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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 26 · SUN, 04 JAN · 15:00 LOCAL
NORWICH
9TH · 65 PTS · LAST 5:
L D W W L
FT
0 – 2
FULL TIME HT · 0-0
STOKE CITY
L L L L D
· 17TH · 55 PTS · LAST 5
GOALS
⚽ 75' Sam Gallagher ⚽ 82' Sorba Thomas
Sorba Thomas
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Sorba Thomas
Stoke City · 90 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 🅰 1 assist · 15% pass acc · 2 shots on
RATING
8.3
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

0.54
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
2.06
52%
BALL POSSESSION %
48%
7
TOTAL SHOTS
14
1
SHOTS ON TARGET
4
79%
PASS ACCURACY %
74%
3
CORNERS
3
KEY EVENTS 14 events
  1. 25'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Bosun Lawal
    STO
  2. 46'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Divin Mubama · assist Sam Gallagher
    STO
  3. 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Lucien Mahovo · assist Ben Chrisene
    NOR
  4. 60'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Matěj Jurásek · assist Oscar Schwartau
    NOR
  5. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Tomáš Rigo · assist Tatsuki Seko
    STO
  6. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Lamine Cissé · assist Million Manhoef
    STO
  7. 68'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Jacob Wright · assist Emiliano Marcondes
    NOR
  8. 72'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Ben Pearson
    STO
  9. 75'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Sam Gallagher · assist Sorba Thomas
    STO
  10. 82'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Sorba Thomas · assist Million Manhoef
    STO
  11. 85'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Kellen Fisher
    NOR
  12. 89'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Kellen Fisher · assist Jack Stacey
    NOR
  13. 89'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Josh Sargent · assist Mathias Kvistgaarden
    NOR
  14. 89'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Ben Pearson · assist Steven​ N'Zonzi
    STO
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
NORWICH AVG 6.9
STOKE CITY AVG 7.6
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
0.5
xG
2.1
7.0
TOTAL SHOTS
14.0
1.0
ON TARGET
4.0
4.0
OFF TARGET
6.0
2.0
BLOCKED
4.0
POSSESSION
52.0%
POSSESSION %
48.0%
429.0
PASSES
393.0
79.0%
PASS ACCURACY
74.0%
SET PIECES
3.0
CORNERS
3.0
4.0
OFFSIDES
6.0
DISCIPLINE
9.0
FOULS
10.0
1.0
YELLOW CARDS
2.0
2.0
GK SAVES
1.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
NORWICH 1 shots
Pelle Mattsson
0/1
STOKE CITY 5 shots
Sorba Thomas
2/3
Sam Gallagher
1/1
Ashley Phillips
0/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 0.54 – 2.06
1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.0 HT 75' 82' H 0.54 A 2.06 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 43%
57% A
6
EVENTS LOGGED
8
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
1
VLADAN KO
 6.9
47
LUCIEN MA
 6.9
6
HARRY DAR
 6.9
15
RUAIRI MC
35
KELLEN FI
 6.9
7
PELLE MAT
 7.0
23
KENNY MCL
24
JOVON MAK
16
JACOB WRI
10
MATěJ JUR
9
JOSH SARG
25
TOMMY SIM
18
B. LAWAL
 7.2
16
BEN WILMO
 7.2
26
ASHLEY PH
 7.2
40
MAKSYM TA
4
BEN PEARS
19
TOMáš RIG
 8.3
7
SORBA THO
10
JUN-HO BA
29
LAMINE CI
9
DIVIN MUB
SUBSTITUTES · NORWICH
29
Oscar Schwar...
F
20
Anis Ben Sli...
M
11
Emiliano Mar...
M
42
Tony Springe...
F
14
Ben Chrisene
D
5
Jakov Medić
D
3
Jack Stacey
D
32
Daniel Grims...
G
30
Mathias Kvis...
F
COACH: Philippe Clement
SUBSTITUTES · STOKE CITY
42
Million Manh...
F
56
Favour Fawun...
F
15
Steven​ N'Zo...
M
12
Tatsuki Seko
M
59
Gabriel Gart...
M
47
Jake Griffin
D
41
Jaden Dixon
D
13
Jack Bonham
G
20
Sam Gallaghe...
F
COACH: Mark Robins
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
NOR · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

STO · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Farai Hallam, England
—
NOR MANAGER
Philippe Clement
head coach
STO MANAGER
Mark Robins
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
6
NOR WINS
3
DRAWS
1
STO WINS
60%
30%
10%
20 – 10
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
3.00
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
27 Sep 2025
Stoke City
1 – 1
Norwich
D
22 Feb 2025
Norwich
4 – 2
Stoke City
W
19 Oct 2024
Stoke City
1 – 1
Norwich
D
16 Mar 2024
Stoke City
0 – 3
Norwich
W
16 Sep 2023
Norwich
1 – 0
Stoke City
W
NORWICH LAST 5 OVERALL
L D W W L
STOKE CITY LAST 5 OVERALL
L L L L D
MATCH IMPACT Final 0–2 · result locked
NORWICH #9
Lost · already at 65 pts
STOKE CITY #17
Won · already at 55 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 +52 95
W W W D D
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 +33 84
W D D W D
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83
L D W D W
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80
W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80
L L D D W
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73
W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71
D L W W L
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 +8 69
L W L W L
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 +7 65
L D W W L
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 +1 64
D W W D W
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 -2 64
W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62
W L D L D
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 0 60
W L L W W
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 -7 60
L W L L W
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 -12 58
L L L L D
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57
L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55
L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55
D W L W W
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 -14 53
L W L D L
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 -14 52
L W D L D
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 -10 51
L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47
L W L L W
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 -10 46
W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0
W L L D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 89'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Ben Pearson
  • 89'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Josh Sargent
  • 89'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Kellen Fisher
  • 85'
    Card · Yellow Card · Kellen Fisher
    Foul
  • 82'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Sorba Thomas
  • 75'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Sam Gallagher
  • 72'
    Card · Yellow Card · Ben Pearson
    Foul
  • 68'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Jacob Wright
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Lamine Cissé
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Tomáš Rigo
  • 60'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Matěj Jurásek
  • 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Lucien Mahovo
  • 46'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Divin Mubama
  • HALF TIME · 0 – 0
  • 25'
    Card · Yellow Card · Bosun Lawal
    Foul
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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