Pardew Has Selection Problems

Last updated : 17 March 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

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Midfielder Tiote picked up a hamstring problem in Monday night's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal, while full-back Simpson suffered an adductor strain in the same game.

Pardew otherwise has no new injury concerns, although striker Peter Lovenkrands (thigh) and fellow long-term absentees Leon Best and Sammy Ameobi (both knee), Steven Taylor (Achilles) and Sylvain Marveaux (groin) are still missing.

NEWCASTLE (from): Krul, Elliot, Harper, Simpson, Santon, Ferguson, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Tiote, Cabaye, R. Taylor, Obertan, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Abeid, Gosling, Ba, Cisse, Shola Ameobi.

Norwich expect to have midfielder Jonny Howson available again after illness.

Defenders Daniel Ayala (hamstring) and Marc Tierney (groin) are still recovering full match fitness.

Striker James Vaughan (hamstring) is another still not available for first-team selection.

NORWICH (from): Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Naughton, Crofts, Pilkington, Surman, E Bennett, Fox, Hoolahan, Jackson, Holt, Morison, Wilbraham, Steer, Johnson, Martin, Howson, R Bennett.

NORWICH CURRENT FORM:

Norwich 1 Wigan 1
MARCH 11: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road. 
 
Stoke 1 Norwich 0
MARCH 3: Barclays Premier League at the Britannia Stadium.   
 
Norwich 1 Manchester United 2
FEBRUARY 26: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road.  
 
Norwich 1 Leicester 2
FEBRUARY 18: FA Cup fifth round at Carrow Road.  
 
Swansea 2 Norwich 3
FEBRUARY 11: Barclays Premier League at the Liberty Stadium.  
 
Norwich 2 Bolton 0
FEBRUARY 4: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road. 

NORWICH - LAST FIXTURE:

NORWICH 1 WIGAN 1

NORWICH: Ruddy, Naughton, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Crofts (Elliott Bennett 69), Hoolahan, Fox, Surman (Pilkington 70), Jackson, Holt (Morison 59).
Subs Not Used: Steer, Martin, Johnson, Wilbraham.

WIGAN: Al Habsi, Boyce, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Beausejour, Moses, McCarthy (Diame 85), McArthur, Gomez (Maloney 56), Rodallega.
Subs Not Used: Kirkland, Ben Watson, Di Santo, McManaman, Stam.

Att: 26,653

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Wigan battled to a 1-1 draw at Norwich, but it was not enough to lift them off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League.

Wes Hoolahan (pictured right) clipped in Simeon Jackson's cross to put the Canaries in front after 10 minutes.

However, the Latics grew into the match and eventually netted a deserved equaliser through a well-taken finish by Victor Moses on 68 minutes.

Despite their recent dip in form, with successive league defeats following their FA Cup exit to Leicester, Norwich had impressed on their return to the top flight and could have climbed back up to eighth with victory.

However, it was the visitors who started brightly.

On four minutes, Hugo Rodallega glanced a header wide after a deep cross from the left by Maynor Figueroa.

Norwich slowly settled into possession, if without stretching the Wigan rearguard.

The hosts went in front with their first meaningful attack on 10 minutes.

Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi skewed his clearance straight out of play, with Adam Drury taking a quick throw which sent Jackson clear into the left side of the penalty area.

The Canada forward floated a ball into the six-yard box, where Hoolahan got in between two defenders to hook the ball up into the far corner.

Norwich soon had Wigan pressed back again, with Jackson's darting run down the right, with the ball eventually out for a corner which was cleared.

When Wigan did break through James McArthur, Rodallega carried the ball to the edge of the Norwich penalty area and set up Jean Beausejour on the overlap down the left, but his angled shot was straight at John Ruddy.

The visitors were now controlling possession and fashioned their best opening on 26 minutes.

Moses cut the ball back through the six-yard box, where Rodallega spun his marker and fired goalwards, but Ruddy was well placed to save.

A long punt upfield suddenly released Grant Holt behind the Wigan backline on 33 minutes.

The Norwich skipper turned back inside and fired the ball goalwards which struck Latics captain Gary Caldwell on the arm, but referee Kevin Friend was not interested.

Wigan continued to push Norwich on the defensive.

Emerson Boyce got away down the right. His deflected cross flew over Ruddy and bounced off the top of the crossbar before being put behind.

As half-time approached, Ruddy spilled Gomez's ambitious angled 25-yard drive, but Rodallega was unable to turn the loose ball in.

The Norwich keeper then got lucky again after being unable to hold on to Rodallega's low strike, but gathered the ball just ahead of Moses.

Wigan were back on the offensive at the start of the second half, when Moses turned inside full-back Kyle Naughton and floated a ball across the six-yard box.

At the other end, Holt then headed wide from Drury's left-wing cross.

McCarthy played a neat one-two with Gomez and burst into the Norwich penalty area, but Ruddy got down well to save his low, first-time shot.

