Both of these teams go into the match on Saturday having lost their respective opening day fixtures against top six sides.
Norwich have a few players in the squad with connections to Newcastle. Tim Krul was the Magpies' number one goalkeeper for five seasons, the Dutch goalkeeper managed to keep 49 clean sheets in a Newcastle shirt. Norwich's captain, Grant Hanley spent just over a year at the club and scored in the 6-0 win over QPR in September 2016 before his departure from Tyneside to Norwich two years ago. Fellow defender Max Aarons is the cousin of Newcastle winger, Rolando Aarons.
As far as recent history goes in matches between these two sides, neutrals have been treated to a goal fest with 24 goals being scored in the last four games between the Magpies and Canaries - an average of six goals per game. This includes the time Newcastle snatched all three points thanks to a Dwight Gayle hat-trick (Gayle blew them away that night) and two last minute goals to secure a 4-3 win in September 2016 which prompted a winning streak for Newcastle in all competitions which lasted for a further eight matches. There was also the unforgettable 6-2 win in October 2015 when Georginio Wijnaldum scored four goals to secure the club's first three points that season.
Despite ourselves having an excellent record against Norwich at St. James' Park, the same however cannot be said for Carrow Road. January 1994 was the last time Newcastle came away with all three points from East Anglia in Newcastle's debut season in the Premier League.
Facts and Figures
All Competitions
Newcastle wins: 24
Draws: 16
Norwich wins: 16
Top flight
Newcastle wins: 14
Draws: 9
Norwich wins: 9
Top flight at Norwich
Norwich wins: 7
Draws: 5
Newcastle wins: 4
Previous ten (all competitions)
Newcastle wins: 5 (20 goals)
Draws: 3
Norwich wins: 2 (15 goals)
League Record
Home: Played: 28, Won: 17 (61%), Drawn: 7, Lost: 4, Goals For: 60, Goals against: 28, Goal difference: +32, Pts: 58 (69%).
Away: Played: 28, Won: 6 (21%), Drawn: 10, Lost: 12, Goals for: 33, Goals against: 39, Goal difference: -6, Pts: 28 (33%).
First met in the league: 1934/35
Doubles achieved: 4
Doubles conceded: 0
Last away win: Norwich City 1 (Mark Bowen 4) Newcastle United 2 (Peter Beardsley 20, Andy Cole 79) - 04/01/1994.
Last away draw: Norwich 2 (Jacob Murphy 12, Cameron Jerome 17) Newcastle United 2 (Ayoze Perez 1, Jamaal Lascelles 81) - 14/02/2017.
Last away defeat: Norwich City 3 (Timm Klose 45, Dieumerci Mbokani 74, Martin Olsson 90) Newcastle United 2 (Aleksandar Mitrovic 71, pen 86) - 15/09/2018.
Norwich's Last 10
16/03: Rotherham (a), Championship, Won 2-1, 78 points - 1st place.
30/03: Middlesbrough (a), Championship, Won 1-0, 81 points - 1st place.
06/04: Queens Park Rangers (h), Championship, Won 4-0, 84 points - 1st place.
10/04: Reading (h), Championship, Drew 2-2, 85 points - 1st place.
14/04: Wigan (a), Championship, Drew 1-1, 86 points - 1st place.
19/04: Sheffield Wednesday (h), Championship, Drew 2-2, 87 points - 1st place.
22/04: Stoke (a), Championship, Drew 2-2, 88 points - 1st place.
27/04: Blackburn (h), Championship, Won 2-1, 91 points - 1st place.
05/05: Aston Villa (a), Championship, Won 2-1, 94 points - 1st place.
09/08: Liverpool (a), Premier League, Lost 4-1, 0 points - 14th place.
Average placing last 20 years: 27th (7th in the Championship).
Biggest win: Norwich 1 - 5 Newcastle United - (Old) Division Two (28/12/1936).
Biggest defeat: Norwich 5 - 0 Newcastle United - FA Cup 4th Round (13/03/1963).
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