Match preview: Cardiff City v Norwich City

Here we go - our Sky Bet Championship 2022/23 campaign begins at the Cardiff City Stadium at 3pm on Saturday!

Here we go - our Sky Bet Championship 2022/23 campaign begins at the Cardiff City Stadium at 3pm on Saturday!

To bring you up to date on our summer activity, we have completed the signings of Isaac Hayden (on loan) and Gabriel Sara, with Lukas Rupp, Christoph Zimmermann and Pierre Lees-Melou making way from last season's senior squad.

Throughout pre-season, we've beaten Dereham Town (4-0), King's Lynn Town (2-0), Olympique de Marseille (3-0) and Cambridge United (3-1).

We drew 2-2 against SSV Jahn Regensburg during our pre-season training camp in Germany, and lost 2-0 and 1-0 to Celtic and Hibernian respectively on last weekend's visit to Scotland.

The opposition

As for Cardiff, a number of free transfers have been made since the start of July, notably Sheyi Ojo joining the club from Liverpool as the Bluebirds' most recent permanent acquisition, having previously spent time in south Wales on loan.

Pre-season matches have gone smoothly for Steve Morison's side, who beat Cambridge (3-2), Newport County (2-0), Cheltenham Town (2-1), and Swindon Town (4-2). They also drew 0-0 against Shrewsbury Town.

Last season, Mick McCarthy was in charge of the club until October, when he was replaced by Morison, who took Cardiff to an 18th place finish.

Forward Jordan Hugill spent the second half of last season on loan at Cardiff and netted four goals.

Image

Head-to-head

In the 58 meetings between Norwich and Cardiff since 1931, there have been 33 Norwich wins, 16 Cardiff wins and nine draws.

Last time we met, goals from Todd Cantwell and Grant Hanley secured a 2-1 win at the Cardiff City Stadium behind closed doors during the 2020/21 season.

Ref watch

Tim Robinson has been appointed to take charge of Saturday's game, Andrew Fox and Sam Lewis his assistants and Josh Smith the fourth official.

Video Assistant Referee will not be used in the Championship this season.

Image

How to follow

Fans can access live audio commentary of Saturday's game using a OneCity account.

Commentary will be provided by BBC Radio Norfolk.

To purchase a live audio streaming pass, you must register a OneCity account, which you can do here.

For supporters in the UK, you can sign up to an audio-only subscription to listen to all of City’s Championship fixtures. A monthly pass costs £5, and a seasonal pass costs £50. To purchase your package, click here.

When the match begins, you will then be able to access live audio commentary from the canaries.co.uk homepage.

This game will not be available to watch in the UK as it has been selected for international broadcast.

Click here to see the regions where a live video stream will be available on Canaries TV, in line with the EFL's central agreement.

To find out more about our video and audio streaming details for the 2022/23 season, click here.

Updates will also be provided across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with a match report and post-match reaction published on canaries.co.uk after the final whistle.

Using the new Norwich City FC app, fans will be able to vote on a Player of the Match at full time. To find out more and download the app, click here.

Please email supporterrelations@canaries.co.uk if you have any queries.