Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday

11 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee B Speedie

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

Borja Sainz 16’
Ante Crnac 35’

Michael Ihiekwe 64’
Josh Windass 72’
Djeidi Gassama 76’

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Norwich. Norwich led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Sainz put Norwich ahead in the 16th minute and Ante Crnac made it 2-0 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Michael Ihiekwe pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 64th minute, Josh Windass equalised in the 72nd minute, and Djeidi Gassama won it in the 76th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 2.00 from 15.

Match stats

10 Shots 15

3 Shots on Target 5

9 Corners 3

0 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 0

1.49 xG 2.00

1.49 Non-penalty xG 2.00

Key events

Norwich Sheffield Wednesday

Kick-off

Borja Sainz

1-0

16’

Ante Crnac

2-0

35’

Half-time2-0

64’

Michael Ihiekwe

2-1

72’

Josh Windass

2-2

76’

Djeidi Gassama

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday

Pol Valentín
Michael Ihiekwe
Josh Windass
Nathaniel Chalobah

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.

Norwich 1.75 xGSheffield Wednesday 2.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sheffield Wednesday attacking Norwich attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players15 players


Vicente Reyes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kellen Fisher Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Shane Duffy	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
José Córdoba	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Doyle	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Jacob Wright Taken off	73′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kenny McLean	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anis Ben Slimane Taken off	84′	–	–	2	0.36	–	–	–
Ante Crnac	90′	1	–	1	0.51	–	–	–
Emiliano Marcondes Taken off	73′	–	–	3	0.35	–	–	–
Borja Sainz	90′	1	–	2	0.46	–	–	–
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Sargent Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oscar Schwartau Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Onel Hernández Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


James Beadle	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pol Valentín	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shea Charles Taken off	46′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Michael Ihiekwe	90′	1	–	1	0.06	–	–
Max Lowe	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marvin Johnson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Windass Taken off	85′	1	–	1	0.09	–	–
Barry Bannan Taken off	82′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Svante Ingelsson Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Djeidi Gassama Taken off	90′	1	–	5	1.24	–	–	–
Callum Paterson	90′	–	–	2	0.20	–	–	–
Nathaniel Chalobah Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–
Michael Smith Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.17	–	–	–
Liam Palmer Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dominic Iorfa Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 42% Avg odds 2.26

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32

Sheffield Wednesday win 29% Avg odds 3.27

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

Form going into the game

Norwich L D W D D

Sheffield Wednesday W L L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Norwich, 05 Nov 24 Next meeting: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Norwich, 05 Nov 25 All Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday 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.