Norwich Vs Doncaster going ahead and match preview

Norwich City’s Championship clash against Doncaster Rovers will go ahead as planned despite the Yorkshire side trying to get the match postponed.

Rovers have been beset by injury problems recently and chairman John Ryan contacted the Football League to see whether the match could be called off.

However, Doncaster would face the prospect of a large fine and possible points deduction if they couldn’t fulfil the fixture and therefore the decision has been made that the match will go ahead.

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Match Preview
Npower Championship
Venue: Carrow Road Date: Tuesday, 22 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website



TEAM NEWS
Norwich will have new signing Rob Edwards available following the defender's loan move from Blackpool.

Leon Barnett has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury, while Chris Martin and Simon Lappin are also set to miss out with a hamstring And Appendix problem respectivaly.

Doncaster midfielders James Coppinger (calf) and Ryan Burge (ankle) are the latest Rovers players to be ruled out.

Billy Sharp (groin) is out along with a host of others, including James Hayter, Ryan Mason and James Chambers.


MATCH PREVIEW
Norwich's penchant for injury-time goals has seen them pick up vital points this season. But the tables were somewhat turned on them on Saturday at Leeds, whose late equaliser denied the Canaries a potentially crucial win.

Having drawn against one of their promotion rivals, fifth-placed City now face a Doncaster team that has been in freefall and seem to be in danger of drifting into a relegation battle unless they can arrest their slump.

Rovers' 3-0 defeat at Swansea at the weekend continued their wretched run and followed last week's 6-0 mauling at the hands of Ipswich. They have dropped to 17th in the table - eight points above the drop zone.

Doncaster have lost seven of their last eight matches, have gone four games without scoring, and are not being helped by injuries to key players. The absence of forwards Billy Sharp and James Hayter has hit them particularly hard.


MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• This is only the 12th competitive match between these clubs. Norwich have won eight and Doncaster two of the previous 11.

• The Canaries have a 100% home league record against Rovers, who have lost on all four of their visits to Carrow Road.

Norwich

• A draw would be Norwich's 500th at home in the league.

• Paul Lambert's side have had 212 goal attempts on target, which is the joint most in the division along with Leicester.

• Marc Tierney could make his 200th career league appearance.

Doncaster

• Doncaster are the only side to have lost as many as seven Championship games in 2011.

• The South Yorkshire club have failed to score in six of their last eight league games.

• Rovers' league matches this term have produced a total of 98 goals.

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