Pick of the stats: Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
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The Valerien Ismael era begins at Ewood Park with a big match in the race for the Championship play-offs.
The 49-year-old Frenchman succeeded John Eustace at the Rovers helm this week and is pitted against a side four places, and four points behind sixth-placed Blackburn in his first game on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
Rovers have won three of their past four at home, while Johannes Hoff Thorup's Canaries have picked up four points from their past two on the road.
Blackburn Rovers have lost just one of their past six league games against Norwich City (W2 D3), after losing six of their prior seven meetings with the Canaries between 2014 and 2020 (D1).
Norwich City are unbeaten across their past six away league games against Blackburn Rovers (W5 D1), since a 2-0 defeat at Ewood Park in April 2012 in the Premier League.
Blackburn drew three of their first six league games this season (W3), but have since drawn just three of their subsequent 28 in the Championship (W12 L13).
Norwich have won just two of their past 13 away league games (D5 L6), scoring more than one goal in just two of those matches.
Norwich's Josh Sargent has been involved in 13 goals in his last 12 starts in the Championship, scoring nine and assisting four.