Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday preview: Championship clash live on Sky Sports Football
Watch Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday live on Sky Sports Football on Good Friday from 7.30pm; Kick-off is at 7.45pm.
Friday 19 April 2019 19:07, UK
Leaders Norwich will be without striker Jordan Rhodes when they face Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road on Friday night, live on Sky Sports.
Rhodes, who came off the bench against Wigan at the weekend, is ineligible to play against his parent club. Louis Thompson and Carlton Morris are available after injury.
Midfielder Emi Buendia is missing again as he serves the last match of his three-game suspension.
Wednesday expect to be without midfielder Adam Reach who limped off during the weekend defeat at Leeds. Reach suffered an Achilles injury which is still being assessed by the Owls' medical staff ahead of the end-of-season run-in.
Boss Steve Bruce reported no new injury concerns following the narrow loss at Elland Road. And he will hope to have one or both of Dominic Iorfa and Rolando Aarons back available.
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Norwich haven't completed a league double over Sheffield Wednesday since the 2001-02 season - they won 4-0 at Hillsborough earlier this season.
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Sheffield Wednesday are winless in three league visits to Norwich (W0 D1 L2) since winning four in a row between 2005 and 2009.
Norwich have lost on Good Friday at Carrow Road in each of the last two seasons, losing both matches against Fulham.
Sheffield Wednesday have won their last four league matches on Good Friday (2002, 2014, 2017, 2018).
Norwich have named 18 unchanged line-ups in the Championship this season, more than any other side.
Sheffield Wednesday have lost two of their last three league games under Steve Bruce (W1) having lost none of his first 11 in charge (W5 D6 L0).
Prutton's prediction
Norwich could have gone into this game on Friday night with their own promotion hopes in their hands, but two draws on the spin have slowed that down slightly.Depending on what happens in other games beforehand, they could still do it, but
even if it doesn't happen on Friday it will sooner or later. They should sneak this one.
David Prutton predicts: 2-1 (15/2 with Sky Bet)
