Match Preview | Norwich City v Cardiff City

Norwich City will be hoping for three consecutive home wins when they welcome Cardiff City to Carrow Road in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (KO 3pm).

Norwich City will be hoping for three consecutive home wins when they welcome Cardiff City to Carrow Road in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (KO 3pm).

It's the third Carrow Road fixture in four games for the Canaries with the previous two, played midweek, both finishing in 3-1 victories, against Hull City and Birmingham City.

A win for David Wagner and his team would make it 10 points from four games since the disappointing back-to-back defeats against Burnley and Bristol City.

The Opposition

The Welsh capital club come to Carrow Road with a renewed sense of hope under new manager, Sabri Lamouchi.

It's their third head coach of the season following the departures of Steve Morison, and then Mark Hudson.

Victory in their last two games, against Birmingham and Reading, saw them end a run of 12 consecutive league games without victory.

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One to Watch

Callum O'Dowda

Republic of Ireland international Callum O'Dowda has been slightly reinvented since making the move to Cardiff City last summer.

Most well-known as an left-sided attacker during his days with Bristol City and Oxford United, he now finds himself playing deeper in a full/wing-back role.

He has taken to his new instruction well, contributing three goals and three assists in the league so far this season.

The Manager

Sabri Lamouchi

A former Nottingham Forest manager, Sabri Lamouchi almost guided them to the play-offs but missed out on the final day of the season in 2020.

A midfielder in his playing days, he spent time in France, Italy and Qatar representing Inter Milan, Monaco and Marseille among others.

His managerial career began with Ivory Coast while he has also managed Forest and Rennes.

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Last Time Out

The two sides met on the opening day of the campaign, way back in July, with Cardiff coming out on top.

Romaine Sawyers' 49th-minute goal was the difference on a day when both sides finished with 10 men.

City's best chance of the day was a Kenny McLean header flicked on to the crossbar, while they also had a numerical advantage for 15 minutes before Grant Hanley followed Perry Ng down the tunnel early.

Watch the highlights below.

Ref Watch

James Linington is the man in the middle for Saturday's clash, and he will have Matthew Jones and Rob Smith as assistants. Declan Bourne is the fourth official.

How to Follow

International supporters can watch the game LIVE on Canaries TV while fans in the UK and Ireland are able to listen to the game LIVE.

To purchase a £10 live video streaming pass for this game, you must register a OneCity account, which you can do here.

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

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