2 NOR

1 COV

NOR 2

1 COV

Norwich - Coventry

Result

2-1

R. Esse 38'

A. Ben Slimane 46'

Ali Ahmed 67'

Match Events

Second Half 2 - 1

Jack Stacey

Ben Chrisene

82'

Oscar Schwartau

A. Ben Slimane

78'

Harry Amass

Ali Ahmed

75'

72'

Yang Min-hyeok

Ephron Mason-Clark

71'

E. Simms

H. Wright

Ali Ahmed

Goal

67'

62'

J. Eccles

Brandon Thomas-Asante

62'

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

R. Esse

José Córdoba

Yellow Card

55'

A. Ben Slimane

Ali Ahmed

46'

P. Diallo

Tony Springett

46'

J. Wright

P. Mattsson

46'

First Half 0 - 1

38'

R. Esse

Goal

18'

R. Esse

Yellow Card

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

1.25

1.61

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Championship
Season	Championship 2025/26
Round	Round 29
Date	January 26, 2026
Time	20:00
Venue	Carrow Road
Result	2 - 1

Lineups

Norwich

1. V. Kovačević Vladan Kovačević

35. K. Fisher Kellen Fisher

15. R. McConville Ruairi McConville

33. J. Córdoba José Córdoba

14. B. Chrisene Ben Chrisene

7. P. Mattsson P. Mattsson

23. K. McLean Kenny McLean

42. T. Springett Tony Springett

20. A. B. Slimane A. Ben Slimane

21. A. Ahmed Ali Ahmed

24. J. Makama Jovon Makama

11. H. Wright H. Wright

10. E. Mason-Clark Ephron Mason-Clark

23. B. Thomas-Asante Brandon Thomas-Asante

14. R. Esse R. Esse

6. M. Grimes Matt Grimes

29. V. Torp V. Torp

3. J. Dasilva J. Dasilva

15. L. Kitching L. Kitching

4. B. Thomas B. Thomas

27. M. v. Ewijk Milan van Ewijk

19. C. Rushworth Carl Rushworth

Coventry

Substitutes

Norwich

Coventry

Unused Players

Norwich

Coventry

Form before the match

Norwich

Coventry

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26

September 13, 2025

Coventry

Norwich

Championship 2024/25

January 4, 2025

Norwich

Coventry

August 31, 2024

Coventry

Norwich

Championship 2023/24

February 3, 2024

Norwich

Coventry

October 7, 2023

Coventry

Norwich

Championship

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Promotion
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84
Promotion Playoffs
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73

7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51
Relegation
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0

Updated May 20, 2026 3:32 PM