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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

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Phil Daley and Chris Reeve reflect on Norwich City's 2-1 loss to West Bromwich Albion in the first game of the Championship season at Carrow Road.

They discuss Albion's controversial opening goal, the positives to take from the Canaries' performance and much more.

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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."

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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.

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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.

Norwich are set to miss out to Nottingham Forest in the race for 16-year-old Swedish-born twins Joseph and Jubilee Ntege, who impressed for Reading's under-18s last season. (Daily Mail, external)

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West Bromwich Albion's young English midfielder Harry Whitwell has caught the eye of their opening day opponents Norwich City as the 20-year-old's future at the Hawthorns remains uncertain. (Full Throstle - requires subscription, external)

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Norwich City boss Philippe Clement says the injury suffered by Ali Ahmed during Saturday's 2-1 friendly defeat by Osasuna "does not look good".

Ahmed had to be helped off the pitch in the 79th minute at Carrow Road and was replaced by Liam Gibbs.

The 25-year-old moved to Norwich in January from Vancouver Whitecaps, going on to score four goals and provide three assists in the Championship.

He then made four appearances for Canada at the World Cup as the co-hosts were knocked out in the round of 16.

"It doesn't look good, he felt something in his knee, that's never good of course," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"Everybody is a little bit devastated and you saw that on the pitch. It has a knock on all of the team. It is not only team-mates, it is really a family together.

"The players are so united, that's why it has more of an effect than when you are just team-mates."

Defender Harry Darling says competition for places will help Norwich City as the Canaries continue their preparations for the upcoming season.

The summer addition of Brazil Under-20 international Bruno Alves means head coach Philippe Clement has bolstered his options in central defence.

"There's competition for places, we all want to play," Darling told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"We push each other on to play our best football. Obviously, I would have liked to have started a few more games than I did [last season] but that's football.

"Jose [Cordoba] and Ruairi [McConville] did brilliantly and as long as we're winning games, that's all our jobs."

Norwich defender Ruairi McConville says the players around him at Carrow Road will help him become a better footballer.

The Northern Ireland international, 21, was out of favour under previous head coach Liam Manning but started 19 league matches in a row under Philippe Clement, forming a strong partnership at the back with Jose Cordoba.

Norwich finished last season ninth and eight points off of the play-off places but they ended the campaign well, winning 13 of their final 20 matches.

"We all have the same goal. We all want to be Premier League footballers," McConville told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"I think I'm at the best club and I've got the best manager to do that for me and a great group of lads that will make me better."

The Canaries kick off their Championship campaign against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, 15 August.

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