{"id":142292,"date":"2024-01-23T12:54:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/canaries-set-to-struggle\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:54:33","slug":"canaries-set-to-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/canaries-set-to-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Canaries set to struggle \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Leeds are one of three teams alongside Southampton and Ipswich with hope of chasing down Leicester in the Championship title race and they will be expected to maintain their promotion push with victory over Norwich at their Elland Road fortress.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are a perfect three from three in the Championship in 2024, with Joel Piroe\u2019s stoppage-time penalty lifting his side to a 2-1 success at home Preston on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This is a quick turnaround, but manager Daniel Farke will be determined to get the better of his former employers, while any setback could do serious harm to their top-two ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Canaries are also unbeaten in five games in all competitions this calendar year, although they did suffer a 3-2 defeat against Leeds at Carrow Road in October.<\/p>\n<p>With the Whites having been utterly dominant at their Yorkshire home, winning ten and drawing four of their 14 league matches, David Wagner will have to ensure his Norwich side are properly prepared for this test.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team news<\/h2>\n<p>Wilfried Gnonto missed Sunday\u2019s win over Preston and the Italy international is a doubt again with a hip injury, while Karl Darlow, Pascal Struijk and Stuart Dallas remain sidelined for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich are without defender Danny Batth, while fellow centre-back and captain Grant Hanley is a doubt, which means Ben Gibson and Shane Duffy are likely to partner at the heart of their defence.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The stats<\/h2>\n<p>Leeds have excelled at Elland Road, going unbeaten in 14 home league games and winning ten of those outings.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have triumphed in ten of their last 11 home league fixtures, the only exception coming in a 1-1 draw with play-off hopefuls Coventry.<\/p>\n<p>That said, both teams have scored in seven of their last nine league matches on their own patch.<\/p>\n<p>The net has also bulged at both ends in each of the previous four meetings between the sides, with Leeds winning the reverse fixture in August 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich head to Elland Road on a five-match unbeaten run, having collected seven points from three league matches in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/849de1dc-3ead-4046-b9fe-3f9179edaab8.jpg\" alt=\"David Wagner has seen Norwich City pick up seven points from their last three games in the Championship.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Wagner has seen Norwich City pick up seven points from their last three games in the Championship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Elland Road is proving to be a fortress for Leeds, with the dominant hosts taking 34 points from a possible 42 on their own patch.<\/p>\n<p>Farke\u2019s flock remain unbeaten at home in the Championship and they have won 10 of their last 11 in Yorkshire, scoring three or more in six of those successes.<\/p>\n<p>Their array of attacking stars include Crysencio Summerville, Daniel James and Piroe, who all have double figures for the season, with Georginio Rutter and Patrick Bamford providing healthy competition.<\/p>\n<p>Those options give Leeds a significant advantage in this match-up and it is difficult to see them slipping up, despite Norwich\u2019s upturn in form.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds can prevail, but they have conceded in six of their last eight home victories, which means there may be a consolation strike in it for the confident Canaries.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LiveScore: Live Sport Updates<\/h3>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds are one of three teams alongside Southampton and Ipswich with hope of chasing down Leicester in the Championship title race and they will be expected to maintain their promotion push with victory over Norwich at their Elland Road fortress. 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