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Chris Kavanagh ???????
TEAM FORM (All Competitons)
Norwich – LLLLD ------- Spurs - DWDWW
We will aim to confirm our place in the 2022-23 Champions League when we travel to basement side Norwich City for the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. We realistically need just a point to finish in the top four, while the Carrow Road hosts have already been condemned to their fate.
Already preparing for their next attempt to gain an immediate promotion back to the Premier League in the seemingly never-ending yo-yo cycle, Norwich's hard-fought point against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out came too little too late for the Canaries to salvage anything meaningful.
Pukki’s 11th goal of the season propelled Norwich into a half-time lead before Rayan Ait-Nouri levelled proceedings soon after the restart for the hosts, and Norwich's only attempt at a saving grace now will be a 19th-placed finish. The rock-bottom Canaries are only one point behind only one point behind Watford but with a significantly worse goal difference, although the Hornets face a daunting final-day meeting with Chelsea, and Norwich will be desperate to give their fans a small slice of delight before their return to the Championship.
Holding Wolves to a 1-1 draw did at least manage to end a five-game losing run in the Premier League for the Canaries, who had also gone 360 minutes without scoring in the top flight, but a tally of 12 goals at home is by far the worst in the division. Furthermore, Norwich's last three final-day games in the Premier League have seen them concede 10 goals while chalking up a grand total of zero themselves - music to our ears where some of us cannot shake the nerves ahead of Sunday
Antonio Conte claimed that he wanted to "suffer" by watching Arsenal take on Newcastle United on Monday, but the only ones suffering were the Gunners, who ceded control of the top four race to us. We, though did ride our luck for periods against Burnley and only got over the line 1-0 thanks to Kane’s penalty following a handball by Asshley Barnes, who was unfortunate to see his long-range effort crash back out against the post in the second period.
Nevertheless, we held on for a crucial win which sees us hold a two-point lead over fifth-placed Arsenal, where our goal difference is far inferior ahead of Everton's trip to the Emirates, so one point against the Premier League's basement side should be enough to re-enter the promised land of the Champions League. Chelsea have not secured third place just yet either, but it would take a mammoth swing in goal difference for us to finish on the podium.
Not every one of us is 100% confident about our side's ability to handle the pressure, but our side have now taken 11 points from the last 15 on offer in the Premier League and have only conceded one goal - to Liverpool, no less - in their our four Premier League away games. We eased to a 3-0 triumph over Norwich City when the Canaries travelled to the capital back in December, but twe lub have previously lost to an already-relegated side on three occasions on the final day, which will certainly not calm our nerves.
Chris Kavanagh ???????
TEAM FORM (All Competitons)
Norwich – LLLLD ------- Spurs - DWDWW
We will aim to confirm our place in the 2022-23 Champions League when we travel to basement side Norwich City for the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. We realistically need just a point to finish in the top four, while the Carrow Road hosts have already been condemned to their fate.
Already preparing for their next attempt to gain an immediate promotion back to the Premier League in the seemingly never-ending yo-yo cycle, Norwich's hard-fought point against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out came too little too late for the Canaries to salvage anything meaningful.
Pukki’s 11th goal of the season propelled Norwich into a half-time lead before Rayan Ait-Nouri levelled proceedings soon after the restart for the hosts, and Norwich's only attempt at a saving grace now will be a 19th-placed finish. The rock-bottom Canaries are only one point behind only one point behind Watford but with a significantly worse goal difference, although the Hornets face a daunting final-day meeting with Chelsea, and Norwich will be desperate to give their fans a small slice of delight before their return to the Championship.
