Norwich vs Blackburn

17 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Josh Sargent 65’
  • Borja Sainz 73’
  • Ryan Hedges 20’
  • Yuki Ohashi 87’

Match summary

Norwich and Blackburn shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Hedges put Blackburn ahead in the 20th minute. In the second half, Josh Sargent equalised in the 65th minute, Borja Sainz put Norwich in front in the 73rd minute, and Yuki Ohashi equalised with a header in the 87th minute.

Norwich had the better of the chances, with 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Blackburn's 0.85 from 7.

Match stats

Norwich Blackburn
14 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.12 xG 0.85
2.12 Non-penalty xG 0.85

Key events

Norwich Blackburn
Kick-off
20’
Ryan Hedges0-1 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-1
Josh Sargent1-1 (Norwich)
65’
Borja Sainz2-1 (Norwich)
73’
87’
Yuki Ohashi2-2 (Blackburn)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Jack Stacey
  • Callum Doyle
Blackburn
  • Hayden Carter
  • Lewis Travis
  • Tyrhys Dolan

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 2.12 0.85 20’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), 0-1 20’ 65’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-1 65’ 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-1 73’ 87’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 2-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 0.85 20’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), 0-1 Hedges 20’ 65’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-1 Sargent 65’ 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-1 Sainz 73’ 87’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 2-2 Ohashi 87’
Norwich 2.12 xGBlackburn 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Norwich attacking 
73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 13’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 38’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 30’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 20’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 14’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Callum Doyle (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 13’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 38’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 30’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 20’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 14’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Callum Doyle (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Ben Chrisene Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Gabriel Forsyth Taken off
58′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Forson Amankwah Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
89′ 1 – 3 1.01 – – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
89′ 1 – 5 0.95 – – –
José Córdoba Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Onel Hernández Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Kellen Fisher Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Abu Kamara Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 39% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Blackburn win 33% Avg odds 2.92

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.