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Swansea City could be off the top of the table by the time they meet Norwich City on Saturday (12:30 BST).

A victory for West Ham over QPR on Friday night (20:00 BST) would send the Hammers to the summit at the expense of the Swans.

• Swansea City have won their past three home league matches against Norwich City since a 1-0 defeat in the 2022-23 season under Russell Martin.

• Norwich have won just one of their past seven league games against Swansea, a 5-1 home victory in January 2025.

• Swansea have picked up 17 points in their eight Championship matches this season (W5 D2 L1), their best start to a season since 2019-20, when they also had 17 points.

• No side has conceded more goals in the Championship this season than Norwich (17), who have lost both of their past two games 4-3 against Middlesbrough and Bolton. They are the first side in the top four tiers to lose consecutive league games despite scoring three goals since Newcastle in December 2012, while no side has lost three on the bounce when scoring at least three times.

• This season in the Championship, Norwich's Ben Chrisene is one of only two defenders in the competition to record more than 20 tackles (21) and more than 30 possession duel wins (33), alongside West Brom's Callum Styles.

Robbie Savage will have his first crack at management in the EFL after taking over at Peterborough United, while Michael Duff has replaced Graham Alexander at Bradford City.

Savage and Duff both appear on the latest 72+ EFL podcast with Jobi McAnuff, who is joined by Luke Chambers and Tommy Smith.

The panel also discuss the teams who have impressed and disappointed them in the Championship so far this season.

Spoiler alert... Stoke City, Swansea City, QPR, Burnley, Norwich City and Derby County all get a mention.

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Woking have signed Norwich City goalkeeper Vicente Reyes on a three-month loan deal.

The Chile under-23 international spent the first half of last season on loan with Peterborough United and has made four first-team appearances for Norwich.

Reyes, 22, started his career in Major League Soccer with Atlanta United before joining the Canaries in July 2023.

He has also had loan spells with Braintree Town, Cambridge United and Woking's fellow National League club Forest Green Rovers.

The latest episode of BBC Radio Norfolk's The Scrimmage podcast is out now.

Former Norwich City physio Stuart Wardle joins Phil and Chris to talk injuries, plus a chat with Dereham Town and former Canaries striker Grant Holt.

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Norwich City midfielder Kenny McLean has withdrawn from the Scotland squad for their upcoming Nations League matches.

The Canaries captain, 34, played the full 90 minutes of their 4-3 defeat by Bolton Wanderers in the Championship on Sunday but has pulled out of international duty because of injury.

McLean was part of Scotland's World Cup squad and featured in all three of their group games as they were knocked out in the first phase of the competition in the summer.

Scotland face Slovenia twice, Switzerland and North Macedonia in the Nations League during the three-week international break.

We asked for your thoughts after Bolton Wanderers twice came from behind to win 4-3 at Norwich City on Sunday.

Here are some of your comments:

Norwich City fans

Philip: 13 goals conceded in the last three games, just isn't good enough!

Mike: Only one team scored more. West Ham second in the league. Only one team conceded more. Burnley bottom of the league. What does that tell you?

Alan: They are clearly in need of a defence that can actually stop conceding so many goals. Eight in two matches is relegation form. On the current showing they will struggle all season. Their honeymoon period with the new manager is clearly over.

Stephen: Why did Clement not change the defence? Bolton manager out-thought him, they played down their right all game, Cordoba couldn't cope. This one is on Clement. Honeymoon is over.

Keith: Though we have sorted the forward situation out and now have a very strong forward line our defence is still the weakest and we cannot defend against fast big forwards and have a useless goalkeeper who continues to be beaten on his near post. Needs sorting out.

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Bolton Wanderers fans

Paul: Absolutely worked their socks off and thoroughly deserved a first away win.

Chris: It's hard on the nerves watching Bolton this season. The defence is rather suspect and our inability to shut out the opposition has already cost us points this season. The Norwich defence is thankfully worse than Bolton's though.

