English
Norwich Defeats Coventry in Tightly Contested Match
Norwich, England – In a match corresponding to matchday 29 of the Championship, Norwich City defeated Coventry City at Carrow Road, in a match officiated by Thomas Kirk. The match, played on January 26, 2026, ended with a Norwich victory.
Coventry took the lead thanks to a goal by R. Esse in the 38th minute, after a first half where the game was balanced. However, Norwich reacted in the second half. A. Slimane equalized the score in the 46th minute, then Ahmed put the home team ahead in the 67th minute.
The match was characterized by split possession (49% for Norwich and 51% for Coventry) and a similar number of fouls committed by both teams. Norwich took 16 shots, 5 of which were on target, while Coventry made 15 shots, also with 5 on target. Both teams received one yellow card.
Substitutions norwich: at minute 46 P. Mattsson came in and J. Wright went out., at minute 46 T. Springett came in and P. A. Diallo went out., at minute 75 A. Ahmed came in and H. Amass went out., at minute 78 A. Slimane came in and O. Schwartau went out., at minute 82 B. Chrisene came in and J. Stacey went out.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 62 R. Esse came in and T. Sakamoto went out., at minute 62 B. Thomas-Asante came in and J. Eccles went out., at minute 71 H. Wright came in and E. Simms went out., at minute 72 E. Mason-Clark came in and Yang Min-Hyuk went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Norwich
Coventry
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