Norwich City fans are still celebrating yet another East Anglian derby day success. The Canaries beat Ipswich Town 1-0 at Carrow Road on Saturday.
It's 15 years since Town last beat City. In October 2017 James Maddison was the hero as Norwich won 1-0 at Portman Road.
It's clear Maddison still keeps a close eye on his old club, as he had this to say after the latest win:
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What a weekend it has been for Norwich City fans.
The team continued their derby day dominance against Ipswich Town with a 1-0 win at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Here are some of your thoughts about the win:
Liam - We really do have a hold over that lot in blue don't we? They looked very ordinary - passes being played straight out of play, ball control nowhere to be seen, no real attacking threat and a goalkeeper who wouldn't be out of place in League One. Whether it's Grant Holt doing some magic back in 2010 or not, who cares? We are the pride of East Anglia.
Lee - There aren’t many teams who have stopped Ipswich scoring this season. It was a fantastic performance from Norwich - Angus Gunn never really had a save to make. It feels so good that despite having their best season for a quarter of a century they still can’t beat us. East Anglia is yellow!
Elliot - A fantastic result that solidifies our playoff place. I would like to see Ipswich automatically promoted and we then win the play-offs. This would be topped off by Luton managing to stay up in the Premier League. Imagine three East Anglian teams in the Premier League, lots of local derbies and more local interest. We might all be relegation favourites…
Shaun - Love it, absolutely love it. Ipswich have had a very good season, we had a poor start. If we were like this all season we'd be up there.
Phil - Win's a win and if they bottle the promotion and are stuck in the play-offs, I definitely believe we'll beat them comprehensively like the last time! We'll have Rowe back by then too. Oh, exciting times!
Marshall - All I can say is, they didn’t play well because we didn’t let them.
Norwich City continued their incredible record against East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town with a 1-0 win at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Marcelino Nunez scored the decisive goal in the first half.
Cedric Anselin was BBC Radio Norfolk's guest summariser, he had this to say at full-time:
"They've done it again, it's an incredible atmosphere at Carrow Road.
"Look at the fans, it's beautiful all-yellow and green. Another win, invincible against Ipswich. We can keep talking about where they are in the league and they are a fantastic team, but today I thought we (Norwich) were absolutely superb."
He continued: "We battled and worked for each other. Yes, you can argue that in the final third we weren't at our absolute best, but the game is about maintaining your lead and we did that beautifully today."
You can hear more from Cedric Anselin on Canary Call with Rob Butler here.
Image source, Getty ImagesMarcelino Nunez scored the winning goal for Norwich City
15 years and counting...
Norwich City continued their East Anglian derby dominance with a strirring 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Carrow Road.
We want your views on the game.
Who/what won it for the Canaries?
Do you want to City to avoid Ipswich if they do make it to the play-offs?
Or are you happy to play them again?
The scene is set for the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road (Saturday, 12:30 GMT).
You can listen to full live coverage of Norwich City v Ipswich Town with BBC Radio Norfolk FM, DAB and Freeview.
Cedric Anselin is the guest summariser.
It's the biggest game of the season - the East Anglian derby. Here are some OPTA stats to check out ahead of the match:
Norwich City are unbeaten in their last 11 league games against East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town (W6 D5) since a 3-2 defeat back in April 2009
Ipswich are winless in their last eight away league visits to Norwich (D4 L4) since a 2-1 win under Joe Royle in the 2005-06 season
Norwich have won each of their last seven league games at Carrow Road; their longest run in the top two tiers of English football since a run of nine such victories in the second tier in November 2003
Ipswich’s 26 league wins this season is already the joint-most by a newly promoted side in a single second tier season in England along with Manchester City in 1999-00 and Southampton in 2011-12. Indeed, the Tractor Boys have won nine of their last 10 league matches (L1)
Ipswich’s 31 points won from losing positions is more than any other side in the top four tiers this season, and the most by a Football League side since Manchester United in 2020-21 (also 31)
Image source, Getty ImagesHere's the answer to our East Anglian derby quiz.
A reminder of the question:
15 different players have scored for Norwich at Carrow Road since Ipswich last won in Norfolk, how many can you name?
The answers:
Dickson Etuhu
Owen Garvan (own goal)
Jamie Cureton
Lee Croft
Matty Pattison
Grant Holt
Wes Hoolahan
Bradley Johnson
Lewis Grabban
Nathan Redmond
Cameron Jerome
Jacob Murphy
Timm Klose
Onel Hernandez
Teemu Pukki
Is the East Anglian derby the biggest game of the season?
