EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-20 21:30 JST
3 – 4
5' M. Touré 19' Ruairi McConville 61' J. Stacey 8' T. Gale 42' Gaizka Larrazabal 47' S. Dalby 72' A. Ito
Match summary Norwich City took on Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 on September 20. Goals flew in as Bolton Wanderers edged out Norwich City 4-3. It was 2-2 at half-time. In the second half, Bolton Wanderers scored 2 and Norwich City scored 1, with Bolton Wanderers coming out on top.
Scorers: Norwich City – J. Stacey, Ruairi McConville and M. Touré; Bolton Wanderers – Gaizka Larrazabal, T. Gale, S. Dalby and A. Ito. Assists: Norwich City – A. Brooks, O. Schwartau and P. Maghoma; Bolton Wanderers – M. Conway, K. Dong, Ruben Rodrigues and S. Iling-Junior.
Norwich City had more possession (59% to 41%) and more shots (10 to 9), but Bolton Wanderers were more efficient and took the win. Bolton Wanderers scored 4 from 5 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Kovačev 14 Chri sen 33 Córd oba 15 McCo nvi 3 Stacey 7 Mattsso 23 McLean 49 Musaba 29 Schwart 11 Brooks 21 Touré
4-2-3-1 31 Bazunu 25 Conway 6 Davies 18 Toal 22 Larr aza 21 Erhahon 8 Sheehan 11 Gale 20 Rodrigu 7 Dong 10 Dalby
0.69 Expected goals (xG) 1.1
-1.82 Goals prevented (xG) -1.82
View as table Norwich City Stat Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 59% Possession 41% 0.69 Expected goals (xG) 1.1 10 Shots 9 4 Shots on target 5 5 Shots off target 3 1 Blocked shots 1 6 Shots inside the box 7 4 Shots outside the box 2 4 Corner kicks 2 8 Offsides 4 11 Fouls 12 468 Passes 330 377 Accurate passes 258 81% Pass accuracy 78% 1 Goalkeeper saves 1 -1.82 Goals prevented (xG) -1.82 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Tom Nield, 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 28(90%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF J. Stacey 1 1 1 1(100%) 2 20(74%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 5(3) DF Ruairi McConville 1 1 1 1 68(88%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 9(7) DF J. Córdoba 0 1 51(76%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 90 1 8(5) DF B. Chrisene 1 0 1(50%) 2 39(81%) 0 0 0 4 5.9 90 15(8) MF K. McLean 0 1(100%) 6 41(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 3 11(8) MF P. Mattsson 0 3 48(86%) 0 0 0 4 6.3 90 1 9(3) MF A. Brooks 1 0 2(50%) 21(72%) 1 0 0 6 82 2 8(2) MF O. Schwartau 1 0 1(100%) 14(88%) 1 0 0 2 6.9 59 1 6(4) MF A. Musaba 0 1 8(73%) 0 0 0 7 59 2(1) FW M. Touré 1 1 1 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 15 1(None) FW J. Makama 0 9(64%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.3 75 1 7(4) MF J. Wright 1 1 0 16(89%) 0 0 0 6.6 31 1 1(None) MF P. Maghoma 2 0 10(71%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 31 2 1 1(1) FW A. Crnac 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.5 8 GK D. Grimshaw 0 0 0 0 DF K. Fisher 0 0 0 0 DF D. Yongwa 0 0 0 0 DF H. Darling 0 0 0 0 MF S. Field 0 0 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 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 G. Bazunu 0 31(61%) 0 0 0 6 90 1(1) DF Gaizka Larrazabal 2 2 1 22(76%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 83 2 5 5(2) DF E. Toal 0 35(85%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 90 1 6(3) DF B. Davies 0 2 37(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 2 5(3) DF M. Conway 0 3 1 26(81%) 1 0 0 6.3 90 1 4 5(3) MF J. Sheehan 0 2(100%) 1 28(76%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 90 1 7(3) MF E. Erhahon 0 1(50%) 2 25(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 90 1 10(4) MF K. Dong 1 0 14(88%) 1 0 0 6.3 70 1 5(None) MF Ruben Rodrigues 2 0 3 10(67%) 1 0 0 1 2 6.5 70 1 1 9(6) MF T. Gale 1 1 1 1(50%) 2 9(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 1 7(4) FW S. Dalby 1 1 1 1(50%) 13(65%) 0 0 0 3 3 7.2 89 2 19(6) FW S. Iling-Junior 0 1 3(60%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 20 1 1(1) MF A. Ito 1 1 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 7.5 20 1(None) MF X. Simons 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 12 1 2(1) FW T. Bair 0 0 0 0 1 GK J. Bonham 0 0 0 0 DF A. Famewo 0 0 0 0 FW J. McAtee 0 0 0 0 MF D. Watson 0 0 0 0 FW J. Nelson 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 49 A. Musaba Starter FW 21 M. Touré Bench MF 25 P. Maghoma Bench MF 16 J. Wright Bench FW 17 A. Crnac Bench FW 24 J. Makama
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 32 D. Grimshaw Bench DF 6 H. Darling Bench DF 13 D. Yongwa Bench DF 35 K. Fisher Bench MF 26 S. Field
Bolton Wanderers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 G. Bazunu Starter DF 22 Gaizka Larrazabal Starter DF 18 E. Toal Starter DF 6 B. Davies Starter DF 25 M. Conway Starter MF 8 J. Sheehan Starter MF 21 E. Erhahon Starter MF 7 K. Dong Starter MF 20 Ruben Rodrigues Starter MF 11 T. Gale Starter FW 10 S. Dalby Bench MF 4 X. Simons Bench MF 17 A. Ito Bench FW 9 T. Bair Bench FW 16 S. Iling-Junior
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Bonham Bench DF 14 A. Famewo Bench MF 12 D. Watson Bench FW 26 J. Nelson Bench FW 45 J. McAtee
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 5' Norwich City ⚽ Goal M. Touré 1-0 1H 8' Bolton Wanderers ⚽ Goal T. Gale 1-1 1H 15' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Touré → IN J. Makama 1H 19' Norwich City ⚽ Goal Ruairi McConville 2-1 1H 42' Bolton Wanderers ⚽ Goal Gaizka Larrazabal 2-2 2H 2' Bolton Wanderers ⚽ Goal S. Dalby 2-3 2H 14' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Musaba → IN P. Maghoma 2H 14' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Schwartau → IN J. Wright 2H 16' Norwich City ⚽ Goal J. Stacey 3-3 2H 25' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT Ruben Rodrigues → IN A. Ito 2H 25' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Dong → IN S. Iling-Junior 2H 27' Bolton Wanderers ⚽ Goal A. Ito 3-4 2H 37' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Brooks → IN A. Crnac 2H 38' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT Gaizka Larrazabal → IN X. Simons 2H 45+2' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Dalby → IN T. Bair
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