Norwich City

Is it a sign?

The Canaries are one point off the Championship play-off places with 11 games to play.

During Norwich City's 1-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, midfielder Kenny McLean reacted to some fans in the South Stand who were urging him to get the ball forward quicker.

David Wagner had this to say about the incident:

What do you make of Wagner's comments?

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You can listen to a full interview with the City boss here.

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Norwich City are just one point off the Championship play-off places following a 1-0 win over Sunderland at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Josh Sargent scored the only goal, he's now scored in the last seven league games at Carrow Road that he's played in.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on City's improving chances of promotion.

Plus, what did you make of Kenny McLean gesturing at fans who were urging him to play the ball quicker?

Get in touch with your comments here.

Darren Kenton's views on Norwich 1-0 Sunderland

Norwich City beat Sunderland on Saturday and are now one point off the Championship play-off places.

Darren Kenton was BBC Radio Norfolk's summariser, here are some of his full-time thoughts:

"It's all about the three points.

"No one is really going to say that the performances weren't good if Norwich make it into the play-offs and get promoted - they will always take the three points over the performance."

He continued, "They know they (Norwich) can do a lot better than they did today"

You can listen to more from Darren Kenton on BBC Radio Norfolk's Canary Call post-match phone-in with Rob Butler here.

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

The question was set by BBC Radio Norfolk's Chris Goreham:

Gabriel Sara has nine assists in the league for Norwich City this season, then four players are tied on four each. Can you guess which ones?

The answers are:

Jack Stacey

Dimitris Giannoulis

Kenny McLean

Ashley Barnes

Well done if you got it right!

Norwich City host Sunderland in The Championship on Saturday (15.00 GMT).

The Canaries have 12 games left and will be looking to sustain their play-off push with a win.

You can listen to live commentary with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM, DAB and Freeview.

OPTA have provided some statistics ahead of the Canaries hosting the Black Cats on Saturday (15.00 GMT):

• Norwich have lost their last three home league games against Sunderland – they had been unbeaten in their previous 10 at Carrow Road against the Black Cats (Won 7, Drawn 3)

• Sunderland are looking to complete their first league double over Norwich City since the 1984-85 top-flight campaign

• Norwich City have won seven of their last nine home league games, including the last four in a row. The Canaries last won five in a row at Carrow Road in April 2019

• Sunderland have lost seven of their last 12 away league matches (W1, D4), including each of the last two. They haven’t lost more in a row since December 2019 (four)

• Norwich have scored a direct free kick in each of their last two league games against Cardiff (Gabriel Sara) and Blackburn (Marcelino Núñez) – the last side to do so in three successive Championship games was Sheffield United in April 2008

Norwich City head coach David Wagner has rallied the fans ahead of Saturday's crucial Championship clash with Sunderland at Carrow Road (15.00 GMT).

The Canaries are currently seventh in the table and three points off the play-off places with 12 games to go.

Here's part two of former Norwich City manager Alex Neil being interviewed by BBC Canary Call host Rob Butler.

Neil also managed Sunderland and the two teams meet in the Championship on Saturday (15.00 GMT).

He had play-off glory with both clubs:

You can watch part one of the interview with Alex Neil here.

Chris Goreham's pre-match quiz is all about assists this time:

Gabriel Sara has nine assists in the league for Norwich City this season, then four players are tied on four each. Can you guess which ones?

Send us your answers here.

Norwich City play Sunderland on Saturday and BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler has spoken to a man who managed both clubs.

Alex Neil led the Canaries to glory in the Championhsip play-off final in 2015, he also took Sunderland into the Championship with a play-off win at Wembley in 2022.

He began by talking about his fond memories of managing City:

Part two of the interview with Alex Neil will be available on this page on Friday afternoon.