Championship | Gameweek 12

Oct 27, 2024 at 3pm UK

Carrow Road

Norwich vs Middlesbrough

Match preview

Since losing 1-0 to Swansea City on September 14, Norwich City have gone six games without a loss in the Championship. This Sunday's game at Carrow Road will be the first home match for the team since they played to a draw with Stoke City and Preston North End after the international break.

On Tuesday night, the Canaries were at Deepdale. They fought hard to get a share of the points after being two goals down after 12 minutes. Borja Sainz and Shane Duffy scored either side of half-time to make it 2-2.

Spaniard Sainz has already scored his eighth Championship goal, moving ahead of West Bromwich Albion's Josh Maja (7) in the early stages of the race for the Golden Boot. The 23-year-old has surpassed his goal tally across 35 second-tier matches during his debut campaign in England.

The Canaries are aiming to extend their unbeaten streak to seven in the league on Sunday afternoon. They're currently in seventh place in the Championship table, only two points behind sixth-placed Blackburn Rovers and five back from Burnley in the automatic promotion spots.

The team from East Anglia, managed by Johannes Hoff Thorup, has gone five matches without a loss at home this season. Their most recent game at Carrow Road ended in a 4-0 win against Hull City, who have been struggling defensively.

After losing back-to-back games in the Championship for the first time since February, Middlesbrough bounced back on Wednesday night, beating promotion rivals Sheffield United and securing maximum points.

After Boro dominated in terms of possession for a long period, an out-of-form substitute sealed the game for the hosts at the Riverside. Emmanuel Latte Lath, an international from Ivory Coast, ended his nine-match goal drought.

Michael Carrick's side picked up three hard-fought points earlier in the week, moving up to eighth in the Championship standings. They're now level on points with the Canaries ahead of Sunday's tricky trip to East Anglia.

Middlesbrough will be looking to extend their winning streak against Norwich in the Championship to five games this weekend. Last season, the North East team won 2-1 at Carrow Road thanks to goals from Sam Greenwood and Australia international Sammy Silvera.

Recent Performance

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Middlesbrough Championship form:LWWLLW

Injuries and suspensions

Norwich

1 Angus Gunn(Doubt)

19 Jacob Lungi Sørensen

16 Christian Fassnacht

26 Marcelino Núñez

Middlesbrough

26 Darragh Lenihan

6 Dael Fry

24 Alex Bangura

Possible starting lineups

Norwich City possible starting lineup:

Long; Chrisene, Duffy, Cordoba, Doyle; Marcondes, McLean, Ben Slimane; Crnac, Sainz, Sargent

Middlesbrough possible starting lineup:

Dieng; Ayling, Van den Berg, Edmundson, Borges; Morris, Hackney; Doak, Azaz, McGree; Lath