Premier League: Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur match preview

A look ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixture at Carrow Road

Ben Nagle
Friday 21 February 2014 13:53 GMT
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Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood remonstrates from the touchline
Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood remonstrates from the touchline (GETTY IMAGES)

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Norwich City face an impossibly difficult end to this Premier League season. In their final four games, they face Liverpool (H), Manchester United (A), Chelsea (A), and Arsenal (H). Currently, the Canaries hover precariously above the bottom three, and could be right amongst them by the time they kick off on Sunday afternoon.

Sections of the Norwich support have called for Chris Hughton to be relieved of his managerial duties, and should the team's record of one win from 11 not improve, you'd have to say it won't be long before the managerial merry-go-round begins to spin once more.

Next up for Norwich is Tottenham, who are having a much more positive, albeit hectic, season. There hasn't been much of a settling-in period for Tim Sherwood, as the Tottenham manager brings his team back from Dnepropetrovsk to the slightly less dangerous surroundings of Norfolk. With less than three days' rest following their Europa League match in the Ukraine, Sherwood has some decisions to make regarding his team selection.

Emmanuel Adebayor, Kyle Walker, Younes Kaboul, Hugo Lloris and Aaron Lennon were all rested for Thursday's game and will be expected to play a part on Sunday, while Sandro, Erik Lamela, Vlad Chiriches and Jermain Defoe were all missing through injury.

For the home side, Jonas Gutierrez, Ryan Bennett and Jonny Howson all missed the West Ham game last Tuesday, but may be back and available for the Spurs game. Michael Turner and Elliott Bennett are doubts.

KICK-OFF: Sunday, 4pm

PAST THREE MEETINGS:

Tottenham 2 (Sigurdsson 2) Norwich 0, Premier League, September 2013

Norwich 1 (Hoolahan) Tottenham 1 (Bale, Premier League, January 2013

Norwich 2 (Vertonghen OG, S Jackson) Tottenham 1 (Bale), Capital One Cup, October 2012

STATS:

Norwich have never beaten Tottenham at Carrow Road in the Premier League (lost 4, drawn 2)

Sherwood has the best record after 10 games in charge of any Tottenham manager in Premier League history

Norwich have failed to score in six of their last 10 games

None of the 63 substitutes to have played for Norwich in the league this season have scored or assisted a goal.

In the ten Premier League games under Sherwood, Tottenham have found the net on every occasion and are averaging 2.1 goals a game.

ODDS:

Norwich to win: 4.0

Tottenham to win: 2.18

Draw: 3.55

TV: Live coverage on Sky Sports 1, Sunday 4pm. Highlights on BBC1, 10.25pm

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