Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing defeat to West Brom, while Norwich will be hoping for a morale boosting home victory.
To be played on Sunday 29th November 2015 at 16:15. Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich
Odds: Norwich 5/1, Draw 7/2, Arsenal 11/18
The cliche for any newly promoted side is that their home is going to be key to their chances of survival,. A scalp here for Norwich City would be a huge confidence boost, the trouble for the Canaries is that they’re facing an Arsenal side determined to bounce back from a Premier League defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
Alex Neil’s side currently sit four points above the relegation zone and barring one defeat at Newcastle, they have never been battered in a game, they mostly seem competitive so it would be a little foolish to rule them out of getting a result completely.
Arsenal could end the weekend top of the table if results go their way, as they sit two points behind surprise league leaders Leicester City – who play second-placed Manchester United this weekend.
They will be looking to get back to winning ways on the domestic front following a draw against Tottenham prior to their defeat at West Brom. From being in a position where they could be sitting top of the pile, they currently sit fourth and could do with getting a win to keep up with the pace. Their reassuring victory over Dinamo Zagreb in midweek to keep their Champions League hopes alive was welcome and they’ll hope to start a run.
Norwich predicted lineup
- John Ruddy
- Sebastien Bassong
- Russell Martin
- Martin Olsson
- Andre Wisdom
- Robbie Brady
- Wes Hoolahan
- Youssouf Mulumbu
- Gary O’Neil
- Nathan Redmond
- Dieumerci Mbokani
“We will be regarded as one of the smaller teams in the league, but even when so-called bigger teams come to our place, they have been happy to sit behind the ball, soak up pressure and hit you on the counter attack and that sort of surprised me.”
Alex Neil
Arsenal predicted lineup
- Petr Cech
- Héctor Bellerín
- Laurent Koscielny
- Per Mertesacker
- Nacho Monreal
- Santiago Cazorla
- Mathieu Flamini
- Mesut Özil
- Joel Campbell
- Olivier Giroud
- Alexis Sánchez
Norwich injury news
Alexander Tettey ★ probable – thigh
Matthew Jarvis ★ out – knee
Arsenal injury news
Mikel Arteta ★ out – calf
Jack Wilshere ★ out – calf
Francis Coquelin ★ out – knee ligament
Danny Welbeck ★ out – knee
Tomas Rosicky ★ out – knee
Theo Walcott ★ out – calf
Aaron Ramsey ★ out – hamstring
Alexis Sánchez ★ probable – hamstring
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