Predicted Norwich City XI to face Bristol City in the Championship
Teemu Pukki’s injury-time winner helped Norwich City claim a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the Championship last week.
The Canaries are currently top of the Championship standings with 43 points from 21 games, just a point above second-placed Leeds United and the onus will be on them to bag all three points when they make the trip to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City.
Bristol City are 13th in the standings and the Robins will be high on confidence after beating Birmingham City 1-0 in their previous outing.
Team News
Louis Thompson (shoulder) and Carlton John Morris (cruciate ligament) are ruled out for Saturdays’ clash while Moritz Leitner (calf) and Matthew Jarvis (knee) and Kenny McLean (ankle) will be pushing for a return to action. Right -back Ivo Pinto is back to training and might get a look in for this game.
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Manager: Daniel Farke
Predicted XI
1. Tim Krul (GK)
He has had a decent time between the sticks this season and should retain his position for this one.
2. Max Aarons (RB)
He has racked up a few goals and assists in recent weeks and has looked solid defensively.
3. Christoph Zimmermann (CB)
The German has been a standout figure at the back for the Canaries this season and he will be expected to keep up his good work.
4. Ben Godfrey (CB)
He did a good job at the heart of the defence against Bolton and should continue if Timm Klose doesn’t recover from his injury.
5. Jamal Lewis (LB)
He struggled with his decision-making in the last game but added a lot of value to the attack from the left.
6. Mario Vrancic (CDM)
The Bosnian made a lot of difference from his deep position in the midfield against Bolton and Farke should continue to rely on him.
7. Alex Tettey (CDM)
The Norwegian international showed plenty of energy and tenacity in the previous outing.
8. Emi Buendia (RW)
The Argentinian contributed a lot to the attack in the last game in terms of creativity and Norwich will once again rely on him to create the chances.
9. Tod Cantwell (LW)
He troubled the opposition with his intelligent movement and played a part in Pukki’s stoppage-time winner last week.
10. Marco Stiepermann (CAM)
The German was one of the standout figures in that 3-2 win last week and he should be one of the first names on Farke’s teamsheet for this one.
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11. Teemu Pukki (ST)
Norwich will once again rely heavily on their talismanic striker to find the net this week.
