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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 25 Feb 2026

Norwich City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.7
Actual xG
2.3 – 0.5
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Norwich City favourites at 69%.

Norwich City won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Paris Maghoma, 58.8 in 45′.

Well below it: Anis Ben Slimane −30.2, Jack Stacey −11.5, Joel Ndala −11.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Norwich City

21 Feb 2026L 1–2v Birmingham City Championship
10 Feb 2026W 3–0at Oxford United Championship
7 Feb 2026W 2–0v Blackburn Rovers Championship
31 Jan 2026L 0–1at Middlesbrough Championship
26 Jan 2026W 2–1v Coventry City Championship

Sheffield Wednesday

22 Feb 2026L 1–2at Sheffield United Championship
14 Feb 2026L 1–2v Millwall Championship
8 Feb 2026L 0–4at Swansea City Championship
3 Feb 2026L 0–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship
31 Jan 2026L 0–1v Wrexham Championship

Head to head

5 Nov 2025Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Norwich City Championship

Norwich City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Paris Maghoma Midfielder45100.0958.8–
Vladan Kovačević Goalkeeper9000–55.5+5.7
Sam Field Midfielder2700–45.5–
Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward54100.9944.9−4.4
Ruairi McConville Defender9000–44.7+4.4
Harry Darling Defender90000.1138.9−3.1
Tony Springett Forward9000.0337.7–
Kenny McLean Midfielder90000.0336.6−1.2
Jacob Wright Midfielder81010.0534.0−0.6
Mohamed Touré Forward900–32.7–
Jack Stacey Defender9000–29.2−11.5
Ali Ahmed Midfielder63000.6628.7−8.0
Liam Gibbs Midfielder90000.0728.6−8.8
Kellen Fisher Defender90000.2827.0−2.3
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder4500–7.4−30.2
Jakov Medić Defender2700–3.9–

Sheffield Wednesday

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
William Grainger Forward200–59.5–
Jaden Heskey Midfielder9000–38.5+4.0
Dominic Iorfa Defender4500–38.2−9.0
Jerry Yates Forward3000–35.4–
Reece Johnson Defender1800–34.9–
Jamal Lowe Forward88000.0134.6−1.5
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder9000–34.3+7.4
Liam Palmer Defender9000–33.0+6.2
Charlie McNeill Forward60000.0733.0−2.0
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder9000–28.4−5.7
Tayo Adaramola Midfielder9000–26.8−5.7
Sean Fusire Midfielder30000.1326.6–
Joe Emery Defender45000.2825.1–
Joel Ndala Midfielder6000–24.5−11.5
Cole McGhee Defender7200–22.5−11.3