Norwich vs Middlesbrough

27 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Borja Sainz 9’, 71’
  • Seny Dieng 80’ (og)
  • Tommy Conway 13’, 40’
  • Finn Azaz 45+2’

Match summary

Norwich and Middlesbrough drew 3-3. Middlesbrough led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Sainz put Norwich ahead in the 9th minute, Tommy Conway equalised from a corner in the 13th minute, Conway put Middlesbrough in front in the 40th minute, and Finn Azaz made it 1-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Sainz pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 71st minute and Dieng's own goal equalised in the 80th minute.

Middlesbrough had the better of the chances, with 3.73 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Norwich's 1.10 from 9. Tommy Conway had a penalty saved for Middlesbrough. Norwich had a player sent off.

Match stats

Norwich Middlesbrough
9 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 8
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.10 xG 3.73
1.10 Non-penalty xG 2.94

Key events

Norwich Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Borja Sainz1-0 (Norwich)
9’
13’
Tommy Conway1-1 (Middlesbrough)
40’
Tommy Conway1-2 (Middlesbrough)
45+2’
Finn Azaz1-3 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time1-3
Borja Sainz2-3 (Norwich)
71’
Seny Dieng
Own goal3-3 (Norwich)
80’
Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Kenny McLean
  • Kellen Fisher
  • Anis Ben Slimane
Middlesbrough
  • George Edmundson
  • Aidan Morris
  • Riley McGree

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 3.73 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 9’ 13’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-1 13’ 40’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-2 40’ 45+2’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-3 45+2’ 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-3 71’ 80’ Seny Dieng (Norwich) own goal, 3-3 80’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 3.73 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 Sainz 9’ 13’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Conway 13’ 40’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-2 Conway 40’ 45+2’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-3 Azaz 45+2’ 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-3 Sainz 71’ 80’ Seny Dieng (Norwich) own goal, 3-3 Dieng 80’
Norwich 1.10 xGMiddlesbrough 3.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Norwich attacking 
47’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 69’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 40’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 47’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 75’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 56’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 42’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 36’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Forson Amankwah (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 3’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough), own goal 47’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 69’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 40’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 47’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 75’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 56’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 42’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 36’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Forson Amankwah (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 3’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
George Long
90′ – – – – – – –
Shane Duffy
90′ – – – – – – –
José Córdoba
90′ – – – – – – –
Callum Doyle
90′ – – – – – – –
Kellen Fisher
90′ – – – – – –
Anis Ben Slimane Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.22 – –
Kenny McLean Sent off
87′ – – – – – –
Emiliano Marcondes Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Ante Crnac Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
90′ 2 – 4 0.37 – – –
Forson Amankwah Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Oscar Schwartau Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.40 – – –
Jack Stacey Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 33% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Middlesbrough win 40% Avg odds 2.40

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

Form going into the game

Norwich WDWDD
Middlesbrough WWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 3-1 Norwich, 06 Mar 24 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 0-0 Norwich, 26 Apr 25  All Norwich vs Middlesbrough 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.