Philippe Clement secured his fifth point as Norwich boss in midweek, having watched his team draw 1-1 with in-form Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Southampton have only been beaten once under the stewardship of Tonda Eckert, who is searching for his second win since taking up the reins on a permanent basis.
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After both teams secured positive results on Tuesday, Norwich City and Southampton face one another in a Saturday lunchtime clash.
The Saints have won six of their last seven games and started the weekend within a point of the play-off places.
Norwich meanwhile are second-from-bottom with just two wins in 20 games so far.
Team News
One of Clement’s biggest challenges is reducing the length of Norwich’s huge list of absentees, as the Belgian tactician aims to improve both the form and fitness of his squad.
Lucien Mahovo experienced a recent setback in his recovery from a long-term quad issue, while fellow full-back Jack Stacey is still nursing a hamstring strain. Panamanian international Jose Cordoba and explosive winger Papa Diallo are also unavailable.
Although Anis Ben Slimane and Ben Chrisene returned from their respective absences on Tuesday night, American frontman Josh Sargent and Scottish midfielder Kenny McLean both appear to have picked up injuries against Sheffield United.
Furthermore, Mathias Kvistgaarden was unable to feature at Bramall Lane due to the recurrence of a niggling knee problem. Mirko Topic is out for the remainder of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.
Tonda Eckert has slightly fewer injury headaches, but will still be without a handful of first-team regulars. Danish duo Mads Roerslev and Elias Jelert are yet to reach full fitness, while Ross Stewart, Shea Charles, and Samuel Edozie are all dealing with hamstring problems of varying severity.
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The stats
Norwich City are saddled with the second-worst home record in the division, having lost seven of their nine matches at Carrow Road.
Only Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City have conceded more goals than the Canaries this term.
After averaging one goal per game during Will Still’s ill-fated tenure, Southampton have found the net on a staggering 21 occasions following Eckert’s November arrival.
The Saints have accrued just 12 points from their opening 10 Championship away fixtures.
Prediction
Having secured an elusive first home triumph and taken steps to shore up a leaky defence, Clement has already achieved a couple of small milestones since taking charge.
However, Norwich remain immensely vulnerable. With a series of key players currently sidelined and a lack of attacking fluidity stifling their efforts in the final third, the Norfolk-based outfit head into Saturday’s meeting as clear underdogs.
Southampton are a totally different beast under the newly-appointed Eckert, leading many to speculate whether they can mount a successful push for automatic promotion.
As well as radically increasing their goals tally, the Saints are much better defensively, having conceded just nine times in the past seven matches. Therefore, don’t be surprised if the visitors win by a handsome margin at Carrow Road.
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