Meet the opposition | Norwich City
As Swansea City prepare to take on Norwich City, we take a closer look at the Canaries.
WHAT'S THEIR STORY?
Norwich are in their third season back in the Championship following another solitary campaign in the Premier League.
With six separate stints in the Premier League since its inception in the 1992-93 season, the club achieved its highest-ever position in the same year with a third-place finish.
Falling to the third tier in 2009 for the first time in nearly 50 years, the Canaries clinched successive promotions under Paul Lambert, narrowly edging the Swans in the hunt for automatic promotion in 2010-11.
Relegation in 2015 was followed by the club bouncing straight back up at the first time of asking thanks to play-off success under manager Alex Neil, but they dropped back into the second tier for a record-equalling fourth time in 2016, before continuing to rise and fall over the last five seasons.
Their most notable honours are two League Cup victories in 1962 and 1985, whilst they became the first English club to beat Bayern Munich at the Olympic Stadium during their 1993-94 UEFA Cup campaign, with Wales international Jeremy Goss among the goalscorers in that famous success.
HOW'S THEIR FORM?
Norwich are unbeaten in three out of their four fixtures so far in this Championship campaign.
The Canaries drew against Blackburn and Sheffield United and picked up all three points against Coventry last time out following their defeat to Oxford United on the opening day.
WHO'S THE GAFFER?
Johannes Hoff Thorup. The Dane has been in charge at Carrow Road since succeeding David Wagner.
Thorup signed a three-year contract at Carrow Road in May from Danish Superliga side Nordsjaelland.
Thorup had been in charge of Nordsjaelland since January 2023, having worked his way up from youth coach in 2015 to first-team assistant head coach in 2021.
At just 35 years old, he became the third youngest manager in the Championship, behind Watford's Tom Cleverley and Sheffield Wednesday's Danny Röhl.
WHO'S THE CAPTAIN?
Grant Hanley is Norwich's club captain. The Scotland international has had his injury problems since joining Norwich in 2017, and has been working his way back to full fitness after an Achilles injury disrupted his campaign last season.
In his absence, midfielder Kenny McLean has worn the armband. The Scotland international started his career in the youth ranks with Rangers and Aberdeen before joining St Mirren and making his senior breakthrough.
A loan spell with Arbroath was followed by a move to Aberdeen, where his showings secured a move to the Canaries in 2018.
He helped them secure promotion in 2019 and 2021.
WHO ARE THE KEY MEN?
US international Josh Sargent played a key role in Norwich's sixth-placed finish last term, scoring 16 goals in 28 Championship appearances.
He has scored twice already this term, with the goals coming in the draws with Blackburn and Sheffield United.
He started his senior career at Werder Bremen before joining the Canaries in the summer of 2021.
Sargent has made 25 appearances for the United States, with three of those coming in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Spanish winger Borja Sainz has netted three times in all competitions so far this season.
Sainz joined the Canaries in the summer of 2023, after departing Turkish side Giresunspor.
Born in Leioa, Sainz began his career at local side Lagun Artea, before moving to Athletic Bilbao where he spent five years at the club before heading to Deportivo Alavés.
He went on to feature 40 times in the Spanish top flight, and spent the 2021/22 season on loan at Real Zaragoza.
Defender Callum Doyle joined Norwich on a season-long loan from Manchester City in August.
He has spent the last three seasons on loan at Sunderland, Coventry City and Leicester City.
Doyle made a goalscoring debut for England Under-21s in September 2023, netting in a 3-0 win away to Luxembourg.
The 20-year-old started all four Sky Bet Championship fixtures so far this season and was named Norwich's player of the month for August.
He claimed an assist against Blackburn Rovers, winning the ball back and setting up Josh Sargent for his goal.