EFL Championship · Matchday 6

Norwich City v Birmingham City

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCCarrow RoadMatchday 6

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Norwich City 48%Draw 23%Birmingham City 30%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Norwich CityBirmingham City
51Possession49
15Shots14
6Shots on target3
4Shots off target7
5Blocked shots4
8Shots inside box11
7Shots outside box3
6Corners7
3Offsides4
12Fouls9
6Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves4
339Passes327
241Accurate passes220

Match events

  • 13′Benjamin Chrisene
  • 25′José Córdoba
  • 28′Oscar Schwartau (assist Mathias Kvistgaarden)
  • 39′Pape Diallo (assist Andre Brooks)
  • 45′Pape Diallo → Anthony Musaba
  • 59′Jack Stacey
  • 60′Oscar Schwartau
  • 60′Carlos Vicente
  • 62′Kristoffer Lund Hansen ← Alex Cochrane
  • 62′Bright Osayi-Samuel ← Ethan Laird
  • 64′Carlos Vicente (assist Liam Millar)
  • 65′Andre Brooks → Ante Crnac
  • 71′Oscar Schwartau → Jacob Wright
  • 71′Mathias Kvistgaarden → Jovon Makama
  • 82′August Priske ← Marvin Ducksch
  • 82′Tomoki Iwata ← Luis Vázquez
  • 83′Phil Neumann
  • 83′Jovon Makama
  • 90′Benjamin Chrisene → Harry Darling
  • 90′Ante Crnac

Norwich City · Birmingham City

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Norwich City4-4-2
36.5Stacey
236.8McLean
307.5↓71'Kvistgaarden
16.8Kovačević
117.5↓65'Brooks
146.5↓90'Chrisene
197.8↓45'Diallo
76.8Mattsson
336.5Córdoba
297.5↓71'Schwartau
156.8McConville
Birmingham City4-2-4
266.3↓62'Osayi-Samuel
86.3Paik
177.1Millar
56.0Neumann
46.3Klarer
246.3↓82'Iwata
286.3Stansfield
16.1Beadle
256.3↓62'Hansen
77.0Vicente
96.3↓82'Priske

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Norwich City

  • 3Jack Stacey6.5
  • 23Kenny McLean6.8
  • 30Mathias Kvistgaarden7.5
  • 1Vladan Kovačević6.8
  • 11Andre Brooks7.5
  • 14Benjamin Chrisene6.5
  • 19Pape Diallo7.8
  • 7Pelle Elkjær Mattsson6.8
  • 33José Córdoba6.5
  • 29Oscar Schwartau7.5
  • 15Ruairi McConville6.8

Birmingham City

  • 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.3
  • 8Seung-ho Paik6.3
  • 17Liam Millar7.1
  • 5Phil Neumann6.0
  • 4Christoph Klarer6.3
  • 24Tomoki Iwata6.3
  • 28Jay Stansfield6.3
  • 1James Giles Beadle6.1
  • 25Kristoffer Lund Hansen6.3
  • 7Carlos Vicente7.0
  • 9August Priske6.3
Norwich CityTale of the tapeBirmingham City
4-4-2Formation4-2-4
9 ptsTable20 pts
-4Goal difference+9
WLWLLFormDDWDD
0Head-to-head wins2
48%Win chance30%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Norwich City 0W0D2W Birmingham City

Goals 2–6

  • 2026-02-21Norwich City1–2Birmingham City
  • 2025-11-22Birmingham City4–1Norwich City

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Norwich City

WLWLL
  • @Sheffield United3-1
  • @Stoke City0-1
  • vsBurnley4-1
  • @Millwall0-3
  • vsWest Bromwich Albion1-2

Birmingham City

DDWDD
  • vsWolverhampton Wanderers2-2
  • vsSouthampton1-1
  • @Wrexham2-1
  • vsBristol City2-2
  • @Sheffield United0-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Norwich City11308-49
Birmingham City11551+920