STARTING XIs: City unchanged yet again but QPR make five changes
Emi Buendia scored three goals during Norwich City's five wins last month Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
It’s the same starting line-up for Norwich City for an eighth successive game but will it be an eighth successive win, against a much changed QPR team?
Daniel Farke’s league leaders remain unchanged in starting XI and substitutes and go into the game seven points clear of third placed Sheffield United, after seven successive wins on the bounce, and five clear of second placed Leeds United.
They have the chance to push clear of their automatic promotion rivals with victory in the televised lunchtime kick-off, with Leeds going to Birmingham and the Blades away to Preston in the 3pm kick-offs.
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The visitors go into the game fresh from Steve McClaren’s sacking on Monday, having lost 2-1 at home to lowly Bolton last weekend to extend their poor run of form to just one win in 15 league games.
Former Watford midfielder John Eustace, who had two season as manager of non-league Kidderminster, steps up from assistant to take interim charge, with the Rs 17th and eight points clear of the relegation scrap.
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Eustace has made five changes, with Massimo Luongo dropping out with illness and replaced by Geoff Cameron. Ebere Eze and Nahki Wells both come in to the attack in place of Tomer Hemed and Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Darnell Furlong also comes into defence in place of the absent Grant Hall and Jordan Cousins replaces Josh Scowen in midfield, who drops to the bench.
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NORWICH: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann (C), Godfrey, Lewis; Trybull, McLean; Buendia, Stiepermann, Hernandez; Pukki. Subs: McGovern (GK), Hanley, Klose, Letner, Vrancic, Cantwell, Rhodes
QPR: Lumley; Furlong, Rangel, Lynch, Bidwell; Wszolek, Cousins, Cameron, Eze; Freeman (C); Wells. Subs: Ingram (GK), Manning, Leistner, Scowen, Osayi-Samuel, Smith, Hemed
Referee: Scott Duncan (Northumberland)
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