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Norwich to stretch lead at the top of the Championship

Norwich to stretch lead at the top of the Championship
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On Friday night, Championship leaders Norwich host Swansea at Carrow Road, as the home side look to stretch their lead at the top of the table.

Norwich City are currently two points clear of second place Leeds and four points clear of third place Sheffield United in the race for promotion. The Canaries have hit top form of late, winning five of their last six matches in the second tier. Last time out, Daniel Farke’s team recorded a 3-1 victory at Millwall.

The victory over the Lions means that the home side has scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight matches in the top-flight. The Canaries attacking prowess has contributed to their last eight league games producing over 2.5 goals.

Norwich are four games unbeaten in the second tier, having recorded three wins in the process. City have been lethal in front of goal at Carrow Road in the Championship, scoring at least three goals in eight of their last nine home league games.

Swansea City have struggled for consistency after relegation from the Premier League last season. The Swans are 14th in the second tier table, seven points adrift of the play-off spots.

The Welsh side has won just two league games in their last six matches. Last time out, the Swans recorded a 2-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers.

Graham Potter’s team has a poor recent away record in the second tier, winning once in their last six matches on their travels while losing their last three away games in the Championship.

The Swans have been poor defensively of late on their travels in the Championship, keeping just one clean sheet in their last 11 away matches. They have also scored just three goals in their last four away games in the league.

Forebet predicts that Norwich will consolidate their lead at the top of the Championship table by recording a victory in a high scoring clash.

Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 94 44 30 4 10 47
2
Leeds United 90 45 27 9 9 39
3
Ipswich Town 89 43 26 11 6 32
4
Southampton 84 44 25 9 10 24
5
West Bromwich 72 44 20 12 12 23
6
Norwich City 72 44 21 9 14 16
7
Hull City 69 44 19 12 13 9
8
Coventry City 63 43 17 12 14 13
9
Middlesbrough 63 44 18 9 17 4
10
Preston North End 63 44 18 9 17 -5
11
Cardiff City 62 44 19 5 20 -11
12
Bristol City 59 44 16 11 17 4
13
Sunderland 56 44 16 8 20 1
14
Swansea City 56 44 15 11 18 -5
15
Watford 53 44 12 17 15 1
16
QPR 53 45 14 11 20 -12
17
Millwall 53 44 14 11 19 -12
18
Stoke City 50 44 13 11 20 -16
19
Blackburn Rovers 49 44 13 10 21 -16
20
Plymouth Argyle 48 44 12 12 20 -11
21
Sheffield Wednesday 47 44 13 8 23 -29
22
Birmingham City 46 44 12 10 22 -16
23
Huddersfield 44 44 9 17 18 -27
24
Rotherham 24 44 4 12 28 -53

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