Liverpool look to break their EPL duck against Norwich
Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool will square off against Norwich City in a Premier League match at the Carrow Road on Saturday.
After having edged West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in a tight Capital One Cup fixture on Wednesday, the men in red will be looking to get their league campaign on track by recording their first win of the season.
So far, they have put up 2 points on the table from their five league outings.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Canaries-c38723, on the other hand, will be wary of their opponents’ maimed confidence, and will be eyeing their first EPL win this season themselves.
Norwich City
Norwich may have bagged just the three points out of their first five games, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Hughton’s unit have shown a lot of character since their 5-0 trouncing by Fulham on the opening day.
As the manager looks to mastermind an unlikely win over Liverpool, he may have to do it without the services of his defender, Sebastien Bassong. The Cameroonian International suffered a hamstring injury during the previous game against Newcastle United,
and remains doubtful to feature on Saturday.
His void is likely to be filled by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Turner-c25393.
Elliott Bennett, who made a comeback this week during the League Cup match after being on the sidelines due to a knee injury, will also be available for the game, and could come on as a second half substitute.
Skipper Grant Holt is set to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-c36794 Hoolahan, as Hughton pairs him up alongside Steve Morison and Andrew Surman in the frontline.
Simon Lappin and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Whittaker-c34215 remain to be long-term absentees.
Expected Starting Line-up:
Grant Holt (Captain), http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonathan-c18993 Howson, Andrew Surman, Grant Holt, Steve Morison.
Results of last five league matches:
L D D D L
Liverpool
The Merseyside outfit will go into the game hungry for points, following their calamitous start to the term.
However, manager, Brendan Rodgers, has got some injury problems to attend to.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163 remain doubtful to feature on Saturday, as they are suffering from chin and ankle injuries respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Kelly-c24395 has already been ruled out for at least the next couple of months, after developing knee impairment. His absence will likely make way for Jose Enrique.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oussama-Assaidi-c28900 could make his EPL debut, in place of Fabio Borini.
Expected Starting Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050, Andre Wisdom, Martin Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Joe Allen, Nuri Sahin, Raheem Sterling, Oussama Assaidi, Luis Suarez.
Results of last five league matches:
L D L D L
Expected Result:
Norwich City 1 : 3 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809
Liverpool may have struggled to find the back of the net this season, but that did not happen without them creating a host of opportunities. Their impressive performances against Manchester United and West Brom in the last two matches have compelled the
writer into predicting a result in their favour.
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