English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Norwich City LWDWL 4
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Bristol City DLWWD 2
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BRC112
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Match Report

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Socceroos ace Mohamed Toure nets second hat trick for Norwich

Socceroos striker Mohamed Toure has continued his magnificent build-up to the FIFA World Cup, netting a second-half hat trick to steer Norwich City to a 4-2 Championship victory over Bristol City in England.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
10
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
6
54.9
Possession
45.1
19
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
323
458
Passes
389
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
28
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.5
51
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
30
15
Clearances
30

Head to Head

BRC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Radek VítekG
  2. 21Neto BorgesCD-L
  3. 38Noah EileCD-R
  4. 3Cameron PringLB
  5. 2Ross McCrorieRB
  6. 10Scott TwineAM
  7. 40Sam MorsyLM
  8. 4Adam RandellRM
  9. 18Emil Riis JakobsenF
  10. 12Jason KnightAM-L
  11. 17Mark SykesAM-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vladan KovacevicG
  2. 33José CórdobaCD-L
  3. 6Harry DarlingCD-R
  4. 8Liam GibbsLB
  5. 35Kellen FisherRB
  6. 25Paris MaghomaAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 7Pelle MattssonRM
  9. 37Mohamed ToureF
  10. 21Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 29Oscar SchwartauAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Bristol City 1, Norwich City 0. Sam Morsy (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  2. 51' Goal! Bristol City 1, Norwich City 1. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  3. 54' Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 65' Substitution, Bristol City. Delano Burgzorg replaces Emil Riis.
  5. 65' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
  6. 65' Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Scott Twine.
  7. 70' Goal! Bristol City 1, Norwich City 2. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau following a fast break.
  8. 72' Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Goal! Bristol City 1, Norwich City 3. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paris Maghoma following a corner.
  10. 77' Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mohamed Touré.
  11. 77' Substitution, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Paris Maghoma.
  12. 78' Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Sam Morsy.
  13. 78' Goal! Bristol City 1, Norwich City 4. José Córdoba (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 83' Substitution, Norwich City. Errol Mundle-Smith replaces Ali Ahmed.
  15. 84' Substitution, Norwich City. Amankwah Forson replaces Oscar Schwartau.
  16. 87' Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Ross McCrorie.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Kenny McLean.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Bristol City 2, Norwich City 4. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.

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