Norwich City vs Leicester City - FA Cup Match Preview
The fifth round of the FA Cup – where the gleam of the trophy starts to become a little more than a silver speck on the horizon.
The fifth round of the FA Cup where the gleam of the trophy starts to become a little more than a silver speck on the horizon. This afternoon Norwich City welcome Leicester City to Carrow Road with an air of cautious optimism around the place. With even the most pessimistic of Canaries fans seeing relegation as a thing of the past, could the home side be in a secure enough position to put everything they have into this cup run? Two promotions in two seasons and currently sitting pretty in 8th place in the Premier League, one more miracle doesnt seem all that impossible under Paul Lambert. Not that hes getting too caught up in FA cup fever: Manchester United is probably the priority. Adam (Drury) had a bit of a groin. (Elliott) Bennett just got a knock in a block tackle, but the good thing is now we have a bit of respite before we play Manchester United. The playoffs are starting to look beyond the Foxes sitting as they do in 12th place. Can they afford to put a great deal of emphasis on this game when they desperately need to pull themselves into contention for a top six finish in the Championship? Nigel Pearson wanted to get the visitors season back on track: "I wasn't very happy on Tuesday night (following a 3-2 loss to Watford) and neither were the players, so it's an opportunity to put that one to bed and it's a game we're looking forward to. By no means a walkover, this one if the managers were to be believed they both had eyes firmly set on the league season. However, well see this afternoon whether the luring call of Wembley is too tempting to overlook.