Norwich vs Charlton: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Norwich vs Charlton: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 26, 2025 | Carrow Road | EFL Championship | 15:00 GMT

It's a bottom of the table clash in Norwich on Boxing Day as Charlton get on the road to visit Carrow Road and Norwich City. Both sides are in need of a win to escape the threat of relegation and turn the tides on what might turn out to be a scrap for survival come the end of the season.

Key Betting Tip: Norwich to win at 1.95 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Norwich vs Charlton Predicted Lineups:

Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Kovacevic, Fisher, McConville, Darling, Chrisene, McLean, Mattsson, Amankwah, Wright, Schwartau, Makama

Charlton Athletic (3-1-4-2): Kaminski, Ramsay, Jones, Gillesphey, Coventry, Bree, Olafe, Apter, Carey, Leaburn, Anderson

Head to Head Record Evaluation:

1. Charlton 0-1 Norwich | 09/01/22
2. Charlton 1-0 Norwich | 28/07/18
3. Norwich 4-1 Charlton | 22/08/17
4. Charlton 0-2 Norwich | 25/07/17
5. Charlton 2-3 Norwich | 10/02/15

The main issue when trying to analyse the head to head games between Norwich and Charlton is that they have not been frequent opponents throughout the years only really facing off in cup competitions whenever the draw falls that way or pre season friendlies.

This said Norwich do have a clear upper hand in this regard which may perhaps give them a mental edge coming into this tie. The canaries have won in all but one of the sides last 5 meetings but even in this they were only marginally beaten. It's unwise to entirely base predictions and bets around their head to head results but they can be used as a tiny influencing factor to shape predictions.

Recent Norwich and Charlton Form Analysis:

Last 5 Norwich Games:

1. Norwich 3-1 QPR
2. Watford 3-2 Norwich
3. Sheffield Utd 1-1 Norwich
4. Norwich 2-1 Southampton
5. Preston 1-1 Norwich

If you were to purely look at the recent form of Norwich with no information as to who the club is or their league positioning you would probably guess that you were looking at a run of 5 games produced by a mid table side. The reality is that Norwich find themselves in 23rd place in the Championship but are unlikely to stay there for long if they can keep up form like this.

Up front is where the canaries have really been singing having been able to net themselves 9 in their last 5, highly impressive in its own right never mind for a side second from bottom. The Achilles heel of the club has been defensively, they have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 5 and conceded 7 in the same space of time.

Last 5 Charlton Games:

1. Stoke 3-0 Charlton
2. Coventry 3-1 Charlton
3. Charlton 1-2 Middlesbrough
4. Birmingham 1-1 Charlton
5. Charlton 1-0 Oxford Utd

Charlton are another relegation threatened side sitting in 19th place in the Championship at the time of writing, however unlike Norwich they have produced a run of form much more like what you would expect of a relegation candidate. They have only won a single game in their last 5 and lost 3, drawing the other.

Strangely Charlton can brag about being able to record more clean sheets than Fridays opponents having managed 1 however in terms of goals conceded they are in fact worse having conceded 9. Up front has hardly provided optimism for fans as the club have only been able to score 4 in the last 5 outings.

Norwich vs Charlton Predictions:

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 50.00% confidence in a Norwich victory. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Norwich vs Charlton Betting Tips:

Football Park's Best Bet: Norwich to win @1.95 - Our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted a Norwich win in this fixture. Their superior form, home advantage, and head-to-head record justify confidence in this selection.

Key Players To Watch:

Jovon Makama (Norwich):

Forward Jovon Makama has been a point of interest in this Norwich side so far this season and has so far provided a great return on investment following his arrival this summer. He is the sides leading league goal scorer with 7 scored and has had a handful of impressive performances even without scoring such as against Hull in November.

Sonny Carey (Charlton):

Midfielder has been arguably the talismen for his side so far this season and has proven to be a successful buy following his arrival frommBlackpool in July. So far this campaign he has established himself as the sides top league contributor with 5 goals and 1 assist.

Norwich vs Charlton Match Facts:

Broadcast Details: Sky Sports+ (UK)

Stadium Information: The game will take place at Carrow Road in Norwich, England, home of Norwich City. The stadium has a capacity of 27,606.