{
  "id": 8042121,
  "title": "Pick of the stats: Norwich City v Bolton Wanderers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pick-of-the-stats-norwich-city-v-bolton-wanderers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:49:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pick-stats-norwich-city-v-144903192.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norwich City's defense has been struggling lately, having conceded more goals than any other team in the Championship league this season. Burnley has conceded 16 goals, while only four other teams have scored more than Norwich's 13 so far. Bolton Wanderers, on the other hand, have only won seven away games in the Championship, making their visit to Carrow Road on Sunday particularly challenging.\n\nIn their recent matchups, Norwich has a strong head-to-head record against Bolton. The Canaries have won six out of their past eight league games against the Trotters, with only one draw and one loss in that span. Interestingly, this will be Norwich's first double over Bolton since achieving it in the 2018-19 season.\n\nBolton's recent form shows a decline, with four losses in their last five league visits to Norwich. The only time Bolton managed a win in this particular fixture was in November 2000 under the management of Sam Allardyce. This trend raises concerns for the team, as they have lost three consecutive away league games for the first time since January 2022, a run of seven games.\n\nAdditionally, Norwich's goalkeeper has been on a downward trend, as the team has not kept a clean sheet in any of their past 14 league games. Among the top four tiers of English football, only Preston, Chelsea, and Burnley have managed longer goalkeeping droughts. In contrast, Bolton's Mohamed Toure has been the standout performer for the Canaries, scoring 13 goals since his league debut in February. No other player during this period has contributed more goals or goal involvements (16) than Toure.",
  "summary": "BBC Sport highlights some of the key stats and facts for the Championship game between Norwich City and Bolton Wanderers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Manchester City and Norwich City have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup tie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/manchester-city-and-norwich-city-have-confirmed-their-starting",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:20:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}