Match Preview | Norwich City v Stoke City

Norwich City return to action after the international break, with Stoke City the visitors to Carrow Road in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (KO 3pm).

Norwich City return to action after the international break, with Stoke City the visitors to Carrow Road in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (KO 3pm).

The Canaries fell to their first defeat of the season in their last outing, beaten 2-1 away at Rotherham United.

Stoke were also beaten in their last league fixture, losing 2-0 at home to league leaders Preston North End.

The opposition

The defeat against Preston means the Potters sit in 16th place after five games played. They've won twice and lost three of their opening five.

Their two wins came against Rotherham and Watford, suffering defeats to Ipswich Town and Millwall, as well as the aforementioned Preston.

Stoke have also claimed two wins in the Carabao Cup, beating West Brom and Rotherham, setting up a third round tie away to AFC Bournemouth.

One to Watch

Josh Laurent

A key man in the midfield, Josh Laurent has featured in every game so far this season for the visitors.

The 28-year-old joined from Reading last summer, and had previous spells at Shrewsbury Town and Wigan Athletic.

André Vidigal is another one to keep an eye on. The 25-year-old has netted three times for Stoke this season, but missed out in the two previous fixtures.

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The Manager

Alex Neil

Alex Neil began his managerial career in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, before moving to Norwich.

He guided the Canaries to promotion to the Premier League in 2015, and left the club two years later. A spell at Preston followed.

The 42-year-old then took over at Sunderland, before joining Stoke just weeks into last season.

Last Time Out

The last meeting between the two sides was back in March, where the game ended as a goalless draw at the bet365 Stadium.

The previous fixture at Carrow Road saw the Canaries clinch a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Aaron Ramsey (2) and Gabriel Sara in October 2022.

You can watch the highlights from that game below.

Ref Watch

Oliver Langford is the referee for the fixture, with Hristo Karaivanov and Rob Smith as linesmen. John Busby is the fourth official.

How to follow

Video

International supporters can watch the game LIVE on Canaries TV.

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

You can then purchase a video pass here.

Audio

To purchase a £2.50 live audio streaming pass for this game only, you must register a OneCity account, which you can do here.

Supporters 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.

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

Supporter information

Players from both sides will be wearing black armbands for this fixture, and there will be a period of silence ahead of kick-off as part of the British Red Cross Morocco Earthquake Appeal and Libya Floods Appeal.