Norwich City v Manchester City - Match Preview

Team news ahead of today's lunchtime Premier League match as Norwich welcome Manchester City at Carrow Road. Kick-off time is at 12.45pm. Defender Zak Whitbread is still missing with a calf injury for Norwich. He will not be risked today having missed the last two games. Kyle Naughton however returns to the line-up having been ineligible for Monday's surprise win over his parent club Tottenham Hotspur. Daniel Ayala (knee), Marc Tierney (groin) were yesterday deemed to be ruled out for the season, however there is better news on James Vaughn who is battling to overcome a hamstring problem. He will have a reserve run-out next week and should play again this season. For Manchester City, key player Yaya Toure will have a late fitness test on his knee injury. He missed the midweek win over West Brom. Mario Balotelli misses the second of his three-game suspension for his red card against Arsenal last week.

Line-ups from;

Norwich (from): Ruddy, Ward, Naughton, Drury, Crofts, Pilkington, Surman, E Bennett, Fox, Hoolahan, Holt, Jackson, Morison, Wilbraham, Steer, Johnson, Martin, Howson, R Bennett. Man City (from): Hart, Pantilimon, Richards, Zabaleta, Lescott, K Toure, Savic, Kompany, Clichy, Kolarov, Nasri, Milner, Johnson, Y Toure, Barry, Pizarro, De Jong, Silva, Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko.