Preston North End vs Norwich City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Preston North End

13 APR

0:1

Norwich City

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal86'

Gabriel Sara (assist: Kenny McLean) · Left foot shot 0-1

Man of the match

Gabriel SaraNorwich City9.2

Expected goals (xG)

Preston North EndxGNorwich City

1.230.82

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Venue

DeepdalePreston · 23,408 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeAndrew Kitchen
1st AssistantJames Wilson
2nd AssistantCraig Taylor

Pressure index

Preston North EndNorwich City

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card35'

Jack Whatmough · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card38'

Borja Sainz · Foul

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Emil Riis · Out: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card72'

Jordan Storey · Foul

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Jonathan Rowe · Out: Borja Sainz · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card80'

Toni Astorgano · Foul

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Ched Evans · Out: Duane Holmes · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal86'

Gabriel Sara (assist: Kenny McLean) · Left foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Danny Batth · Out: Ashley Barnes · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Sydney van Hooijdonk · Out: Josh Sargent · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Layton Stewart · Out: Will Keane · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

And that's the end. The match concludes - Preston North End 0, Norwich City 1.
90+5′The second half has concluded - Preston North End trails with 0, while Norwich City leads with 1.
90+4′Corner kick awarded to Norwich City, forced by Liam Lindsay.
90+2′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
90+2′Player switch - Norwich City. Sydney van Hooijdonk is coming on for Josh Sargent.
90+2′Player change - Preston North End. Will Keane is being replaced by Layton Stewart.
90+1′Match pause - Norwich City.
90′Liam Lindsay from Preston North End attempts a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's deflected.
90′Player change - Norwich City. Ashley Barnes is being replaced by Danny Batth.
86′Score! Preston North End trails 0 to 1 against Norwich City. Gabriel Sara of Norwich City strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the left corner. The assist comes from Kenny McLean.
85′Missed chance. Jack Whatmough - Preston North End - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Robert Brady with a cross after corner.
84′Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
83′Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
83′Fouled by Jonathan Rowe - Norwich City
81′Substitution - Preston North End. Ched Evans for Duane Holmes.
80′Robert Brady - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
80′Gabriel Sara - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
80′Fouled by Robert Brady - Preston North End
78′Missed chance. Kenny McLean - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
78′Shot blocked. Marcelino Núñez - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Sam McCallum.
78′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77′Delay in match - injury Liam Lindsay - Preston North End
77′Shot blocked. Sam McCallum - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Marcelino Núñez.
76′Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
74′Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
73′Substitution - Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe for Borja Sainz.
72′Jordan Storey - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
72′Kenny McLean - Norwich City - won a free kick on the left wing.
72′Fouled by Jordan Storey - Preston North End
71′Shot blocked. Emil Riis - Preston North End - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left is blocked. Assist - Milutin Osmajic.
70′Opportunity missed. Emil Riis of Preston North End attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it goes off target, flying high and wide to the right. The cross was provided by Alan Browne.
70′Attempt thwarted. Robert Brady from Preston North End's right-footed shot from beyond the box is obstructed. Assisted by Will Keane.
62′Player swap - Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen is being replaced by Emil Riis.
62′Missed chance. Marcelino Núñez - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Gabriel Sara after corner.
61′Corner kick awarded to Norwich City. This was due to a defensive action by Jack Whatmough.
60′Gabriel Sara of Norwich City has been awarded a defensive free kick.
60′Alan Browne of Preston North End commits a foul.
59′Opportunity squandered. Josh Sargent of Norwich City takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the box. It's a near miss, veering off to the left.
59′Attempt thwarted. Borja Sainz of Norwich City's right-footed strike from beyond the penalty area is intercepted. The assist was provided by Marcelino Núñez.Penalty
