Norwich City vs Burnley, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
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4 - 1
4 - 1
77': Josh LaurentMohamed Toure hits a brace as Norwich rout Burnley
Norwich City finally got their Championship campaign up and running after a sluggish start as they recorded an emphatic 4-1 home win over struggling Burnley on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Norwich City 1, Burnley 0. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Córdoba.
- 3': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
- 4': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
- 4': Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Norwich City 2, Burnley 0. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
- 7': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 10': Offside, Norwich City. Andre Brooks is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Ruairi McConville (Norwich City).
- 11': Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev with a cross.
- 14': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
- 14': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Pelle Mattsson.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 16': Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 21': Goal! Norwich City 3, Burnley 0. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 24': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 24': Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
- 25': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 27': Goal! Norwich City 3, Burnley 1. Josh Laurent (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 28': Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 28': Josh Laurent (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by José Córdoba (Norwich City).
- 29': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': José Córdoba (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, Norwich City. Mohamed Touré is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 33': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Brooks following a fast break.
- 38': Foul by Anthony Musaba (Norwich City).
- 38': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 40': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 40': Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Oscar Schwartau.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 3, Burnley 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 3, Burnley 1.
- 48': Foul by Ruairi McConville (Norwich City).
- 48': Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Alleyne.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Musaba (Norwich City).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
- 53': Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Handball by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 56': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Pelle Mattsson.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 58': Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
- 58': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ben Chrisene.
- 61': Attempt missed. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Anthony Musaba.
- 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Oscar Schwartau.
- 63': Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
- 63': Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Andre Brooks (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 64': Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 65': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
- 65': Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Norwich City 4, Burnley 1. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
- 68': Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
- 68': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
- 70': Andre Brooks (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
- 71': Zian Flemming (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Ante Crnac replaces Andre Brooks.
- 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mohamed Touré.
- 73': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 77': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 77': Second yellow card to Josh Laurent (Burnley) for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Burnley. Andréas Hountondji replaces Zian Flemming.
- 80': Offside, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Kenny McLean.
- 82': Substitution, Burnley. Ugo Raghouber replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 84': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
- 84': Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Wright.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Wright.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Crnac.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Andréas Hountondji (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Ugo Raghouber.
- 90'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Ante Crnac.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 4, Burnley 1.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 4, Burnley 1.
Statistics
 BUR |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 481 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 554 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 6 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 15 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,498
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,498
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 10 | +9 | 23 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | +6 | 21 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 10 | +6 | 17 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | +2 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladan Kovacevic (GK) |
| 33 | José Córdoba |
| 15 | Ruairi McConville  |
| 14 | Benjamin Chrisene |
| 3 | Jack Stacey |
| 29 | Oscar Schwartau |
| 7 | Pelle Mattsson |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 21 | Mohamed Toure |
| 49 | Anthony Musaba |
| 11 | Andre Brooks |
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Max Weiß (GK) |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 21 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 29 | Josh Laurent |
| 28 | Hannibal Mejbri |
| 19 | Zian Flemming |
| 12 | Dastan Satpaev |
| 7 | Jacob Bruun Larsen |
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