Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers: Is the game on TV? Kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Liam Williams Published: 16 Aug 24 08:38

Norwich City will hope for more luck in front of their own fans when facing Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

The Canaries fell to a surprise 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Oxford on the opening day before beating Stevenage 4-3 in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

Blackburn fared rather better in their opening fixture, putting four past Derby County, with Sammie Szmodics coming off the bench to open his account ahead of a potential move to Ipswich.

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Is Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers on TV?

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers has not been selected for TV coverage on Sky Sports during this round of Championship fixtures.

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers kick-off time, date and venue

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers will be played at Carrow Road in Norwich and kick-off is at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Including last season's play-off games, Norwich are without a win in their last six Championship fixtures, failing to score in any of their last four

Blackburn have won three and drawn one of their last five matches with Norwich.

The corresponding fixture last season saw Blackburn run out 3-1 winners, with Sammie Szmodics bagging a brace.

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers head-to-head record (H2H)

Norwich City wins	16
Draws	14
Blackburn Rovers wins	22

Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers team news

Norwich City team news

Christian Fassnacht and Jacob Sorensen are set to miss the next few weeks with foot and Achilles injuries respectively. Jose Cordoba and Ben Chrisene are in training and should make the bench.

Ashley Barnes is unlikely to return before the international break.

Blackburn Rovers team news

Blackburn boss John Eustace revealed he has a fully fit squad to pick from, with Sammie Szmodics potentially starting the game after his appearance from the bench in the win over Derby.