Here is how we predict Norwich City and Sunderland will line up this weekend:
To be played on Saturday 16th April 2016 at 11:45. Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich
Odds: Norwich 7/5, Draw 11/5, Sunderland 21/10
Sunderland travel to Carrow Road on Saturday to take on Norwich City in a vital Premier League clash.
The Black Cats are currently 18th in the table with six matches remaining while the Canaries are one place and four points better off having played a game more.
That makes Saturday’s encounter a relegation six-pointer with Norwich knowing that if they win they will all but seal their top-flight status for another season, seemingly condemning both Sunderland and Newcastle United to the second tier in the process.
Alternatively, if Sunderland win they will know they have a great chance of survival and they are in a rare position of being cheered on – albeit reluctantly – by Newcastle fans for a change.
In early team news, Norwich are without Alex Tettey due to an ankle injury while Timm Klose and Russell Martin are both rated at 75 per cent to recover from a knee injury and a knock respectively.
As for Sunderland, they have a clean bill of health heading into this game, so with that in mind here is how we expect the two sides to line up on Saturday:
Norwich predicted lineup
- John Ruddy
- Sebastien Bassong
- Martin Olsson
- Ryan Bennett
- Andre Wisdom
- Robbie Brady
- Jonny Howson
- Matthew Jarvis
- Gary O’Neil
- Dieumerci Mbokani
- Steven Naismith
Sunderland predicted lineup
- Vito Mannone
- Younes Kaboul
- Jan Kirchhoff
- Lamine Koné
- Patrick van Aanholt
- DeAndre Yedlin
- Lee Cattermole
- Wahbi Khazri
- Yann M’Vila
- Fabio Borini
- Jermain Defoe
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