2020–21 Norwich City F.C. season
Norwich City 2020–21 football season
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The 2020–21 Norwich City F.C. season was the club's 119th season in existence and the first season back in the second tier of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Norwich City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Owner | Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones | |||
| Head coach | Daniel Farke | |||
| Stadium | Carrow Road | |||
| EFL Championship | 1st (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Teemu Pukki (26) All: Teemu Pukki (26) | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 7 October 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | LW |  | Danel Sinani | F91 Dudelange | Free transfer | [2] |
| 20 July 2020 | CM |  | Jacob Sørensen | Esbjerg fB | Undisclosed[a] | [3] |
| 22 July 2020 | LW |  | Przemysław Płacheta | Śląsk Wrocław | Undisclosed[b] | [4] |
| 27 July 2020 | DM |  | Bali Mumba | Sunderland | Undisclosed[c] | [5] |
| 28 July 2020 | CF |  | Sebastian Soto |  Hannover 96 | Free transfer | [6] |
| 28 July 2020 | CM | | Matthew Dennis | Arsenal | Free transfer | [7] |
| 30 July 2020 | AM | | Kieran Dowell | Everton | Undisclosed[d] | [8] |
| 24 August 2020 | CF | | Jordan Hugill | West Ham United | Undisclosed[e] | [9] |
| 1 February 2021 | GK |  | Ørjan Nyland | Aston Villa | Free transfer | [10] |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | | Regan Riley | Bolton Wanderers | £250,000 | [11][12] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | DM | | Oliver Skipp | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | [13] |
| 17 August 2020 | LB |  | Xavi Quintillà | Villarreal | End of season | [14] |
| 4 September 2020 | CB | | Ben Gibson | Burnley | End of season | [15] |
| 19 January 2021 | LB |  | Dimitris Giannoulis | PAOK | End of season[f] | [16] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  | Rocky Bushiri | KV Mechelen | 25 January 2021 | [17][18] |
| 20 July 2020 | GK |  | Archie Mair | King's Lynn Town | End of season | [19] |
| 20 July 2020 | CM |  | Ísak Þorvaldsson | St Mirren | 27 August 2020 | [20] |
| 24 July 2020 | CF | | Carlton Morris | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 January 2021 | [21][22] |
| 29 July 2020 | SS |  | Gassan Ahadme | Real Oviedo | End of season | [23] |
| 5 August 2020 | RW |  | Simon Power | King's Lynn Town | 17 January 2021 | [24][25] |
| 7 August 2020 | CB | | Matt Richardson | Leiston | End of season | [26] |
| 18 August 2020 | LB | | Philip Heise | Karlsruher SC | End of season | [27] |
| 18 August 2020 | DM |  | Louis Thompson | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season | [28] |
| 24 August 2020 | RW | | Aidan Fitzpatrick | Queen of The South | End of season | [29] |
| 26 August 2020 | CM | | Daniel Adshead |  SC Telstar | End of season | [30] |
| 26 August 2020 | CF | | Sebastian Soto | SC Telstar | 21 January 2021 | [31][32] |
| 27 August 2020 | CM | | Ísak Þorvaldsson | ÍA | 31 December 2020 | [33] |
| 1 September 2020 | GK | | Joe Rose | Bury Town | End of season | [34] |
| 2 September 2020 | RB | | Jordan Thomas | Leyton Orient | End of season | [35] |
| 11 September 2020 | LB | | Caleb Richards | Kidderminster Harriers | End of season | [36] |
| 16 September 2020 | CB | | Louis Lomas | Slough Town | End of season | [37] |
| 20 September 2020 | LB | | Sam McCallum | Coventry City | End of season | [38] |
| 22 September 2020 | LW | | Danel Sinani | Waasland-Beveren | End of season | [39] |
| 22 September 2020 | DM |  | Melvin Sitti | Waasland-Beveren | 25 January 2021 | [39][40] |
| 26 September 2020 | CB | | Akin Famewo | Charlton Athletic | End of season | [41] |
| 7 October 2020 | CB |  | Timm Klose | Basel | End of season | [42] |
| 16 October 2020 | DM | | Tom Trybull | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [43] |
| 6 January 2021 | CM | | William Hondermarck | Harrogate Town | End of season | [44] |
| 25 January 2021 | CF | | Tyrese Omotoye | Swindon Town | End of season | [45] |
| 26 January 2021 | CB | | Rocky Bushiri | Eupen | End of season | [18] |
| 5 February 2021 | CF | | Josip Drmić |  Rijeka | End of season | [46] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | LB | | Arash Ahmadi | Glossop North End | Released | [47][48] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Anthonius Berkeley |  Unattached | Released | [47] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Mason Bloomfield | Hartlepool United | Released | [49][50] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Swindon Town | Released | [49][51] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | | Billy Johnson | Stevenage | Released | [49][52] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Savvas Mourgos | Veria | Released | [49][53] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Timi Odusina | Hartlepool United | Released | [49][54] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | | Alfie Payne | Braintree Town | Released | [49][55] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | | Tom Scully | Accrington Stanley | Released | [49][56] |
| 22 July 2020 | CB | | Sean Raggett | Portsmouth | Released | [57][58] |
| 31 August 2020 | GK | | Nick Hayes | Salford City | Free transfer | [59] |
| 8 September 2020 | LB |  | Jamal Lewis | Newcastle United | Undisclosed[g] | [60] |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | | Ruben Shakpoke | Aston Villa | Compensation | [61] |
| 5 October 2020 | CB | | Ben Godfrey | Everton | Undisclosed[h] | [62] |
| 16 October 2020 | CB | | Ciaren Jones | South Shields | Free transfer | [63] |
