Norwich City 0-1 Southampton: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 10 · Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Carrow Road, Norwich · referee S. Martin · full time
Full time: Norwich City 0-1 Southampton
Norwich City 0-1 Southampton: Southampton took the points in Championship Matchday 10 on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at Carrow Road. The goals: Kuryu Matsuki 54'.
How Southampton won it
Kuryu Matsuki put Southampton ahead in the 54th minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, S. Martin, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Norwich City and 2 to Southampton.
Norwich City: P. Clement, 4-2-3-1 · Southampton: T. Eckert, 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 2.26 for Norwich City and 1.03 for Southampton.
Norwich City scored about 2.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Norwich City created the better chances, 2.26 xG to 1.03, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Norwich City had 4 shots on target, Southampton 4.
Southampton had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
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.
Southampton came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.76 expected goals for and 1.51 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Norwich City vs Southampton: the match in numbers
| Norwich City | Match statistics | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 2.26 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.03 |
| 12 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Big chances | 4 |
| 438 | Total passes | 465 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Daniel Peretz (Southampton), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Norwich City
- Ben Chrisene 7.0
- Daniel Grimshaw 7.0
- Jacob Wright 7.0
- Anthony Musaba 6.9
- Andre Brooks 6.9
Southampton
- Daniel Peretz 7.5
- Finn Azaz 7.4
- Lewis Dobbin 7.2
- Kuryu Matsuki 7.2 1 goal
- Samuel Edozie 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Zach Abbott at 6.2. 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
- Southampton: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Norwich City vs Southampton
What was the score in Norwich City vs Southampton?
Norwich City 0-1 Southampton (half-time 0-0), Championship, Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Who scored in Norwich City vs Southampton?
Kuryu Matsuki 54'.
Did Moneyball predict Norwich City vs Southampton 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 Southampton?
Daniel Peretz, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Norwich City vs Southampton?
S. Martin.
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