Norwich City's upturn in form was foreseen by very few outside of the inner sanctum at Carrow Road, and Jack Stacey has explained why the dressing room always retained belief their fortunes would change. 

In November, the Canaries found themselves in 17th place in the Championship, and David Wagner and his squad were criticised for their performances and results. 

That escalated to calls for Wagner to be dismissed, but City's squad has remained united and emerged through adversity, culminating in a derby day victory over Ipswich Town on Saturday. 

"It's crazy but yeah, I think so," Stacey said when asked if he always thought the form would turn.

"When we were down in 17th, you looked around at the squad and knew there were injuries as well, but I always thought that we could go on a run, and there is always one side that does. That belief has always been there.

"We weren't happy with performances, but we knew that if we could get it right, then the teams we were losing or drawing to, we knew we could beat them on our best day.

"It was about keeping going, moving forward, and that's what we did. We made a few tweaks tactically and got a few players back from injury. We are in a completely different place now to what we were then."

Marcelino Nunez's free kick from distance ensured City maintained their proud unbeaten run in the East Anglian derby and stretched their winning form at Carrow Road to eight matches. 

That success at home, where they've not been beaten since a defeat to Blackburn, has been critical to their charge in the top six. Stacey was also keen to highlight the important role set pieces has played in their recent results. 

"It sounds obvious, but we've taken it a game at a time. You always want to have good home form, and we've put this run together.

The Pink Un: Norwich City has won all of their last eight matches at Carrow Road.Norwich City has won all of their last eight matches at Carrow Road. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd)

"To be honest, it was never something that we specifically planned, but it's what happens when we have the belief and performances at home; this is a result of that.

"We had a lot of prolonged pressure in that pressure and a lot of set pieces; to see that go in was an amazing feeling," Stacey said. 

"Set pieces are so important—especially when we're on top in games and creating a lot of pressure with opportunities. We've scored from them when we've had the chance.