Blackburn vs Norwich

30 August 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Benjamin Speedie

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • J. Sargent 45’ (pen), 90+1’

Match summary

Norwich took a 2-0 win at Blackburn. Norwich led 1-0 at half-time.

J. Sargent put Norwich ahead from the penalty spot in the 45th minute and Sargent made it 0-2 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Blackburn created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Norwich 2.09 from 15. Blackburn had a player sent off.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
12 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 9
368 Passes 432
81.2% Pass accuracy 84.5%
18 Tackles 13
9 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
6 Offsides 1

Key events

Blackburn Norwich
Kick-off
16’
P. DialloShot on target
S. McLoughlin
44’
45’
J. SargentPenalty0-1 (Norwich)
Half-time0-1
S. WhartonS. Tavares
46’
Second half underway
S. Trondstad
52’
53’
E. MarcondesM. Kvistgaarden
A. KargboShot on target
61’
A. KargboShot on target
61’
68’
A. CrnacShot on target
R. HedgesShot on target
69’
77’
L. GibbsK. McLean
L. MillerA. Kargbo
77’
M. GueyeY. Ohashi
77’
R. MorishitaR. Hedges
77’
77’
J. SchluppP. Diallo
Y. Ribeiro
81’
90’
J. MakamaA. Crnac
90+1’
J. SargentRight foot shot0-2 (Norwich)
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 2.09 45’ J. Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 45’ 90+1’ J. Sargent (Norwich), 0-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 2.09 45’ J. Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 Sargent 45’ 90+1’ J. Sargent (Norwich), 0-2 Sargent 90+1’
Blackburn 2.11 xGNorwich 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Blackburn attacking 
45’ J. Sargent (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 69’ R. Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 61’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 25’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 74’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 4’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 16’ P. Diallo (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 35’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ S. Tavares (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ M. Topić (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ M. Kvistgaarden (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ E. Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 14’ A. Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ A. Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ J. Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ B. Chrisene (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ A. Crnac (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ J. Sargent (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 69’ R. Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 61’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 25’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 74’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 4’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 16’ P. Diallo (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 35’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ S. Tavares (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ M. Kvistgaarden (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ E. Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ M. Topić (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 14’ A. Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ A. Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ J. Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ J. Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ B. Chrisene (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ A. Crnac (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Blackburn 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Alebiousu
Hyam
McLoughlin
Ribeiro
Trondstad
Tavares 46’
Kargbo 77’
Cantwell
Hedges 77’
Ohashi 77’
Norwich 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Kovačević
Medić
Darling
Chrisene
Fisher
Topić
McLean 77’
Diallo 77’
Crnac 90’
Kvistgaarden 53’
Sargent 2

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
B. Tóth
90′ 2 2 29 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
R. Alebiousu
90′ 3 2 – 5 1 22 1 – – –
D. Hyam
90′ 1 – – 3 2 44 – – – –
S. McLoughlin
44′ 1 – – 2 1 25 1 – – –
Y. Ribeiro
90′ 3 – – 4 1 47 1 – – –
S. Wharton Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 – 2 1 26 – – – –
L. Miller Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – 2 2 2 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
S. Trondstad
90′ – – 37 – – 1 3 1 1 – –
S. Tavares Taken off
45′ – – 27 – – – – – – – –
A. Kargbo Taken off
77′ – – 14 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
T. Cantwell
90′ – – 48 1 – 6 1 12 1 4 –
R. Hedges Taken off
77′ – – 26 3 – – 1 3 2 1 –
R. Morishita Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Y. Ohashi Taken off
77′ – – 4 – 0.40 – – 6 – 18 –
M. Gueye Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 1 – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 43% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.31
Norwich win 29% Avg odds 3.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Blackburn WDLLW
Norwich DWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 1-1 Norwich, 01 Mar 25 Next meeting: Norwich 2-0 Blackburn, 07 Feb 26  All Blackburn vs Norwich meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.