Holding Wolves to a 1-1 draw did at least manage to end a five-game losing run in the Premier League for the Canaries, who had also gone 360 minutes without scoring in the top flight, but a tally of 12 goals at home is by far the worst in the division. Furthermore, Norwich's last three final-day games in the Premier League have seen them concede 10 goals while chalking up a grand total of zero themselves - music to our ears where some of us cannot shake the nerves ahead of Sunday
Antonio Conte claimed that he wanted to "suffer" by watching Arsenal take on Newcastle United on Monday, but the only ones suffering were the Gunners, who ceded control of the top four race to us. We, though did ride our luck for periods against Burnley and only got over the line 1-0 thanks to Kane’s penalty following a handball by Asshley Barnes, who was unfortunate to see his long-range effort crash back out against the post in the second period.
Nevertheless, we held on for a crucial win which sees us hold a two-point lead over fifth-placed Arsenal, where our goal difference is far inferior ahead of Everton's trip to the Emirates, so one point against the Premier League's basement side should be enough to re-enter the promised land of the Champions League. Chelsea have not secured third place just yet either, but it would take a mammoth swing in goal difference for us to finish on the podium.
Not every one of us is 100% confident about our side's ability to handle the pressure, but our side have now taken 11 points from the last 15 on offer in the Premier League and have only conceded one goal - to Liverpool, no less - in their our four Premier League away games. We eased to a 3-0 triumph over Norwich City when the Canaries travelled to the capital back in December, but twe lub have previously lost to an already-relegated side on three occasions on the final day, which will certainly not calm our nerves.
Team News
Norwich boss Smith has confirmed that Mathias Normann is fine to feature despite coming off with a knock at Molineux, but Billy Gilmour (ankle) and Ben Gibson (back) will both need to be assessed.
Andrew Omobamidele, Adam Idah, Kenny McLean, Joshua Sargent, Ozan Kabak and Christoph Zimmerman will all miss the final day of the season through their various injury woes, but Smith will be loath to make too many changes after a strong showing against Wolves.
Should Gibson be ruled out, Norwich would likely have to revert to a back four, while Lukas Rupp is waiting in the wings if Gilmour is not deemed fit enough to feature.
As for us, Romero hip injury was expected to keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season, but Conte has not ruled out the possibility of the Argentine being available here. However, Tanganga, Skipp, Reguilon and Doherty are all still on the road to recovery, and Conte will be expected to stick with his settled starting XI for Sunday's game.
A brace for Kane would see him become the outright top scorer on the final day of the Premier League season with 10, while Son will aim to take advantage of Salah’s's injury woes to clinch the Golden Boot - the South Korean currently boasts 21 strikes compared to Salah's 22.
Andrew Omobamidele, Adam Idah, Kenny McLean, Joshua Sargent, Ozan Kabak and Christoph Zimmerman will all miss the final day of the season through their various injury woes, but Smith will be loath to make too many changes after a strong showing against Wolves.
Should Gibson be ruled out, Norwich would likely have to revert to a back four, while Lukas Rupp is waiting in the wings if Gilmour is not deemed fit enough to feature.
As for us, Romero hip injury was expected to keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season, but Conte has not ruled out the possibility of the Argentine being available here. However, Tanganga, Skipp, Reguilon and Doherty are all still on the road to recovery, and Conte will be expected to stick with his settled starting XI for Sunday's game.
A brace for Kane would see him become the outright top scorer on the final day of the Premier League season with 10, while Son will aim to take advantage of Salah’s's injury woes to clinch the Golden Boot - the South Korean currently boasts 21 strikes compared to Salah's 22.
Head-to-Head
We first played each other on Saturday 30th January 1915, where they beat us 3-2 at their ground.
We have gone on to play each other 69 times where we have won 31, they won 20 and 18 were drawn.
League: We have won 288, they have won 16 and 15 were drawn
FA Cup: We have won 1, they have won 3 and 3 were drawn
League Cup: We have won 2, they have won 1, and none were drawn
We have gone on to play each other 69 times where we have won 31, they won 20 and 18 were drawn.
League: We have won 288, they have won 16 and 15 were drawn
FA Cup: We have won 1, they have won 3 and 3 were drawn
League Cup: We have won 2, they have won 1, and none were drawn