| 19 October 2020 | DM | | Charlie Gilmour | St Johnstone | Mutual consent | [64][65] |
| 6 January 2021 | CF | | Carlton Morris | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 18 January 2021 | RM | | Simon Power | Harrogate Town | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 1 February 2021 | DM | | Saul Milovanovic | Unattached | Mutual consent | [66] |
- Notes
Pre-season and friendlies
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Norwich City confirmed they would play Milton Keynes Dons, SC Verl, Dynamo Dresden and Darmstadt 98 during pre-season.[67]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | 16:00 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home[b] | 6–0 | Martin 15', 23', Stiepermann 53', Idah 74', Hernández 79', Buendía 86' | 0[c] | [68] |
| 24 August 2020 | 17:00 | SC Verl | Away | 3–0 | Dowell 15', Idah 23', Klose 58' | 0[c] | [69] |
| 26 August 2020 | 16:00 | Dynamo Dresden | Away[d] | 2–0 | Pukki 12', Hugill 82' | 0[c] | [70] |
| 29 August 2020 | 11:00 | Darmstadt 98 | Away[e] | 3–2 | Płacheta 8', Pukki 24', Martin 61' | 0[c] | [71] |
| 29 August 2020 | 13:00 | Darmstadt 98 | Away[e] | 0–0 | 0[c] | [71] |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | 8 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 63.04 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 23 January 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 5 September 2020 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 49 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 61.22 | ||||
Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
EFL Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | |
| 3 | Brentford (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[72]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[72]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 21 August 2020.[73]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Brown  88' |
Report | Dowell 58' Cantwell 77'Idah  80', 90+2' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Preston North End | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST | Pukki 31' Quintillà 47'Płacheta 85' |
Report | Sinclair 14' (pen.), 82' Fisher 34', 42' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Brooks |
| 27 September 2020 3 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Norwich City | Bournemouth |
| 16:00 BST | Danjuma 35' Rico 71' |
Report | McLean 37' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Derby County | Norwich |
| 12:30 BST | Buendía 44' Zimmermann 54'Rupp 86' |
Report | Knight 79' Shinnie 79'Rooney 87' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 17 October 2020 5 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Norwich City | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Ladapo 3' MacDonald  70'Crooks 90+6' |
Report | Hanley 56' Ihiekwe  68' (o.g.)Hugill 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 20 October 2020 6 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Vrančić 87' Idah 89' |
Report | Clayton 50'  86'Dean 54'Friend 88'Šunjić 90' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 24 October 2020 7 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST | Pukki 3' Gibson 15'Vrančić 90+1'Idah 90+5' |
Report | Kashket 12' Onyedinma 45+4' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 27 October 2020 8 | Brentford | 1–1 | Norwich City | Brentford |
| 19:45 GMT | Toney 27' Janelt 80' |
Report | Gibson 78' McLean 87' |
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Bristol City | 1–3 | Norwich City | Bristol |
| 12:30 GMT | Hunt 15' |
Report | Pukki 6', 14' Buendía 45+2'Sørensen 60'Gibson 66'Krul 73'Rupp 77' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 3 November 2020 10 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Millwall | Norwich |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Woods 52' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 7 November 2020 11 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Swansea City | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Stiepermann 84' Aarons 88' |
Report | Guehi 17' Naughton 36'Bennett 38'Fulton 55' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England |
| 21 November 2020 12 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Norwich City | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Sørensen 15' Pukki 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 24 November 2020 13 | Stoke City | 2–3 | Norwich City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Batth 18' Fletcher 28'Campbell 70'Collins 79' |
Report | Buendía 18', 64' 69' Stiepermann 23'Pukki 27', 57'Hanley 58' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 28 November 2020 14 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Coventry City | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Vrančić 27' (pen.) Sørensen 55'Aarons 90+2' |
Report | Biamou 89' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2 December 2020 15 | Luton Town | 3–1 | Norwich City | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Moncur 15' Shea 18'Pearson 22'Collins 47' (pen.) |
Report | Buendía 19' (pen.) Płacheta 33'Zimmermann 85' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Darren England |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Skipp 79' Martin 81'Aarons 84' |
Report | Odubajo 22' Windass 60'Börner 70' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 9 December 2020 17 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| 19:45 GMT | Sørensen 45+3' Skipp 53'Buendía 59', 77'Aarons 74'Cantwell 87' |
Report | Sow 27' Knockaert 73' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 12 December 2020 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Norwich City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Elliott 59' |
