Norwich vs Cardiff match stats & report

4–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 46 · Carrow Road, Norwich · Ref W. Finnie

Norwich stats & fixtures · Cardiff stats & fixtures

Norwich beat Cardiff 4–2 in the Championship on 3 May 2025. Expected goals finished 2.97–1.77. Norwich had 64% of the ball.

Norwich vs Cardiff match statistics

NorwichCardiff

64% Ball possession 36%
2.97 Expected goals (xG) 1.77
22 Total shots 19
8 Shots on target 6
10 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 8
13 Shots inside the box 15
6 Corners 9
13 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
557 Passes 308
92% Pass accuracy 86%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card Joe Ralls Cardiff
13' Goal M. Núñez (assist J. Stacey) Norwich
16' Red card C. Chambers Cardiff
17' Goal M. Núñez Norwich
23' Goal Borja Sainz (assist M. Núñez) Norwich
36' Yellow card Jacob Wright Norwich
42' Yellow card J. Stacey Norwich
56' Penalty scored Y. Salech Cardiff
64' Yellow card J. Bagan Cardiff
67' Goal Shane Duffy (assist Jacob Wright) Norwich
73' Yellow card C. Doyle Norwich
84' Goal Y. Salech (assist C. O'Dowda) Cardiff

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Norwich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. Wilshere

1 A. Gunn

23 K. McLean 6 C. Doyle 4 Shane Duffy 15 Ruairi McConville

16 Jacob Wright 3 J. Stacey

7 Borja Sainz 26 M. Núñez 18 A. Forson

9 J. Sargent

Bench J. Sorensen , O. Hernández , O. Schwartau , Vicente Reyes , J. Córdoba , D. Jones , A. Crnac , L. Gibbs , A. Ben Slimane

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 A. Ramsey

1 E. Horvath

11 C. O'Dowda 12 C. Chambers 2 W. Fish 44 R. Kpakio

8 Joe Ralls 14 D. Turnbull

29 W. Alves 18 A. Robertson 45 Cian Ashford

22 Y. Salech

Bench J. Bagan , D. Lawlor , R. Colwill , T. Nyakuhwa , C. Willock , M. Turner , T. Perrett , J. Daland , R. Šimić

Form guide

Norwich at home

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Norwich vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Nov 24	Cardiff v Norwich	2–1
17 Feb 24	Norwich v Cardiff	4–1
11 Nov 23	Cardiff v Norwich	2–3

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Norwich vs Cardiff head-to-head record