Norwich City host Portsmouth in the EFL Championship on Saturday, aiming to arrest their downward spiral. The Canaries are edging closer and closer to the relegation zone with each passing week, having lost their last four games in a row.

Since beating Sheffield United and Birmingham City in back-to-back games, the Canaries have suffered losses to Middlesbrough (4-3), Bolton Wanderers (4-3), Swansea City (2-1) and, most recently, Southampton (1-0).

With just nine points in the bag from 10 games, Norwich are in 20th place in the league table. Only Burnley (8 points), Watford (8 points), Derby County (6 points) and Preston North End (4 points) have fared worse than Norwich at this stage.

Throw in the heavy 5-0 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City on 17 September, and that’s five consecutive games that Norwich have now lost, signaling a steep decline in form.

Portsmouth will be looking at this and feeling a sense of opportunity to boost their own campaign, although they have accrued just two points more.

There are signs of stability though, with Pompey looking more assured in their displays and not going down easily.

On Wednesday, they beat Sheffield United 3-2 in a hard-fought victory which demonstrated their incredible fighting spirit.

The Blades canceled out their lead twice in the match despite playing the entire second half with a man down after Hamza Choudhury was sent off in the 44th minute.

But Portsmouth didn’t give up. They remained determined for a third goal, and their persistence finally paid off in the 89th minute when Ebou Adams struck to make it 3-2 and win it for them.

Norwich City vs Portsmouth Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

Norwich City and Portsmouth have met 43 times in history, with the former winning 17 times and losing 14 games.
The rivals have drawn 12 times, including in their latest meeting on 3 April 2026, which ended 1-1 in the Championship.
Norwich City have failed to win their last five home matches against Portsmouth since winning 1-0 at Carrow Road in September 2002.