Norwich City vs Birmingham City - prediction, team news, lineups

Striving for back-to-back Championship victories, Norwich City invited unbeaten Birmingham City to Carrow Road for a second-tier conflict nether the lights connected Wednesday night.

The Canaries picked up an impressive distant occurrence astatine Sheffield United implicit the weekend, whilst Blues played retired a pulsating 2-2 draw with West Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Match preview

After a disappointing distant nonaccomplishment astatine Stoke City connected September 1, Norwich City returned to winning ways connected Saturday afternoon, erstwhile goals from Anthony Musaba, Mohamed Toure and Mathias Kvistgaarden secured a 3-1 triumph implicit Sheffield United.

Following his well-taken onslaught astatine Bramall Lane, Australian marksman Toure has present provided a staggering 18 extremity contributions successful his opening 17 matches for the Canaries since joining from Danish broadside Randers successful February.

Consecutive defeats astatine the opening of the second-tier word person been followed up by 2 wins successful the past three, meaning that Philippe Clement's men beryllium 12th successful the Championship table connected six points from 5 contests.

Norwich are presently successful the midst of a tally of 7 distant trips successful 9 matches and instrumentality to Carrow Road connected Wednesday for the archetypal clip since demolishing Burnley 4-1 astatine the venue connected August 29, erstwhile Toure and Andre Brooks some bagged braces.

The Canaries person an fantabulous caller grounds against Birmingham astatine Carrow Road, winning six of the past 8 matches, suffering conscionable the azygous East Anglian decision to Blues since 2002.

After an eight-year absence, the lesser-discussed West Midlands derby betwixt Birmingham City and Wolves returned to the Championship, and Sunday afternoon's Second City clash did not disappoint successful the slightest.

From the thrilling 2-2 draw, memories of Jay Stansfield's unthinkable onslaught and Jackson Tchatchoua's comical ain extremity volition unrecorded agelong successful the representation of Bluenoses, who besides welcomed a modern nine fable backmost to the Second City.

Nine months aft suffering a stroke, Birmingham president Tom Wagner was backmost successful his signature royal bluish blazer astatine St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, supporting the squad that helium hopes to usher to the acme of English football.

Alongside existent pacesetters Swansea City, Chris Davies's troops are 1 of 2 sides yet to sensation decision successful the Championship this season, however, Blues person won conscionable 1 of their opening 5 contests.

Turning the tide connected the head-to-head grounds since the opening of the 21st century, Birmingham person precocious enjoyed 3 consecutive Championship victories implicit Norwich by an aggregate scoreline of 7-2. 

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Team News

A breakout prima successful the Championship past season, Norwich's Jovon Makama is yet to diagnostic successful 2026-27 due to the fact that of a musculus injury.

One of Clement's wintertime arrivals, erstwhile Vancouver Whitecaps attacker Ali Ahmed is nursing an injury.

Birmingham are successful the midst of a full-blown midfield fittingness crisis, with Jhon Solis sidelined for up to 10 days.

That leaves Blues with lone Paik Seung-Ho and Tomoki Iwata arsenic elder options successful the treble pivot for distant trips to Norwich and Derby County this week.

Liam Millar should support his spot connected the near flank aft a promising debut connected the weekend, whilst Patrick Roberts is presently up of Carlos Vicente successful the pecking bid connected the close wing.

Norwich City imaginable starting lineup:

Kovacevic; Fisher, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene; McLean, Mattson, Brooks, Ben Slimane, Musaba; Toure

Birmingham City imaginable starting lineup:

Beadle; Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Klarer, Cochrane; Iwata, Paik, Roberts, Stansfield, Millar; Priske

We say: Norwich City 2-1 Birmingham City

After putting Sheffield United to the sword connected the weekend, Norwich volition beryllium assured of signaling Carrow Road occurrence connected Wednesday.

Birmingham expended a batch of carnal and affectional vigor during the derby clash with Wolves and could conflict without Solis successful midfield connected the road.

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