Norwich – Cardiff 2–1

	1H	2H	T
NOR	1	1	2
C	0	1	1

Match report

Norwich beat Cardiff 2–1 at Norwich Stadium in Championship. Z. Baumann opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Norwich have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

31'

Johnson

⚽Z. Baumannassist B. Chrisene

40'

51'

⚽Kovačassist Vidić

⚽K. Fisher

63'

⇄V. Kovačević↓ K. Fisher

68'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

⇄L. Moulden↓ Z. Baumann

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

A. Ahmed

80'

Momentum

NOR

⚽⚽⚽

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 20, 2026 · 19:00

VenueNorwich Stadium

Attendance37,187 / 42,744 (87%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking NOR

#17·

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Johnson

7.9

Lineups

NOR 4-3-37.09Formation7.224-3-3 C

7.6Fisher 17.4Haas 27.8Martin 37.0Almeida 46.3Bianchi 57.0Keller 66.4Janssen 77.9Johnson 87.9Weber 97.4Dubois 106.9Vidić 117.4Kovač

Norwich

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas7.4 2Martin7.8 3Almeida7.0 4Bianchi6.3 5Keller7.0 6Janssen6.4 7Johnson7.9 8Weber7.9 9Dubois7.4 10Vidić6.9 11Kovač7.4

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL

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