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Norwich City vs Coventry City

Championship
Norwich City
9-6-14
2-1
Final
Coventry
17-7-5
Carrow Road

Match pulse

NORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'COV
49%Possession52%
16Shots16
5On target5
4Corners7
4Saves3
10Fouls9
18'Romain EsseCOV55'José CórdobaNOR90'+7'Benjamin ChriseneNOR
Team1H2HT
NOR022
COV101

Who won: Norwich City 2-1

Norwich City beat Coventry City 2-1 on Monday, January 26, 2026 at Carrow Road. Goals for Norwich City: Anis Slimane (46') and Ali Ahmed (67'). Goals for Coventry: Romain Esse (38').

Recap · Jan 26
Norwich City peg back Championship leaders Coventry

Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry suffered more misery on the road as Norwich came from behind to record a well-deserved 2-1 win at Carrow Road.

What it means

  • Norwich City has won 3 straight.

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Lineups

Coventry14th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Carl RushworthG
  2. 2Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 3Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 4Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 5Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 6Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM
  7. 7Matt GrimesLM
  8. 8Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 11Romain EsseAM-R
Norwich City18th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Vladan KovacevicG
  2. 2José CórdobaCD-L
  3. 3Ruairi McConvilleCD-R
  4. 4Benjamin ChriseneLB
  5. 5Kellen FisherRB
  6. 6Anis SlimaneAM
  7. 7Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 8Pelle MattssonRM
  9. 9Jovon MakamaF
  10. 10Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 11Tony SpringettAM-R

Head to head

NOR leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Norwich City 1, Coventry 1 (Oct 7)

Last 5

COV
  • Wvs MIL2-1
  • Wvs LEI2-1
  • L@ STK0-1
  • L@ BIR2-3
  • T@ CHA1-1
NOR
  • W@ WBA5-0
  • W@ WXM2-1
  • Wvs WAL5-1
  • Lvs STK0-2
  • W@ QPR2-1

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Game info

Venue
Carrow Road, Norwich, England · Attendance 25,452
Officials
Thomas Kirk

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Season seriesNOR leads series 3-0-2