EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 6 | 2026-09-10 03:45 JST
2 – 1
28' O. Schwartau 39' P. Diallo
Match summary Norwich City and Birmingham City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 6 on September 10. Norwich City held on to beat Birmingham City 2-1. Norwich City led 2-0 at half-time. Birmingham City pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Scorers: Norwich City – O. Schwartau and P. Diallo; Birmingham City – Carlos Vicente. Assists: Norwich City – A. Brooks and M. Kvistgaarden; Birmingham City – L. Millar.
Possession was an even 50% each. Shots: Norwich City 15, Birmingham City 14. Norwich City scored 2 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: Norwich City 6, Birmingham City 2 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Kovačev 14 Chri sen 33 Córd oba 15 McCo nvi 3 Stacey 7 Mattsso 23 McLean 19 Diallo 29 Schwart 11 Brooks 30 Kvistga
4-2-3-1 1 Beadle 25 Lund 4 Klarer 5 Neum ann 26 Osay i-S 8 Seung-H 24 Iwata 17 Millar 28 Stansfi 7 Vicente 9 Priske
1.01 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
-0.34 Goals prevented (xG) -0.34
View as table Norwich City Stat Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 50% Possession 50% 1.01 Expected goals (xG) 1.63 15 Shots 14 6 Shots on target 3 4 Shots off target 7 5 Blocked shots 4 8 Shots inside the box 11 7 Shots outside the box 3 6 Corner kicks 7 3 Offsides 4 12 Fouls 9 339 Passes 327 241 Accurate passes 220 71% Pass accuracy 67% 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 -0.34 Goals prevented (xG) -0.34 6 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Tom Reeves, England
Player stats Norwich City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK V. Kovačević 0 14(61%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1(1) DF J. Stacey 0 1(100%) 5 1 15(60%) 0 1 0 1 7.2 90 1 11(8) DF Ruairi McConville 1 0 1(100%) 17(77%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 8(6) DF J. Córdoba 0 1 29(64%) 0 1 0 1 6.5 90 1 6(3) DF B. Chrisene 0 3 1 31(82%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.3 89 3 11(7) MF K. McLean 1 0 1(100%) 40(75%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 90 1 2 10(6) MF P. Mattsson 2 2 0 2(100%) 1 31(76%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 2 2 9(6) MF A. Brooks 1 0 1(33%) 7(50%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 65 1 1 6(2) MF O. Schwartau 2 1 1 1 15(79%) 0 1 0 1 7.3 71 1 6(3) MF P. Diallo 1 1 1 3(60%) 9(69%) 0 0 0 7.9 45 7(5) FW M. Kvistgaarden 0 2 12(60%) 1 0 0 1 2 6.9 71 1 14(6) FW A. Musaba 1 1 0 1(25%) 2 1 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 45 12(4) FW A. Crnac 1 1 0 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.6 25 1 6(3) MF J. Wright 0 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 19 1 3(2) FW J. Makama 0 1(100%) 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.6 19 1 5(2) DF H. Darling 0 0 0 0 1 GK D. Grimshaw 0 0 0 0 DF D. Yongwa 0 0 0 0 DF K. Fisher 0 0 0 0 MF P. Maghoma 0 0 0 0
Birmingham City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Beadle 0 13(38%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1(1) DF B. Osayi-Samuel 0 4 16(70%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 62 9(6) DF P. Neumann 0 1(100%) 2 30(79%) 0 1 0 3 2 6 90 17(8) DF C. Klarer 0 1 29(74%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 90 1 2 16(8) DF K. Lund 0 1 13(68%) 0 0 0 6.2 62 3 1(1) MF T. Iwata 1 0 1 23(56%) 0 0 0 1 6 82 5(1) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 3 1 22(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 3 11(4) MF Carlos Vicente 2 1 1 2 15(88%) 0 1 0 2 7.3 90 2 11(5) MF J. Stansfield 2 1 0 2 1 21(72%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 3 8(2) MF L. Millar 2 0 3 27(82%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 90 4 12(4) FW A. Priske 3 1 0 4(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 82 11(3) DF E. Laird 0 1 1(33%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 28 4 6(5) DF A. Cochrane 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 28 4(2) FW L. Vázquez 0 0 0 0 6.5 8 2(None) FW M. Ducksch 0 1 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 8 1(1) GK Bradley Mayo 0 0 0 0 GK R. Allsop 0 0 0 0 DF L. Buchanan 0 0 0 0 DF D. Fry 0 0 0 0 MF K. Fujimoto 0 0 0 0
Lineups Norwich City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Kovačević Starter DF 3 J. Stacey Starter DF 15 Ruairi McConville Starter DF 33 J. Córdoba Starter DF 14 B. Chrisene Starter MF 23 K. McLean Starter MF 7 P. Mattsson Starter MF 11 A. Brooks Starter MF 29 O. Schwartau Starter MF 19 P. Diallo Starter FW 30 M. Kvistgaarden Bench DF 6 H. Darling Bench MF 16 J. Wright Bench FW 49 A. Musaba Bench FW 17 A. Crnac Bench FW 24 J. Makama
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 32 D. Grimshaw Bench DF 13 D. Yongwa Bench MF 25 P. Maghoma Bench DF 35 K. Fisher
Birmingham City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Beadle Starter DF 26 B. Osayi-Samuel Starter DF 5 P. Neumann Starter DF 4 C. Klarer Starter DF 25 K. Lund Starter MF 24 T. Iwata Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 7 Carlos Vicente Starter MF 28 J. Stansfield Starter MF 17 L. Millar Starter FW 9 A. Priske Bench DF 20 A. Cochrane Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench FW 33 M. Ducksch Bench FW 32 L. Vázquez
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 R. Allsop Bench GK 30 Bradley Mayo Bench DF 23 D. Fry Bench DF 3 L. Buchanan Bench MF 27 K. Fujimoto
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 13' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card B. Chrisene 1H 25' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card J. Córdoba 1H 28' Norwich City ⚽ Goal O. Schwartau 1-0 1H 39' Norwich City ⚽ Goal P. Diallo 2-0 2H 1' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Diallo → IN A. Musaba 2H 14' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card J. Stacey 2H 15' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card O. Schwartau 2H 15' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card Carlos Vicente 2H 17' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Lund → IN A. Cochrane 2H 17' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Osayi-Samuel → IN E. Laird 2H 19' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal Carlos Vicente 2-1 2H 20' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Brooks → IN A. Crnac 2H 26' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Schwartau → IN J. Wright 2H 26' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Kvistgaarden → IN J. Makama 2H 37' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Priske → IN M. Ducksch 2H 37' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Iwata → IN L. Vázquez 2H 38' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card J. Makama 2H 38' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card P. Neumann 2H 45+4' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card A. Crnac 2H 45+1' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Chrisene → IN H. Darling
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