Norwich City head coach David Wagner thinks there could be bigger matches to come this season.
The boss was speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk's Phil Daley.
The Norwich City supporters still sing about the day Grant Holt scored a hat-trick against the Canaries' arch-rivals Ipswich Town on 28 November 2010.
Wes Hoolahan scored the other goal as City won 4-1 at Carrow Road in a game that was televised live on the BBC.
Later that season, City thrashed Town 5-1 at Portman Road on their way to promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in nine years.
9-2 on aggregate is not bad!
Image source, Getty ImagesSusannah George
We have all been blown away by Josh Sargent's return from injury, the man just cannot stop scoring. Plaudits entirely deserved, it is hard to look back on the historically sarcastic chanting of 'Sargent's on fire' without feeling a little sheepish. Thankfully the all too familiar NCFC 'gallows humour' is quickly becoming a distant memory.
Whilst in no doubt that Sargent will be pivotal to our ascension as the season draws to a close, we cannot and should not overlook the importance of a certain Mr Jonathan Rowe to this campaign - from whom Sargent has only just taken the crown of City's top goal scorer for the season.
At the tender age of 20, Rowe stormed into the starting 11 and our hearts with his pace and sheer talent, not to mention the fact that this prodigy is a success story from Colney (cue the chant!) who also kept our beloved derby record firmly in tact (15 years, I hear) - automatically earning him legendary club status.
Throughout our string of injuries, we have relied heavily upon Rowe to bring home points. His impact cannot be underestimated in teeing up the charge to the top-six. Without Rowe we could be looking at a potential deficit of at least seven points from our current total which would see us down in 10th, relying on the misfortune of others to keep our promotion hopes alive. As it is however, we are tantalisingly close to playoffs, and the power is in our hands, in a large part due to Rowe.
Understandably touted for a Premier League move in the January transfer window, and now nominated for EFL Young Player of the Season, I have no doubt he is nowhere near his ceiling. But for his hamstring injury, I am sure those whispers would not have quelled.
Whilst it has only been a few weeks since Rowe's last game pre-injury, his absence has felt much longer. Being a hopeless romantic, the second he was out, I had notions of a heroic return to Carrow Road on 6 April to send shivers down the spines of our East Anglian rivals, who must still be quivering from their last encounter.
But if we are to go beyond 4 May and make a play for Wembley and the top flight, getting Rowe fully fit is a priority. Whilst I am sure many of us hoped he would feature in Saturday's game against Ipswich, the overall cost to the club if his hamstring took a set-back would arguably not be proportionate, albeit extremely tempting had he been available!
In whatever capacity Rowe returns, whether in the commentators box with Onel; banging in goals past our rivals; or indeed striding out in front of 40,000 City fans at Wembley, he is a remarkable talent whose legacy is only just beginning. And whilst I hope that Sargent's streak is far from over, Jonny Rowe - we are lucky to have you, thanks for getting us to the home straight!
Norwich City goalkeeper Angus Gunn has been chatting to the BBC ahead of Saturday's East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town (12:30 GMT).
Here's part two of his chat with BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler.
Gunn says he and his side won't mind meeting Ipswich again in the Championship play-offs.
Our regular pre-match quiz looks back on Norwich City domination when it comes to the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town.
The question has been set by BBC Norfolk's Chris Goreham, as always:
15 different players have scored for Norwich at Carrow Road since Ipswich last won in Norfolk, how many can you name?
Norwich City winger Jonathan Rowe looks set to miss the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town as he continues his comeback from a long-term hamstring injury.
The 20-year-old has recently been nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season award.
City head coach David Wagner gave his reaction to the news:
Here's part one of Angus Gunn speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler.
Gunn will be in the Norwich City side who take on Ipswich Town in the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
The Scotland international goalkeeper was born and bred in Norfolk and grew up as a Canary fan, he says he and his team-mates can't wait for the game.
You can watch part two of the interview on this page later.
Image source, Getty ImagesNorwich City have a good record against arch-rivals Ipswich Town in semi-finals.
In 1985 the Canaries beat Town over two legs to reach the Milk Cup final, in 2015 they again won over two matches to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
Following a 1-1 draw at Portman Road, City won the Carrow Road leg 3-1 with goals from Wes Hoolahan, Nathan Redmond and Cameron Jerome.
Norwich could meet Ipswich again in this season's play-offs, but that remains to be seen.
The two sides face each other on Saturday at Carrow Road with Town chasing an automatic promotion place. Norwich are looking to consolidate their position in the top six.
