Norwich City v Liverpool: Match Preview

After a disappointing defeat to Manchester United at Anfield last weekend, Liverpool are still looking for their first victory of the league season, although the midweek Capital One Cup win over West Bromwich Albion will have gone some way to lifting the cloud over the manager Brendan Rodgers. Norwich, also winless, have drawn both of their home games against West Ham United and QPR but have managed just the single goal. Grant Holt is still looking for his first goal and a semblance of last season's form. Andrew Lawton
Venue Carrow Road, Saturday 3pm Tickets Sold out Last season Norwich 0 Liverpool 3
Referee M Jones
This season's matches 2 Y10, R0, 5.00 cards per game
Odds Norwich 4-1 Liverpool 5-6 Draw 3-1
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Graphic

Norwich

Subs from Whittaker, R Bennett, Pilkington, Turner, Tettey, Hoolahan, Jackson, Butterfield, C Martin
Doubtful Pilkington (back), Bassong (hamstring)
Injured Lappin (ankle, 6 Oct), Whittaker (ankle, 21 Oct), Kane (ankle, Nov)
Suspended None
Form guide LDDDLW
Disciplinary record Y1 R0
Leading scorers Jackson, Snodgrass 1

Liverpool

Subs from Jones, Carragher, Coates, Henderson, Enrique, Downing, Assaidi, Morgan, Wisdom, Suso, Yesil, Cole, Pacheco
Doubtful Agger (knee), Borini (ankle), Cole (hamstring)
Injured Lucas (thigh, Nov), Kelly (knee, Mar)
Suspended Shelvey (second of three)
Form guide LDLDLL
Disciplinary record Y10 R2
Leading scorer Suárez 2

Match pointers

• Liverpool have won five and lost none of their last six league matches against City
• Luis Suárez scored a hat-trick in this fixture last season
• Only Norwich (3.6%) have a worse chance conversion rate than Liverpool (6%)
• Liverpool have earned just 20 points from 24 Premier League games in 2012
• Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their past 15 Premier League matches, but that was in the 3-0 win at Carrow Road in April
• Norwich have won one of the past 10 league matches

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