Norwich City 4-1 Burnley: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Norwich City won it

The opening goal came in the 2nd minute: Mohamed Touré for Norwich City, set up by José Córdoba. Andre Brooks made it 2-0 to Norwich City in the 5th minute, set up by Anthony Musaba. Mohamed Touré made it 3-0 to Norwich City in the 21st minute. Josh Laurent made it 3-1 to Burnley in the 27th minute, set up by Jacob Bruun Larsen. Andre Brooks made it 4-1 to Norwich City in the 67th minute, set up by Jack Stacey.

It was 3-1 at half-time.

Mohamed Touré scored twice.

Andre Brooks scored twice.

Josh Laurent of Burnley was sent off in the 77th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, E. Bell, showed 6 yellow cards: 4 to Norwich City and 2 to Burnley.

Norwich City: P. Clement, 4-2-3-1 · Burnley: N. Hayen, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.38 for Norwich City and 2.53 for Burnley.

Norwich City scored about 2.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Burnley left about 1.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Burnley created the better chances, 2.53 xG to 1.38, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Norwich City had 6 shots on target, Burnley 4.

Burnley had 63% of the ball, but Norwich City took the points.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Norwich City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.41 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Burnley came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.38 expected goals for and 1.70 against, and had won 8% of their matches.

Norwich City vs Burnley: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mohamed Touré (Norwich City), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Norwich City

• Mohamed Touré 8.4 2 goals
• Andre Brooks 8.3 2 goals
• Papa Amadou Diallo 7.0
• José Córdoba 7.0 1 assist
• Ruairi McConville 7.0

Burnley

• Josh Laurent 7.1 1 goal
• Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.0 1 assist
• Hannibal 6.9
• Dastan Satpaev 6.9
• Ugo Raghouber 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Max Weiß at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Norwich City: Norwich City vs Watford Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
• Burnley: Burnley vs Portsmouth Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Norwich City vs Burnley

What was the score in Norwich City vs Burnley?

Norwich City 4-1 Burnley (half-time 3-1), Championship, Saturday 29 August 2026.

Who scored in Norwich City vs Burnley?

Mohamed Touré 2', Andre Brooks 5', Mohamed Touré 21', Josh Laurent 27', Andre Brooks 67'.

Did Moneyball predict Norwich City vs Burnley correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Norwich City vs Burnley?

Mohamed Touré, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Norwich City vs Burnley?

E. Bell.