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29/12/2026, Carrow Road, Norwich, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round QF
Norwich Vs Preston

Norwich play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: K McCloud (GK) , B McWaters (CB) , E MacDougal (CB) , L MacGuire (RB) , N Dalle (LB) , C Brady (CDM) , P Coughlin (CAM) , D Ebiede (RM) , D Paton (LM) , P McClements (ST) , A Brydon (ST) And the subs are: K Breen (CB) , D Chontos (CB) , K Dower (CM) , D McQuary (CM) , I MacDuff (ST)

Preston play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Osazuwa (GK) , R Caulfield (CB) , F McCormick (CB) , S Keefe (CB) , N Sheenan (RB) , D Khelil (LB) , S MacCarthy (CDM) , J Molloy (CAM) , F Guinness (RM) , M Mulryan (LM) , S Collins (ST) And the subs are: R Adebowale (CB) , J Rezendes (CB) , M Eneja (CM) , R Dingwell (CM) , J MacAdam (ST)
Welcome to Carrow Road in Norwich, England where Norwich will face Preston North End.  This is round QF of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 18307.

1' - Norwich kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Eddie MacDougal passes the ball to Nicolas Dalle.  Nicolas Dalle slides the ball to Lewis MacGuire.  Lewis MacGuire finds Brett McWaters with a long ball.  Brett McWaters slides the ball to Des Ebiede.  Des Ebiede passes to Paul Coughlin.  Paul Coughlin spots a run from Patrick McClements.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Patrick McClements is able to control the ball.  Patrick McClements attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Patrick McClements for Norwich!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

7' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

14' - John Molloy successfully tackles Paul Coughlin and the ball goes loose.  Dirar Khelil attempts to beat Conor Brady using his skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

17' - Dirar Khelil plays a short pass to Shaun Collins.  Shaun Collins spots a run from John Molloy.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

25' - Paul Coughlin passes the ball to Eddie MacDougal.  Eddie MacDougal plays a long pass to Brett McWaters.  Brett McWaters slides the ball to Paul Coughlin.  Paul Coughlin plays the ball to Patrick McClements.  Patrick McClements spots a run from Des Ebiede.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Des Ebiede is able to take the ball.  Des Ebiede tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

26' - James Osazuwa spots a run from Shaun Collins.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Shaun Collins is caught offside!  

30' - Paul Coughlin chips a long ball to Brett McWaters.  Brett McWaters passes the ball to Conor Brady.  Conor Brady passes the ball to Patrick McClements.  Patrick McClements tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and Patrick McClements scores!  That's a fine goal from the Norwich player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

31' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

34' - Shaun MacCarthy finds Ricky Caulfield with a short pass.  Ricky Caulfield plays the ball to John Molloy.  John Molloy chips a long ball to Neil Sheenan.  Neil Sheenan spots a run from Shaun MacCarthy.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

38' - Paul Coughlin passes to Brett McWaters.  Brett McWaters plays a short pass to Eddie MacDougal.  Eddie MacDougal passes the ball to Conor Brady.  Conor Brady speeds past John Molloy.  

39' - Conor Brady attempts to use his skills to beat Fraser McCormick and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

41' - Conor Brady sees Paul Coughlin making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Paul Coughlin takes the ball.  Paul Coughlin strikes the ball...and Paul Coughlin scores!  That's a superb goal from the Norwich player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

41' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

43' - Shaun MacCarthy finds Ricky Caulfield with a short pass.  Ricky Caulfield plays the ball to John Molloy.  John Molloy sees Malcolm Mulryan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

46' - Paul Coughlin hits the ball long to Brett McWaters.  Brett McWaters sees Aron Brydon making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Aron Brydon takes the ball.  Aron Brydon shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a beautiful goal from Aron Brydon for Norwich!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

47' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Paul Coughlin hits the ball long to Nicolas Dalle.  Nicolas Dalle takes the ball past Spencer Keefe with a turn of pace.  

51' - Nicolas Dalle sees a run from Conor Brady.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Conor Brady runs on to the ball.  Conor Brady reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Aron Brydon.  Aron Brydon looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

54' - James Osazuwa plays a long ball to Neil Sheenan.  Neil Sheenan plays the ball to Shaun MacCarthy.  Shaun MacCarthy tries to use ball skills to beat Brett McWaters, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Eddie MacDougal is going to be taken off.  Dave Chontos is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Shaun MacCarthy spots a run from Shaun Collins.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Shaun Collins is able to take the ball.  Shaun Collins fires a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

59' - Ken McCloud slides the ball to Brett McWaters.  Brett McWaters finds Dave Chontos with a long ball.  Dave Chontos whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Spencer Keefe.  

66' - Brett McWaters tackles Spencer Keefe and gains possession for his team.  Brett McWaters plays the ball to Lewis MacGuire.  Lewis MacGuire finds Paul Coughlin with a long pass.  Paul Coughlin passes the ball to Aron Brydon.  Aron Brydon passes to Patrick McClements.  Patrick McClements attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Patrick McClements for Norwich!  The ball went in off the upright!

66' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - Nicolas Dalle hits the ball long to Patrick McClements.  Fraser McCormick successfully tackles Patrick McClements and takes possession.  Fraser McCormick sees a run from Shaun MacCarthy.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Shaun MacCarthy takes the ball.  Shaun MacCarthy looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

80' - Paul Coughlin finds Brett McWaters with a short pass.  Brett McWaters slides the ball to Paul Coughlin.  Spencer Keefe successfully tackles Paul Coughlin and gains possession for his team.  Spencer Keefe passes to Shaun MacCarthy.  Shaun MacCarthy tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ricky Caulfield is going to be taken off.  Jose Rezendes joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Des Ebiede is going to be taken off.  Dennis McQuary joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Frank Guinness will come off.  Robert Dingwell is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Paul Coughlin passes the ball to Aron Brydon.  Aron Brydon crosses the ball into the box, but Neil Sheenan intercepts the ball.  

85' - Neil Sheenan plays a long pass to Shaun MacCarthy.  Shaun MacCarthy spots a run from John Molloy.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

88' - Paul Coughlin slides the ball to Nicolas Dalle.  Malcolm Mulryan tackles Nicolas Dalle and takes the ball.  Malcolm Mulryan passes the ball to John Molloy.  John Molloy sees Shaun Collins making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Shaun Collins takes the ball.  Shaun Collins looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

90' - Ken McCloud finds Dave Chontos with a long ball.  Dave Chontos curls in a cross, but Fraser McCormick intercepts and takes possession.  

90' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Shaun Collins is going to be taken off.  John MacAdam is going to be brought on.  

91' - Fraser McCormick sees a run from Malcolm Mulryan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Malcolm Mulryan has strayed offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Norwich 5 - 0 Preston North End.