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Norwich City vs Birmingham: match report

Norwich City hosted Birmingham City at Carrow Road on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 6). Tom Reeves is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Norwich City 2-1 Birmingham. Goals: Oscar Schwartau 28' for Norwich City; Pape Diallo 39' for Norwich City; Carlos Vicente 64' for Birmingham. Attendance: 25,548.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Yellow card: Benjamin Chrisene (Norwich City)
  • 25' Yellow card: José Córdoba (Norwich City)
  • 28' Goal: Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) 1-0
  • 39' Goal: Pape Diallo (Norwich City) 2-0
  • 59' Yellow card: Jack Stacey (Norwich City)
  • 60' Yellow card: Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City)
  • 60' Yellow card: Carlos Vicente (Birmingham)
  • 64' Goal: Carlos Vicente (Birmingham) 2-1
  • 83' Yellow card: Phil Neumann (Birmingham)
  • 83' Yellow card: Jovon Makama (Norwich City)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Ante Crnac (Norwich City)
Match stats (contains the result)
50.8%Possession49.2%
15Shots14
6Shots on target3
6Corners7
12Fouls9
3Offsides4
2Saves4
6Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Norwich City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Philippe Clement

  1. 1 Vladan Kovačević GK
  2. 3 Jack Stacey DEF
  3. 15 Ruairi McConville DEF
  4. 33 José Córdoba DEF
  5. 14 Benjamin Chrisene DEF
  6. 23 Kenny McLean MID
  7. 7 Pelle Mattsson MID
  8. 11 Andre Brooks FWD
  9. 29 Oscar Schwartau MID
  10. 19 Papa Diallo FWD
  11. 30 Mathias Kvistgaarden FWD

Bench

  • 49 Anthony Musaba FWD
  • 17 Ante Crnac FWD
  • 16 Jacob Wright MID
  • 24 Jovon Makama FWD
  • 6 Harry Darling DEF
  • 32 Daniel Grimshaw GK
  • 35 Kellen Fisher DEF
  • 13 Darlin Yongwa DEF
  • 25 Edmond-Paris Maghoma MID

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Chris Davies

  1. 1 James Beadle GK
  2. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel DEF
  3. 5 Phil Neumann DEF
  4. 4 Christoph Klarer DEF
  5. 25 Kristoffer Lund Hansen DEF
  6. 24 Tomoki Iwata MID
  7. 8 Paik Seung-Ho MID
  8. 7 Carlos Vicente FWD
  9. 28 Jay Stansfield MID
  10. 17 Liam Millar FWD
  11. 9 August Priske FWD

Bench

  • 2 Ethan Laird DEF
  • 20 Alexander Cochrane DEF
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch FWD
  • 32 Luis Vázquez FWD
  • 21 Ryan Allsop GK
  • 30 Bradley Mayo GK
  • 23 Dael Fry DEF
  • 3 Lee Buchanan DEF
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 21 February 2026: Norwich City 1-2 Birmingham City
  • Saturday 22 November 2025: Birmingham City 4-1 Norwich City
  • Saturday 4 May 2024: Birmingham City 1-0 Norwich City
  • Saturday 30 September 2023: Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City
  • Tuesday 21 February 2023: Norwich City 3-1 Birmingham City