English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
Birmingham City DWWDL 2
–
Norwich City WLWWW 1
1st2ndT
BIR202
NOR011
Carrow Road · 26,537 att.

Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
6
8
Saves
3
38.4
Possession
61.6
9
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
228
Accurate Passes
399
312
Passes
501
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
60
22
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
7
35
Effective Clearances
9
35
Clearances
9

Head to Head

NOR leads series 3-2

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. 26Sam FieldLM
  8. 23Kenny McLeanRM
  9. 37Mohamed ToureF
  10. 21Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 8Liam GibbsAM-R

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25James BeadleG
  2. 37Jonathan PanzoCD-L
  3. 4Christoph KlarerCD-R
  4. 31Kai WagnerLB
  5. 26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 33Marvin DuckschAM
  7. 14Jhon SolísLM
  8. 24Tomoki IwataRM
  9. 29August PriskeF
  10. 10Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 23Carlos VicenteAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 1. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  2. 14' Goal! Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 2. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by August Priske.
  3. 39' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Paris Maghoma replaces Liam Gibbs.
  5. 63' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Demarai Gray.
  6. 67' Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 2. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Touré.
  7. 71' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  8. 71' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
  9. 71' Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mohamed Touré.
  10. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces August Priske because of an injury.
  11. 79' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  12. 84' Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
  13. 90' Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Ali Ahmed.
  14. 90' Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Darling replaces José Córdoba.

EFL Championship News

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