Stoke vs Norwich

1 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ethan Galbraith 13’

Match summary

Stoke won 1-0 at home to Norwich. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Ethan Galbraith put Stoke ahead in the 13th minute.

Norwich can feel hard done by, creating 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Stoke's 0.24 from 6.

Match stats

28% Possession 72%
6 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 6
3 Corners 5
63 Attacks 126
39 Dangerous attacks 87
204 Passes 537
63.2% Pass accuracy 85.1%
22 Tackles 20
16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 2
7 Offsides 4

Key events

Stoke Norwich
Kick-off
Ethan GalbraithRight foot shot1-0 (Stoke)
13’
34’
Darlin YongwaShot on target
35’
Andre BrooksShot on target
Million ManhoefShot on target
37’
38’
Andre BrooksShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Anthony MusabaAnis Ben Slimane
Luca BombinoBen Wilmot
46’
Sam GallagherMillion Manhoef
46’
Second half underway
Bosun LawalArgument
47’
Ethan GalbraithFoul
49’
56’
Ben ChriseneDarlin Yongwa
Róbert BoženíkGeorge Hirst
59’
61’
José CórdobaFoul
66’
Kenny McLeanFoul
Luca BombinoShot on target
70’
71’
Papa Amadou DialloAndre Brooks
71’
Mathias KvistgaardenMohamed Touré
77’
Kenny McLeanShot on target
80’
Anthony MusabaShot on target
85’
Jacob WrightPelle Mattsson
Ben PearsonDjibril Soumaré
87’
90+1’
Mathias KvistgaardenShot on target
Full-time1-0

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 0.24 1.30 13’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), 1-0 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.24 1.30 13’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), 1-0 Galbraith 13’
Stoke 0.24 xGNorwich 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Stoke attacking 
35’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 38’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+2’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 80’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+5’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Luca Bombino (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Darlin Yongwa (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 38’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+2’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 80’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+5’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Luca Bombino (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Andre Brooks (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Darlin Yongwa (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Anthony Musaba (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Stoke 3-4-3 Starting XI
Johansson
Wilmot 46’
Lawal
Graham
Bocat
Soumaré 87’
Galbraith
Johnson
Bae
Hirst 59’
Manhoef 46’
Norwich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kovačević
Yongwa 56’
McConville
Córdoba
Stacey
McLean
Mattsson 85’
Schwartau
Slimane 46’
Brooks 71’
Touré 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Viktor Johansson
90′ 5 0 19 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Ben Wilmot Taken off
45′ – 1 – 1 1 16 – – – –
Bosun Lawal
90′ – – 2 1 – 15 1 – –
Luke Graham
90′ 3 1 2 7 3 14 1 – – –
Ben Johnson
90′ 4 1 – 8 1 16 1 – – –
Eric Bocat
90′ 5 3 – 7 1 22 – – – –
Luca Bombino Came on as a substitute
45′ 3 – – 5 – 7 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Djibril Soumaré Taken off
87′ – – 22 – – 2 2 2 2 – –
Ethan Galbraith
90′ 1 – 28 1 – – 1 5 3 3
Million Manhoef Taken off
45′ – – 6 – – 2 – 4 – – –
Jun-Ho Bae
90′ – – 20 – – – 3 2 – 1 –
Ben Pearson Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
George Hirst Taken off
59′ – – – – – – – 1 – 5 –
Sam Gallagher Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 – 0.04 – 1 4 – 7 –
Róbert Boženík Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – – 2 – 6 –
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

Stoke win 29% Avg odds 3.26
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43
Norwich win 44% Avg odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

Stoke LLLLL
Norwich DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 0-2 Stoke, 04 Jan 26 Next meeting: Norwich vs Stoke, 20 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Stoke 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.