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Norwich are seven points clear at the top of the Championship after eight straight wins. Where did it all go right this season?

By Martin Laurence for WhoScored

It was a weekend packed with late drama in the ever-unpredictable Championship but, if there is one thing you can count on this season, it is that Norwich will outclass their opponents. The Canaries won their eighth game in a row on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points. Managerless QPR did not provide the toughest of challenges but Daniel Farke’s side have looked a cut above the opposition for some time now.

Farke has turned his squad into the dominant force in the division in hugely impressive fashion, which is all the more admirable given that his job came under some scrutiny after an underwhelming first season at Carrow Road. Norwich only finished 14th last season – when they scored fewer goals (49) than bottom club Sunderland – but they stood by their coach and his long-term vision.

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