Southampton vs Norwich

12 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 4 – 4

Half-time: 2–3

  • Jan Bednarek 17’
  • Adam Armstrong 21’ (pen), 90+7’ (pen)
  • Che Adams 57’
  • Josh Sargent 7’
  • Gabriel Sara 23’
  • Jonathan Rowe 45+2’
  • Christian Fassnacht 84’

Match summary

Southampton and Norwich drew 4-4. Norwich led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Sargent put Norwich ahead with a header in the 7th minute, Jan Bednarek equalised from a corner in the 17th minute, Adam Armstrong put Southampton in front from the penalty spot in the 21st minute, Gabriel Sara equalised in the 23rd minute, and Jonathan Rowe put Norwich back in front with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Che Adams equalised in the 57th minute, Christian Fassnacht put Norwich back in front in the 84th minute, and Armstrong equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Southampton had the better of the chances, with 3.77 expected goals (xG) from 31 shots to Norwich's 2.09 from 15.

Match stats

Southampton Norwich
31 Shots 15
11 Shots on Target 6
13 Corners 4
7 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3.77 xG 2.09
2.19 Non-penalty xG 2.09

Key events

Southampton Norwich
Kick-off
7’
Josh Sargent0-1 (Norwich)
Jan Bednarek1-1 (Southampton)
17’
Adam Armstrong
Penalty2-1 (Southampton)
21’
23’
Gabriel Sara2-2 (Norwich)
45+2’
Jonathan Rowe2-3 (Norwich)
Half-time2-3
Che Adams3-3 (Southampton)
57’
84’
Christian Fassnacht3-4 (Norwich)
Adam Armstrong
Penalty4-4 (Southampton)
90+7’
Full-time4-4

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Jack Stephens
  • Will Smallbone
  • Nathan Tella
  • Samuel Edozie
  • Che Adams
  • Shea Charles
Norwich
  • Jack Stacey
  • Kenny McLean
  • Tony Springett
  • Marcelino Núñez

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.77 2.09 7’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 7’ 17’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-1 17’ 21’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 2-1 21’ 23’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 2-2 23’ 45+2’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 2-3 45+2’ 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), 3-3 57’ 84’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), 3-4 84’ 90+7’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 4-4 90+7’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.77 2.09 7’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 Sargent 7’ 17’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-1 Bednarek 17’ 21’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 2-1 Armstrong 21’ 23’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 2-2 Sara 23’ 45+2’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 2-3 Rowe 45+2’ 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), 3-3 Adams 57’ 84’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), 3-4 Fassnacht 84’ 90+7’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 4-4 Armstrong 90+7’
Southampton 3.77 xGNorwich 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Southampton attacking 
21’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+7’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 61’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.45 xG, blocked 76’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 80’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 38’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 17’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 80’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 17’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Tony Springett (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 84’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 38’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 44’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+7’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 61’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.45 xG, blocked 76’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 80’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 38’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 17’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 80’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 17’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Tony Springett (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 84’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 38’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 44’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Gavin Bazunu
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Walker-Peters
90′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
Jan Bednarek
90′ 1 – 1 0.16 – –
Jack Stephens
90′ – – 2 0.18 – –
Ryan Manning
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Carlos Alcaraz
90′ – – 9 0.44 – – –
Will Smallbone Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Stuart Armstrong Taken off
65′ – – 4 0.11 – – –
Nathan Tella
90′ – – 2 0.49 – –
Adam Armstrong
90′ 2 – 6 2.19 – – –
Samuel Edozie Taken off
47′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Che Adams Came on as a substitute
43′ 1 – 1 0.08 – –
Shea Charles Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – –
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Southampton win 47% Avg odds 2.00
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Norwich win 26% Avg odds 3.65

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

Form going into the game

Southampton W
Norwich DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 2-0 Norwich, 25 Feb 22 Next meeting: Norwich 1-1 Southampton, 01 Jan 24  All Southampton 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.