Norwich City vs Preston North End

Norwich City 4-3-3

V Kovacevic

J Stacey

B Chrisene

K. McLean

H Darling

J Córdoba

L Gibbs

P Mattsson

M Kvistgaarden

A Ben Slimane

A Ahmed

Preston North End 4-3-3

D Iversen

O Offiah

T Small

B. Lashley

L Lindsay

J Storey

A Moran

B Whiteman

L Dobbin

D Jebbison

J Thompson

Match Timeline

Norwich City Preston

KOHTFT

Goal Card Sub

NOR

Key Stats

PNE

62%

NOR

38%

PNE

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Corners

Saves

Commentary

Full Commentary

88'

Substitution, Norwich City. Amankwah Forson replaces Ali Ahmed.

87'

Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

81'

Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Benjamin Whiteman.

NOR

Match Statistics

PNE

62%

Possession

38%

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

463

Passes

282

80%

Pass Accuracy

70%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Saves

Norwich City 4-3-3

Starting XI

Preston North End 4-3-3

1 V Kovacevic G

3 J Stacey RB

14 B Chrisene LB

23 K. McLean LM

6 H Darling CD-R

33 J Córdoba CD-L

8 L Gibbs AM-R

7 P Mattsson RM

30 M Kvistgaarden F

20 A Ben Slimane AM

21 A Ahmed AM-L

1 D Iversen G

42 O Offiah RB

26 T Small LB

16 B. Lashley CD-L

6 L Lindsay CD

14 J Storey CD-R

23 A Moran CM-R

4 B Whiteman CM

17 L Dobbin CF-L

9 D Jebbison CF-R

15 J Thompson CM-L

Substitutes

26 S Field SUB

46 E Mundle-Smith SUB

16 J Wright SUB

35 K Fisher SUB

5 J Medic SUB

11 E Marcondes SUB

31 L Moulden SUB

18 F Amankwah SUB

25 P Maghoma SUB

2 P Valentín SUB

24 M Smith SUB

11 R Brady SUB

22 M Lukovic SUB

21 A Devine SUB

28 M Osmajic SUB

3 A Vukcevic SUB

44 B Potts SUB

13 D Cornell SUB

Full Commentary

88'

Substitution, Norwich City. Amankwah Forson replaces Ali Ahmed.

87'

Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

81'

Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Benjamin Whiteman.

81'

Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Thierry Small.

65'

Substitution, Preston North End. Pol Valentín replaces Jordan Thompson.

64'

Substitution, Preston North End. Alfie Devine replaces Andrew Moran.

64'

Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Odeluga Offiah.

61'

Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Field replaces Pelle Mattsson.

61'

Substitution, Norwich City. Paris Maghoma replaces Anis Ben Slimane.

61'

Substitution, Norwich City. Errol Mundle-Smith replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.

60'

Substitution, Norwich City. Kellen Fisher replaces Ben Chrisene because of an injury.

17'

Goal! Norwich City 1, Preston North End 0. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

13'

Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.

Head to Head

Norwich City 1 wins

1 draws 2 matches

Preston 0 wins

14 Mar 2026 Norwich City 2 - 0 Preston Championship 20 Dec 2025 Preston 1 - 1 Norwich City Championship

Match Info

Stadium Carrow Road

Date Sat, 14 Mar 2026

Kickoff 15:00

Location Norwich

Championship Standings

#	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Miss Valley St	38	+38	77
1	Coventry	37	+39	77
2	Idaho	38	+22	70
2	Boro	37	+22	69
3	Iowa St	37	+28	68
3	Millwall	37	+10	68
4	Morehead St	38	+9	68
4	Ipswich	36	+26	65
5	C Arkansas	38	+3	63
5	Hull	37	+6	63
6	FDU	37	+10	60
6	Wrexham	36	+8	57
7	La Salle	37	+12	57
7	Southampton	36	+11	54
8	Purdue FW	37	+6	54
8	Derby	37	+6	54
9	Morgan St	38	+0	53
9	Watford	36	+4	52
10	NJIT	37	+2	52
10	Birmingham	37	+0	52

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