Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 9th where Norwich City will host Crystal Palace at Carrow Road in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 17th placed Norwich City is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kenny McLean scored the first goal for Norwich City in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Norwich City ran away with the shutout win. Norwich City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Crystal Palace is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hartlepool United. Marc Guehi scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 4th minute, then Michael Olise added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Conor Gallagher In the end, Hartlepool United was frustrated by Crystal Palace’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Crystal Palace ended the match with the shutout victory. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Norwich City and Crystal Palace last played eachother at the Selhurst Park on Dec 28th. Crystal Palace won by a score of 3 to 0. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 8th minute on a penalty, then Jean-Philippe Mateta added another in the 38th minute In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Crystal Palace ran away with the shutout win.
Michael Olise has been the most effective weapon for Crystal Palace lately. The French midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Josh Sargent has been the most prolific scorer on Norwich City in his last 5 matches with two goals
Norwich City will be without Mathias Normann, Billy Gilmour, Tim Krul, Lukas Rupp and Omobamidele, while Crystal Palace will be without James Tomkins.