Match preview: Sunderland v Norwich City

We return to Sky Bet Championship action to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light at 12.30pm on Saturday.

We return to Sky Bet Championship action to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light at 12.30pm on Saturday.

We'll be looking to get back to winning ways following Tuesday's 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup, which Bournemouth won on penalties.

The opposition

Alex Neil's side have got off to a good start after being promoted from Sky Bet League One last season.

Sunderland drew 1-1 at home to Coventry City on the opening day before beating Bristol City at Ashton Gate and then drawing 2-2 at home to Queens Park Rangers after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup's first round by Sheffield Wednesday.

Dan Neil was sent off as The Black Cats were beaten 2-1 at Sheffield United, before Sunderland got a 1-0 win at Stoke City last weekend.

Those results put them fifth in the division with eight points, one more than Norwich City.

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Head-to-head

In the 62 meetings between Norwich and Sunderland since 1911, there have been 27 Norwich wins, 19 Sunderland wins and 16 draws.

Last time we met, Ivo Pinto scored an 89th minute equaliser as we drew 1-1 at the Stadium of Light in April 2018.

Ref watch

Tim Robinson has been appointed to take charge of Saturday's game, Andrew Fox and Craig Taylor his assistants and Anthony Backhouse the fourth official.

Robinson sent Grant Hanley off in our opening game of the season, a 1-0 defeat to Cardiff City.

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How to follow

Fans in the UK and International supporters can listen to Saturday’s game live on CanariesTV.

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.

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

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

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports and has been picked for international broadcast, and will therefore only be shown live on Canaries TV in the below unsold territories.

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

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

As part of the EFL’s central agreement, a live video stream of the game will only be available on Canaries TV for supporters in the following regions:

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