And if that didn’t curse us enough for today, Norwich City are also unbeaten in their last 12 games at Carrow Road when Alex Neil has been in one of the dugouts (seven as Norwich City manager, five as opposition manager) #ncfc

That familiar feeling of a slow start... 🐢 Norwich City's record this century in their first game of the season: P26 W3 D8 L15 F27 A54 Pts 17 #ncfc

I don't wish to overexcite you but...on three of the previous four occasions Norwich City have lost their opening home game of a season outside the top flight, they've been promoted. Get the open top bus booked etc. #ncfc

Summer lovin' ☀️ Josh Sargent is the first Norwich City player to score in August for five years in a row since Terry Allcock 63 years ago (1958-1962) #ncfc 🇺🇸 🫡

Josh Sargent is the first Norwich City player to score the club's first goal of the season while wearing the captain's armband for 30 years (Jon Newsome at Luton in 1995) #ncfc 🇺🇸 🫡

A podcast where we tell everyone not to panic…then go through all the worries from Saturday 🎙️ Plus: don’t go Josh; fitness concerns; cockney David McNally in a fedora; the pub whose star player is named Beer; a Jonny Rowe apology; and two separate digs at Ed Sheeran #ncfc

Josh Sargent becomes the 26th Norwich City player to score 50 goals for the club. His first four goals came in 33 appearances. His following 46 goals came in 100 appearances #ncfc 🔰🇺🇸

Cranking up the form on the road...? 🤔 Tonight was Norwich's third away win in their last 20 games, and the first time they've scored more than one goal in an away game since November #ncfc

Josh Sargent LOVES Vicarage Road 🫡 He’s scored 31% of all his Norwich City away goals there, and is the first player to score five goals for Norwich City at a ground that isn’t Carrow Road for 71 years (since Johnny Gavin at Torquay’s Plainmoor in 1954) #ncfc 🔰🇺🇸

First time since the FA Cup defeat at Liverpool in 2022 that Norwich City have only named two UK players in their starting XI. It was an English right-back and centre-half then (Byram & Gibson) and it’s an English right (wing-)back and centre-back today (Stacey & Darling) #ncfc

Norwich City win their first two away games in a season for the first time in ten years. They've already scored more first-half away goals this season than they did in the last 14 away games of last season #ncfc 🔰

Josh Sargent + Liam Manning = goals ⚽ Sargent is the first Norwich City player to score in the first three games of a new manager's tenure since Craig Bellamy under Bruce Rioch in 1998 #ncfc 🇺🇸 🫡

42.2% is Norwich City's lowest share of possession in a win since beating Ipswich 1-0 in the East Anglian derby in March 2024 (37.5%) #ncfc 🔰

Norwich City goalkeepers in the last 30 years to save a penalty in their first ten appearances for the club (excluding shootouts): John Ruddy, August 2010 (4th appearance) Mark Bunn, October 2012 (2nd appearance) Vladan Kovacevic, August 2025 (2nd appearance) #ncfc 🔰🇷🇸🧤

A new, hardened Norwich City? - 22 blocks today, four more than any game in 2024/25 - 20 tackles won today, only beaten by one game in 2024/25 - 42 clearances today, only beaten by one game in 2024/25 #ncfc 🔰

Finally things have not gone south down south for Norwich City 🏖️ Today is their first win on the south coast for ten years. During that stretch their record was P15 W0 D4 L11 (5 v Southampton, 4 v Bournemouth, 3 v Brighton, 2 v Plymouth, 1 v Portsmouth) #ncfc 🔰

Oh yeh, the On The Ball podcast has transcended to an up-and-coming new platform called ‘Instagram’. If you’re into this account, there’ll be bonus stats there. And if you’re into Norwich City generally, there’ll be more interesting stuff than that. Give it a go! 💛💚 #ncfc

Plenty about a big Serb (and other Vlads) in here as you’d expect 🧤 Plus Nick Stanley’s redemption, no-Howson no-party on Saturday, Leroy Lita’s ding dong dash, & Maddie gives the ultimate panenka/12:30 kick-off verdict in our new game show: ‘Wright Or Long’ #ncfc 🎙️