Stoke City vs Norwich match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 4 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke · Ref Andrew Kitchen, England

Stoke City stats & fixtures · Norwich stats & fixtures

Stoke City beat Norwich 1–0 in the Championship on 1 September 2026. Expected goals finished 0.58–1.44. Norwich had 71% of the ball.

Stoke City vs Norwich match statistics

Stoke CityNorwich

29% Ball possession 71%
0.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.44
7 Total shots 15
2 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 5
5 Shots inside the box 6
3 Corners 5
16 Fouls 10
6 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 2
204 Passes 536
63% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

13' Goal E. Galbraith Stoke City
47' Yellow card Mohammed Olabosun Lawal Stoke City
49' Yellow card E. Galbraith Stoke City
61' Yellow card J. Córdoba Norwich
66' Yellow card K. McLean Norwich

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Stoke City

Confirmed 3-4-3 Mark Robins

1 V. Johansson

5 L. Graham 18 B. Lawal 16 B. Wilmot

17 E. Bocat 8 E. Galbraith 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré 2 B. Johnson

10 Bae Jun-Ho 15 G. Hirst 42 M. Manhoef

Bench J. Griffiths , L. Bombino , F. Anderson , L. Giani , B. Pearson , T. Rigo , G. Kelly , R. Boženík , S. Gallagher

Norwich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Philippe Clement

1 V. Kovacevic

13 D. Yongwa 33 J. Córdoba 15 Ruairi McConville 3 J. Stacey

7 P. Mattsson 23 K. McLean

29 O. Schwartau 20 A. Ben Slimane 11 A. Brooks

21 M. Toure

Bench D. Grimshaw , H. Darling , B. Chrisene , K. Fisher , Jacob Wright , S. Field , A. Musaba , M. Kvistgaarden , P. A. Diallo

Out and doubtful

A. Ahmed Norwich Out — Knee Injury
M. Topic Norwich Out — Knee Injury
A. Cresswell Stoke City Out — Knee Injury
B. Gibson Stoke City Out — Head Injury
J. Tchamadeu Stoke City Out — Knee Injury
L. Cisse Stoke City Out — Knock
J. Makama Norwich Out — Foot Injury
L. Mahovo Norwich Out — Ankle Injury
P. Maghoma Norwich Out — Calf Injury
A. Ampah Stoke City Out — Hamstring Injury
S. Ingelsson Stoke City Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Stoke City at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Norwich away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City vs Norwich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Jan 26	Norwich v Stoke City	0–2
27 Sep 25	Stoke City v Norwich	1–1
22 Feb 25	Norwich v Stoke City	4–2
19 Oct 24	Stoke City v Norwich	1–1
16 Mar 24	Stoke City v Norwich	0–3
16 Sep 23	Norwich v Stoke City	1–0

The full Stoke City vs Norwich head-to-head record