Today sees us take on Bolton Wanderers on the back of us snatching two last seconds equalisers and I’m sure the fans are hoping that the team spirit continues into today’s game and an early goal for us would help to get the crowd behind the team. As CS pointed out, Klose is an injury concern. Sky Preview Norwich forward Nelson Oliveira could be recalled to the starting XI for the Sky Bet Championship match against Bolton. The Portuguese frontman came off the bench to score a stunning 30-yard equaliser in stoppage time against leaders Wolves on Wednesday night to end his 11-match goal drought. Captain Ivo Pinto should be back in contention following a problem he sustained when getting out of his car. Bolton must do without midfielder Karl Henry, who starts a two-match ban after collecting a 10th yellow card in the midweek win over struggling Sunderland. Full-back Mark Little is in the middle of a three-match suspension following his dismissal at QPR. Midfielder Josh Vela suffered an ankle problem which caused him to sit out Tuesday night's game, and could be set for an extended spell out. Captain Darren Pratley is closing in on a return from a cracked fibula, while fellow midfielders Craig Noone (knee) and Will Buckley (hamstring) also continue their rehabilitation. Opta Stats Norwich have lost just one of their last 10 Championship outings (W5 D4), losing seven of their previous 10 before this run. The Trotters have picked up just one win in their 16 away league games this season (D5 L10), losing each of the last three by a 0-2 scoreline. Nelson Oliveira netted his first goal in 10 league appearances last time out. The Portuguese striker hasn't scored in successive league games since August. After Gary Madine's departure in January, Sammy Ameobi is now the highest current goalscorer for Bolton this season with four league goals - he has only found the net once in his last 17 league games. I'm VERY hopeful that we can get a win and score more than one goal to give the fans something to cheer about and turn the 2nd half dominance that we've shown in our last 3 games into goals. I'd love to see DF maybe try both Sir Benny and Basil on the pitch together for maybe the last 15 to 20 minutes.
OTBC! last day down under...hoping for a solid win and further push for a possible sneak into 6th...#aussieopstimism#yaneverknow#comeonyouyellas!
I would love to see us score more than just 1 goal today (as most City fans would I suspect). I am happy to see the defence becoming a little more reliable (mostly) but it has come at a cost, i.e. there is nothing at the other end of the pitch
I can't quite agree - when we played Derby, Carson got their MotM, Bialkowski had at least one cracking save from Basil and against Wolves, we'd 9 shots on goal and 6 on target!! #FineMargins
From the highlights I have seen throughout the season, the Derby & Wolves games were far improved "up front" but as with the other game you flagged up against Ipswich, the one thing in common is that they have all been in the last few weeks. Prior to that, the forward line was as blunt as it could be. It does suggest that a better balance may be being achieved but the likes of Basil and Murph have still got to deliver more emphatically.
Urgh. One of my best mates is a Bolton fan. Don’t like these games. Lost to them when they were bottom and adrift. Sparked off their good run of form. Playing well apparently. Please let’s batter them this time. We should have our heads up after the finishes to the last 2 games. Need a win today.
Maybe time to give Hernandez a start and leave Josh on the bench? Oliveira and Hernandez together with Maddison in the hole behind could prove interesting - and even if not, there's nothing in the rule book that says you have to wait until the 87th minute to tweak it, Herr Farke!
I assume Murphy and Hernandez will play as 'inside left and right' respectively, flanking Olly with Madders and Leitner dropping deeper to bail Tettey out when we lose possession?
I'd say that's a 4-2-3-1 with Murphy in a wider role. Interesting to see how he gets on today, I think most of us feel it's his best position, so he could do with a performance! I wonder if the injury to Klose forced the formation change, or if Farke had this in mind anyway. A welcome change for a home game!
The commentary says it's a 4-1-4-1 which sounds good to me. Maddison and Leitner pulling the strings with Murphy and Hernandez out wide, supported by the WBs.
