please log in to view this image Round 21 please log in to view this image Norwich City 5 - 0 Huddersfield Town FT 90+2 HT 0 - 0 Johnson 46', 51' Redmond 48' Jerome 69' Grabban 77' Attendance:25,595 Date: Saturday 13th December 2014 Venue: Carrow Road Kick-Off: 3:00 PM Saturday sees Norwich City welcome Huddersfield Town to Carrow Road in Round 21 of the Skybet Championship season. Last time out the Canaries put in a battling display against lowly Wigan Athletic where they eventually ran out 1-0 winners courtesy of Johnny Howson's early first half strike. In truth it was a rather dour affair but City had been on a wretched run of form up until this encounter and at the end of the day securing the three points was all that really mattered. City fans will be hoping that the corner has finally been turned and they can now look forward to their side making a serious assault on the play-off positions if not an automatic promotion spot. A narrow midfield four was employed to support the Canaries' front two at Wigan last weekend, however heading into this Saturdayâs visit of Huddersfield Town, City chief Adams says they will consider every outlook because they eye each Sky Bet Championship fixture on its own merits. please log in to view this image Jonny Howson celebrates after putting City ahead against The Latics [video=youtube;3pqkegB_kFk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pqkegB_kFk&list=UUzdkZv6--BWsUQ9rKUtQ1TQ[/video]City Boss Neil Adams previews tomorrows game âI think you have to look at it all the time. It was a good performance (at Wigan), but when youâre at home sometimes the onus is on you to come and attack teams. As weâve found, teams have generally tended to sit back,â he told Norwich City TV ahead of the game. âWeâll certainly have a look at it â as Iâve said all along, weâre certainly not afraid to change tactics or the team. You pick a team that you think will do a job and win a game for you. âLooking back, weâve felt the team selections have been right and the tactics have been right, what have let us down are mistakes that have cost us goals and points. Thatâs what was pleasing last week, to keep a clean sheet and get the three points.â Adams is hopeful that the uplift after the Latics victory will ensure it doesnât stand alone on the fixture list as they look to improve form at Carrow Road, starting on Saturday. âIt is about maintaining that of course. We need to put points on the board, as weâve said all along,â he said. âItâs another good chance for us now, a home game, to go and follow that up because what we donât want to do is waste that win at Wigan. It will be fantastic for us if we carry on in that same manner. âWe do need to get back to Carrow Road being a noisy place and for us to be winning games there, and Iâm sure one goes with the other. If weâre winning games, itâs noisy.â Wes Hoolahan and Ryan Bennett (both ankle) each have a chance of being named in the squad of 18 on matchday, although Adams revealed Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe still hasnât fully recovered from the knee problem picked up in the 0-0 draw at Sheffield Wednesday in October. âHeâs still got a little bit of a niggle with his knee,â he confirmed. âIâm generally hoping everyone will be available from last week and also if they go well enough over the next couple of days, Wes and Ryan. âHuddersfield have got one or two threats as weâre well aware of, but weâre confident, particularly after Saturdayâs performance. Weâre really keen to back this up and to go into the Derby game and the festive period with points under our belts.â As for Town, Chris Powell wants his side to use the momentum gained from Saturdayâs win over Brentford to improve its away form â starting at Norwich City this weekend. Town ended a four game spell without a win on Saturday at the John Smithâs Stadium with a 2-1 win over the Bees and Powell mentioned the importance of this win at his pre-match press conference on Thursday. please log in to view this image Terriers Boss Chris Powell âWe certainly needed the win. We hadnât won in four games, although admittedly we played some tough teams. A lot of teams would lose away at Derby and even though it was a tough night we actually had some good spells in the game.* âWe then lose one game at Bolton and go down to 19th. We win one game and go back up to 15th - thatâs the Championship. Saturdayâs opponents Norwich have been better on the road so far this season, with just three wins at Carrow Road. Chris continued: âNorwich got a terrific result away from home last week, but they have found it tougher at home and they will be looking to rectify that. We will be looking to continue that struggle and show the same level of performance and desire as we did last week to really get ourselves in the game. âIt will be difficult; theyâre an ex-Premier League side with a very good squad and some money behind them and some very good purchases. But theyâre in the same league as us and weâve got to believe weâre at the same level and are capable of getting something from Carrow Road. Once weâre out there, we will be looking to impose ourselves and getting a positive result.