Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

07/02/2026 at 07:31 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Carrow Road (Norwich).

Championship - Round 31
Referee: Linington J. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.58	0.26
Ball possession
55%	45%
Total shots
12	6
Shots on target
3	0
Big chances
2	0
Corner kicks
5	4
Passes
80% (354/445)	77% (273/353)
Yellow cards
2	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.58	0.26
xG on target (xGOT)
1.24	0.00
Total shots
12	6
Shots on target
3	0
Shots off target
5	4
Blocked shots
4	2
Shots inside the box
8	3
Shots outside the box
4	3
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
2	0
Corner kicks
5	4
Touches in opposition box
17	11
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	2
Free kicks
11	12
Passes
80% (354/445)	77% (273/353)
Long passes
40% (17/43)	46% (26/56)
Passes in final third
61% (60/99)	65% (70/108)
Crosses
35% (6/17)	21% (4/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.51	0.52
Throw ins
33	25
Fouls
12	11
Tackles
56% (15/27)	76% (16/21)
Duels won
70	54
Clearances
31	24
Interceptions
9	15
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	1
Goalkeeper saves
0	1
xGOT faced
0.00	1.24
Goals prevented
0.00	-0.76

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (2 - 0)
51', Makama J. ↓, Toure M. ↑,
62', Springett T. ↓, Schwartau O. ↑,
62', Wright J. ↓, Field S. ↑,
65', Morishita R. ↓, Afolayan O. ↑,
65', Carter H. ↓, O'Riordan C. ↑,
73', 1 - 0, Slimane A. ⚽,
74', Slimane A. 🟨,
76', Miller L. ↓, Gudjohnsen A. ↑,
77', Ahmed A. ↓, Stacey J. ↑,
77', Slimane A. ↓, Kvistgaarden M. ↑,
78', 2 - 0, Toure M. ⚽,
83', Field S. 🟨,
85', Ohashi Y. ↓, Jorgensen M. ↑,
88', Cashin E. 🟨,
88', Cantwell T. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Norwich City
44.4%

Draw
27.6%

Blackburn Rovers
27.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.6%

27.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46.2%

26.8%

Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.14 ↑ (2.07)	3.44 ↓ (3.47)	3.42 ↓ (3.47)	5.1% (5.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers?

Users Predictions: 36 users predict this event. Norwich will win (votes: 23 - 63.9%). Blackburn will win (votes: 7 - 19.4%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 16.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Norwich: 48.2% – 79.6%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 50%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Norwich City will win (9 of 11 users predict this - 81.82%) 🥇 Gold Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 18 and 21).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Norwich won 1.
Norwich is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Blackburn is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Blackburn may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Norwich is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
There will not play in Norwich: Crnac A. (Knee Injury) Duffy S. (Hamstring Injury) Forson A. (Hamstring Injury) Forsyth G. (Knee Injury) Mattsson P. (Ankle Injury) Schlupp J. (Hamstring Injury) Topic M. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Blackburn: Carter H. (Inactive) Forshaw A. (Inactive) Hedges R. (Injury) Kargbo A. (Leg Injury) Litherland M. (Injury) Tavares S. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Blackburn: Wharton S. (Achilles Tendon Injury)
In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Norwich won 8 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 26:20. (average 1.5:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Norwich won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:13. (average 1.4:1.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Norwich City won against Blackburn Rovers?

Norwich City has won 2 of their last 8 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Blackburn Rovers won against Norwich City?

Blackburn Rovers has won 3 of their last 8 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers were as follows:

30.08.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 0:2

01.03.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 1:1

17.08.2024 Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers 2:2

24.02.2024 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 1:1

05.11.2023 Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers 1:3

Latest results of Norwich City

31.01.2026 Middlesbrough - Norwich City 1:0 ✺

26.01.2026 Norwich City - Coventry City 2:1 ✺

20.01.2026 West Bromwich Albion - Norwich City 0:5 ✺

17.01.2026 Wrexham - Norwich City 1:2 ✺

11.01.2026 Norwich City - Walsall 5:1 ✺

Latest results of Blackburn Rovers

03.02.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 1:0 ✺

31.01.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Hull City 0:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Watford 1:1 ✺

20.01.2026 Swansea City - Blackburn Rovers 3:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Blackburn Rovers 3:0 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One