Norwich City vs Liverpool Pre-Match Thread (28/4/12) 5:30pm

 Come on you RED MEN give us a good win and make it worth getting out of bed at 4 am.AS Cas said lets finish off the season in style and win our remaining matches including the F.A.Cup final,you can do it.

Will be a good game but that bad form wil continue and Norwich will nick it.

I suspect today's side will closely resemble the one Kenny  has in mind for the final and then we'll see some changes for the Fulham game. I'm going for a draw today I think and then it wouldn't surprise me if the reserves turned Fulham over in midweek!

Will be a good game but that bad form wil continue and Norwich will nick it.

Now now mate Tommy Younger and Bert Slater would not of spoke of losing when they played for us,don't know about Falkirk though.

Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Spearing
Downing --------------- Bellamy
Gerrard
Suarez Carroll

Hopefully a win..... please 

If the players turn up with "its only Norwich" attitude I fancy Norwich

If they turn up fighting for there place in next weeks team then I fancy us about 3 nil

this one we take, 3-0 to the REDS.

Would anyone be surprised if we lose today? I haven't felt this way for a long times

We need a result! Come on boys, lets get stuck in and play some classy football.

Carroll to get 2!

Fancy a cracking little game today as us eventual winners at 3-2. Come on the Reds.

Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack !

Opting for a very convincing win here, the lads will be hurting from that defeat by West Brom, they didn't get what they deserved at all in that game like so many others this season and I'm expecting them to take the full seasons frustrations out on Norwich today.

Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack !

And score, score, score, score, score!

Can't believe 8 people have said we will loose, miserable gits.
 Come on you Reds 

Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! Attack !

And score, score, score, score, score!

  Then win, win, win, WIN, WIN!       

Hoping to see some of the youth team in today's squad, as others have said it will be good to get them blooded while we have the chance.

Hoping to see some of the youth team in today's squad, as others have said it will be good to get them blooded while we have the chance.

I think we are more likely to see some kids on the bench for the Fulham game at home, but not long to go now until we see who is playing today and who the subs will be.

First Team in Focus: Norwich City, Away (28/04/12)

http://elitedevelopmentblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/first-team-in-focus-norwich-city-away.html

Liverpool v Norwich
KO: 17:30

TEAM NEWS

Norwich will again be without centre-back Zak Whitbread, who is nursing a groin problem.
Fellow defenders Daniel Ayala and Marc Tierney remain sidelined by knee and groin injuries respectively.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard may return after being rested for last weekend's home defeat against West Bromwich Albion.
Fellow midfielder Charlie Adam has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

MATCH PREVIEW

A glance at the table just about sums up the contrasting emotions of these two clubs in this Premier League season. Who would have thought when the fixtures were produced that Norwich would trail Liverpool by just three points going into this match? Whilst it speaks volumes for the remarkable efforts of all connected at Carrow Road, it only highlights Liverpool's domestic inconsistencies once again.

Whilst 2012 may yet be remembered for two successes in cup competitions, only bottom club Wolves have picked up fewer top-flight points than Liverpool since the turn of the year - it's 12 from a possible 45 for the Reds. In fact, unless they pick up eight points from their last four games they will be left with their lowest ever tally in the Premier League.

This fixture is one of many reminders of a frustrating season. Back in October they hit the woodwork twice and produced a string of fine saves from John Ruddy as Norwich became one of 12 clubs to leave Anfield with at least a point. Remarkably, the Reds have recorded two more wins away from Anfield than at home. Now they have two more matches to play before their Wembley meeting with Chelsea to try to improve things slightly. Last season they finished 10 points off the top four - the current gap is 16 points.

Norwich will relish the visit of Liverpool in their penultimate home game of the campaign, and will try to beat them on home turf for the first time in 19 years since the memorable days under Mike Walker. They've lost only two of their last eight at Carrow Road and those defeats were against both Manchester clubs. Paul Lambert would dearly love another landmark day in an incredible season, and will hope to put one over Dalglish, who he briefly played under at Celtic.


MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Norwich have not beaten Liverpool at Carrow Road since a 1-0 win on 1 May 1993. The Canaries finished that season third, three places above the Reds.

Norwich

The Canaries have won two of their last 10 league games.

They have recorded just two clean sheets this term - fewer than any other top-flight side.

Paul Lambert's side have gained 14 points from losing positions this term - only Arsenal have a better record.

Liverpool

The Reds have hit the woodwork 30 times in the Premier League this season, more than any other side in a full campaign since 2000 (according to Opta).

They have converted just 9% of shots into goals this season, the lowest proportion in the top flight.

The Reds have allowed their opponents just 120 shots on targets this term - the lowest tally in the Premier League.

Liverpool have won two of their last 11 top-flight matches (W2, D2, L7).

Kenny Dalglish's side have won seven away Premier League games this term - only the top three can better that tally.

If the players turn up with "its only Norwich" attitude I fancy Norwich

If they turn up fighting for there place in next weeks team then I fancy us about 3 nil

Exactly only 3 points difference between us and Norwich and they have some excellent results this year. But without a doubt their main threat is Grant Holt.

Fancy a 2-1 win to us.

I know, I know! I did use the face tho!

I know you did .  Just winding you up......

 





CMon you REDS   



Lets be aving yer ma dears !
Got yer sherry Delia ?

Iv'e just come on guys, no its not my period  , can anyone report whats been happenining since kick-off please, don't even know the team, ie;is Stevie back, is Raheem playing, have we scored    ??

Iv'e just come on guys, no its not my period  , can anyone report whats been happenining since kick-off please, don't even know the team, ie;is Stevie back, is Raheem playing, have we scored    ??

Nothing to report as the game does not start till 5:30

DOH!!    , at least iv'e not missed anything, lmao, I'm such a tw*t at times i really am 

Would love to see Suso and Sterling get a run out tday... By my maths the highest we can finish is 6th, lowest 14th - we have absolutly nothing to play for and a cup final next week!

If they done get a look in I would be very very suprised, this is a great opportunity to blood some youngsters. There will be a forum meltdown if we lose and the papers will go mental - but it's worth the risk IMO...

I'd get a few of the 'squad players' involved this evening, there's at least two (possibly more) places for the final up for grabs in my eyes so they might fight that little bid harder to get one of those places.