Aiming to continue their unbeaten run across all competitions, Norwich City will welcome top-six hopefuls West Bromwich Albion to Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon in the Championship.
The Canaries secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a win over Bristol Rovers in the week, while the Baggies breezed past Blackburn Rovers in the league last Saturday.
After being forced to a 1-1 draw by Bristol Rovers in the original third-round clash at Carrow Road on January 6, Norwich City sealed a trip to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the FA Cup later this month thanks to a 3-1 replay win at the Memorial Stadium last time out, with Gabriel Sara, Adam Idah and Kenny McLean finding the net in the West Country.
The Canaries have now won back-to-back matches across all competitions for the first time since November, as David Wagner’s men travelled to the MKM Stadium last Friday in the Championship and collected maximum points from Hull City, with Jon Rowe and Christian Fassnacht scoring either side of the half-time break.
Four points from the last two second-tier contests since the turn of the calendar year have allowed Norwich to climb into 11th place in the league standings, meaning the East Anglians are just two points behind sixth-placed Coventry City after 27 games of an enthralling Championship term.
Staking a claim for best youngster in the division this season, Norwich academy graduate Rowe has bagged 11 goals and provided two assists during his breakthrough campaign at this level, including a brilliant brace in the Old Farm derby against Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich Town on December 16.
The reverse fixture between Norwich and West Brom on Boxing Day produced a one-goal success at The Hawthorns for the hosts, with Borja Sainz’s naivety reducing the Canaries to 10 men in the Black Country after just 33 minutes, leaving Wagner’s side with a massive mountain to climb.
West Brom have now recorded four-straight victories at The Hawthorns following a 4-1 demolition of out-of-form Blackburn last weekend, with a Brandon Thomas-Asante brace, a first league goal for Tom Fellows and Dominic Hyam’s own goal putting the Baggies into an unassailable lead after 63 minutes.
Carlos Corberan’s side are less potent on their Championship travels, though, with the West Midlands outfit losing three of their last four away contests in the division, including a 1-0 defeat at Swansea City on New Year’s Day, when Liam Cullen bagged a second-half winner for the Welsh side.
