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Norwich City midfielder Gabriel Sara scored from a brilliant free-kick in Saturday's 4-1 win over Cardiff City.

He had a special celebration planned and after the game he told the club's offical X account what it all meant:, external

"We are expecting a little girl, probably she's going to be born in Norwich and we are really happy. So this goal is for her."

Congratulations to Gabby and his partner!

Josh Sargent has scored 10 goals in 13 league games for Norwich City. It's clear he's a talisman for the team.

But what makes him so good?

The Canaries' former head of sport science Dave Carolan had some answers on The Scrimmage:

You can listen to the Scrimmage podcast on BBC Sounds here.

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BBC Radio Norfolk's Norwich City fanzine show The Scrimmage is back at 18.00 GMT on Monday.

Rob Butler and Chris Reeve will be joined by the former Canaries' head of sport science Dave Carolan.

The chaps will be asking for your views on City's play-off hopes and looking back at a great 4-1 win over Cardiff on Saturday.

The podcast will be available here shortly after 19.00 GMT on Monday.

Norwich City fans had their say following the 4-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday.

BBC Look East sport reporter Tom Williams asking the questions here:

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Norwich City head coach David Wagner was in a good mood following the Canaries 4-1 win over Cardiff on Saturday.

It was a far cry from the previous Tuesday when he criticised fans for booing his substitutions - the negativity came despite a 4-2 win for City against Watford.

Here's what Wagner had to say on Saturday:

"I think it was another good performance today. There were a lot of positives apart from the result.

"In possession and without possession we looked very sharp, aggressive and energetic. We didn't concede one corner against one of the best set-piece teams in the league, which was very important.

"We stayed calm after we conceded, when we could easily have lost our heads. There was a fantastic atmosphere as well so it was a complete, top afternoon which we had."

You can listen to BBC Radio Norfolk's full interview with Wagner here.

Norwich City have a big few weeks coming up as their push for the Championship play-offs continues.

Lots of supporters will have their eye on two tough games in April against league leaders Leicester and arch rivals Ipswich, but before that the Canaries play five teams who are currently in the bottom half of the table.

How many points do you think City can get before they play in the second East Anglian derby of the season?

Get in touch here.

Can Norwich make the play-offs?

The Canaries have had a good start to 2024. They are unbeaten in the league at home and only goal difference is keeping them out of the Championship play-off positions at the moment.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on if you think they can make the play-offs.

Plus, just how good is Josh Sargent? The American international can't stop scoring for Norwich, where does he rank in all-time great strikers for the club in your opinion?

Send us your comments here.

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent is in a rich vein of form since returning from serious injury.

He added another two goals to his tally in Saturday's 4-1 win over Cardiff, that's now 10 goals in 13 league games this season.

Sargent is now averaging a goal for every 80 minutes he's on the pitch in the Championship during this campiagn.

Some supporters booed when he was taken off during Tuesday's win over Watford, Sargent said it was good to see that fans were totally behind the team during the Cardiff win:

You can hear Josh Sargent's full interview with BBC Radio Norfolk on Canary Call here.

Simon Lappin's view on Norwich 4-1 Cardiff

Norwich City scored four goals at home for the second successive match as they beat Cardiff 4-1 at Carrow Road in the Championship.

Former City midfielder Simon Lappin was BBC Radio Norfolk's expert summariser, here's what he had to say at full-time:

"It's no more than they (Norwich) deserve.

"An absolutely outstanding performance - to go and back-up a 4-2 victory in midweek with a totally dominant performance."

He continued, "David Wagner talked about 'drawing a line in the sand' and showing unity - you see that now with the players and fans, as well.

"An absolutely brilliant afternoon for the club, what a performance from Norwich City. Cardiff would have no complaints if it had have finished 6-1 or 7-1 given the opportunites they (Norwich) created.

"Going into that business-end of the season, who knows what can happen?"

You can listen to more of Lappin's thoughts on Canary Call with Rob Butler here.

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Here's the answer to our pre-match quiz.

First, a reminder of the question set by BBC Radio Norfolk's Chris Goreham:

When Norwich City played Cardiff City on the opening day of the 2022/23 season which two players made their Canary debuts?

The answers:

Danel Sinani and Liam Gibbs.

Well done if you got it right!

The kind folk at OPTA have provided some stats ahead of the Canaries hosting the Bluebirds at Carrow Road on Saturday (15.00 GMT):

• Norwich City have won eight of their last 11 league games against Cardiff City (L3), including each of their two against the Bluebirds under David Wagner.

• Cardiff have only won three of their 28 away league visits to Norwich, losing 71% of their games at Carrow Road (20/28).

• Norwich manager David Wagner didn’t win any of his five league games against Cardiff City when he was Huddersfield Town boss (D2 L3), but has won both in charge of the Canaries.

• Cardiff have lost four of their last five Championship matches, failing to score in three of those defeats, including their last two games.

