Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 5 Nov 2023, 12:00
Norwich City
Norwich City
1–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk) 👤 J. Smith Round 15

Match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Norwich City 3-1 in the Championship on 5 November 2023.

Norwich City had 21 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 10.

S. Wharton was sent off in the 54th minute.

The match was played at Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk), with J. Smith in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 21 - 10 On target 8 - 4 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 11 - 4 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers · 2 goals
8 Gabriel Sara 1 goal
8 Marcelino Núñez captained the side
8 Leopold Wahlstedt 7 saves
8 James Hill captained the side
First half vs second half
Norwich City stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 16–2
Shots On Goal 2–3 6–1
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–1 7–1
Attacks 46–55 54–26
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
100 Attacks 81
77 Dangerous Attacks 31
8 On Target 4
13 Off Target 6
21 Shots Total 10
8 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 7
12 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 4
8 Corners 2
5 Offsides 3
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 7
505 Passes Total 413
430 Passes Accurate 328
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Norwich City · 4-2-3-1
12 G. Long
3 J. Stacey 50 J. Warner 24 S. Duffy 30 D. Giannoulis
17 G. Sara 23 K. McLean
27 J. Rowe 26 M. Núñez 25 O. Hernández
31 U. Hwang
Blackburn Rovers · 4-4-2
12 L. Wahlstedt
11 J. Rankin-Costello 4 J. Hill 16 S. Wharton 3 H. Pickering
2 C. Brittain 6 S. Tronstad 23 A. Wharton 24 A. Moran
10 T. Dolan 8 S. Szmodics
Norwich City
Coach
D. Wagner
Substitutes
  • 35 Kellen Fisher
  • 16 Christian Fassnacht
  • 7 Borja Sainz
  • 20 Przemyslaw Placheta
  • 39 Vicente Reyes
  • 15 Sam McCallum
  • 21 Danny Batth
  • 8 Liam Gibbs
  • 11 Adam Idah
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 7 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 20 Harry Leonard
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 34 Joe Hilton
  • 25 Jake Batty
  • 31 Tom Atcheson
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 14 Niall Ennis
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ P. Płacheta ↓ D. Giannoulis Norwich City
  • 60' ↑ K. Fisher ↓ J. Stacey Norwich City
  • 60' ↑ Borja Sainz ↓ O. Hernández Norwich City
  • 60' ↑ C. Fassnacht ↓ S. Duffy Norwich City
  • 63' ↑ L. Travis ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ A. Sigurðsson ↓ A. Moran Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ H. Leonard ↓ S. Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
  • 88' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 54' S. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 24' O. Hernandez Norwich City
  • 30' J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 46' S. Duffy Norwich City
  • 86' M. Nunez Norwich City
  • 90+4' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Norwich City 3 4 draws 2 Blackburn Rovers
2026-02-07 Norwich vs Blackburn 2 - 0
2025-08-30 Blackburn vs Norwich 0 - 2
2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City 1 - 1
2024-08-17 Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2
2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City 1 - 1
2023-11-05 Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3
Recent form
Norwich City W D D L D
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Norwich City lost 1-3 against Blackburn Rovers on 5 November 2023.
Who won Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 3-1.
Where was Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk).
Who had more possession in Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Norwich City had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.