The let-off sparked Norwich into life, yet without really making progress in the final third.

Wigan remained well on top with Wales striker Steve Morison, on for Holt, having to hack clear inside his own six-yard box.

The Wales forward then suddenly burst clear down the right, cutting the ball back across goal where Antolin Alcaraz threw himself in front of Jackson to block.

Wigan netted a deserved equaliser on 68 minutes.

Shaun Maloney slipped through Moses, who held off the Norwich defence to round Ruddy and slot home.

Canaries boss Paul Lambert had needed to inject some new life into his side for some time, and finally did just that with an immediate double change when Andrew Surman and Crofts were replaced by wingers Elliott Bennett and Anthony Pilkington.

On 80 minutes, Alcaraz upended Jackson at the edge of the penalty area, and was shown a yellow card, despite calls for red from the home support. Pilkington curled the free-kick over the wall, but cleared the crossbar.

Morison's header from a corner was then knocked off the line by Beausejour before Elliott Ward planted his header just wide.

Wigan almost snatched victory with four minutes left when Maloney broke down the left and crossed for substitute Mohamed Diame, who somehow put the ball over from six yards.

Al Habsi then produced a brilliant one-handed save to keep out Morison's goalbound header as the Latics came away with a deserved point.

The last time Norwich City came to St James' Park ...

2004/5 NEWCASTLE 2 NORWICH 1

NEWCASTLE: Harper, Hughes, Johnsen, Bramble, Bernard, Milner, Ambrose, Jenas, Robert (Bellamy 69), Ameobi (Bowyer 83), Kluivert.
Subs Not Used: Given, O'Brien, Shearer.

NORWICH: Green, Edworthy, Fleming, Shackell, Drury (Helveg 65), Svensson, Holt (Safri 45), Francis, Jonson, Doherty (Henderson 61), Huckerby.
Subs Not Used: Ward, Bentley.

Att: 42,153 
 
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Newcastle survived a Norwich fightback to book their place in the fourth round of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win.

First-half goals from Jermaine Jenas and Shola Ameobi put a much-changed Magpies side firmly in the driving seat, but a 56th-minute penalty from former Newcastle striker Darren Huckerby dragged Nigel Worthington's side back into it and ensured a tense finish to a game which should have been over by the break.

The Canaries arrived on Tyneside having won only once all season, and that against Bristol Rovers in the previous round of the same competition.

For 55 minutes, they looked nowhere near improving on that as Patrick Kluivert and Shola Ameobi, prompted by Jenas, Darren Ambrose and James Milner, cut through them at will.

But Graeme Souness' side became increasingly careless as the visitors sensed a second famous comeback of the season at St James' Park, and it was Norwich who finished with the wind in their sails.

Newcastle managed to hang on in front of a crowd of 42,153 to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games, and although there were shortcomings, Souness will have been satisfied with much of what he saw.

(* Newcastle lost to Chelsea in the next round)

MAGPIES v CANARIES - THE HISTORY:

2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Norwich City 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City League Cup  
 Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City Premiership  
1994/1995 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership  
 Sat 31 Dec Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1993/1994 Tue 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership  
 Tue 04 Jan Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1988/1989 Sat 25 Mar Norwich City 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Norwich City First Division  
1987/1988 Sat 13 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Norwich City First Division  
 Tue 01 Sep Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1986/1987 Wed 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Norwich City First Division  
 Sat 27 Sep Norwich City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1984/1985 Sat 11 May Norwich City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 15 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Norwich City First Division  
1981/1982 Sat 30 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City Second Division  
 Sat 19 Sep Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
1977/1978 Wed 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City First Division  
 Wed 05 Oct Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1976/1977 Sat 12 Mar Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Norwich City First Division  
 Sat 02 Oct Norwich City 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1975/1976 Sat 22 Nov Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 18 Oct Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Norwich City First Division  
1973/1974 Wed 17 Apr Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Mon 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Norwich City First Division  
1972/1973 Sat 24 Feb Norwich City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 Sat 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Norwich City First Division  
1964/1965 Sat 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second Division  
 Sat 31 Oct Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
1963/1964 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second Division  
 Sat 02 Nov Norwich City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
1962/1963 Sat 04 May Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Wed 13 Mar Norwich City 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
 Sat 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City Second Division  
1961/1962 Sat 24 Mar Norwich City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Sat 04 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Norwich City Second Division  
1938/1939 Thu 16 Mar Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Tue 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Norwich City Second Division  
1937/1938 Mon 18 Apr Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Fri 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Norwich City Second Division  
1936/1937 Mon 28 Dec Norwich City 1 - 5 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Fri 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Norwich City Second Division  
1935/1936 Sat 29 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Norwich City Second Division  
 Sat 07 Dec Norwich City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
1934/1935 Sat 09 Feb Norwich City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Sat 29 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second Division