Canaries V Forest

With Ryan Yates one match suspension after picking up a red card for deliberate hand ball, Hughton's job hasn't got any easier.

Norwich sit in second spot with a pretty impressive record, they're not unbeatable though, they have just lost away to Luton on 2nd December going down 3-1. However they've lost just the once at home losing 0-1 against our near neighbours on 3rd October.

Hughton needs to play for a 0-0 or failing that to keep the score down and avoid red cards and penalties.

Norwich hit two late goals to beat the Wendies last Saturday;
Max Aarons scored his first goal in almost two years as Norwich City regained top spot in the Championship with a late comeback win over Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road.

The Canaries had been trailing after Josh Windass - back in Wednesday's line-up after suspension - headed home Adam Reach's cross on the hour.

But the home side turned the match around in the last 10 minutes, with teenage substitute Josh Martin grabbing his first senior goal before full-back Aarons fired in the winner.

The result pushed Wednesday back to the foot of the table and leaves them still searching for their first win since Tony Pulis took charge.

Norwich will have 2000 fans in the ground just to add to Forest's woe's.

Norwich head coach Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Norfolk:

"It was great to at least have 2,000 yellow shirts here. I celebrated with our supporters because they also played their part during difficult periods in the game, they were unbelievably noisy.

"I'm proud of my lads, they were able to not just score the equaliser but turn the game completely. We're the first team in ages that was able to score more than one goal against Sheffield Wednesday.

"We have turned several games and won many late points - it's a bit in our DNA as a team to fight until the end. To find a way to win this game is fantastic and there's no doubt we deserved to win it."

Their leading scorer is Pukki with 7 goals & 1 assist, he returned to the Norwich starting line up for the Wednesday game, so will probably start tonight.


Tonight will be a very tough test and the way the team plays, not giving up & keeping their heads up, rather than the score, might well represent a litmus test to how much time Hughton is likely to get.