57′Marcelino Núñez of Norwich City has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
57′Mads Frökjaer-Jensen commits a foul - Preston North End.
57′Kenny McLean of Norwich City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
57′Will Keane from Preston North End has committed a foul.
55′Milutin Osmajic from Preston North End has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
55′Fouled by Shane Duffy - Norwich City
52′Gabriel Sara - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
52′Fouled by Alan Browne - Preston North End
52′Missed chance. Alan Browne - Preston North End - shot with left foot from more than 35 yards missed. Assist - Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
50′Shot blocked. Liam Lindsay - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
50′Shot blocked. Liam Lindsay - Preston North End - shot with the head from few metres is blocked.
49′Corner kick awarded to Preston North End, due to a deflection off Ben Gibson.
47′Missed chance. Gabriel Sara - Norwich City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Borja Sainz.
45′The second half kicks off with the scoreline still at a stalemate, Preston North End 0, Norwich City 0.
45+2′The first half concludes with Preston North End and Norwich City locked in a goalless draw, 0-0.
45+1′Jack Whatmough - Preston North End - hits the bar with a shot with the head from the centre of the box. Assist - Alan Browne with a cross .
45′Milutin Osmajic of Preston North End has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
45′Sam McCallum of Norwich City has committed a foul.
44′Offside called - Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
43′Corner kick awarded to Norwich City, resulting from a defensive move by Freddie Woodman.
43′Another offensive effort. Gabriel Sara of Norwich City tries a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist came from Ashley Barnes.
43′Missed chance. Josh Sargent - Norwich City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Borja Sainz with a cross.
40′Another offensive effort. Gabriel Sara of Norwich City takes a long-range shot with his left foot from the right side, but it's saved in the top right corner. The assist was provided by Jack Stacey.
38′Borja Sainz of Norwich City has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
38′Milutin Osmajic of Preston North End has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
38′Borja Sainz commits a foul against Norwich City.
37′Mads Frökjaer-Jensen commits a foul - representing Preston North End.
37′Borja Sainz of Norwich City has earned a free kick on the left flank.
35′Jack Whatmough of Preston North End is shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
35′Josh Sargent of Norwich City has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
35′Jack Whatmough of Preston North End has committed a foul.
33′Corner kick awarded to Preston North End, forced by Ben Gibson.
32′Corner kick awarded to Preston North End, forced by Josh Sargent's defense.
30′Fouled by Marcelino Núñez - Norwich City
30′Duane Holmes of Preston North End has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
29′Borja Sainz commits a foul against Norwich City.
29′Duane Holmes of Preston North End has earned a free kick on the right flank.
27′Kenny McLean of Norwich City commits a foul.
27′Duane Holmes - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
27′New attacking attempt. Ashley Barnes - Norwich City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Gabriel Sara.
26′Corner kick awarded to Norwich City, forced by Freddie Woodman.
26′New attacking attempt. Borja Sainz - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Gabriel Sara.
25′Kenny McLean of Norwich City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
25′Mads Frökjaer-Jensen commits a foul - representing Preston North End.
24′Missed chance. Jordan Storey - Preston North End - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross after corner.
23′Ben Gibson of Norwich City has committed a handball.
20′Missed chance. Borja Sainz - Norwich City - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is high and wide to the left. Assist - Gabriel Sara.
17′Sam McCallum of Norwich City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
17′Duane Holmes commits a foul - representing Preston North End.
17′Shot blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jordan Storey.
13′Opportunity squandered. Liam Lindsay of Preston North End narrowly misses the goal with a header from the middle of the box. The assist was by Robert Brady who crossed the ball following a corner.
12′Corner kick awarded to Preston North End, forced by Marcelino Núñez.
7′Josh Sargent of Norwich City has successfully earned an attacking free kick.
7′Jordan Storey of Preston North End has committed a foul.
6′Mads Frökjaer-Jensen from Preston North End has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
6′Jack Stacey from Norwich City commits a foul.
1′Shot blocked. Ashley Barnes - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Sara.
The initial half of the football match commences...

