Team selector: Who should start for Norwich City against Aston Villa?
Patrick Roberts has yet to start a Premier League game for Norwich City Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
Another Friday, another gloomy injury bulletin from Daniel Farke ahead of Norwich City’s Premier League home game against Aston Villa.
Grant Hanley (groin) is ruled out while Jamal Lewis (elbow), Ben Godfrey (hernia) and Todd Cantwell (hamstring) are all fresh injury concerns, but expected to be in the squad for the Villans' visit.
Hanley is now set to see a specialist on the groin issue that has plagued him this season.
Cantwell missed two days training but returned to action on Friday. Godfrey is set for surgery early next week to deal with a long standing problem that has seen him omitted from the England Under-21s squad over the international break.
Lewis was included in the Northern Ireland squad on Thursday for upcoming Euro2020 qualifiers with his national boss Michael O'Neill hopeful Lewis will be fit for selection when the squad meet up after this weekend's league fixtures.
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Ralf Fahrmann (groin) joins Tim Krul (back) on the sidelines which will mean potentially a full Premier League debut for Michael McGovern with development keeper Archie Mair poised to be included on the bench.
Farke provided a full fitness update on the rest of his squad but none of the longer term absentees are in contention this weekend with Timm Klose (knee), Christoph Zimmermann (foot), Tom Trybull (ankle), Onel Hernandez (knee) and Alex Tettey (groin) all out, while Mario Vrancic (calf) has missed the past three games.
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Farke has limited options at his disposal but after two consecutive away defeats if you were in Farke's shoes who would you chose?
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