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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 11 of the 54 games.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in December 2008, with Crystal Palace running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 19 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Eagles score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Norwich City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Canaries, and 7 goals against.
Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 26 points from their 27 games thus far. Norwich City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Canaries have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Selhurst Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Undefeated in last 6 away games. |