Norwich vs Coventry

Championship 26 Jan 2026, 20:00
Norwich
Norwich
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Coventry
Coventry
🏟 Carrow Road 👤 T. Kirk Round 29

Match report

Norwich edged past Coventry 2-1 in the Championship on 26 January 2026.

Norwich had 16 shots to Coventry's 15.

The match was played at Carrow Road, with T. Kirk in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 15 On target 5 - 5 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Anis Ben Slimane
Norwich · 1 goal
8 Ali Ahmed 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ruairi McConville captained the side
8 Kenny McLean 60 passes (85% accurate)
7 Romain Esse 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–7 7–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 2–4 2–3
Attacks 51–50 46–55
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
5 Substitution 4
97 Attacks 105
46 Dangerous Attacks 55
5 On Target 5
11 Off Target 10
50% Ball Possession 50%
16 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 14
8 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 9
4 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
417 Passes Total 424
320 Passes Accurate 332
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Norwich · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Kovačević
35 K. Fisher 15 R. McConville 33 J. Córdoba 14 B. Chrisene
7 P. Mattsson 23 K. McLean
42 T. Springett 20 A. Slimane 21 A. Ahmed
24 J. Makama
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
29 V. Torp 6 M. Grimes
14 R. Esse 23 B. Thomas-Asante 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Norwich
Coach
Philippe Clement
Substitutes
  • 16 Jacob Wright
  • 19 Papa Amadou Diallo
  • 2 Harry Amass
  • 29 Oscar Schwartau
  • 3 Jack Stacey
  • 32 Daniel Grimshaw
  • 6 Harry Darling
  • 10 Matěj Jurásek
  • 30 Mathias Kvistgaarden
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 18 Yang Min-hyeok
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 26 Luke Woolfenden
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Wright ↓ P. Mattsson Norwich
  • 46' ↑ P. A. Diallo ↓ T. Springett Norwich
  • 62' ↑ T. Sakamoto ↓ R. Esse Coventry
  • 62' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ B. Thomas-Asante Coventry
  • 71' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
  • 72' ↑ Yang Min-Hyuk ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry
  • 75' ↑ H. Amass ↓ A. Ahmed Norwich
  • 78' ↑ O. Schwartau ↓ A. Slimane Norwich
  • 82' ↑ J. Stacey ↓ B. Chrisene Norwich
Cards
  • 18' R. Esse Coventry
  • 55' J. Cordoba Norwich
Head-to-head
Norwich 6 4 draws 0 Coventry
2026-01-26 Norwich vs Coventry 2 - 1
2025-09-13 Coventry vs Norwich 1 - 1
2025-01-04 Norwich City vs Coventry City 2 - 1
2024-08-31 Coventry City vs Norwich City 0 - 1
2024-02-03 Norwich City vs Coventry City 2 - 1
2023-10-07 Coventry City vs Norwich City 1 - 1
Recent form
Norwich W D D L D
Coventry D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Norwich vs Coventry?
Norwich won 2-1 against Coventry on 26 January 2026.
Who won Norwich vs Coventry?
Norwich won the match 2-1.
Where was Norwich vs Coventry played?
The match was played at Carrow Road.
Who had more possession in Norwich vs Coventry?
Norwich had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.