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Championship 26/27 · 14 Oct 2026

Norwich City 0–1 Southampton

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.1 – 2.3
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Norwich City favourites at 47%.

Southampton won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Grimshaw, 57.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Grimshaw +18.2, Caspar Jander +11.7, Kuryu Matsuki +9.3.

Well below it: Zach Abbott −15.6, Keven Schlotterbeck −12.4, Ruairi McConville −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Norwich City

10 Oct 2026L 1–2at Swansea City Championship
20 Sep 2026L 3–4v Bolton Wanderers Championship
17 Sep 2026L 0–5at Manchester City EFL Cup
12 Sep 2026L 3–4at Middlesbrough Championship
9 Sep 2026W 2–1v Birmingham City Championship

Southampton

11 Oct 2026W 1–0v Portsmouth Championship
19 Sep 2026L 1–2at Wrexham Championship
12 Sep 2026W 4–1v Bristol City Championship
8 Sep 2026W 3–1v Swansea City Championship
5 Sep 2026D 1–1at Lincoln City Championship

Head to head

18 Mar 2026Southampton 1–0 Norwich City Championship
13 Dec 2025Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Championship

Norwich City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sam Field Midfielder1400–58.3–
Daniel Grimshaw Goalkeeper9000–57.9+18.2
Anthony Musaba Midfielder18000.0751.6–
Pelle Mattsson Midfielder9000–49.9+7.3
Jovon Makama Forward29000.1743.8–
Andre Brooks Midfielder72000.0440.1−1.7
Jacob Wright Midfielder76000.2239.5−4.8
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder6100–38.3+2.3
Ben Chrisene Defender90000.0838.3+1.5
Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward61000.2337.9−2.5
Ruairi McConville Defender9000–36.6−9.7
Ante Crnac Forward1800–36.2–
José Córdoba Defender90000.1635.2−2.3
Jack Stacey Defender9000–33.5+0.7
Oscar Schwartau Midfielder72000.1030.0−7.2
Paris Maghoma Midfielder2900–22.9–

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–57.7+4.6
Divin Mubama Forward800–54.9–
Flynn Downes Midfielder2200–54.2–
Caspar Jander Midfielder68000.6152.9+11.7
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder90000.0650.8−0.7
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder90100.9748.8+9.3
Jack Stephens Defender9000–45.3−4.7
Cyle Larin Forward20000.0443.5–
Finn Azaz Midfielder90000.3543.2−1.1
Lewis Dobbin Forward8200–42.7+3.6
Samuel Edozie Midfielder70000.1140.5+2.8
Keven Schlotterbeck Defender90000.1040.4−12.4
Ryan Manning Midfielder45000.1038.8−4.4
Welington Defender4500–35.6−2.7
James Bree Defender4500–33.9−9.6
Zach Abbott Defender4500–30.2−15.6