Millwall 3-0 Norwich - the fans' verdictpublished at 11:57 BST 24 August
11:57 BST 24 August
We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's match between Millwall and Norwich City.
Here are some of your comments:
Millwall fans
Siddienam: Great start to the season. Squad bonding well, defence looking solid and attacking threats from different places. Loving so far, hopefully we can keep going like this. And keep Femi!
Rob: A real team performance holding the ball, carrying the ball. More direct than we have been at times. Norwich were out-thought in this one. Can we go again? Why not? COYL.
Bez: Totally outplayed Norwich today. Jensen Metcalfe ruled the midfield, Coburn was strong up front. In fact, the whole team were a force.
Philip: The tide is turning. Millwall could never beat Norwich for years. A five-goal difference after two games is amazing. It took most of last season to achieve that.
Terry: Well-deserved win against poor opposition. Millwall team energised, up for the game and in Norwich's faces from the word go. Great team performance, with five first-teamers out injured.
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Norwich fans
Jamie: We were truly awful, that was the worst defensive display I've seen in a while, and we have the worst keeper in the league.
Peter: Dismal performance, a lot of players have hangovers. McLean, second week in a row, lacking pace and woeful with his passes. His partner Field was a perfect one out of 10 performance. The rest of the team - three out of 10 would be the best l could give them.
Mike: Norwich were second-best in every department. Good luck to Millwall, as they were quicker, sharper, more cohesive and skilful and worked well as a team. I was hopeful for promotion for Mr Clement's side (rather than expectant) but am busy resetting my sights...
Canary Kid: Flat. Just flat. How virtually the same team can put in two completely different performances in a week is baffling. Millwall were very good, and we could not match them in any area. A wake-up call for some who may have thought they could just turn up and turn it on.
Alan: Not surprised. All the hype for the new season. I think they will struggle again. They have no attacking goal scorers and clearly have problems in defence, the same as last year. They will lose against Burnley.
New signing Musaba available for Millwall gamepublished at 14:44 BST 21 August
14:44 BST 21 August
Phil Daley Sports Editor, BBC Norfolk
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Anthony Musaba was at Monaco when Norwich boss Philippe Clement was in charge there
Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement has spoken to the media before the Canaries' Championship match at Millwall on Saturday (12:30 BST).
Here are some of the key points:
Clement said about 70 countries use VAR. He does not understand why the Championship does not have it as if it did the handball for West Brom's opening goal last weekend would have been ruled out.
On new winger Anthony Musaba, who is available for selection: "He can play on the left or the right, is good with both feet and can bring goals and assists."
Strikers Ante Crnac and Jovon Makama are still building fitness and are not expected be in the squad.
Clement praised Millwall's campaign last season when they went close to gaining automatic promotion to the Premier League before missing out in the play-offs.
Clement said: "Every game of football we need to go fully for the three points, no matter whether it's home or away. I have good memories from playing away last season."
You can listen to full live commentary of Millwall v Norwich City with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM and DAB from 12:30 BST.
Musaba 'terrific' but needs to find consistencypublished at 15:30 BST 20 August
15:30 BST 20 August
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New Norwich City signing Anthony Musaba is a "good prospect" for the club but struggles to maintain consistent form, says BBC Radio Sheffield's Andy Giddings.
The winger spent two seasons at Sheffield Wednesday, scoring 12 goals across 80 appearances, before moving to Turkey in 2025, first to Samsunspor before a move to Fenerbahce.
Giddings said Musaba is one of the players the Owls would have been interested in keeping before their financial troubles escalated and can offer the Canaries a good option up front, though potentially an unreliable one.
"At his best, he's a goalscoring winger, he's a player who can take on other players," Giddings told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"Durability is not his problem, it's form. Just get set for one week, he looks utterly terrific and then maybe for the next couple of weeks he doesn't."
🎧 Dream starts, comeback drama & VAR in Championship?published at 10:09 BST 20 August
10:09 BST 20 August
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Luton's dramatic comeback & VAR in the Championship?
Bolton won on their return to the Championship, but how can they compete with their big-spending rivals?
Listen to the newest episode of the 72+ podcast as Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Bolton manager Steven Schumacher to break down the opening weekend of league fixtures in the EFL.
The panel also discuss Will Lankshear's dream start at Middlesbrough, how Southampton will deal with being pantomime villains after Spygate and whether VAR is needed in the Championship after a blatant handball helped West Bromwich Albion beat Norwich.
