Norwich City's mission to extend their impressive Championship run continues this afternoon, and David Wagner is hoping he can count on the 1,200 travelling supporters they'll have backing them.

The Canaries face Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park as they look to translate their home performances to the road, and the City boss is sure he's prepared his players as well as he can for the trip to Lancashire.

"Our focus is on ourselves, like always," he said. "But obviously we know everything about Blackburn They changed their manager, went a little bit more direct than before when they were ball-playing. But they can mix it up, they have everything. In set-pieces they maybe don't have the best record as well.

"We know everything that we have to know. I think we have to make sure that in ball possession and without it are on our highest level. Then obviously show the aggression and the desire which is needed to be really on our game.

"This is exactly what we'd like to do. I've heard that we have at least 1,200 away supporters with us, which is huge. Hopefully there will be a few more even.

"When you have them behind you, it always makes it easier for you, away or at home. This is exactly what our target is, to send them home happy. For this we all, them and us on the pitch, we have to be at our very best."

New head coach John Eustace will provide City with a different task to the one they faced when Jon Dahl Tomasson brought his side to Carrow Road for a 3-1 victory in November, but Wagner says their clash with him at Birmingham a month earlier has helped their preparation.

"The good thing is that we played Birmingham when Eustace was there, so we are aware of his idea," he continued, "and they've now played three games under him.

"So we know a little bit what we have to expect. I think the players have all the information they need, like always. Then it's up to us to execute the game plan, to be super tight, together, to make sure that everyone does his job.

"Everyone has done fantastically in recent weeks, and everyone played a huge part. This is one of the reasons why we are on such a positive run, and this is exactly the atmosphere and the feeling that we have to keep going."

The fitness of star man Josh Sargent had been a worry after he hobbled off injured in City's 4-2 win over Watford last week, but he's raring to go this weekend and close to being back to his best.

Wagner and his staff will continue to monitor the situation closely, however, with no doubt about the importance of the American to their play-off push.

"This is exactly how we've dealt and will deal with the situation, to take it week to week," he said of Sargent. "This week was good, because he felt good after the last game. Hopefully he will keep going, keep continuing to feel proper and perform like he did on Saturday.

"I've got the international break in the back of my head a little bit. Hopefully we can give him a bit of a longer rest again, which would be totally beneficial. But that's too far ahead.

"We take it game by game, week by week, and so far big credit to the medical performance department and to Josh as well. They've managed it perfectly so that he's always available.

"Last week he had three starts in a week for the first time since August, which is great, even if he was not able to finish one of these games.

"He's made progress, this is good. Fitness wise he's adapted, and obviously he plays a big part for us. Everybody knows this."