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Championship · 2026

Norwich City 4–1 Burnley · Championship

4–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Norwich City won 4–1.

Shots
2016
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.920.95
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Norwich City beat Burnley 4–1. Recorded in this match (Norwich City – Burnley): shots 20–16, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.92–0.95, possession 37%–63%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots16 shotsNorwich City 20 shots, Burnley 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsNorwich City 6 shots, Burnley 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG0.95 xGNorwich City 1.92 xG, Burnley 0.95 xG
  • Possession37%63%Norwich City 37%, Burnley 63%
  • Corners3 corners5 cornersNorwich City 3 corners, Burnley 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls5 foulsNorwich City 14 fouls, Burnley 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsNorwich City 4 cards, Burnley 3 cards
  • Passes321 passes553 passesNorwich City 321 passes, Burnley 553 passes
  • Pass accuracy81.3%86.8%Norwich City 81.3%, Burnley 86.8%
  • Shots inside box12 shots10 shotsNorwich City 12 shots, Burnley 10 shots
  • Blocked shots8 blocks5 blocksNorwich City 8 blocks, Burnley 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves2 savesNorwich City 3 saves, Burnley 2 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides1 offsideNorwich City 3 offsides, Burnley 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 2′Mohamed TouréGoal · Norwich City
  2. 5′Andre BrooksGoal · Norwich City
  3. 16′Ruairi McConvilleYellow card · Norwich City
  4. 21′Mohamed TouréGoal · Norwich City
  5. 27′Josh LaurentGoal · Burnley
  6. 28′Josh LaurentYellow card · Burnley
  7. 29′José CórdobaYellow card · Norwich City
  8. Half-time
  9. 63′Andre BrooksYellow card · Norwich City
  10. 65′Anis Ben SlimaneYellow card · Norwich City
  11. 67′Andre BrooksGoal · Norwich City
  12. 71′Zian FlemmingYellow card · Burnley
  13. 77′Josh LaurentSecond yellow · Burnley
  14. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 62′Norwich City · 2 player changesAnis Ben Slimane · Papa Amadou Diallo
  • 64′Burnley · 2 player changesZeki Amdouni · Marcus Edwards
  • 71′Norwich City · 2 player changesMathias Kvistgaarden · Ante Crnac
  • 78′Burnley · 1 player changeAndreas Hountondji
  • 80′Norwich City · 1 player changeJacob Wright
  • 82′Burnley · 1 player changeUgo Raghouber

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Norwich City
0Draws
4Burnley
Burnley — Norwich City · Championship2–1
Norwich City — Burnley · Championship1–2
Norwich City — Burnley · Championship0–3
Burnley — Norwich City · Championship1–0
Norwich City — Burnley · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Norwich City favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Burnley in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Norwich City3 matchesBurnley3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match
2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/33 goals/match
1.92 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/31.48 xG/match
16 shots/match ▲Shots3/315 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/34.33 shots/match
46.3%Possession3/3● 52.7%
4.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNorwich CityBurnley
CompetitionChampionship
Head-to-headNorwich City — Burnley
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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