Norwich City vs Cardiff City

Each home game, executive director Zoe Webber provides supporters with an update through her boardroom notes in our official matchday programme, OTBC.

David Wagner is not obsessing about the latest Championship standings but does want to harness more upward mobility against Cardiff City.

"If they sit in a deep block, or the midfield block, we have to find the solution. “He's still fresh in the building, like we are here, and I think he is trying to find a way to implement his ideas,” said the City chief. If they choose to press, then we have to find a solution. Our supporters have to be ready to put the energy into the stadium again (against Cardiff). We have to invest again and we have to be ready for the fight. Psychologically for us, and for the supporters, to be fair, because they hadn't won since October as well at home, both will feel we now are back on the winning track.

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being brought back down to earth, at the hands of a Norwich outfit who should simply have too much quality for the visitors to handle. After bringing an end to an alarming twelve-game winless streak at the expense of Birmingham City last week, Cardiff followed up with a 2nd victory on the spin last time out. Our recommended bet for Saturday’s clash at Carrow Road comes in the form of a Norwich City victory over Cardiff City, by two goals to one.

Norwich vs Cardiff City prediction, match preview and betting tips by Afternoon on Saturday, 25 February 2023 - H2H, Stats, Results, Standings & Odds.

However, an away win for Cardiff is also a possibility as they will be motivated to earn the three points they desperately need. It is possible that the game could end in a draw, as both teams will be eager to avoid a loss. On the other hand, Norwich is in good momentum and has been performing well lately.

Birmingham City news from BirminghamLive as Luton Town boss Rob Edwards gives his verdict on Blues ahead of today's game at St Andrew's.

[comments section](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manager-highlights-birmingham-city-strengths-26329979#comments-wrapper) I know they have one or two injuries but there could be a couple of people coming back that they have missed in recent weeks as well. With the Hatters riding high at the right end of the table, it promises to be another tough afternoon for [John Eustace](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/john-eustace)’s side, who were beaten 3-1 at Norwich City in midweek. “Carrow Road is a difficult place to go as everyone knows, they ran, they worked really hard, they were positive and like normal we’re going to have to be ready to defend against some direct play. “They have good individuals as well. Their last game against Norwich, they had a right good go,” said Edwards, reported

Marquinhos scores on his debut as Norwich continue their play-off push with a routine 2-0 win over a lacklustre Cardiff City at Carrow Road.

- Away9 - Shots - 46Gibbs - 30Giannoulis - 22Pukki - 18Tzolis - 4Omobamidele - 1Krul - 23McLean - 6Gibson - 5Hanley "Cardiff had not played in midweek like us and I think that showed early on.

Sabri Lamouchi made three changes to the side which started against Reading last time out, including a first start for striker Connor Wickham. Cardiff City ...

The Bluebirds were given a good opportunity when Sory Kaba won his side a free-kick at the edge of the area. Late on, substitute Teemu Pukki was put through down the middle of the pitch, and took the ball wide before attempting to chip Allsop from inside the area. With time to strike from distance, Gabriel Sara placed his effort well, as the ball flew into the back of the City net as it evaded Ryan Allsop’s grasp.

Sabri Lamouchi opted for a couple of changes before the match, with Connor Wickham afforded his first start and Joe Ralls brought in to bolster the midfield. It ...

Wickham with a clever pass over the top to Romeo, but his cross is poor and cleared. Norwich pinging it around them like they aren't even there in the middle of the park. McGuinness is sprinting to get back on his line, but Idah puts it over the bar with an empty net in front of him! The striker was slotted in and only had the keeper to beat. About the only go-forward Cardiff have had for 20 minutes. Philogene is played short and he lifts a cross over the bar. Ryan Wintle, for example, was gifted the ball 20 yards from Norwich's goal, but he snatched at his chance and pulled it wide of the mark under zero pressure. It was a matter of time before the hosts made inroads and Cardiff's lack of cutting edge would come back to bite them. Although, to his credit, it was a seriously impressive save from Allsop which denied him. Cardiff were on the ropes. The wise option was to play in Wickham. He had Wickham, completely unmarked, inside him in the box, but his side-footed effort was saved comfortably by Angus Gunn.

Norwich City won their third consecutive home game against Cardiff, goals from Gabriel Sara and Marquinhos enough to dispatch with the Bluebirds.

He’s in line for a start surely.— 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙑𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖 👑 (@KingVasilopita) Wagner has totally changed Sara, Nunez and Tzolis.— Jon 🇺🇦 (@canaryjon) [#NCFC] [#CanaryCall] [February 25, 2023] Totally controlled that game. Great to see our home form turning around. Not the most exciting second half but I think we'll give them the benifit of the doubt and call it game management 😉 3 home wins in a row its so nice to see that turnaround— Anna say (@Anna_say25) He is shocking.— Tobi Gallant (@GallantTobi) Brilliant to see Marquinhos start and score. [#ncfc] [February 25, 2023] Does not look like a natural goalscorer, though. [#NCFC] [February 25, 2023] Idah desperately needs a few goal to settle him a bit.

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"You can see why we are the lowest scorers in the league because we need to take more of our chances. Then we scored two good goals and from then on I thought we controlled the game and deserved to win in the end. They could have scored more goals in the second half - but I thought we very unlucky to be behind at half-time. "We really disturbed Norwich in the first half an hour and I think we deserved to score first. When you do that against a strong side like Norwich, who were in the Premier League last season, you are always likely to get punished. But after taking the ball past keeper Ryan Allsop he fired wastefully high and wide with only covering defender Mark McGuinness to beat.

Norwich City won their third consecutive home game against Cardiff, goals from Gabriel Sara and Marquinhos enough to dispatch with the Bluebirds.

The visitors started strongly at Carrow Road, with ex-Ipswich man Connor Wickham seeing his shot blocked well by Ben Gibson from inside the box. The Norfolk ...

Substitutes: Pukki 6, Tzolis 6, Giannoulis 6, Omobamidele 6. Kaba (on for Ralls, 45) Rinomhota (on for Romeo, 45) Etete (on for Wickham, 45) Giannoulis (on for Aarons, 73) Tzolis (on for Hernandez, 73)

Paddy Davitt delivers his Cardiff verdict after a controlled 2-0 Championship win. 1. Cruise control. A first half salvo sourced in Brazil and then a non event ...

Pukki wanted to stay in the English top flight and trade with the very best. That was the chant that rose up when Teemu Pukki emerged for a second half warm up. There was the inevitable smoothness of an understanding with his ex-Sao Paulo team mate, Sara, but he was also on the same wavelength as Hernandez when he anticipated the left winger’s cut back from the byline to dip inside the Cardiff defender and drill a low, left footed strike past Allsop. Sara is now playing with the air of a man who feels at home on and off the park. But with Kieran Dowell now sidelined until the ‘second part of April’ in Wagner’s words there is a real opportunity on the right hand side of the Canaries’ midfield. Wagner confirmed as much post-match when he acknowledge that Latics’ grind does not look a bad point in the kitty now. What a tasty game now in store for Norwich at Millwall next weekend. Capped by a thumping left footed finish that skidded past Ryan Allsop and nestled inside his near post to open the scoring. It might surprise a few to recall Dean Smith managed the same feat, before the season headed south for him and his players. It has felt a long time since any Norwich fan could turn up at Carrow Road and relax in the knowledge the points were safe. Easy to forget now he still needed a period of rehab on an ankle injury that curtailed his Sao Paulo career. The Canaries’ game management, bar an inevitable scare or two as struggling Cardiff sought a way back in after the interval, was impressive.