Preston vs Norwich

13 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gabriel Sara 86’

Match summary

Norwich took a 1-0 win at Preston, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Gabriel Sara put Norwich ahead in the 86th minute.

Preston can feel hard done by, creating 0.96 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Norwich's 0.51 from 15.

Match stats

Preston Norwich
12 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 0.51
0.96 Non-penalty xG 0.51

Key events

Preston Norwich
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
86’
Gabriel Sara0-1 (Norwich)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Jordan Storey
  • Jack Whatmough
  • Robbie Brady
Norwich
  • Borja Sainz

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 0.96 0.51 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 0-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 0.51 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 0-1 Sara 86’
Preston 0.96 xGNorwich 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Preston attacking 
50’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 13’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 62’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 13’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 62’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 4 0.68 – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough
90′ – – 2 0.04 – –
Alan Browne
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Milutin Osmajić
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Keane Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 30% Avg odds 3.19
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Norwich win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

Preston WWLDW
Norwich WWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 0-0 Preston, 09 Dec 23 Next meeting: Preston 2-2 Norwich, 22 Oct 24  All Preston vs Norwich 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.