Norwich vs Preston

11 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Milutin Osmajić 5’

Match summary

Preston beat Norwich 1-0 on the road. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Milutin Osmajić put Preston ahead in the 5th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 0.72 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Preston 0.99 from 8.

Match stats

Norwich Preston
11 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.72 xG 0.99
0.72 Non-penalty xG 0.99

Key events

Norwich Preston
Kick-off
5’
Milutin Osmajić0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Borja Sainz
  • Ante Crnac
Preston
  • Freddie Woodman
  • Andrew Hughes
  • Ryan Ledson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 0.99 5’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-1 5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 0.99 5’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-1 Osmajić 5’
Norwich 0.72 xGPreston 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Norwich attacking 
48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 82’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 5’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 41’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 44’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 82’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 5’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 41’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 44’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.18 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lucien Mahovo Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Anis Ben Slimane Taken off
72′ – – 2 0.22 – – –
Jacob Wright Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Oscar Schwartau Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.15 – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
60′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Marcelino Núñez Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Ante Crnac Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – –
Matěj Jurásek Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
José Córdoba Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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 56% Avg odds 1.71
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.74
Preston win 19% Avg odds 5.01

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.