Report | Pukki 22', 65', 84' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 16 December 2020 19 | Reading | 1–2 | Norwich City | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT | Olise 14' Onen 83' |
Report | Buendía 11' Pukki 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 19 December 2020 20 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
| 12:30 GMT | Buendía 27' Cantwell 70' |
Report | Nelson 54' Ojo 57'Bacuna 82'Wilson 90+5' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 26 December 2020 21 | Watford | 1–0 | Norwich City | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Capoue 18' Sarr 39', 78'Cleverley 63'Hughes 87' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| 29 December 2020 22 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Norwich |
| 19:45 GMT | Pukki 75' (pen.) Zimmermann 84'McLean 87'Skipp 90' |
Report | Kane 22' Ball 73'Dickie 75'Osayi-Samuel 84' (pen.), 90+1'Carroll 88'Bonne 90+4' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 2 January 2021 23 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Barnsley | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Buendía 62' |
Report | James 61' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 16 January 2021 24 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | Bacuna 34' Pack 54' 70'Hoilett 57'Ralls 65'Wilson 89' |
Report | Hanley 3' Cantwell 22' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 20 January 2021 25 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Bristol City | Norwich |
| 18:00 GMT | Hugill 36', 76' Cantwell 51' |
Report | Palmer 51' Vyner 76' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 30 January 2021 26 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Norwich |
| 12:30 GMT | Buendía 41' 67' |
Report | Saville 73' Howson 90' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2 February 2021 27 | Millwall | 0–0 | Norwich City | Bermondsey |
| 18:00 GMT | Kieftenbeld 87' |
Report | McLean 82' Aarons 89' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 5 February 2021 28 | Swansea City | 2–0 | Norwich City | Swansea |
| 20:15 GMT | Ayew 42' Hourihane 48'Bennett 64'Guéhi 69'Woodman 84' |
Report | Idah 67' Vrančić 78' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 13 February 2021 29 | Norwich City | 4–1 | Stoke City | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Cantwell 15' Pukki 44', 79' (pen.)Buendía 64' |
Report | Powell 42', 61' Mikel 43' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 17 February 2021 30 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Norwich City | Birmingham |
| 19:00 GMT | Dacosta 4' |
Report | Hanley 17' Pukki 28'Buendía 45+1'Gibson 70'Cantwell 84' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 20 February 2021 31 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Rotherham United | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Pukki 17' |
Report | Ihiekwe 59' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 23 February 2021 32 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Norwich City | Birmingham |
| 19:00 GMT | Sánchez 38' Hogan 68'Clarke-Salter 84' |
Report | Zimmermann 19' Pukki 26', 76'Vrančić 62'Skipp 90+5' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 28 February 2021 33 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | Norwich City | High Wycombe |
| 12:00 GMT | Wheeler 52' Gape 57'McCleary 60' |
Report | Pukki 51' Buendía 74'Idah 87' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 3 March 2021 34 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Brentford | Norwich |
| 17:30 GMT | Buendía 26' Vrančić 51'Hernández 71' |
Report | Reid 41' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 6 March 2021 35 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Luton Town | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Pukki 12', 43' Cantwell 73' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 14 March 2021 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Norwich City | Sheffield |
| 12:15 GMT | Rhodes 7' Harris 45+4'Bannan 71' |
Report | Gibson 6' McLean 40'Pukki 61'Cantwell 77'Hugill 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 17 March 2021 37 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Pukki 9' Dowell 13'Skipp 48' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 20 March 2021 38 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | McLean 53' |
Report | Gallagher 77' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2 April 2021 39 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Norwich City | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Ledson 9' Potts 90+5' |
Report | Buendía 17' Hernández 90+1' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 6 April 2021 40 | Norwich City | 7–0 | Huddersfield Town | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Pukki 8', 20', 61' (pen.) Buendía 23'Cantwell 29'Dowell 42'Hugill 78' |
Report | Mbenza 60' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 10 April 2021 41 | Derby County | 0–1 | Norwich City | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Shinnie 11' Bird 15'Forsyth 20'Roberts 68' |
Report | Dowell 21' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Norwich City | 1–3 | Bournemouth | Norwich |
| 20:00 BST | Buendía 5' Giannoulis 17'Krul 52'McLean 58'Skipp 90+1' |
Report | Lerma 35' Surridge 50'Danjuma 57'Smith 59'Brooks 70'Kelly 76' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 20 April 2021 43 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Watford | Norwich |
| 18:00 BST | Skipp 62' McLean 73'Hugill 90+6' |
