Championship · Matchweek 1
Norwich City
NOR
1–2Full time
West Bromwich Albion
WBA
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
55%Possession60%
39%Territory38%
15%From set plays12%
0.08Chance quality0.15
4.1%Directness3.0%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Norwich, 3 for West Brom. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 156 matches, not the full season.