Norwich have had a mixed start since returning to the Sky Bet Championship after an underwhelming one-season stay in the Premier League. They've struggled far more than fellow relegated teams Bournemouth and Watford, who sit third and fifth respectively, and are lucky to be 11th with seven points from five games.

The Canaries pinched victory at Rotherham last time out by using up a campaign's worth of luck.

Tim Krul saved a first-half penalty when they already trailed 1-0, an own goal drew them level midway through the second period, a moment of madness from Angus MacDonald saw the Millers defender red-carded straight from kick-off and Norwich still had time to squeeze in a spot-kick of their own deep in injury time, converted by Jordan Hugill.

It's impossible to highlight one particular reason why Daniel Farke's side were so bad last season, as they finished well adrift at the bottom with the both the worst defence and worst attack, but the latter was more of a glaring issue - they scored twice in their final 14 Premier League games

Despite the drop in division, so far Farke hasn't managed to solve that problem. Three of their five fixtures have ended 1-0, and without Lady Luck there's every chance that's how it would've ended at the New York Stadium on Saturday too.

They now face a Birmingham team who won't be involved in many high-scoring games this term with Aitor Karanka at the helm.