Norwich City v Stoke City: match preview

Norwich City v Stoke City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light

Norwich may be struggling to bring in reinforcements with the transfer deadline looming but Alex Neil struck on a winning formula at Sunderland last week, Nathan Redmond and Cameron Jerome adding thrust from the start. Neil would like a new striker but, for now at least, Gary Hooper and Ricky van Wolfswinkel remain options. Xherdan Shaqiri stands to make his debut for Stoke, whose comeback at White Hart Lane last Saturday suggests the Canaries will have to work hard for the kind of home win that might keep them up. Nick Ames

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Carrow Road

Last season n/a

Referee Mike Dean

This season G2, Y9, R0, 4.50 cards per game

Odds H 7-5 A 12-5 D 23-10

Norwich City

Subs from Kean, Rudd, Wisdom, R Bennett, Turner, Toffolo, E Bennett, Andreu, O’Neil, Odjidja-Ofoe, Johnson, Grabban, Hooper, Van Wolfswinkel

Doubtful None

Injured Lafferty (knee, 29 Aug), Olsson (shoulder, 29 Aug), Mulumbu (foot, 5 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LW

Discipline Y3 R0

Leading scorer Redmond 2

Stoke City

Subs from Given, Wollscheid, Wilson, Ireland, Affelay, Joselu, Crouch, Krkic, Walters, Bardsley, Sidwell

Doubtful Krkic (knee), Walters (illness), Wilson (ankle)

Injured Odemwingie (hamstring, 29 Aug), Shawcross (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LD

Discipline Y4 R0

Leading scorers Aranautovic, Diouf 1