Norwich vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-11-04 12:00.
Boss David Wagner has a whole lot of “love” for Norwich as a team, town and place, but a run of seven defeats in ten league games has left the club’s fanbase anything but reciprocating those feelings. The German appears to be on the brink of being the next Championship manager to get the axe, something which felt worlds away when the Canaries opened up their campaign with six wins in their first eight in all competitions (D1, L1).
Despite being depleted up top with Josh Sargent and Ashley Barnes both on the treatment table, it’s not goalscoring that City have found an issue, instead the problems have been at the other end. A record of 27 goals conceded after 14 played in the Championship is the joint-worst in the division, level with a Huddersfield side who find themselves in the relegation shake-up, which shows just how off-song the Canaries have been.
To potentially save Wagner’s job on Sunday, Norwich are seemingly going to have to come up with a positive result against a truly inconsistent Blackburn side. The East Lancastrians had won all three of their games in October, including two away from home, before being beaten 1-0 on home soil by Swansea last weekend, the type of result that Rovers know all too well can prove costly come the season’s end given they were denied a play-off spot by goal difference last season.
Rovers return to Carrow Road looking to get back to winning ways, and it’s a venue that has been a happy hunting ground in recent times. Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side won here in both the league and FA Cup last season, nilling their hosts on both occasions, which should boost belief they can get their faltering top-six push back on track.
Players to watch: Often in the thick of the action, Norwich’s Gabriel Sara has clocked up three goal contributions (G1, A2) and two yellow cards in his three most recent games. Similarly influential, Rovers’ top scorer Sammie Szmodics has seen five of his seven goals this season come in the second half.
Hot stat: David Wagner has lost only one of his five H2Hs with Blackburn (W2, D2), his first game in charge of the club only two days after taking over in January.