Norwich City 0-3 Southampton · Carabao Cup
Norwich City lost to Southampton 0-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Norwich City and Southampton met in the Carabao Cup at Carrow Road in Norwich on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Norwich City did not score. Southampton: C. Archer 42'; R. Fraser 62'; K. Matsuki 81'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Norwich City had 10 shots with 4 on target, Southampton 9 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Norwich City and 5 to Southampton. Norwich City conceded 6 fouls, Southampton 17. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Norwich City, 1 for Southampton).
Line-ups
Norwich City started in a 3-4-2-1: Daniel Grimshaw, Ruairi McConville, Harry Darling, Ben Chrisene, Kellen Fisher, Liam Gibbs, Mirko Topić, Jeffrey Schlupp, Matěj Jurásek, Oscar Schwartau, Mathias Kvistgaarden.
Southampton started in a 3-1-4-2: Alex McCarthy, Ronnie Edwards, Nathan Wood, Joshua Quarshie, Flynn Downes, Mads Roerslev, Ryan Fraser, Shea Charles, Ryan Manning, Ross Stewart, Cameron Archer.
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Minute by minute
- 42'Goal! Norwich City 0-1 Southampton. C. Archer (Southampton) scores, assisted by R. Stewart.
- 62'Goal! Norwich City 0-2 Southampton. R. Fraser (Southampton) scores, assisted by R. Manning.
- 81'Goal! Norwich City 0-3 Southampton. K. Matsuki (Southampton) scores, assisted by M. Roerslev.
Full commentary (32 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Norwich City vs Southampton.
- 10'Attempt blocked. M. Topić (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt blocked. H. Darling (Norwich City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 14'Attempt saved. M. Kvistgaarden (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 21'Attempt saved. R. Stewart (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 23'Attempt saved. M. Jurásek (Norwich City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 29'Attempt saved. M. Jurásek (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 33'Attempt missed. H. Darling (Norwich City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt blocked. C. Archer (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 42'Goal! Norwich City 0-1 Southampton. C. Archer (Southampton) scores, assisted by R. Stewart.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Norwich City: J. Makama comes on for M. Kvistgaarden.
- 48'Yellow card for J. Quarshie (Southampton).
- 50'Attempt missed. R. Edwards (Southampton), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt saved. J. Schlupp (Norwich City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 53'Attempt missed. J. Makama (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 62'Goal! Norwich City 0-2 Southampton. R. Fraser (Southampton) scores, assisted by R. Manning.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton: C. Taylor comes on for R. Manning.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton: K. Matsuki comes on for R. Fraser.
- 64'Substitution, Norwich City: K. McLean comes on for M. Topić.
- 64'Substitution, Norwich City: A. Crnac comes on for M. Jurásek.
- 69'Attempt saved. S. Charles (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 72'Substitution, Southampton: D. Downs comes on for C. Archer.
- 72'Substitution, Southampton: B. Brereton Díaz comes on for R. Stewart.
- 73'Substitution, Norwich City: P. Diallo comes on for O. Schwartau.
- 73'Attempt missed. S. Charles (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 76'Attempt missed. A. Crnac (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 81'Goal! Norwich City 0-3 Southampton. K. Matsuki (Southampton) scores, assisted by M. Roerslev.
- 82'Substitution, Norwich City: A. B. Slimane comes on for L. Gibbs.
- 84'Substitution, Southampton: M. Sesay comes on for F. Downes.
- 88'Attempt blocked. B. Brereton Díaz (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. A. Crnac (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.