Preston vs Norwich

22 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Sam Greenwood 6’ (pen)
  • Duane Holmes 12’
  • Borja Sainz 45+2’
  • Shane Duffy 61’

Match summary

Preston and Norwich shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Preston led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sam Greenwood put Preston ahead from the penalty spot in the 6th minute, Duane Holmes made it 2-0 in the 12th minute, and Borja Sainz pulled one back to make it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Shane Duffy equalised in the 61st minute.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Norwich's 0.74 from 9.

Match stats

Preston Norwich
8 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.62 xG 0.74
0.83 Non-penalty xG 0.74

Key events

Preston Norwich
Kick-off
Sam Greenwood
Penalty
1-0 (Preston)
6’
Duane Holmes2-0 (Preston)
12’
45+2’
Borja Sainz2-1 (Norwich)
Half-time2-1
61’
Shane Duffy2-2 (Norwich)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Jordan Storey
  • Ben Whiteman
Norwich
  • Callum Doyle
  • Kenny McLean
  • Ante Crnac

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.74 6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 1-0 6’ 12’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 2-0 12’ 45+2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-1 45+2’ 61’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), 2-2 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.74 6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 1-0 Greenwood 6’ 12’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 2-0 Holmes 12’ 45+2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-1 Sainz 45+2’ 61’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), 2-2 Duffy 61’
Preston 1.63 xGNorwich 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Preston attacking 
6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 58’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 61’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 47’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 12’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 83’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ José Córdoba (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Kaide Gordon (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 58’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 61’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 47’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 12’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 83’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ José Córdoba (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Kaide Gordon (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
77′ 1 – 1 0.15 – – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
67′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen
90′ – – 3 0.53 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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 34% Avg odds 2.84
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Norwich win 37% Avg odds 2.55

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

Form going into the game

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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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.