â Saturday's game also promises to be an emotional one for Ex City Captain and three time player of the season Grant Holt as he makes his first appearance back at Carrow Road since his departure. please log in to view this image Ex City Captain and goalscoring legend Grant Holt returns to Carrow Road Current form Norwich City: LLDLW Huddersfield Town: LLDLW Match History The Canaries and The Terriers have met 38 times in competitive fixtures City having the slight upper hand with 12 wins to Town's 10, there have been 16 stalemates. The sides didn't meet in a league fixture until 1st October 1960 the match was played at Carrow Road and resulted in a 2-0 win for the home side. The Canaries also won the last encounter between the two sides when they beat Town 3-1 at The Galpharm (Now John Smith's) Stadium in League One on 13th March 2010. City's biggest margin of victory over Town was by five goals to nil at Carrow Road in League Division One (now The Championship) on 13th April 1998, Town's best win a 3 â 2 home success in 1995 in the same competition. Highest Norwich City score Norwich City 5 Huddersfield Town 0 Highest Huddersfield Town score Huddersfield Town 3 Norwich City 2 Highest aggregate (6) Huddersfield Town 2 Norwich City 4 They played for both clubs Current City striker Cameron Jerome was at Huddersfield as a youngster, ex City trio Grant Holt (on loan from Wigan), James Vaughan and Jacob Butterfield now all ply their trade with The Terriers. The full relationship MARK BARHAM Former England international winger Barham joined the Terriers from Norwich in July 1987 please log in to view this image Norwich City Milk Cup Winner Mark Barham GREGG BERHALTER Had trials with both Huddersfield and Norwich in the summer of 2000 ADRIAN BOOTHROYD Norwich's former Assistant Director of the Football Academy played for the Terriers KENNY BROWN Huddersfield was yet another destination for this nomadic full-back STEVE BRUCE Norwich's former defensive giant managed Huddersfield from May 1999 to October 2000 SIMON CHARLTON Norwich's former defender began his career with the Terriers LEE CLARK Norwich's former Assistant Manager moved to Huddersfield in December 2008 PAUL CRICHTON Former City goalkeeper who has been goalkeeping coach for both Norwich and the Terriers LEE CROFT Former England Under-21 midfielder who joined Huddersfield on loan in June 2010 JOHN DEEHAN Followed Steve Bruce to the McAlpine Stadium in May 1999 JEREMY GOSS Had a two week trial with Huddersfield in October 1997 DES HAMILTON Had loan spells with Norwich and Huddersfield whilst with Newcastle PAUL HAYES Former City youngster who joined The Terriers on loan in February 2007 MARK JACKSON Had a loan spell at Huddersfield whilst with Leeds in 1998/99 ALAN LEE Terriers' striker who had previously played for City on loan in 2009 MEL MACHIN The Terriers' former acting manager played and coached at Carrow Road DAVID PHILLIPS Former Wales and Norwich star Phillips spent November 1997 to March 1999 with the Terriers ANTHONY PILKINGTON City's July 2011 signing was previoulsy with Huddersfield IWAN ROBERTS Norwich legend who spent 4 seasons with Huddersfield MARK ROBINS Huddersfield's former manager was a successful striker at Carrow Road please log in to view this image Mark Robins in his City playing days ROBBIE SIMPSON Former Norwich youth who joined Huddersfield from Coventry in June 2009 COLIN SMITH Had trial with Huddersfield before joining Norwich on a non-contract basis PAUL STEPHENSON Followed Clark to the McAlpine following his sacking by Norwich ROB ULLATHORNE Trained with Huddersfield in October 1999 whilst seeking a new club MICK WADSWORTH Huddersfield's former manager was once number two at Carrow Road STEVE WALFORD Had loan spell at Huddersfield whilst with West Ham DAVE WATSON Norwich's former goalkeeping coach coached for the Terriers SIMON WEBSTER Former Norwich loan signing Webster made 118 league appearances for the Terriers PAUL WILSON Paul was signed from Huddersfield by Norwich in 1985 Updated team news please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Norwich City 01 Ruddy 02 Whittaker 05 Martin 03 Cuéllar 23 Olsson 27 Tettey 28 O'Neil (Redmond 45') 04 Johnson 08 Howson 11 Hooper (Grabban 76') 10 Jerome (Hoolahan 72') Substitutes 06 Turner 07 Grabban 09 Lafferty 12 Hooiveld 14 Hoolahan 22 Redmond 26 Rudd Huddersfield Town 01 Smithies 27 Smith 04 Hudson 15 Wallace 17 Robinson 06 Hogg 10 Coady 08 Butterfield 07 Scannell 16 Holt 21 Wells Substitutes 03 Dixon 05 Gerrard 09 Vaughan 11 Ward 12 Hammill 31 Allinson 37 Peltier Referee Mr Mark Brown Full commentary on BBC Radio Norfolk 95.1 & 104.4FM, 855Mhz and DAB Digital Radio with Chris Goreham and guest match summariser Darren Eadie â¦............. and don't forget to tune in to 'Canary Call' after the game ! 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Well done KIO! (You will do next week as well won't you?). As for Holty, I'm sure he'll get a warm welcome at the game.
Ha, I see where you're coming from there Rick, Derby isn't it. Hmm the KIO lucky thread will certainly be tested !
Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC 1m1 minute ago #NCFC team v @htafcdotcom: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Cuellar, Olsson; Howson, O'Neil, Tettey, Johnson; Hooper, Jerome. 0 replies 15 retweets 4 favorites Reply Retweet15 Favorite4 More Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC 45s46 seconds ago #NCFC subs v @htafcdotcom: Rudd (GK), Turner, Grabban, Lafferty, Hooiveld, Hoolahan, Redmond
Unchanged I think: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Cuellar, Olsson; Howson, O'Neil, Tettey, Johnson; Hooper, Jerome. Subs: Rudd (GK), Turner, Grabban, Lafferty, Hooiveld, Hoolahan, Redmond. Hoolahan fit for the bench.
I think our line-up today works when we're looking to be compact away from home, and to be hard to beat rather than expansive, but I'm not sure how it's going to work at home. There's no width to stretch teams, and not a great deal of creativity either. That said, it worked for us before with Hoolahan at the top of the diamond, so perhaps that's something we'll see at some point?
