Fulham vs Norwich (Away) 18th October 2014

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Fulham vs Norwich​

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Championship Fixture​

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18th October 2014​

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Craven Cottage, London (Capacity 25,700)​

 

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Post reserved for lineups. 

 

[KeiranShikari]

Never look forward to this fixture but all bad runs must come to an end sometime.

 

[Canaryboy]

Lets just hope they start Mark Fotheringham. 

 

[Din]

I'm hoping that this'll be the team:

Ruddy​

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson​

Howson Tettey​

Redmond Hoolahan Lafferty​

Jerome​

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Unfortunately I think we'll stick with the 4-4-2, with Jerome and Grabban up top, Johnson instead of Tettey, and Hoolahan on the wing. 

We haven't won against Fulham since 1986, so can't really see that us changing our fortunes here. That said our away form is as good as it's ever been. 

I think it'll be 2-1 Fulham unfortunately, although if we play how we have in recent away games then we can certainly take at least a point here.

Seems strange that we're top of the league, Fulham are in the relegation zone, and yet a lot of Norwich fans (including me) can see us losing this.

 

[SussexYellow]

If we were top of the premier league by 10 points and they were in the conference south and we drew this fixture in a cup game it would still make the blood run cold!

 

[Safri15]

I really think it should be Lafferty up top on his own in a 4-2-3-1, had an amazing international break. So I would go: -

                      Ruddy

Martin - Turner - Jos - Olsson

             Howson - Tetty

Redmond - Hoolahan - Grabban

                    Lafferty

Lafferty and Grabban can switch about as much as they like in that formation to keep the Fulham defence guessing.

I think its time to see a Tetty Howson combo in the mid and give BJ an extended rest.

This has to be the time we break our duck against Fulham, PLEASE. Going to go 2-1 Norwich for our first win against them in my lifetime!

 

[It's Character Forming]

I'm not going having been at Fulham for our 2-1 defeat under Lambert and the 5-0 tonking that opened Hughton's tenure.

So far this season I've been to Wolves and Shrewsbury so we're top of the league and I've seen us lose twice without even scoring.

So probably a good thing I'm not going.,. We might have a chance

 

[Yellow Fever]

IMO, we need to look at the season as a whole for the choice of line-up. Lafferty, Hoolahan and Tettey have all had game time over the international break, so perhaps it would be better to bring them in against Leeds on Tuesday and retain the line-up from Rotherham. Lafferty would be an excellent impact sub to bring on after say 60 minutes against Fulham and then start against Leeds. Speaking of Lafferty, the following is an excellent article from a NI point-of-view on the way he has turned his career around:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/how-lafferty-turned-his-fortunes-around-30668137.html?

 

[KeiranShikari]

They have all had game time over the international break, if you count the West Ham behind closed doors game.

 

[Lake District Canary]

I'm hoping that this'll be the team:

Ruddy​

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson​

Howson Tettey​

Redmond Hoolahan Lafferty​

Jerome​

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Unfortunately I think we'll stick with the 4-4-2, with Jerome and Grabban up top, Johnson instead of Tettey, and Hoolahan on the wing. 

We haven't won against Fulham since 1986, so can't really see that us changing our fortunes here. That said our away form is as good as it's ever been. 

I think it'll be 2-1 Fulham unfortunately, although if we play how we have in recent away games then we can certainly take at least a point here.

Seems strange that we're top of the league, Fulham are in the relegation zone, and yet a lot of Norwich fans (including me) can see us losing this.

That's my team too, Din.  On the balance of the season so far, it looks like the strongest line up.   Here's hoping.......

 

[Canaryboy]

That's my team too, Din.  On the balance of the season so far, it looks like the strongest line up.   Here's hoping.......

Only problem is that Adams has said that Lafferty has a slight injury and will need to be looked at. If he isn't quite fit enough to do 90 minutes I think he'd be better coming off the bench, rather than being subbed after an hour. With Josh Murphy having a slight injury too, it wouldn't surprise me if we saw Hoolahan out wide again. 

If Lafferty is unavailable I'd personally love to see Olsson pushed forward and Garrido in the team, I was impressed with Garrido earlier in the season. 

 

[Salopian]

I can't even begin the guess the squad, with just about everyone fit now except Ryan B. With Hooper fit and Lafferty on fire the strikers are especially difficult to predict.

Score-wise, Fulham will lift their game and I can't see us winning. So I predict 1-1.

 

[The Great Mass Debater]

Oh God its not Fulham away is it? Wheres my noose?

 

[GazzaTCC]

Score-wise, Fulham will lift their game and I can't see us winning. So I predict 1-1.

With our recent record, that scoreline would count as progress!

 

[Trevmuttley]

I have a strong feeling that for once we are not going to lose tomorrow.

 

[Canaryboy]

I have a strong feeling that for once we are not going to lose tomorrow.

I'm beginning to get good feelings about this game, everybody expects us to lose so pressure is off. Especially if Forest lose this game with Cardiff.

 

[splutcho]

https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/523458526459355136

https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/523458690196586497

Meh. Why bring back one of our best players in exchange for one of our other best players, while one of the worst sits there, untouchable.

 

[Canaryboy]

Interesting that he's gone for Miquel on the bench over Hooiveld. Nice to see Hooper on the bench and Josh Murphy in the squad (after his heel injury),although odd that Odjidja didn't get minutes against Spurs U21 if he is on the bench today.

 

[splutcho]

Hooiveld injured along with Lafferty apparently.