Norwich-Crystal Palace Statistical Preview

Probable Lineups

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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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