5 450 solid
Ousmane Diakité 4/5 375 solid
Nat Phillips 4/5 368 solid
Jayson Molumby 4/5 364 solid
George Campbell 4/5 361 poor
Jimmy-Jay Morgan 4/5 351 solid

Stats

Norwich City Match West Bromwich Albion
  • 2.96 xG 1.85
  • 54% Possession 46%
  • 20 Shots 9
  • 7 Shots on target 4
  • 7 Shots off target 3
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 13 Fouls 13
  • 1 Offsides 3
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

NOR home Per match WBA away
2.00 Points 2.00
2.33 Goals for 1.33
1.33 Goals against 1.33
1.96 xG for 0.97
1.36 xG against 1.91
5.7 Corners 3.7
LWW Home and away form WLW

Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion: head-to-head record

21 previous meetings
10 Norwich City 3 draws 8 West Bromwich Albion
  • Goals per match2.57
  • Both teams scored43%
  • Over 2.5 goals48%
  • Feb 2026 Norwich City 3 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Jan 2026 West Bromwich Albion 0 - 5 Norwich City
  • Oct 2025 Norwich City 0 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Mar 2025 Norwich City 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
  • Nov 2024 West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Norwich City
  • Jan 2024 Norwich City 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
  • Dec 2023 West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Norwich City
  • Apr 2023 West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Norwich City
  • Sep 2022 Norwich City 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Jan 2019 West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Norwich City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion?

T. Robinson refereed Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion.

Who is unavailable for Norwich City against West Bromwich Albion?

Norwich City are without Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Lucien Mahovo (ankle injury) and Mirko Topić (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for West Bromwich Albion against Norwich City?

West Bromwich Albion are without Brayann Pereira (red card), Mikey Johnston (broken leg) and Nolan Galves (knee injury).

What formation do Norwich City play?

Norwich City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Clement.

What formation do West Bromwich Albion play?

West Bromwich Albion have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Morrison.

How did the last meeting between Norwich City and West Bromwich Albion finish?

On 14 February 2026, Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion finished 3-1.

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