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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Norwich City at on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The previous match played between the two at was within the last three years, in January 2004, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 03 Feb | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Norwich City's 50 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 75 points from the 38 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the The Blades to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Sheff. Utd. take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | No win in the 3 most recent games. |