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Stoke City vs Norwich City: result, line-ups and stats

Stoke City 12 · 10 points
  • 13' Ethan Galbraith
1 - 0
Norwich City 14 · 9 points

Line-ups Stoke City vs Norwich City

Stoke City 3-4-3 · Mark Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
18 Lawal
16 Wilmot
17 Bocat
8 Galbraith
27 Soumaré
2 Johnson
10 Bae
15 Hirst
42 Manhoef
  • 46' Luca Bombino Ben Wilmot
  • 46' Sam Gallagher Million Manhoef
  • 59' Róbert Boženík George Hirst
  • 87' Ben Pearson Djibril Soumaré

Line-up for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Lawal, Wilmot, Bocat, Galbraith, Soumaré, Johnson, Bae, Hirst, Manhoef

Bench
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 21 L. Bombino 46'
  • 43 F. Anderson
  • 52 L. Giani
  • 4 B. Pearson 87'
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 59 G. Kelly
  • 9 R. Bozenik 59'
  • 20 S. Gallagher 46'
Absentees Stoke City

Cresswell, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured), Lawal (unavailable)

Norwich City 4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement
1 Kovacevic
13 Yongwa
33 Córdoba
15 McConville
3 Stacey
7 Mattsson
23 McLean
29 Schwartau
20 Slimane
11 Brooks
21 Touré
  • 46' Anthony Musaba Anis Ben Slimane
  • 56' Ben Chrisene Darlin Yongwa
  • 71' Mathias Kvistgaarden Mohamed Touré
  • 71' Papa Amadou Diallo Andre Brooks
  • 85' Jacob Wright Pelle Mattsson

Line-up for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Yongwa, Córdoba, McConville, Stacey, Mattsson, McLean, Schwartau, Slimane, Brooks, Touré

Bench
  • 32 D. Grimshaw
  • 6 H. Darling
  • 14 B. Chrisene 56'
  • 35 K. Fisher
  • 16 J. Wright 85'
  • 26 S. Field
  • 49 A. Musaba 46'
  • 30 M. Kvistgaarden 71'
  • 19 P. A. Diallo 71'
Absentees Norwich City

Ahmed, Mahovo, Topić (injured)

Players to watch

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

All stats

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Eric-Junior Bocat Defender 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Justin Devenny Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Ben Johnson Defender 1 goals 0 assists

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

Playing time and form

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

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 strong
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 solid
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 strong
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 431 solid
Ben Wilmot 5/5 405 solid
Eric-Junior Bocat 4/5 381 solid
Luke Graham 4/4 360 strong
George Hirst 4/5 274 mixed

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

Stats

Stoke City Match Norwich City
  • 0.58 xG 1.44
  • 29% Possession 71%
  • 7 Shots 15
  • 2 Shots on target 6
  • 4 Shots off target 4
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 16 Fouls 10
  • 6 Offsides 4
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.75 0.83
  • Predicted goals3.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners7.0

Team comparison

STK home Per match NOR away
2.00 Points 0.75
2.00 Goals for 1.50
0.67 Goals against 2.25
1.12 xG for 1.56
1.35 xG against 1.47
4.0 Corners 4.3
LWW Home and away form LLWL

Stoke City vs Norwich City: head-to-head record

20 previous meetings
5 Stoke City 7 draws 8 Norwich City
  • Goals per match2.45
  • Both teams scored55%
  • Over 2.5 goals35%
  • Jan 2026 Norwich City 0 - 2 Stoke City
  • Sep 2025 Stoke City 1 - 1 Norwich City
  • Feb 2025 Norwich City 4 - 2 Stoke City
  • Oct 2024 Stoke City 1 - 1 Norwich City
  • Mar 2024 Stoke City 0 - 3 Norwich City
  • Sep 2023 Norwich City 1 - 0 Stoke City
  • Mar 2023 Stoke City 0 - 0 Norwich City
  • Oct 2022 Norwich City 3 - 1 Stoke City
  • Feb 2021 Norwich City 4 - 1 Stoke City
  • Nov 2020 Stoke City 2 - 3 Norwich City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Stoke City vs Norwich City?

A. Kitchen refereed Stoke City vs Norwich City.

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Norwich City?

Stoke City are without Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Bosun Lawal (not registered), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (injury).

Who is unavailable for Norwich City against Stoke City?

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

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-5-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

What formation do Norwich City play?

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

How did the last meeting between Stoke City and Norwich City finish?

On 4 January 2026, Norwich City vs Stoke City finished 0-2.

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