Before the match

Derby County arrived without a win in their last five outings, recording two draws and three defeats, scoring four goals and conceding 11. On 31 October, Derby County recorded a 4-1 defeat visiting Millwall.

Derby County's away from home game on 31 October (Championship) ended 1-4 against Millwall, with one goal for and four against. On 24 October, Sheffield Utd faced Derby County in Championship: Derby County drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one. Championship, 17 October brought a home meeting with Stoke; Derby County lost 0-1, a return of zero goals scored and one conceded. Derby County visited QPR on 14 October (Championship) and lost 1-4; their goals totalled one, compared with four conceded. Wrexham travelled to face Derby County (Championship) on 10 October. For Derby County, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed.

Derby County stood 23rd in the results-based Championship table before kickoff, with seven points from 13 matches.

Norwich's previous five results comprised two wins and three defeats. Their goal totals were 7 scored and 7 conceded. Latest: a 3-2 win at home to Watford on 31 October.

Norwich hosted Watford on 31 October (Championship) and won 3-2; their goals totalled three, compared with two conceded. Charlton hosted Norwich (Championship) on 24 October. For Norwich, the score was 3-1: three goals scored, one allowed. 0-1 was Norwich's result against Portsmouth on 17 October (Championship), playing at home; Norwich lost, with zero scored to one conceded. The 14 October fixture (Championship) paired Norwich with Southampton. Norwich lost 0-1 at home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Swansea (Championship), Norwich finished 1-2 on 10 October. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition.

Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Norwich 15th after 13 matches and 15 points.

Earlier results between these sides included a 2-1 home win for Norwich on 21 April and a 1-0 home win for Derby County on 21 October 2025.

After the match

Anthony Musaba opened the scoring inside the first 8 minutes for Norwich to make it 1-0. Edmond-Paris Maghoma added to the tally in the 27th minute for Norwich, set up by Jack Stacey, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Norwich extended the lead through Darlin Yongwa in the 44th minute to make it 3-0. Jovon Makama scored the 4th goal for Norwich 66 minutes into the game as they extended the lead to make it 4-0. Ryan Nyambe (38') was booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Norwich 138 points stronger than Derby County. Derby County: one yellow card. five changes were recorded for Derby County. five changes were recorded for Norwich. Jovon Makama scored in minute 66 following entry for Norwich in the 61st minute. A clean sheet for Norwich.