Norwich City 2-1 Birmingham City: result and goals
Norwich City beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Oscar Schwartau 28', Pape Diallo 39', Carlos Vicente 64'.
Norwich City sit 20th on 12 points.
Birmingham City sit 7th on 20 points.
Norwich City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Birmingham City have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Norwich City won 2, Birmingham City won 3, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Carrow Road, Norwich
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The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for Norwich City over Birmingham City.
- The first goal came from Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) on 28'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
13'Benjamin ChriseneYellow
39'⚽Pape DialloGoal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+6'Ante Crnac (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6'Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
- 90'+6'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 90'+4'Ante Crnac (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4'Jacob Wright (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 90'+2'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Millar.
- 90'+2'Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 90'+1'Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Darling replaces Ben Chrisene.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
- 89'Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
- 89'Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Attempt saved. Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jacob Wright.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 88'Offside, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
- 86'Attempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a fast break.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 85'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 85'Attempt saved. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jovon Makama.
- 83'Jovon Makama (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 83'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 83'Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
- 83'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces Tomoki Iwata.
- 82'Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces August Priske.
- 82'Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 81'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 81'Attempt saved. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jacob Wright.
- 79'Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 79'Attempt blocked. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78'Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 78'August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77'Foul by Anthony Musaba (Norwich City).
- 77'Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
- 74'Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 73'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
- 72'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Chrisene.
- 71'Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.
- 71'Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Oscar Schwartau.
- 69'Attempt saved. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 66'Foul by Ante Crnac (Norwich City).
- 66'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Substitution, Norwich City. Ante Crnac replaces Andre Brooks.
- 64'Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 1. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
- 62'Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 62'Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces Kristoffer Lund.
- 61'Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 60'Offside, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
- 60'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 60'Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 60'Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 59'Jack Stacey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 56'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
- 55'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Chrisene.
- 55'Attempt blocked. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55'Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 52'Offside, Norwich City. Ruairi McConville is caught offside.
- 51'Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 51'Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48'Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
- 48'Offside, Norwich City. Anthony Musaba is caught offside.
- 47'Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
- 45'Substitution, Norwich City. Anthony Musaba replaces Papa Diallo.
- 45'Second Half begins Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 43'Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
- 43'James Beadle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Attempt missed. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 41'Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 39'Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Brooks with a cross.
- 36'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
- 35'Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
- 34'Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33'Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 30'Offside, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau is caught offside.
- 28'Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
- 25'José Córdoba (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25'Foul by José Córdoba (Norwich City).
- 24'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
- 23'Offside, Birmingham City. Liam Millar is caught offside.
- 23'Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a cross following a fast break.
- 20'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20'Foul by Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
- 19'Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross.
- 18'Attempt saved. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
- 18'Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Liam Millar.
- 16'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by José Córdoba.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
- 15'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
- 15'Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.
- 13'Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12'Foul by Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
- 11'Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 10'Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
- 9'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 6'Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 6'Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2'Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Norwich City · 4-2-3-1
14Benjamin ChriseneLB
19Pape DialloAM-L
Substitutes
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
27Kanya FujimotoSUB
Match stats
NORBIR
50.8Possession (%)49.2
15Shots14
6Shots on target3
6Corners7
12Fouls9
6Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Offsides4
2Saves4
Last 5 matches
Norwich City
L@ Millwall3-022 Aug 2026
W@ Cardiff City2-125 Aug 2026
WBurnley4-129 Aug 2026
L@ Stoke City1-01 Sept 2026
W@ Sheffield United3-15 Sept 2026
Birmingham City
DBristol City2-222 Aug 2026
LBrentford6-125 Aug 2026
W@ Wrexham2-128 Aug 2026
DSouthampton1-11 Sept 2026
DWolverhampton Wanderers2-26 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Norwich City
0
Draws
3
Birmingham
Last meetings
21 Feb 2026Norwich City1 – 2Birmingham City
22 Nov 2025Birmingham City4 – 1Norwich City
4 May 2024Birmingham City1 – 0Norwich City
30 Sept 2023Norwich City2 – 0Birmingham City
21 Feb 2023Norwich City3 – 1Birmingham City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DLWDD |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LWWLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Norwich City v Birmingham City?
Norwich City beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Wednesday 9 September (Championship).
Who scored in Norwich City v Birmingham City?
Goals: Oscar Schwartau 28', Pape Diallo 39' and Carlos Vicente 64'.
When do Norwich City play next?
Norwich City play Watford on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Birmingham City play next?
Birmingham City play Lincoln City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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