Late McLean Penalty Earns Norwich a Point Against Swansea

Kenny McLean struck an 83rd-minute equaliser from the penalty spot to secure a 1–1 draw for Norwich City FC against Swansea City AFC in a tense Championship clash on matchday 45.

Both sides went into the closing weekends of the regular season looking to build momentum, and the game in Norwich turned on two second-half penalties. After a tight first period, Swansea broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute when Zan Vipotnik converted from the spot to give the visitors a 1–0 lead.

Norwich were forced to chase the game, turning to their bench just after the hour mark. Ali Ahmed replaced Anis Ben Slimane in the 62nd minute, followed by further attacking changes as Jacob Wright and Mathias Kvistgaarden came on for Edmond-Paris Maghoma and Mohamed Toure late on. Swansea also refreshed their side, withdrawing goalscorer Vipotnik and Joel Ward on the hour, with Adam Idah and Josh Key introduced to help protect the advantage.

The hosts eventually found a route back. With seven minutes of normal time remaining, Norwich were awarded a penalty of their own, and McLean held his nerve to level the score at 1–1.

The match was competitive throughout, reflected in a flurry of yellow cards. Swansea saw Marko Stamenic and Ji-sung Eom booked before the break, with Josh Tymon, Melker Widell and goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux also cautioned in the second half. Norwich collected bookings for Pelle Mattsson, Kellen Fisher and substitute Ahmed.

Amankwah Forson was introduced for Liam Gibbs in the 90th minute as Norwich sought a late winner, but neither side could find a decisive goal in the closing stages.

Further details such as full lineups, additional statistics and attendance figures were not available at the time of writing. For more on the Championship and this fixture, visit the competition page or the full match centre at Ballaxy.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D

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