• Since the start of December, only Blackburn Rovers (9) have lost more Championship matches than Cardiff City (8), with the Bluebirds netting the joint-fewest goals in that time (9, level with Rotherham).

Norwich City could head back to the top six of the Championship, if they can beat struggling Cardiff City at Carrow Road on Saturday (15.00 GMT).

Wales captain and Bluebirds’ midfielder Aaron Ramsey could make his first start for five months, the former Arsenal and Juventus player has recently returned after recovering from a knee injury.

Wagner says it will be a tough fixture:

Get your thinking caps on, it's time for another quiz question from the BBC's Canary commentator Chris Goreham:

When Norwich City played Cardiff City on the opening day of the 2022/23 season which two players made their Canary debuts?

Have a think and send us your guesses here.

Good luck!

Ahead of Norwich City's game against Cardiff (Saturday, 15.00 GMT) head coach David Wagner was asked about his comments following Tuesday's win over Watford.

Here's what he had to say:

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Opinion: 'Should Norwich City fans be careful what they wish for?'

Matthew Soakell, North East Canary

We should’ve been buzzing after Tuesday night’s win over Watford, however the discontent was palpable, especially across social media. The main reason being David Wagner hitting back at the boos that met his 55th minute substitutions. His comments even had some saying he’d ventured into Dean Smith territory!

This got me thinking that from the outside-in the club might look OK; we’re pushing for the play-offs, we’re on a decent, unbeaten run and we should be really optimistic, right? What have Norwich fans got to complain about, and why on earth would they boo a couple of second half changes? There’s even a contingent of Norwich fans who are criticising fellow fans for booing during the game. It all feels very fractious at the moment.

The problems, however, run deeper than what some outsiders might think of as entitled fans or overly expectant whiners. Those of us who watch Norwich enough know David Wagner is fairly fortunate to still be in a job - even though the team are enjoying a good start to the calendar year. A lack of ruthlessness before the new year to change the head coach frustrated many and seemed to represent a general state of apathy around the club at large.

Those who booed Wagner’s changes didn’t decide to do so randomly. There’s been frustration at his tactical decisions for some time now, with many fans wondering what could be achieved with a more tactically astute head coach in charge. The domino effect of hypothetical 'what-if's' from here is a rapid one: what if we’d changed head coach in the summer or earlier this season? What if we’d made more of a go at staying in the Premier League previously? What if we had more financial backing? What if we’d been taken over by someone who could invest hundreds of millions?

In my opinion, from the top down, our business model is either outdated or naive - or both - and has been proven not to work, not if we want to compete as a top-flight club at least. The accounts released at the back end of last year don’t make for good reading and we’ll likely have to sell key players come the end of the season - yet again!

Fan frustration - aimed at the fact the club appears to be going backwards of late, most likely mixed in with the envy that smaller, yet better ran clubs (Brentford and Brighton being good examples) are having sustained Premier League success - is justified. So should Norwich City fans be careful what they wish for in terms of head coach, ownership and direction? I don’t think so. I think healthy ambition is necessary to avoid stagnation and stagnation is very possible where there’s apathy.

I love what Delia and Michael have done for the club, but what should've ended as a graduation could possibly end as a divorce.

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It was quite an eventful night at Carrow Road on Tuesday when Norwich City beat Watford 4-2 at Carrow Road.

During the second half, supporters were shocked to see Canary winger Borja Sainz completely miscue a long-range back-pass to goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

Luckily for the Spaniard, Gunn was alert and headed the ball out to touch before falling over the advertising boards. The Scottish international wasn't hurt.

The BBC's Chris Goreham asked Gabriel Sara about the incident, with Sainz watching in the wings:

Norwich City head coach David Wagner has been speaking to the media ahead of the Canaries Championship game against Cardiff on Saturday (15.00 GMT).

Here are the key points:

• Winger Onel Hernandez is OK to play, he has recovered from a hamstring problem

• Striker Josh Sargent could miss the game though, he will be assessed on Friday. Wagner said they are being careful with him following his return from a long-term ankle injury

• Defender Shane Duffy will be out for two more weeks

• Jonathan Rowe does not need surgery but will be out for 'months' with his hamstring injury

• Wagner on his criticism of the fans following the Watford game: "I don't like to pay further attention to it, maybe the words I used were too strong. But the general message is what I wanted. This is the end of the story now"

• Wagner on Cardiff: "We know they are not on the best run and they have changed their shape. It's a super-competitive team though and this is a very difficult task"

Arsenal assistant manager Carlos Cuesta is a potential target for Norwich City in the summer.

The Spaniard is Mikel Arteta's number two but could be tempted into becoming manager at Carrow Road, with other Championship clubs also interested.

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Norwich City head coach David Wagner will be speaking to the media on Thursday (16.30 GMT) ahead of the Canaries hosting Cardiff in the Championship on Saturday (15.00 GMT).

Will he have more to say about his criticism of supporters who booed during Tuesday's win over Watford?

We will have updates on this page.