Championship · Matchday 17 Norwich City vs Queens Park Rangers: Match Preview & Stats
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Norwich City: 4 of 7 right
Queens Park Rangers: 5 of 7 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 17
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk
- Since last match
- Norwich City: 3 days (Championship) · Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers: 3 days (Championship) · Millwall
- Next match
- Norwich City: 3 days (Championship) later Queens Park Rangers: 3 days (Championship) later
Last starting XI
Norwich City 4-2-3-1
- 32 Grimshaw
- 3 Stacey
- 15 McConville
- 6 Darling
- 14 Chrisene
- 26 Field
- 16 Wright
- 11 Brooks
- 25 Maghoma
- 49 Musaba
- 30 Kvistgaarden
Coach: Philippe Clement 
at Bristol City, 5-0 · Championship · 7 Nov
Queens Park Rangers 4-2-3-1
- 1 Charles
- 2 Adamson
- 3 Dunne
- 5 Edwards
- 12 Kemper
- 40 Varane
- 18 Kamara
- 17 Poku
- 20 Vale
- 11 Smyth
- 22 Kone
Coach: Julien Stéphan 
vs Lincoln City, 2-1 · Championship · 7 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Norwich City
- FW Ali AhmedInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Mohamed TouréInjured · Early January 2027
- FW Papa DialloInjured · Late November 2026
- – Gabriel ForsythInjured · Doubtful
Queens Park Rangers
- DF Amadou Salif MbengueInjured · Out for the season
- DF Tariq LampteyInjured · Late November 2026
- MF Nicolas MadsenInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Rumarn BurrellInjured · Late November 2026
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Norwich City
Low impact - FW Mohamed Touré 3% attack · 1% mins
Queens Park Rangers
Moderate impact - MF Nicolas Madsen 9% attack · 4% mins
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Norwich City Results above play quality (running hot) Queens Park Rangers Playing above results (positive regression candidate) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Norwich City
Queens Park Rangers
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Norwich City
- 1. MF Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4G · 2ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 9.0%
- 2. MF Jacob Wright 2G · 1ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 3. FW Mathias Kvistgaarden 2G · 3ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 8.0%
Queens Park Rangers
- 1. FW Richard Kone 5G · 1ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 8.0%
- 2. FW Kwame Poku 1G · 1ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 15.0%
- 3. FW Paul Smyth 2G · 1ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 11.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Norwich City | Queens Park Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Both teams scored | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Clean sheet | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Failed to score | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 2.2 / 2.0 | 1.7 / 1.4 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Norwich City
- W 5-0 at Bristol City (A) Championship · 7 Nov
- W 4-0 at
Derby County (A) Championship · 3 Nov - W 3-2 vs
Watford (H) Championship · 31 Oct - W 3-1 at
Charlton Athletic (A) Championship · 24 Oct - L 0-1 vs
Portsmouth (H) Championship · 17 Oct
Queens Park Rangers
- W 2-1 vs Lincoln City (H) Championship · 7 Nov
- D 1-1 vs
Burnley (H) Championship · 3 Nov - L 1-4 at
Southampton (A) Championship · 31 Oct - W 5-0 vs
Swansea City (H) Championship · 24 Oct - L 0-3 at
Birmingham City (A) Championship · 17 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Norwich City
- 1-15 minutes: 6 scored, 6 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 6 scored, 4 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 4 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 4 scored, 6 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 9 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 3 conceded
Queens Park Rangers
- 1-15 minutes: 4 scored, 3 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 3 scored, 4 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 7 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 5 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 3 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Norwich City
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden (1 pen) | 4 | 4 |
| Edmond-Paris Maghoma | 4 | 2 |
| Andre Brooks | 3 | 2 |
| Anthony Musaba | 3 | 2 |
Queens Park Rangers
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Kone (1 pen) | 5 | 1 |
| Paul Smyth | 3 | 1 |
| Jimmy Dunne | 3 | 0 |
| Ilias Chair | 2 | 3 |
| Nicolas Madsen (2 pens) | 2 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Championship this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Norwich City Queens Park Rangers - 4.7 Corners won 5.6
- 4.1 Corners conceded 3.9
- 1.7 Yellow cards 1.9
- 1.6 Opponents' yellow cards 1.9
Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Norwich CityQueens Park Rangers0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
12Norwich City wins3Queens Park Rangers wins23 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 1 Jan 2026 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Norwich City
- 29 Nov 2025 · Championship Norwich City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
- 29 Dec 2024 · Championship Norwich City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
- 7 Dec 2024 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Norwich City
- 10 Feb 2024 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Norwich City
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:14 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30:19 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:15 | +14 | 28 |
| 5 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:18 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 |  West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:15 | +8 | 28 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | 26 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37:23 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32:24 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15:26 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22:31 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | 8 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Promoted | Play-offs | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 21 | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 24 |
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