Norwich v Sunderland: Preview, team news, supercomputer prediction, kick-off time
Sunderland are once again on the road this Tuesday when they travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich City in their latest Championship fixture.
Fresh off another hard-fought 1-0 win, this time against fellow promotion hopefuls West Brom, there should be no shortage of confidence and belief within the Mackems’ group.
Sunderland have all but guaranteed a place in the playoffs for the end of the season, but they will be wanting to keep pushing until that is mathematically secured.
Plus, the Black Cats will want to take as much momentum as possible into that competition, which they will attempt to create via the final few matches of this season.
Norwich vs. Sunderland preview
Norwich are hoping to make a late surge for the playoffs, but the Canaries will need to take as many points as possible from their remaining fixtures to even stand a chance.
After losing against Plymouth Argyle during their last outing, there is very little margin for error as far as the hosts are concerned, adding an element of pressure to their performance.
That pressure doesn’t exist for Sunderland, especially after picking up consecutive clean sheets where Regis Le Bris’ men have proven their defensive capabilities.
However, they do have the opportunity to place some pressure on Leeds United above them following their latest slip-up, as Sunderland could make a late swoop to finish third.
Form Guide
Norwich: LWLLD
Sunderland: WWWDL
| League position | Games Played | Won | Goal Difference | Points |
| 4. Sunderland | 40 | 21 | +20 | 75 |
Head to Head
Sunderland 2-1 Norwich (21 December, 2024)
Norwich 1-0 Sunderland (2 March, 2024)
Sunderland 3-1 Norwich (28 October, 2023)
Norwich 0-1 Sunderland (12 March, 2023)
Sunderland 0-1 Norwich (27 August, 2022)
Team news
Norwich will be without Lewis Dobbin for this match, but they should be able to use Benjamin Chrisene and Gabriel Forsyth.
Sunderland do have a growing list of injury problems, though, as Ajibola Alese, Daniel Ballard, Dennis Cirkin, Jenson Seelt, and Niall Huggins will all miss this match.
The Black Cats have also been impacted from an attacking perspective as well, with Ian Poveda, Jayden Danns, and Romaine Mundle also injured at the moment.
Predicted lineups
Norwich: Gunn; Sorensen, Duffy, Cordoba; Stacey, Slimane, McLean, Fisher; Crnac, Sargent, Sainz
Sunderland: Patterson; Browne, Mepham, O’Nien, Hume; Neil, Bellingham; Roberts, Rigg, Mundle; Isidor
Kick-off time
The fixture will begin at 7:45pm on Tuesday, 8 April at Carrow Road.
Supercomputer prediction
A draw is the most likely outcome at Carrow Road, according to the Opta supercomputer, with Norwich having a 38.1 per cent chance of winning.
Sunderland only have a 35.4 per cent chance of taking three points in the game, despite the fact they’re higher in the table.