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  1. 'A number of games in one game' - Edwardspublished at 18:08 BST 23 August

    Rob EdwardsImage source, PA Media

    Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards was delighted to see his side continue their 100% start to the season after a nervy finish against Norwich at Carrow Road.

    Boro came out on top 2-1, conceding their first goal of the campaign late in the game after Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway had put them in front.

    "It's a really difficult place to come and win games of football - it felt like a number of games within one game," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.

    "At the start, you could see two good teams trading blows, you could see the shape (of each) and how they could hurt each other.

    "To go in 2-0 up at half-time was fantastic but you'd like to take the game away from them then or not give them any belief, and we did towards the end when we could have gone 3-0 up and 10 seconds later it's in the back of our net.

    "Then the stadium starts believing and it became a little bit nervy. You just want to be able to take the sting out of it, keep the ball, manage it, make good decisions - they were charging at us from everywhere but we got over the line and won the game."

    Edwards' side play their final game before the international break at home to Sheffield United next Saturday in a lunchtime kick-off.

  2. Pick of the stats: Norwich City v Middlesbroughpublished at 12:05 BST 22 August

    Side-by-side of Norwich City and Middlesbrough club badges

    Liam Manning's Norwich City will go after their first home win of the season as they take on Middlesbrough on Saturday (15:00 BST).

    Rob Edwards' side sit second in the Championship table after victories over Swansea City and Millwall as they look to extend their winning run.

    • Norwich City are winless across their last seven league games against Middlesbrough (D3 L4), conceding 15 goals in total across that time.

    • Middlesbrough are unbeaten across their last four away league games against Norwich City (W2 D2). They will be looking to remain unbeaten in five successive games for the first time in the EFL.

    • After beating Portsmouth 2-1 last time out, Norwich City will be looking to win consecutive Championship matches for the first time since February.

    • Middlesbrough will be looking to win their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1994-95.

    • Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic are the only two sides in the Championship to have kept a clean sheet in both of their first two league games.

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