Norwich vs Blackburn

Norwich

2 - 0

Blackburn

🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:31 Europe/London 📍 Carrow Road 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Norwich 9 · Blackburn 22

Referee Stats

James Linington

17 matches · 1.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.29
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	12%
Home wins	59%
Draws	12%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Norwich outshot their opponent (12-6).
Norwich controlled possession (56%).
Norwich had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Norwich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-11

Goals For / Against

27 / 28

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.35

1.17

1.00

1.22

1.26

43%

O2.5

48%

57%

BTTS

39%

22%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Norwich rank9th

Blackburn rank22nd

Norwich points65

Blackburn points52

Norwich: #9 · 65 pts · GD +7

19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Norwich last 5 home

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackburn last 5 away

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 0%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Norwich score at home74%

Norwich clean sheet at home17%

Blackburn score away61%

Blackburn clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Norwich score first22%

Norwich win after scoring first80%

Blackburn score first22%

Blackburn win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Norwich 50% · Blackburn 25%

Avg first goal minute: Norwich 36.0' · Blackburn 32.0'

Vs league average

Norwich score at home1.17 vs 1.40

Norwich concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Blackburn score away1.00 vs 1.20

Blackburn concede away1.26 vs 1.40

Norwich score 16% below league average, while Blackburn score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Norwich are 1% above league average at home, and Blackburn are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Norwich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Blackburn goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

446

353

Passes Accurate

355

273

Passes %

80%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. Makama

1st substitution · For: M. Touré

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Springett

2nd substitution · For: O. Schwartau

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Jacob Wright

3rd substitution · For: S. Field

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Morishita

1st substitution · For: O. Afolayan

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ H. Carter

2nd substitution · For: C. O'Riordan

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Ben Slimane

Normal Goal

74'

74' A. Ben Slimane

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Miller

3rd substitution · For: A. Guðjohnsen

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Ben Slimane

4th substitution · For: M. Kvistgaarden

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Ahmed

5th substitution · For: J. Stacey

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Touré

Normal Goal

83'

83' S. Field

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Y. Ohashi

4th substitution · For: M. Jørgensen

88'

88' T. Cantwell

88'

88' E. Cashin

Norwich vs Blackburn 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Norwich beat Blackburn 2-0 on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by James Linington. It was played at Carrow Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Norwich made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. Makama replacing M. Touré. Norwich made their 2nd substitution at 62', with T. Springett replacing O. Schwartau. Norwich made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Jacob Wright replacing S. Field. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 65', with R. Morishita replacing O. Afolayan. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 66', with H. Carter replacing C. O'Riordan. Norwich took the lead at 73' when A. Ben Slimane scored, making the score 1-0. A. Ben Slimane received a yellow card for Norwich at 74'. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 76', with L. Miller replacing A. Guðjohnsen. Norwich made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Ben Slimane replacing M. Kvistgaarden. Norwich made their 5th substitution at 77', with A. Ahmed replacing J. Stacey. Norwich extended the lead at 78' when M. Touré scored, making the score 2-0. S. Field received a yellow card for Norwich at 83'. Blackburn made their 4th substitution at 85', with Y. Ohashi replacing M. Jørgensen. T. Cantwell received a yellow card for Blackburn at 88'. E. Cashin received a yellow card for Blackburn at 88'.

Norwich used 5 substitutions while Blackburn used 4 substitutions. Norwich got 2 yellow cards, while Blackburn got 2 yellow cards.