Two clubs on the same half of the English Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Norwich City and Stoke City. The first-division battle scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET will be held at Carrow Road in Norwich and can be live streamed here free.
Stoke City enters Week 29 looking to ride a small ripple of momentum following the club’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal last week at the Britannia Stadium. A Jonathan Walters’ penalty secured the victory for the Potters and dropped Arsenal down to third in the race for the Premier League title. They will now hope to ride a wave of momentum with a victory on the road.
Norwich City, however, didn’t fare as well in Week 28. A 4-1 throttling at the hands of Aston Villa kept the Canaries in the bottom half of the Premier League table with 28 points. They sit just two points back of this weekend’s opponent. Perhaps of more concern for Norwich, they are only four points above the relegation zone. By no means is their place in the top-flight safe. A victory over Stoke would go a long way in creating some much-needed wiggle room.
Neither club are truly contenders for the top spot in England, nor a place in European competition next season, but who will take the three points at Carrow Road?
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Player to Watch: Stoke City’s Geoff Cameron is on a mission to earn a World Cup roster spot with the U.S. men’s national team. The American defender started in the Yanks’ 2-0 loss to Ukraine on Wednesday and is looking to ensure more opportunities at the right-back position come his way. It starts with a solid performance on the road today.
Norwich City’s Projected Lineup 4-4-1-1: Ruddy; Olsson, Bassong, Yobo, Martin; Redmond, Johnson, Tettey, Snodgrass; Hoolahan; Hooper
Stoke City’s Projected Lineup 4-2-3-1: Begovic; Pieters, Wilson, Shawcross, Cameron; Whelan, N’Zonzi; Arnautovic, Ireland, Walters; Crouch
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