Ipswich vs Norwich Preview-21/4/11

Ipswich VS Norwich Match Preview
21/4/11 Ko 7:45
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Ipswich Team News
Leadbitter was concussed during the Bristol city game. Kennedy has a slight hamstring strain. Wickham has a minor back injury. Mcauley has a slight injury on his ankle..

Possible starting 11
Lee barratt Edwards Mcauley Delaney O'Dea(possibly Kennedy if fit) Norris Bullard Leadbitter (maybe healy if leadbitter is not match fit)Carson Scotland Wickham


Norwich Team News
Chris Martin will not be involved until a reserves fixture has been arranged. There are no new injury concerns for Lambert to worry about. Wilbraham and Barnett are both out for the remainder of the season

possible starting 11
Ruddy,R.Martin,Ward,Whitbread,Tierney,Crofts,Fox,Lansbury,Hoolahan,Holt,Jackson

Notes from Press conference
Press conference - PL: 'wait and see' on Holt's fitness. Hasn't heard anything re: Sam Vokes and possible recall to Wolves
PL on team: They are playing without fear and with great confidence at the moment. They have been terrific all season
PL: 'I know how important a derby is to the fans. We will be going there looking to try and win'
'I thrive on the pressure' says PL
We're all looking forward to it - Wes Hoolahan talks to the media ahead of tomorrow's big derby http://yfrog.com/h28z2byj



Last Meeting-was a 4-1 win for Norwich on home soil back in november with Grant Holt and Wes Hoolahan scoring the goals for Norwich and Delaney scoring for the visitors with a crowd of 26,532 breaking the all seater record for Carrow Road

Last Game at Portman Road- was a 3-2 win for Ipswich back in april 2009 with Gio dos Santos ,Quinn and Stead doing the damage for the home team with David Mooney and Sammy Clingan scoring for the visitors


Current Records

Ipswich Town
Ipswich have won 17 drawn 8 and lost 17 scoring 56 and conceeding 58 so far this season leaving them in 12th position heading into the game

Norwich City
Norwich have won 20, drawn 14 and lost 8 so far this season leaving them in 3rd position going into the game


Officials
J MOSS
M Bull And N Kinsley
4th Official-W Linden

Match Odds from ladbrokes.com
Home win (Ipswich) 6/4
Draw 23/10
Away win (Norwich) 9/5..

Thanks to priskinoursaviour for providing team news and predicted line up for Ipswich Town

MATCH REVIEW
IPSWICH 1 NORWICH 5

Norwich City smashed their arch enemy Ipswich Town at Portman Road with a scintillating display that will have City fans dreaming of the Premier League.

The Canaries had by far the better chances before deservedly taking the lead on 13 minutes. Andrew Surman started the move, pinging the ball out to Wes Hoolahan on the left, whose low cross was only parried by former City reserve goalkeeper Arran Lee-Barrett – and Surman side-footed home for his second goal in successive matches.

It was the ninth successive time City have scored first at Portman Road in a derby fixture.

Ipswich had the occasional moment, but it was the visitors who were by far and away the more comfortable, and earned their second on 24 minutes through Town defender Gareth McAuley.

David Fox’s corner fizzed through the six yard box, where it reached the centre-half – who haplessly saw the ball flick off him and the far post before nestling into Lee-Barrett’s net.

It was McAuley’s third own goal playing against City, after doing so as a Leicester playing in both fixtures of the 2006-07 campaign – as well as being off the pitch receiving treatment when Matty Pattison scored for the Canaries at Carrow Road in 2007.

Town did pick up the pace in the second half but it truth they were always second best – and Simeon Jackson rammed home the point, and the three points, on 73 minutes.

Grant Holt did brilliantly well to hold off the attentions of Delaney, before Jackson beat McAuley to his low cross to prod home his ninth of the campaign, and fifth in five games.

Jimmy Bullard let fly with a pearler from 25 yards that picked out John Ruddy’s top right corner, but Town’s newfound confidence disappeared two minutes later with a slick Norwich counter.

Wes Hoolahan bombed down the left and his cross missed Jackson, but found right-back Russell Martin who drilled through Lee-Barrett as if he was not there.

And there was still time substitute Dani Pacheco to score his first goal since joining on loan from Liverpool in the fourth and final minute of injury time, and finish as one-sided an East Anglian derby there has been.


• Ipswich Town: Lee-Barrett, Edwards, McAuley, Delaney, O’Dea, Bullard, Norris, Leadbitter, Wickham, Scotland (Drury 46), Carson. Subs (not used): Fulop, Peters, Brown, Healy, Civelli, Whight.

• Norwich City: Ruddy, Russell Martin, Ward, Whitbread, Tierney, Crofts, Fox (Lansbury 76), Surman, Hoolahan (Pacheco 84), Holt (Vokes 83), Jackson. Subs (not used): Rudd, Edwards, Lappin, McNamee.

• Attendance: 29,258 (2,125 City fans)

• Referee: Jon Moss (West Yorkshire)

BEAM BACK ATTENDANCE-About 5000