Norwich City 2 – 1 Birmingham City: Championship Match Report

Championship · 6

Norwich City

Full Time

2–1

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Carrow Road

Birmingham City

Norwich City won after full-time.

⚽ Papa Amadou Diallo 39'⚽ Oscar Schwartau 28' ⚽ Carlos Vicente 64'

Match Events

90+4'

Christoph Klarer Birmingham City

90+4'

Ante Crnac Norwich City

90+1'

Harry DarlingNorwich City · Ben Chrisene

83'

Phil NeumannBirmingham City

83'

Jovon MakamaNorwich City

82'

Luis VázquezBirmingham City · Tomoki Iwata

82'

Marvin DuckschBirmingham City · August Priske

71'

Jacob WrightNorwich City · Oscar Schwartau

71'

Jovon MakamaNorwich City · Mathias Kvistgaarden

65'

Ante Crnac Norwich City · Andre Brooks

64'

Carlos VicenteBirmingham City · Liam Millar

2-1

62'

Ethan Laird Birmingham City · Bright Osayi-Samuel

62'

Alex CochraneBirmingham City · Kristoffer Lund

60'

Carlos VicenteBirmingham City

60'

Oscar SchwartauNorwich City

59'

Jack StaceyNorwich City

46'

Anthony MusabaNorwich City · Papa Amadou Diallo

39'

Papa Amadou DialloNorwich City · Andre Brooks

2-0

28'

Oscar SchwartauNorwich City · Mathias Kvistgaarden

1-0

25'

José CórdobaNorwich City

13'

Ben ChriseneNorwich City

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Birmingham City8251111

Norwich City8305-19

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VenueCarrow RoadWednesday, 9 September 2026

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RefereeTom Reeves

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Norwich City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 7

Vladan Kovacevic

3 7

Jack Stacey

15 6.9

Ruairi McConville

33 6.6

José Córdoba

14 7.1

Ben Chrisene

23 7

Kenny McLean

7 7.6

Pelle Mattsson

11 6.7

Andre Brooks

29 7.3

Oscar Schwartau

19 7.3

Papa Amadou Diallo

30 6.9

Mathias Kvistgaarden

Substitutes 9

#6 Harry Darling Defender

6.5

#13 Darlin Yongwa Defender

#16 Jacob Wright Midfielder

#17 Ante Crnac Attacker

6.3

#24 Jovon Makama Attacker

6.9

#25 Paris Maghoma Midfielder

#32 Daniel Grimshaw Goalkeeper

#35 Kellen Fisher Defender

#49 Anthony Musaba Attacker

6.2

Birmingham City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.6

James Beadle

26 6.3

Bright Osayi-Samuel

5 6.2

Phil Neumann

4 6.7

Christoph Klarer

25 6.5

Kristoffer Lund

24 6.1

Tomoki Iwata

8 6.6

Seung-ho Paik

7 7

Carlos Vicente

28 7.3

Jay Stansfield

17 7.1

Liam Millar

9 6.8

August Priske

Substitutes 9

#2 Ethan Laird Defender

#3 Lee Buchanan Defender

#20 Alex Cochrane Defender

6.6

#21 Ryan Allsop Goalkeeper

#23 Dael Fry Defender

#27 Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder

#30 Bradley Mayo Goalkeeper

#32 Luis Vázquez Attacker

6.4

#33 Marvin Ducksch Attacker

6.5

Statistics

Match Statistics

Norwich City

Comparison

Birmingham City

50% Ball Possession % 50%

15 Shots Total 14

6 Shots On Target 3

4 Shots Off Target 7

5 Shots Blocked 4

8 Shots Insidebox 11

7 Shots Outsidebox 3

10 Goal Attempts 7

2 Big Chances Created 2

1 Big Chances Missed 1

6 Corners 7

2 Offsides 2

12 Fouls 9

6 Yellowcards 3

339 Passes 327

241 Successful Passes 220

71% Successful Passes Percentage 67%

12 Key Passes 11

65 Long Passes 59

30 Successful Long Passes 15

46% Successful Long Passes Percentage 25%

9 Total Crosses 21

1 Accurate Crosses 7

23 Dribble Attempts 12

11 Successful Dribbles 1

48% Successful Dribbles Percentage 8%

15 Tackles 21

8 Interceptions 12

64 Duels Won 51

2 Saves 4

100 Attacks 102

41 Dangerous Attacks 53

9 Free Kicks 12

19 Throwins 23

10 Goal Kicks 6

5 Substitutions 4

1 Injuries 0

29 Successful Headers 18

1 Assists 1

2 Goals 1

69 Ball Safe 63

11 Tackles Won 12