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Can Norwich shock Man City?

Can Norwich shock Man City?
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Manchester City head to Carrow Road in the Premier League’s late kick-off on Saturday.

Norwich City are sitting second from bottom in the table after picking up three points from a possible twelve.

On the other hand, Man City are unbeaten so far with three wins and a draw to their name.

City have scored a staggering 14 goals across their opening four matches, which equates to an average of 3.5 goals per game.

They have also conceded just three times – less than one goal per game – and have undoubtedly picked up where they left off last season.

If Norwich are to get anything from the game on Saturday, then you can almost guarantee that Teemu Pukki will be involved.

The in-form striker has scored five of the team’s six league goals this season also scored in both of Finland’s matches in the international break.

This means that Pukki has scored seven goals in five matches this term and you’d be foolish to bet against him netting again this weekend.

On the topic of goal scorers, Man City’s Sergio Aguero leads the Premier League charts with six, and averages a goal every 45 minutes in the league.

Team mate Raheem Sterling also has five Premier League goals, and added to his tally in the international break with England.

These figures will alarm Norwich boss Daniel Farke, as his side have the worst defensive record in the division having conceded ten goals so far.

The two teams last faced each other in the Premier League back in 2015/16. Norwich managed a 0-0 draw with City in their most recent meeting, and they would certainly be happy with a similar result this time around.

The Canaries have only managed nine victories over Man City is their history, while the reigning champions have beaten Norwich 36 times.

Pep Guardiola will be without Aymeric Laporte after the defender picked up a knee injury in City’s previous match.

Gabriel Jesus and John Stones are on the verge returning to the starting line-up while Leroy Sane and Benjamin Mendy remain long-term absentees.

Norwich’s team news makes for grim reading as the club confirmed that Timm Klose will be out for a number of months after suffering knee ligament damage in the club’s recent League Cup defeat at Crawley.

Christoph Zimmermann and Tom Trybull are both nearing full fitness following their respective injuries.

With Teemu Pukki in the side, Norwich City could well grab a goal on Saturday. However, Manchester City are likely to claim all three points, and Forebet predicts a comfortable away win.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
111476
2
1 - 3
4.17
17°
1.12
21.00 10.48 1.12 1 1 -1
FT
3 - 2(2 - 1)
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- - -
Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 77 34 24 5 5 56
2
Liverpool 74 34 22 8 4 41
3
Manchester City 73 32 22 7 3 44
4
Aston Villa 66 34 20 6 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 32 18 6 8 16
6
Manchester United 53 33 16 5 12 1
7
Newcastle United 50 33 15 5 13 15
8
West Ham 48 34 13 9 12 -9
9
Chelsea 47 32 13 8 11 4
10
Bournemouth 45 34 12 9 13 -11
11
Brighton 44 32 11 11 10 2
12
Wolverhampton 43 34 12 7 15 -8
13
Fulham 42 34 12 6 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 39 34 10 9 15 -12
15
Brentford 35 34 9 8 17 -7
16
Everton 33 34 11 8 15 -12
17
Nottingham Forest 26 34 7 9 18 -18
18
Luton Town 25 34 6 7 21 -28
19
Burnley 23 34 5 8 21 -32
20
Sheffield United 16 34 3 7 24 -59

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