English League Championship

FT Monday, January 26, 2026
Coventry City DLLWW 1
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Norwich City WLWWW 2
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Carrow Road · 25,452 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Norwich City peg back Championship leaders Coventry

Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry suffered more misery on the road as Norwich came from behind to record a well-deserved 2-1 win at Carrow Road.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
51.5
Possession
48.5
16
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
318
422
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
48
15
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
7
20
Effective Clearances
42
20
Clearances
42

Head to Head

NOR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vladan KovacevicG
  2. 33José CórdobaCD-L
  3. 15Ruairi McConvilleCD-R
  4. 14Benjamin ChriseneLB
  5. 35Kellen FisherRB
  6. 20Anis SlimaneAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 7Pelle MattssonRM
  9. 24Jovon MakamaF
  10. 21Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 42Tony SpringettAM-R

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 11Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 14Romain EsseAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Romain Esse (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Goal! Norwich City 0, Coventry City 1. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Tony Springett.
  4. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Pelle Mattsson.
  5. 46' Goal! Norwich City 1, Coventry City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a through ball.
  6. 55' José Córdoba (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Romain Esse.
  8. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  9. 67' Goal! Norwich City 2, Coventry City 1. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
  10. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  11. 72' Substitution, Coventry City. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  12. 75' Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Amass replaces Ali Ahmed.
  13. 78' Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  14. 82' Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
  15. 90'+7' Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.

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