EFL Championship REVIEW 9 Sep 2026: West Brom win at Derby with ten men for most of the game, Norwich survive a card-strewn afternoon to beat Birmingham

Norwich City beat Birmingham 2-1 at Carrow Road, taking the lead in the 28th minute through Oscar Schwartau, who arrived on the edge of the area after a passing exchange between Marcelino Nunez and Papa Amadou Diallo before firing into the net; Diallo doubled it in the 39th minute, slotting home from close range after Andre Brooks' low, driven cross across the box, per VAVEL. Birmingham pulled one back through Carlos Vicente in the 64th minute, finishing from a Liam Millar cross from the left, but could not find an equaliser.