Preview: West Brom vs Norwich

by Kieran O'Daly , 27 January 2012

Baggies manager Roy Hodgson has a number of injury problems to contend with ahead of his side's FA Cup fourth round clash with Norwich at the Hawthorns on Saturday.


Midfielder Paul Scharner has been troubled by an Achilles in recent weeks and is struggling to be fit for the visit of the Canaries. Hodgson will probably opt to rest Irish striker Shane Long who is suffering from a back complaint, with Simon Cox and Marc-Antoine Fortune both in line to deputise for him up front.


Skipper Chris Brunt (fractured ankle), fellow midfielder Zoltan Gera (knee) and defenders Steven Reid (ankle and knee) and Billy Jones (hamstring) all remain on the sidelines.

Norwich manager may call on the services of striker James Vaughan after he scored on his comeback from a long-term knee injury in the 3-3 reserve match draw against Chelsea in midweek.

Lambert was further boosted by the return of defenders Elliott Ward and Marc Tierney in midweek after recovering from knee and groin injuries respectively. On-loan defender Kyle Naughton will not feature after being denied permission to play be parent club Tottenham.

Teams:

West Brom (from): Foster, Fulop, Jara-Reyes, Olsson, McAuley, Dawson, Tamas, Mattock, Shorey, Mulumbu, Morrison, Thorne, Dorrans, Thomas, Tchoyi, Cox, Fortune, Odemwingie, Long, Bednar, Scharner.

Norwich (from): Ruddy, Martin, Whitbread, Ayala, Ward, Tierney, Fox, Crofts, Johnson, Pilkington, Surman, Bennett, Vaughan, Morison, Jackson, Holt, Steer, Drury, Hoolahan, Wilbraham, Lappin, Barnett.

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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