All of the headlines ahead of this game from a Norwich perspective has been regarding David Wagner with the former Huddersfield Town boss expected to be appointed as the new Canaries head coach.
The process of attaining a work permit means that as of Friday, the German has not been formally confirmed in his new position, yet there is every expectation that he will soon be in the Norwich dugout.
Whether Wagner or interim bosses Steve Weaver and Allan Russell are in charge on Sunday, Norwich will be attempting to end a four-game winless streak.
Just one point has been collected during that time, the East Anglian side succumbing to a late 1-0 defeat at home to Watford on Monday to drop towards the mid-table positions.
However, Norwich remain just three points adrift of the top six, and returning to winning ways at the weekend will set Wagner and his new team up to make quick headway up the standings.
From Blackburn’s perspective, they continue to put together arguably the most remarkable set of results in the whole of Europe, losing 12 times in 26 league games and still occupying third position.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side have prevailed from their other 14 fixtures, the latest success coming on New Year’s Day as they edged past Cardiff City.
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That result ended a run of five defeats in seven games, keeping them within nine points of second-placed Sheffield United who dropped points at Queens Park Rangers.
Despite Rovers enduring what remains their worst run of the season, they possess recent happy memories of Carrow Road having posted a 2-0 at the ground as recently as December 17.
Nevertheless, Rovers have lost eight of their 13 encounters on the road this campaign, highlighting their reliance on results being picked up at Ewood Park.
