The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers last week, while the Black Cats suffered a 2-1 defeat against Swansea City last time out.
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Norwich City will be bidding to extend their unbeaten run to six games in the EFL Championship when they play host to Sunderland at the Carrow Road on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers last week, while the Black Cats suffered a 2-1 defeat against Swansea City last time out. The impressive run of form has helped the Canaries to move to seventh spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 52 points from 34 games, just three adrift of sixth-placed Hull City, and five clear of the visitors, who are sitting at the tenth position.
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Norwich went undefeated in the month of February, recording three wins and two draws in the period. After back-to-back wins over Watford and Cardiff City, with an aggregate scoreline of 8-3, the Canaries shared the spoils with Blackburn on February 24 despite taking the lead through Marcelino Nunez’s 22nd-minute opener. Courtesy of collecting 11 points from their last five outings, David Wagner’s men are now just three points away from the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Canaries are undefeated in their last ten home-games across all competitions, recording seven wins in the process, including victories in each of the previous four.
Sunderland, on the other hand, have recorded 14 Championship-wins this season and their last success came versus Plymouth Argyle on February 10. After that, the Black Cats lost three successive games against the likes of Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City and Swansea City. The poor run of form has cost them badly as they have now slipped to tenth position in the table, eight points away from the playoffs. Moreover, Sunderland have managed to secure only one win from their last 12 away-games in the second tier, losing seven matches on the process. The Black Cats have the eighth-worst away-record in the division, taking just 17 points from as many games on the road so far.
Norwich City probable starting lineup: Gunn, Stacey, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, Nunez, McLean, Fassnacht, Sara, Sainz, Sargent
Sunderland probable starting lineup: Patterson, Seelt, O’Nien, Ballard, Hume, Ekwah, Neil, Styles, Bellingham, Ba, Rusyn
Norwich City
| Opponents | Score |
| Blackburn | 1-1 (D) |
| Cardiff | 4-1 (W) |
| Watford | 4-2 (W) |
| QPR | 2-2 (D) |
| Coventry | 2-1 (W) |
Sunderland
| Opponents | Score |
| Swansea | 1-2 (L) |
| Birmingham | 2-1 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 1-0 (L) |
| Plymouth | 3-1 (W) |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Sunderland beat Norwich | 3-1 |
| Sunderland beat Norwich | 0-1 |
| Norwich beat Sunderland | 0-1 |
| Sunderland draw Norwich | 1-1 |
| Sunderland beat Norwich | 1-3 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Norwich City and Sunderland will take place at Carrow Road on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Norwich vs Sunderland | Key Details |
| Date | March 2 |
| Venue | Carrow Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
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