Norwich vs Blackburn

5 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Gabriel Sara 90+2’
  • Tyrhys Dolan 8’
  • Sammie Szmodics 15’, 49’

Match summary

Blackburn took a 3-1 win at Norwich. Blackburn led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tyrhys Dolan put Blackburn ahead in the 8th minute and Sammie Szmodics made it 0-2 in the 15th minute. In the second half, Szmodics made it 0-3 in the 49th minute and Gabriel Sara pulled one back to make it 1-3 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Blackburn 1.36 from 10. Blackburn had a player sent off.

Match stats

Norwich Blackburn
21 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.35 xG 1.36
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.36

Key events

Norwich Blackburn
Kick-off
8’
Tyrhys Dolan0-1 (Blackburn)
15’
Sammie Szmodics0-2 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-2
49’
Sammie Szmodics0-3 (Blackburn)
Gabriel Sara1-3 (Norwich)
90+2’
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Norwich
  • Shane Duffy
  • Marcelino Núñez
  • Onel Hernández
Blackburn
  • Scott Wharton
  • Joe Rankin-Costello
  • Lewis Travis

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.36 8’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 0-1 8’ 15’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-2 15’ 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-3 49’ 90+2’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 1-3 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.36 8’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 0-1 Dolan 8’ 15’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-2 Szmodics 15’ 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-3 Szmodics 49’ 90+2’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 1-3 Sara 90+2’
Norwich 1.35 xGBlackburn 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Norwich attacking 
49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 90+2’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 15’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 19’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+5’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 22’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ James Hill (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 15’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 19’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+5’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 22’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ James Hill (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Stacey Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Jaden Warner
90′ – – – – – – –
Shane Duffy Taken off
60′ – – – – – –
Dimitrios Giannoulis Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 6 0.61 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 7 0.26 – –
Onel Hernández Taken off
60′ – – 1 0.07 – –
90′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Kellen Fisher Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Christian Fassnacht Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Borja Sainz Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
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

Norwich win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Blackburn win 31% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.