Preston 1-3 Norwich — EFL Championship, 17 Apr 2017
Norwich beat Preston 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 April 2017 at Deepdale Stadium, Preston. T. Spurr scored for Preston; G. Dorrans, Josh Murphy and J. Maddison for Norwich. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Preston have won 2 and Norwich 0.
Match timeline
- 10'
- 0-128'assist: S. Naismith
- 0-240'assist: C. Jerome
- Half-time0-2
- 62'
- 1-267'assist: P. Gallagher
- 79'
- 79'
- 81'
- 82'
- 1-390+2'assist: S. Naismith
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Preston
- 7.7Paul GallagherM
- 7.7Chris MaxwellG
- 7.3Tommy SpurrD
- 7.0Jordan HugillF
- 7.0Callum RobinsonM
- 6.8Andrew BoyleD
- 6.7Daryl HorganM
- 6.6Aiden McGeadyM
- 6.6Marnick VermijlD
- 6.6Alan BrowneM
- 6.5Greg CunninghamD
- 6.4Daniel JohnsonM
- 6.4Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.0Tom BarkhuizenM
Norwich
- 8.0Alex PritchardM
- 8.0Graham DorransM
- 7.7Steven NaismithM
- 7.5James MaddisonM
- 7.4Jonathan HowsonM
- 7.3Cameron JeromeF
- 7.2Josh MurphyM
- 7.1Ivo PintoD
- 7.1Mitchell DijksD
- 7.0Ryan BennettD
- 6.7John RuddyG
- 6.7Russell MartinD
- 6.5Nelson OliveiraF
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonS. Grayson
Substitutes
- 10J. BeckfordF
- 40Mathew HudsonG
- 17T. Spurr67'10'D7.3
- 11D. Johnson82'M6.4
- 9S. MakienokF
- 21S. MayF
- 7Daryl Horgan62'M6.7
NorwichA. Irvine
Substitutes
- 28J. Maddison90+2'79'M7.5
- 33M. McGovernG
- 35Benjamin GodfreyM
- 22Jacob MurphyM
- 9Nélson Oliveira79'F6.5
- 17Y. WildschutF
- 2S. WhittakerD
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Tommy Spurr | 80 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Callum Robinson | 82 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Boyle | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Daryl Horgan | 28 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Aiden McGeady | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Marnick Vermijl | 62 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Greg Cunningham | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daniel Johnson | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Norwich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pritchard | 79 | – | – | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Graham Dorrans | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.0 |
| Steven Naismith | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| James Maddison | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.4 |
| Cameron Jerome | 79 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Josh Murphy | 90 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Ivo Pinto | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Mitchell Dijks | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Ryan Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Russell Martin | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nelson Oliveira | 11 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Recent Form
PrestonLLWDD
- L14 Apr 17AHuddersfield2-3
- L08 Apr 17ALeeds0-3
- W04 Apr 17HBristol City5-0
- D01 Apr 17HNottingham Forest1-1
- D18 Mar 17ABlackburn2-2
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | +28 | 80 |
| 7 | Leeds | 46 | +14 | 75 |
| 8 | Norwich | 46 | +16 | 70 |
| 9 | Derby | 46 | +4 | 67 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
Before and after
Preston
- Previous: Huddersfield 3-2 Preston, 14 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Newcastle 4-1 Preston, 24 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Norwich
- Previous: Norwich 1-3 Fulham, 14 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Norwich 2-0 Brighton, 21 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated