English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 29, 2026
Burnley LWDLL 1
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Norwich City LWLLW 4
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NOR314
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Match Report

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Mohamed 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BUR leads series 4-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vladan KovacevicG
  2. 33José CórdobaCD-L
  3. 15Ruairi McConvilleCD-R
  4. 14Benjamin ChriseneLB
  5. 3Jack StaceyRB
  6. 29Oscar SchwartauAM
  7. 7Pelle MattssonLM
  8. 23Kenny McLeanRM
  9. 21Mohamed ToureF
  10. 49Anthony MusabaAM-L
  11. 11Andre BrooksAM-R

BUR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Max WeißG
  2. 3Max AlleyneCD-L
  3. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  4. 14Connor RobertsLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 21Aaron RamseyAM
  7. 29Josh LaurentLM
  8. 28Hannibal MejbriRM
  9. 19Zian FlemmingF
  10. 12Dastan SatpaevAM-L
  11. 7Jacob Bruun LarsenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 16' Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 28' Josh Laurent (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 29' José Córdoba (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 51' Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Musaba (Norwich City).
  9. 51'
  10. 53' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 53'
  12. 62' Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Anthony Musaba.
  13. 62' Substitution, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Oscar Schwartau.
  14. 63' Andre Brooks (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
  16. 64' Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  17. 65' Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 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.
  19. 71' Zian Flemming (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 71' Substitution, Norwich City. Ante Crnac replaces Andre Brooks.
  21. 71' Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mohamed Touré.
  22. 77' Second yellow card to Josh Laurent (Burnley) for a bad foul.
  23. 78' Substitution, Burnley. Andréas Hountondji replaces Zian Flemming.
  24. 80' Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Kenny McLean.
  25. 82' Substitution, Burnley. Ugo Raghouber replaces Hannibal Mejbri.

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