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West Bromwich Albion 0–5 Norwich City · Championship

0–5Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Norwich City won 0–5.

Shots
139
Shots on target
27
Expected goals
1.340.83
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Norwich City beat West Bromwich Albion 5–0. Recorded in this match (West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City): shots 13–9, shots on target 2–7, expected goals 1.34–0.83, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Norwich City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Norwich City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.25 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1.25 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City.

3.99 days ▲Rest daysWest Bromwich Albion · Norwich City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWest Bromwich AlbionNorwich CityBaseline
Rest days3.99 days3.2 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots9 shotsWest Bromwich Albion 13 shots, Norwich City 9 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots7 shotsWest Bromwich Albion 2 shots, Norwich City 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.34 xG0.83 xGWest Bromwich Albion 1.34 xG, Norwich City 0.83 xG
  • Possession52%48%West Bromwich Albion 52%, Norwich City 48%
  • Corners10 corners2 cornersWest Bromwich Albion 10 corners, Norwich City 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsWest Bromwich Albion 13 fouls, Norwich City 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Oscar Schwartau · Norwich City · 16′ · 0.02 xG · goalJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPapa Amadou Diallo · Norwich City · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen Chrisene · Norwich City · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Iling Junior · West Bromwich Albion · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKarlan Grant · West Bromwich Albion · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBen Chrisene · Norwich City · 73′ · 0.03 xG · goalKrystian Bielik · West Bromwich Albion · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Iling Junior · West Bromwich Albion · 62′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 69′ · 0.07 xG · on targetAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 85′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKarlan Grant · West Bromwich Albion · 18′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKellen Fisher · Norwich City · 50′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · 83′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 69′ · 0.10 xG · goalAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 87′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAli Ahmed · Norwich City · 49′ · 0.13 xG · goalMikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · 31′ · 0.24 xG · on targetSamuel Iling Junior · West Bromwich Albion · 32′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedChris Mepham · West Bromwich Albion · 55′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedMathias Kvistgaarden · Norwich City · 89′ · 0.34 xG · goal
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West Bromwich Albion: 13 shots, 2 on target, 1.35 xG. Norwich City: 9 shots, 7 on target, 0.82 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Oscar Schwartau · Norwich City · 16′Ali Ahmed · Norwich City · 49′Anis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 69′Ben Chrisene · Norwich City · 73′Mathias Kvistgaarden · Norwich City · 89′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: West Bromwich Albion 1.35 xG · Norwich City 0.82 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2West Bromwich Albion
1Draws
2Norwich City
Norwich City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship0–1
Norwich City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship1–0
West Bromwich Albion — Norwich City · Championship2–2
Norwich City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship2–0
West Bromwich Albion — Norwich City · Championship1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: West Bromwich Albion favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Norwich City in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

West Bromwich Albion28 matchesNorwich City28 matches
1.11 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.25 goals/match
1.54 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1.43 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals28/281.21 xG/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots28/2711.7 shots/match
4.36 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/273.85 shots/match
51.6% ●Possession28/2751.2%
5.5 corners/match ●Corners28/274.52 corners/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls28/279.67 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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