Leicester vs Norwich preview

by ncfc_Tooze Tue 08 Mar 2011, 1:39 pm

Npower Championship
Venue: Walkers Stadium Date: Tuesday, 8 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website

TEAM NEWS
Leicester have no new injury problems ahead of this vital game in the race for promotion.

Patrick van Aanholt and striker Steve Howard remain the only absentees with thigh and ankle injuries respectively.

Norwich have a doubt over defender Zak Whitbread, who had to be replaced during Saturday`s draw with Preston after injuring his back.

On-loan Blackpool man Rob Edwards will make his first start for the Canaries if Whitbread is ruled out.

MATCH PREVIEW
Leicester have gone three matches without winning but could count themselves unlucky to lose at leaders QPR, whose late goal on Saturday came after the Foxes had looked the better side for much of the game.

Boss Sven-Goran Eriksson declared after that game that his team simply "cannot go on losing" if they manage to keep playing as they have been, which is difficult to dispute based on their impressive performance at Loftus Road.

Their play-off bid was helped by the teams above them slipping up, including fourth-placed Norwich, who drew 1-1 at home to Preston and were left to rue a number of missed chances - not to mention an embarrassing penalty miss by Wes Hoolahan.

Canaries boss Paul Lambert refused to criticise his players after the game and understandably so, because despite that disappointing result his team are still only two points away from the automatic promotion places.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Leicester and Norwich have each won 20 of the 52 previous matches between these clubs.

Leicester

• Leicester have won seven - and lost only two - of their last 11 league games.

• A goal for Paul Gallagher would be the 50th of his club career.

• Lloyd Dyer is hoping to me his 100th start for the Foxes.

Norwich

• Norwich are unbeaten in five matches.

• They have failed to score in only four of their 35 Championship outings this season.

• The Canaries are one of only four second-tier sides not to have lost a league game by more than two goals.