Match statistics

PNENOR

Possession and passing

40%Possession60%

71%Pass accuracy86%

334Passes518

239Successful Passes447

105Ball Safe130

9Key Passes13

2 more

3Substitutions3

10Throw-ins22

Attack

0Goals1

13Shots Total15

2Shots On Target5

5Corners6

43Dangerous Attacks48

6Accurate Crosses2

13 more

90Attacks94

8Dribble Attempts25

50Duels Won52

5Goal Attempts10

1Offsides0

0Penalties0

5Shots Blocked4

10Shots inside the box6

6Shots Off Target6

3Shots outside the box9

100%Successful dribbles54%

6Successful Dribbles13

23Total Crosses24

Defence and discipline

4Saves1

19Tackles13

12Interceptions12

11Fouls9

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

1 more

1Goal Kicks0

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

17Successful Headers12

18Successful Interceptions12

42Headers16

11Challenges12

0Assists1

1 more

0Yellowred Cards0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. KitchenPer-match averages this season · 24 matches · career: 95

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.17	1.50	1.67	3.01
Red cards	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.05
Second yellows	0.08	0.04	0.04	0.03
Penalties	0.21	0.08	0.13	0.18

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Preston North EndxGNorwich City

1.230.82

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.170.89

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.230.82

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.440.75

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.790.07

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.760.07

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.671.04

Starting XI

Norwich CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €86M11/11

David Wagner

Preston North EndFormation: 3-4-1-2 · €24M7/11

Ryan Lowe

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Preston North End€24Mstarting XI · 7/11€30Mwith bench · 10/20

Norwich City€86Mstarting XI · 11/11€99Mwith bench · 16/20

Norwich City's starting XI cost €62M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Preston North End — bench

G. CunninghamDefender · €4M (2018)9

Ched EvansAttacker · €150K (2019)6.3 17

Layton StewartAttacker18

Ryan LedsonMidfielder19

Emil RiisAttacker · €1.5M (2020)6.8 21

David CornellGoalkeeper33

Kian BestDefender35

Noah MaweneMidfielder36

Josh SearyDefender

Norwich City — bench

George LongGoalkeeper14

Sydney van HooijdonkAttacker · €410K (2021)21

Danny BatthDefender · €3.5M (2019)27

Jonathan RoweAttacker · €5M (2026, loan)7.0 35

Kellen FisherDefender · €120K (2023)43

Finley WelchMidfielder44

Ken AbohAttacker47

Pedro LimaMidfielder · €4M (2026)49

Guilherme MontóiaDefender

Player statistics

Preston North End starters then subs, by rating

Liam Lindsay#6 · Defender · 90′7.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 2
Big chances missed: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.81
xGoT: 0.17

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 28/35
Pass accuracy: 80%
Key passes: 0
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 2/7

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 7/10
Aerials won: 3

Defence

Tackles: 4
Interceptions: 4
Clearances: 4
Blocked shots: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Player	Reason	Back
Dimitrios Giannoulis🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	29 Apr 2024
Grant Hanley🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	23 Apr 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End	3.2031.25%	3.0532.79%
Draw	3.2530.77%	3.2530.77%
Norwich City	2.3043.48%	2.3342.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End or Draw	1.5763.65%	1.6062.5%
Preston North End or Norwich City	1.3375.02%	1.3375.19%
Draw or Norwich City	1.3673.37%	1.3772.99%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3076.92%
0–1 goals	–	3.5528.17%
3+ goals	2.1047.62%	1.9850.51%
0–2 goals	1.7257.9%	1.8354.64%
4+ goals	–	3.6027.78%
0–3 goals	–	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End	3.7526.67%	3.6027.78%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
Norwich City	3.0033.33%	2.9533.9%

Outcome	bet365
PNE → PNE	5.0020%
PNE → X	15.006.67%
PNE → NOR	26.003.85%
X → PNE	7.0014.29%
X → X	5.0020%
X → NOR	5.5018.18%
NOR → PNE	29.003.45%
NOR → X	13.007.69%
NOR → NOR	3.7526.67%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365
4+ cards	1.9052.38%
0–3 cards	1.8055.56%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%
0–4 cards	1.6161.92%

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