For Norwich, the value of this kind of afternoon goes beyond the scoreline.
That matters in a division where momentum can swing quickly. Norwich have often looked at their best when their forward players rotate well, stretch the pitch and attack second balls with conviction.
The reported scorer list is revealing.
When Norwich are dangerous, they tend to move the ball quickly into wide areas and then flood the box with numbers. A spread of goals like this would suggest the attack is not becoming easy to read.
From Sheffield United’s side, a home defeat of this kind would raise familiar questions.
The Championship rarely allows teams to dwell for long. If Norwich can build on this reported win, the storyline becomes consistency; for Sheffield United, it is about whether this was a bad day or an early warning.