Report | Hughes 27' Masina 49'Gosling 57'Cleverley 65'Chalobah 90+8' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Norwich City | White City |
| 15:00 BST | Field 68' Dykes 71' |
Report | Quintillà 32' Aarons 57'Buendía 82' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[74] The fourth and fifth rounds draws were made consecutively on 11 January.[75]
| 9 January 2021 Third round | Norwich City | 2–0 | Coventry City | Norwich |
| 12:00 GMT | McLean 6', 53' Hugill 7'Cantwell 66'Hanley 87' |
Report | Hamer 63' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 January 2021 Fourth round | Barnsley | 1–0 | Norwich City | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Styles 56' |
Report | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[76]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Luton Town | 3–1 | Norwich City | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Collins 79' (pen.), 83', 90+5' Rea 90+4' |
Report | McCallum 70' Dowell 81' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
| No. | Pos | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |
| ||||
| 1 | GK | Tim Krul |
36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Max Aarons |
45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Sam Byram |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Grant Hanley |
42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Christoph Zimmermann |
13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Lukas Rupp |
15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF |  Mario Vrančić |
19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | ST | Jordan Hugill |
7 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Kieran Dowell |
12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Przemysław Płacheta |
10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Ørjan Nyland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Todd Cantwell |
30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Xavi Quintillà |
11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF |  Emi Buendía |
39 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Marco Stiepermann |
12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Jacob Sørensen |
20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Oliver Skipp |
44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 22 | ST |  Teemu Pukki |
39 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Kenny McLean |
30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | ST | Josh Martin |
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF |  Onel Hernández |
6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Bali Mumba |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Alexander Tettey |
5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Melvin Sitti |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Dimitris Giannoulis |
16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | GK | Michael McGovern |
9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Ben Gibson |
26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 35 | ST | Adam Idah |
1 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 38 | GK | Aston Oxborough |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | MF | Reece McAlear |
0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Andrew Omobamidele |
8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | GK | Daniel Barden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | GK | Jon McCracken |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | MF | Tom Dickson-Peters |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | Moritz Leitner |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | ST | Sebastian Soto |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Timm Klose |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Danel Sinani |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Sam McCallum |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF | Akin Famewo |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | MF | William Hondermarck |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | ST | Tyrese Omotoye |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | DF | Philip Heise |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | Louis Thompson |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | Tom Trybull |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | ST | Josip Drmić |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Ben Godfrey |
3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Jamal Lewis |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | ST | Carlton Morris |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | Teemu Pukki | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | MF | Emi Buendía | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | MF | Todd Cantwell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | Kieran Dowell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | ST | Jordan Hugill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | Mario Vrančić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ST | Adam Idah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | Kenny McLean | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | Max Aarons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Xavi Quintillà | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | Przemysław Płacheta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Marco Stiepermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | Josh Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Jacob Sørensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Oliver Skipp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 75 | 2 | 1 | 78 | ||