Michael: Three points is all that matters. Consolidate first season in the Championship. Brilliant group of players who stick together as a team. Manager deserves credit for working on a shoestring.

Simon: No doubt Bolton have quality going forward - but the lack of positional performance in defence needs fixing - quickly.

Graham: No problem scoring, just very vulnerable at set pieces - five goals already this season.

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Norwich City manager Philippe Clement spoke to BBC Radio Norfolk and felt his side lost their composure in their crazy 4-3 home loss to Bolton Wanderers.

For a written selection of his quotes, click here.

Norwich City go into this game with only Burnley (16) having conceded more than their 13 goals in the Championship so far this season, while only four sides have scored more than the Canaries total of 13.

Bolton visit Carrow Road on Sunday (13:30 BST) as one of seven sides yet to win away in the Championship.

• Norwich City have won six of their past eight league games against Bolton Wanderers (D1 L1), with this their first since doing the double over the Trotters in 2018-19.

• Bolton have lost four of their past five league visits to Norwich (D1) since a 2-0 victory in November 2000 under Sam Allardyce.

• Norwich have not kept a clean sheet in any of their past 14 league games; in England's top four tiers, only Preston (22), Chelsea (20), and Burnley (15) are on longer ongoing runs.

• Bolton could lose three consecutive away league games for the first time since January 2022 (run of 7).

• Since his league debut in February, only Cyle Larin (15) has scored more goals in the Championship than Norwich's Mohamed Toure (13), while no player in that time has more goal involvements (16).

Norwich City boss Philippe Clement tells BBC Radio Norfolk his players "have to believe" they can beat Premier League side Manchester City at the Etihad on Thursday night.

The two sides meet in round three of the Carabao Cup, with the top-flight hosts the holders, having won the competition seven times in the past 13 years.

Premier League Brighton await in round four after coming from behind to knock Manchester United out on Wednesday.

The Canaries are 14th in the Championship with nine points from a possible 21, and welcome 20th placed Bolton on Sunday.

Clement concedes he has to also have one eye on that game.

"The league stays the bread and butter of this club, and for the future of this club also," he said.

"But neither do I want to give away anything. I want a winning mentality, and it's not about not believing in games if you play one of the best teams in the world."

Listen to Clement's pre-match interview with BBC Radio Norfolk

The latest episode of BBC Radio Norfolk's The Scrimmage podcast is out now.

Phil Daley and Chris Goreham are joined by ex-Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha and former Canaries midfielder Rossi Jarvis to preview Thursday's Carabao Cup third round tie at Etihad Stadium (19:30 BST).

The pair both played when the two sides last met in the competition in 2007, with City winning 1-0 with a 90th-minute strike from Georgios Samaras.

Does Onuoha think Norwich can win? "You would assume not, but then again this is football.

"What I like about Norwich this season is the amount of goals they've been scoring, so they're always going to be in with a chance - but I think it's going to be very difficult.

"Historically with City when they have played a team from outside their division they have made some changes, and things have tended to go well, especially at home.

"But that was under Pep [Guardiola]. In terms of [Enzo] Maresca I really don't know what he's going to do. For all we know, maybe he'll keep it really strong and ensure they make it through to the next round with a strong performance."

Jarvis, on the previous meeting 19 years ago: "Real exciting times. It was just when City started getting the money behind them. There were a few injuries and suspensions at the time, so me and Mickey (Spillane) started that game, and we actually did pretty well.

"I was only 18 at the time, and we went under the stadium with all those ridiculous cars there, then lining up against probably eight international players in their starting XI.

"We probably found that game easier than the Championship because the top players give you that extra yard of space as they respect you as players, and I didn't have any kind of nerves.

"As underdogs you've got nothing to lose, so [you] go into the game playing your normal football, give it everything and cup football is brilliant as it's all on the day."

The episode also reflects on the dramatic 4-3 defeat at Middlesbrough in the Championship.

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