Plus, Jack Wilshere joins the pod after his Luton side came from 3-1 down to beat Reading in their opener, and he talks about his first pre-season as a first-team boss.
Pick of the stats: Millwall v Norwich Citypublished at 09:22 BST 20 August
09:22 BST 20 August
These two sides ended last season strongly with Millwall reaching the play-offs before losing to Hull City in the semi-finals, while Norwich climbed from the relegation zone in November to finish in ninth place.
Both are tipped to challenge for at least a top-six place this season.
Millwall have won three of their past five league games against Norwich City (L2), as many victories as across their prior 22 attempts combined between 2002 and 2023.
After winning this exact fixture 2-1 last season, Norwich City will be hoping to win successive away league games against Millwall for the first time since 1989.
After beating Bristol City 2-0, Millwall will be hoping to win their opening two league games of a campaign for the first time since 2014-15.
Norwich won their opening away league game of last season 2-1 at Portsmouth, though they have not won successive such matches since 2015-16/2016-17.
Norwich City's Mohamed Toure has scored seven goals and assisted a further two goals in just four Championship away appearances – that includes two hat-tricks. The quickest player to 10 away goals in the competition's history is Matej Vydra who needed 10 appearances.
Gossip: Forest set to win race for Nkengpublished at 10:22 BST 19 August
10:22 BST 19 August
QPR, Millwall and Norwich are set to miss out to Nottingham Forest in the race for 19-year-old Spanish-born AFC Wimbledon winger Junior Nkeng, who could move for a fee close to £1m. (Graeme Bailey, external)
Gossip: Toure to fly Canaries' nest?published at 11:27 BST 18 August
11:27 BST 18 August
Norwich City could face a battle to keep hold of forward Mo Toure. The Australian international is a potential transfer target for Hull City and Porto.(Rudy Galetti), external
'A decisive moment in the game' - Clementpublished at 13:35 BST 16 August
13:35 BST 16 August
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Clement: 'It should have been disallowed'
Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement spoke to BBC Radio Norfolk after his side's 2-1 defeat by West Bromwich Albion.
On West Brom's opening goal, he said: "It was a decisive moment in the game. I think this is a clear-cut goal that should be disallowed.
"We were dominating the game, we were creating the chances, the best chances, most chances.
"Then they have one counter-attack where they make it 0-2, but you see again the right reaction from my team and they kept going and we scored the goal. But we should have scored much more goals today.
"You have games where things don't go your way; for sure it was the case today, because my team deserved the three points."
Norwich's Jurasek makes Sparta Prague loan movepublished at 18:41 BST 14 August
18:41 BST 14 August
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Norwich City winger Matej Jurasek has joined Sparta Prague on a season-long loan.
The 22-year-old returns to the top flight in the Czech Republic just 19 months after he moved to Carrow Road from Slavia Prague.
Sparta Prague will have the option to make the Czech Republic international's move permanent at the end of the season.
Jurasek featured in Norwich's first competitive game of the season, having come off the bench in their Carabao Cup first-round win against League One side MK Dons last week.
It was just his 22nd appearance for the Norfolk club.
Pick of the stats: Norwich City v West Bromwich Albionpublished at 11:36 BST 14 August
11:36 BST 14 August
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Norwich City begin their Championship season with the visit of West Brom to Carrow Road on Saturday (15:00 BST).
The Canaries overcame MK Dons 4-1 in the EFL Cup first round last weekend while the Baggies beat Rotherham by the same scoreline to reach round two.
Philippe Clement's side have lost four of their past five opening day fixtures in the Championship while Albion have lost just once in five years and began last season with a 1-0 win at home to Blackburn.
Norwich City have won each of their past two games against West Bromwich Albion in all competitions, and three of their previous four overall (L1); they could win three in a row against the Baggies for the first time since November 1995.
West Bromwich Albion have won just one of their past five league games against Norwich City (D1 L3), though it was a 1-0 victory in this exact fixture last season.
No side has won more points in the Championship in 2026 than Norwich (44 – W14 D2 L6), while they've only lost two of their past 10 league games at Carrow Road (W6 D2).
Only Sheffield Wednesday (8 excluding deductions) and Oxford United (18) collected fewer away points in the EFL Championship last season than West Brom (19); though eight of those points came following the appointment of James Morrison (W2 D2 L2).
Among players with at least 450 minutes in the EFL Championship last season, Norwich's Mohamed Toure averaged more goals (1.36) and goal involvements (1.82) per 90 minutes than any other player, though nine of his 12 goal involvements came in away games.