Goal.com - Home

thumbnail Hello,
 
Played
December 2, 2012 11:00 AM EST
Carrow Road — Norwich, Norfolk
Referee:‬ P. Dowd‎
Attendance:‬ 26228‎
 

Premier League Preview: Norwich - Sunderland

The Canaries are climbing up the table after having gone eight games without a loss and will be hoping for a win against Martin O'Neill's toiling side.

By Sam Wells

More On :  Norwich City, Sunderland, Norwich City vs Sunderland
EPL: Frazier Campbell, Sunderland v Norwich City
Getty Images
  PROBABLE LINEUPS

NORWICH CITY

Bunn
Whittaker, Bennett, Bassong, Garrido
Snodgrass, Johnson, Tettey, Pilkington
Hoolahan
Holt
SUNDERLAND

Mignolet
Bardsley, Kilgallon, Cuellar, Rose
Larsson, Colback, Gardner, Johnson
Sessegnon
Fletcher

The hosts have some injury problems with goalkeeper Mark Bunn set to continue to stand in for the injured John Ruddy (thigh), while Harry Kane (ankle) and Russell Martin (back) are once again unlikely to feature, and there is no set return date for either player.

Aside from that, the home side has no new fitness worries and look set to name an unchanged side from the team that earned a 1-1 draw against Southampton on Wednesday.

Grant Holt is likely to be preferred to Steve Morison once again, despite storming off when substituted in the clash with the Saints.

Sunderland, meanwhile, has to make do without captain Lee Cattermole (knee) as he faces a potentially lengthy lay-off after coming off injured against QPR. Jack Colback looks set to replace him alongside Craig Gardner in the middle of the park.

John O'Shea (calf) is a major doubt, while Wes Brown (calf) remains on the sidelines, still yet to make an appearance this season.

Other than that, Martin O'Neill could name the same line-up that mustered a 0-0 draw with QPR, though he might feel the need to go with James McClean over Adam Johnson after a lively substitute appearance in Tuesday's game - especially with the away side desperately looking for some creativity in the final third.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Norwich and Sunderland will not only be playing each other for Premier League points, but also the Friendship Trophy - a tradition dating back to the 1985 League Cup final.
  • The away side in this fixture has failed to score in six of the last seven meetings.
  • Norwich has conceded just three times in its unbeaten run of seven games, compared to 17 goals leaked in the seven before them.
  • Holt (pictured right) has committed more fouls (38) than any other player in the top flight this season.
  • A massive 45 percent of the Canaries' goals have come through headers - the highest proportion in the Premier League this season.
  • Sunderland won the last encounter between these two sides 3-0; the Black Cats have yet to win by three goals or more since that day: Feb. 1, 2012.
  • Craig Gardner has been booked in all of Sunderland's even games (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th) - this is the club's 14th.
  • With Tuesday's substitute appearance against QPR, Louis Saha became only the fourth Premier League player to reach 100 substitute appearances.

Follow Goal.com on Twitter

Follow Goal.com on Facebook
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Norwich City 2-1 Sunderland
    18.47 %
  • Norwich City 1-1 Sunderland
    12.89 %
  • Norwich City 1-0 Sunderland
    11.15 %
Head to Head
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 2013-03-17 Sunderland 1 - Norwich City 1
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 2012-12-02 Norwich City 2 - Sunderland 1
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 2012-02-01 Sunderland 3 - Norwich City 0
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 2011-09-26 Norwich City 2 - Sunderland 1
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
Last Five Matches
Norwich City
2013-05-19Manchester City 2 - Norwich City 3EPL
2013-05-12Norwich City 4 - West Bromwich Albion 0EPL
2013-05-04Norwich City 1 - Aston Villa 2EPL
2013-04-27Stoke City 1 - Norwich City 0EPL
2013-04-20Norwich City 2 - Reading 1EPL
Sunderland
2013-05-19Tottenham 1 - Sunderland 0EPL
2013-05-12Sunderland 1 - Southampton 1EPL
2013-05-06Sunderland 1 - Stoke City 1EPL
2013-04-29Aston Villa 6 - Sunderland 1EPL
2013-04-20Sunderland 1 - Everton 0EPL
Odds
Returns: Norwich City $11.20 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Returns: Draw $65.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Returns: Sunderland $510.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Team News
Available Squads
28Mark BunnGoalkeeper
3Steven WhittakerDefender
5S. BassongDefender
18Javier GarridoDefender
24Ryan Bennett Defender
4Bradley JohnsonMidfielder
7Robert SnodgrassMidfielder
12Anthony PilkingtonMidfielder
14Wesley HoolahanMidfielder
27Alexander TetteyMidfielder
9Grant HoltStriker
1John RuddyGoalkeeper
13Declan RuddGoalkeeper
2Russell MartinDefender
20Leon BarnettDefender
8Jonny HowsonMidfielder
17Elliott BennettMidfielder
10Simeon JacksonStriker
5Steve MorisonStriker
22Simon MignoletGoalkeeper
2Phil BardsleyDefender
27Matthew Kilgallon Defender
24Carlos Javier CuéllarDefender
25Danny RoseMidfielder
7Sebastian LarssonMidfielder
8Craig GardnerMidfielder
11Adam JohnsonMidfielder
23James McCleanMidfielder
28Stéphane SessegnonMidfielder
26Steven FletcherStriker
20Keiren WestwoodGoalkeeper
19Titus BrambleDefender
14Jack ColbackMidfielder
15David VaughanMidfielder
25Fraizer CampbellStriker
10Connor WickhamStriker
16James McFaddenStriker
Results
ALL MATCHES >>
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
Striker
Man. United 		26 3
Luis Suárez Luis Suárez
Striker
Liverpool 		23 0
Gareth Bale Gareth Bale
Midfielder
Tottenham 		21 0
C. Benteke C. Benteke
Striker
Aston Villa 		19 3
Michu Michu
Midfielder
Swansea City 		19 0

Goal.com Canada‎

Editions

Copyright © 2013 Goal.com All rights reserved. The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com