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Norwich City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers · Championship

Norwich City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers met in the Championship at Carrow Road in Norwich on Saturday, 7 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Norwich City: A. B. Slimane 73'; M. Touré 78'. Blackburn Rovers did not score.

How the match went

Norwich City saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Norwich City had 12 shots with 3 on target, Blackburn Rovers 6 with 0 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Norwich City and 4 to Blackburn Rovers. Norwich City conceded 12 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Norwich City, 2 for Blackburn Rovers).

Line-ups

Norwich City started in a 4-2-3-1: V. Kovačević, K. Fisher, R. McConville, J. Córdoba, B. Chrisene, J. Wright, K. McLean, T. Springett, A. B. Slimane, A. Ahmed, J. Makama.

Blackburn Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: B. Tóth, L. Miller, H. Carter, S. McLoughlin, E. J. Cashin, M. Baradji, S. Trondstad, R. Alebiousu, T. Cantwell, R. Morishita, Y. Ohashi.

More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 73'Goal! Norwich City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. A. B. Slimane (Norwich City) scores.
  2. 78'Goal! Norwich City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers. M. Touré (Norwich City) scores.
Full commentary (33 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers.
  2. 11'Attempt missed. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 20'Attempt missed. R. McConville (Norwich City), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  4. 21'Attempt missed. S. Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 24'Attempt blocked. L. Miller (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 30'Attempt blocked. J. Córdoba (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 35'Attempt blocked. J. Wright (Norwich City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  8. 45+1'Attempt missed. K. Fisher (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 46'The second half is under way.
  10. 51'Substitution, Norwich City: M. Touré comes on for J. Makama.
  11. 54'Attempt missed. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  12. 57'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  13. 62'Substitution, Norwich City: O. Schwartau comes on for T. Springett.
  14. 62'Substitution, Norwich City: S. Field comes on for J. Wright.
  15. 65'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: O. Afolayan comes on for R. Morishita.
  16. 65'Attempt missed. R. McConville (Norwich City), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  17. 66'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: C. O'Riordan comes on for H. Carter.
  18. 66'Attempt blocked. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  19. 72'Attempt missed. R. McConville (Norwich City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  20. 73'Goal! Norwich City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. A. B. Slimane (Norwich City) scores.
  21. 73'Off the woodwork! O. Schwartau (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  22. 74'Yellow card for A. B. Slimane (Norwich City).
  23. 76'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: A. Guðjohnsen comes on for L. Miller.
  24. 77'Substitution, Norwich City: M. Kvistgaarden comes on for A. B. Slimane.
  25. 77'Substitution, Norwich City: J. Stacey comes on for A. Ahmed.
  26. 78'Goal! Norwich City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers. M. Touré (Norwich City) scores.
  27. 78'Attempt saved. O. Schwartau (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 83'Yellow card for S. Field (Norwich City).
  29. 85'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: M. Jørgensen comes on for Y. Ohashi.
  30. 88'Yellow card for T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  31. 88'Yellow card for E. J. Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
  32. 89'Attempt blocked. M. Touré (Norwich City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.12.
  33. 90+6'Attempt blocked. M. Touré (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
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