Norwich vs Crystal Palace confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture

Canaries are looking to kickstart their escape from the relegation zone

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Norwich City are looking to kickstart their relegation escape when Crystal Palace visit Carrow Road on New Year’s Day.

Daniel Farke’s side have won just three games all season and are firmly rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Crystal Palace have enjoyed a fine first half of the season and currently sit comfortably in ninth.

However, speculation over the future Wilfried Zaha has started to bubble once again and Roy Hodgson has publicly urged the club to recruit new players.

Here is everything you need to know about the game:

When is it?

The match kicks off at 5:30pm on 1 January at St Mary’s.

How can I watch it?

The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport ESPN, with coverage beginning at 5:15pm.

Confirmed line-ups

Norwich: Krul, Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons, McLean, Tettey, Vrancic, Emi, Pukki, Cantwell

Crystal Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Tomkins, Sakho, Riedewald, Meyer, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew

Team news

Norwich will be without Timm Klose, Ben Godfrey, Josip Durmic and Ralf Fahrmann, while Todd Cantwell, Kenny McLean and Tom Trybull are all in line to return after starting on the bench against Tottenham.

Palace are faced with injury problems of their own with Andros Townsend, Jeffrey Schlupp, Gary Cahill, Joel Ward, Scott Dann, Christian Benteke and Patrick van Aanholt all ruled out.

Odds

Norwich- 7/5

Draw – 12/5

Tottenham – 19/10