STARTING XIs: Canaries unchanged again and Martin on the bench for Hull on Carrow Road return
Norwich City name an unchanged starting XI for the fifth successive game, with youngsters Max Aarons, left, and Ben Godfrey starting again Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
Norwich City academy product Chris Martin misses out on Hull’s starting line-up at Carrow Road this evening.
The hosts are unchanged for a fifth consecutive match, with Kenny McLean and Tom Trybull continuing as the holding midfield pairing.
The Canaries won their fourth game on the spin when they edged a 1-0 win against mid-table Swansea on Friday night, with automatic promotion rivals Leeds and Sheffield United keeping up the pressure with wins the next day.
Tonight the tables are turned, with Leeds winning 3-0 at Reading last night to move a point ahead and into top spot, with the Blades winning 2-0 at home against Brentford to move a point behind City in third.
Hull make three changes though, with the experienced Liam Ridgewell replacing Jordy de Wijs in defence, former Manchester United striker Fraizer Cambell replacing Martin up front and Kevin Stewart coming in for Kamil Grosicki in midfield.
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Martin, originally from Beccles, scored 34 goals in 117 appearances for Norwich between 2006 and 2013, helping his boyhood club go from League One to the Premier League under Paul Lambert. He has just one goal in 25 games for Hull this season though, on loan from Derby.
Tigers keeper David Marshall is also a former Norwich player, making 103 appearance between 2007 and 2009.
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The visitors enjoyed a six-game winning streak around the turn of the year but have struggled for consistency since, particularly away from home, losing their last four on their travels.
Losing 3-0 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday leaves Nigel Adkins’ team 13th but only five points adrift of the play-off places.
NORWICH: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann (C), Godfrey, Lewis; Trybull, McLean; Buendia, Stiepermann, Hernandez; Pukki. Subs: McGovern (GK), Hanley, Krul, Leitner, Vrancic, Cantwell, Rhodes
HULL: Marshall; Kane, Burke, Ridgewell, Lichaj; Bowen, Henriksen (C), Irvine, Stewart; Pugh; Campbell. Subs: Long (GK), McKenzie, De Wijs, Grosicki, Evandro, Kingsley, Milinkovic, Martin
REFEREE: Andy Madley (West Yorks)
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