EFL Championship · Matchday 8

Norwich City v Bolton Wanderers

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:30:00 UTCCarrow RoadMatchday 8

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Norwich City 62%Draw 21%Bolton Wanderers 17%

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 CityBolton Wanderers
59Possession41
10Shots8
4Shots on target5
5Shots off target3
1Blocked shots0
6Shots inside box6
4Shots outside box2
4Corners2
8Offsides4
11Fouls12
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves1
458Passes329
370Accurate passes255

Match events

  • 5′Mohamed Touré (assist Andre Brooks)
  • 8′Thierry Gale (assist Rúben Rodrigues)
  • 15′Mohamed Touré → Jovon Makama
  • 19′Ruairi McConville (assist Oscar Schwartau)
  • 42′Gaizka Larrazabal (assist Max Conway)
  • 47′Sam Dalby (assist Kyliane Dong)
  • 59′Oscar Schwartau → Jacob Wright
  • 59′Anthony Musaba → Paris Maghoma
  • 61′Jack Stacey (assist Paris Maghoma)
  • 70′Kyliane Dong ← Samuel Iling-Junior
  • 70′Rúben Rodrigues ← Atsuki Ito
  • 72′Atsuki Ito (assist Samuel Iling-Junior)
  • 82′Andre Brooks → Ante Crnac
  • 83′Gaizka Larrazabal ← Xavier Simons
  • 90′Sam Dalby ← Theo Bair

Norwich City · Bolton Wanderers

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

Norwich City4-3-3
37.3Stacey
236.3McLean
217.3↓15'Touré
496.3↓59'Musaba
15.7Kovačević
117.1↓82'Brooks
146.3Chrisene
76.3Mattsson
336.3Córdoba
297.1↓59'Schwartau
157.3McConville
Bolton Wanderers3-2-5
86.8Sheehan
66.8Davies
227.8↓83'Larrazabal
216.8Erhahon
316.3Bazunu
77.5↓70'Dong
107.8↓90'Dalby
186.8Toal
207.5↓70'Rodrigues
117.8Gale
257.5Conway

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Norwich City

  • 3Jack Stacey7.3
  • 23Kenny McLean6.3
  • 21Mohamed Touré7.3
  • 49Anthony Musaba6.3
  • 1Vladan Kovačević5.7
  • 11Andre Brooks7.1
  • 14Benjamin Chrisene6.3
  • 7Pelle Elkjær Mattsson6.3
  • 33José Córdoba6.3
  • 29Oscar Schwartau7.1
  • 15Ruairi McConville7.3

Bolton Wanderers

  • 8Josh Sheehan6.8
  • 6Ben Davies6.8
  • 22Gaizka Larrazabal7.8
  • 21Ethan Erhahon6.8
  • 31Gavin Bazunu6.3
  • 7Kyliane Dong7.5
  • 10Sam Dalby7.8
  • 18Eoin Toal6.8
  • 20Rúben Rodrigues7.5
  • 11Thierry Gale7.8
  • 25Max Conway7.5
Norwich CityTale of the tapeBolton Wanderers
4-3-3Formation3-2-5
9 ptsTable14 pts
-4Goal difference-3
LWWLWFormWLLLL
62%Win chance17%

Head to head

First meeting

Norwich City and Bolton Wanderers have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Norwich City

LWWLW
  • @Middlesbrough3-4
  • vsBirmingham City2-1
  • @Sheffield United3-1
  • @Stoke City0-1
  • vsBurnley4-1

Bolton Wanderers

WLLLL
  • vsCardiff City1-0
  • vsWest Ham United2-3
  • @Millwall0-4
  • @Sheffield United2-3
  • vsLincoln City0-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Norwich City11308-49
Bolton Wanderers11425-314