Norwich vs Stoke

4 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Farai Hallam

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • S. Gallagher 75’
  • S. Thomas 82’

Match summary

Stoke took a 2-0 win at Norwich. It was goalless at half-time.

S. Gallagher put Stoke ahead in the 75th minute and S. Thomas made it 0-2 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Stoke created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Norwich's 0.54 from 7.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
7 Shots 14
1 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 3
429 Passes 393
78.8% Pass accuracy 74.0%
17 Tackles 19
9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 6

Key events

Norwich Stoke
17’
L. CisséShot on target
25’
J. MakamaShot on target
29’
61’
T. SekoT. Rigo
E. MarcondesJ. Wright
68’
72’
75’
S. GallagherRight foot shot0-1 (Stoke)
82’
S. ThomasRight foot shot0-2 (Stoke)
85’
86’
S. ThomasShot on target
89’
S. N'ZonziB. Pearson
M. KvistgaardenJ. Sargent
89’
89’

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 0.54 2.06 75’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), 0-1 75’ 82’ S. Thomas (Stoke), 0-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 2.06 75’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), 0-1 Gallagher 75’ 82’ S. Thomas (Stoke), 0-2 Thomas 82’
Norwich 0.54 xGStoke 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Norwich attacking 
75’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 82’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 77’ P. Mattsson (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 61’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ A. Phillips (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ R. McConville (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ S. Thomas (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ R. McConville (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ D. Mubama (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ L. Cissé (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ B. Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ B. Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ E. Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ M. Jurásek (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ K. Fisher (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ L. Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ S. Thomas (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 82’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 77’ P. Mattsson (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 61’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ R. McConville (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 72’ A. Phillips (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ S. Thomas (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ R. McConville (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ D. Mubama (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ L. Cissé (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ B. Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ B. Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ E. Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ M. Jurásek (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ L. Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ K. Fisher (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ S. Thomas (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Norwich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kovačević
Fisher
McConville
Darling
Mahovo 60’
McLean
Mattsson
Jurásek 60’
Wright 68’
Makama
Sargent 89’
Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Simkin
Talovierov
Phillips
Wilmot
Lawal
Rigo 61’
Pearson
Cissé 61’
Jun-Ho
Thomas
Mubama 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 2 37 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
89′ 3 1 – 4 1 43 2 – –
90′ 2 – – 7 4 66 – – – –
90′ 1 2 – 3 2 55 – – – –
60′ 1 1 – 6 3 30 1 – – –
B. Chrisene Came on as a substitute
30′ – 1 – 1 – 19 – – – –
J. Stacey Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 63 1 – 4 1 7 – – –
90′ – – 47 1 – 2 3 7 2 2 –
60′ – – 13 1 – – – 4 2 2 –
68′ – – 16 1 – 1 – 2 – – –
90′ – – 18 1 – 1 1 5 1 1 –
O. Schwartau Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 9 1 – – 2 2 – – –
E. Marcondes Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 5 1 – 2 – 3 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
J. Sargent
89′ – – – – – – – – – 5 –
M. Kvistgaarden 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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Stoke win 25% Avg odds 3.69

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

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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.