Norwich-Crystal Palace Statistical Preview

Probable Lineups

Team News

Norwich

• Norwich fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United last time out, but will look to home advantage to return to winning ways against Crystal Palace.
• Manager Chris Hughton has his fair share of injury worries however, with Elliott Bennett, Alexander Tettey, Anthony Pilkington, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Robert Snodgrass and Mark Bunn all sidelined.
• Wes Hoolahan could come into the midfield, while Johan Elmander is expected to support Gary Hooper on the frontline.

Crystal Palace

• After 4 successive defeats, Crystal Palace have found some form, overcoming Hull City 1-0 on the back of a 0-0 draw with Everton.
• The victory came at a loss however with Yannick Bolasie suspended following his controversial red card against the Tigers. He joins Glenn Murray, Jonathan Williams, Adlène Guédioura, Jerome Thomes and Marouane Chamakh on the sidelines.
• Patrick McCarthy has returned to training, but is someway off a first-team return.

Match Facts

• There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Crystal Palace’s last 4 games in the Premier League.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Norwich’s last 6 games in the Premier League.

Prediction

• Norwich have won just the 3 times in the Premier League this season, although 2 of those have come at Carrow Road. The Canaries have lost just 2 of their league encounters at home, while securing an noteworthy 3-1 win over West Ham the last time they played in Norfolk.
• Crystal Palace, now under the stewardship of Tony Pulis, have picked up 4 points in their last 2 matches and they’ll be eager to build on that to give themselves a chance of staving off the threat of relegation. However, the last time Palace won back-to-back Premier League matches was back in 1997, the second of which was against a Tottenham side coincidentally led by Chris Hughton.
• The Eagles are also unbeaten in their last 5 league meetings with Norwich and while they may continue that run, it’s unlikely Palace will come away from Carrow Road with all 3 points.

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