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Norwich City and Leicester City go head to head in the FA Cup fifth round this weekend at Carrow Road.

One of five Premier League v Championship fixtures this weekend, both teams will be determined to make it through to the quarter-finals.

Looking at Norwich to begin with, it is fair to say that they are enjoying life in the Premier League at the moment.

After the excellent 3-2 win at Swansea City last weekend, Paul Lambert’s men moved to 8th in the table, a massive 14 points above the relegation zone.

This now means Norwich have only lost one of their last nine games – at in-form Sunderland – and they are certainly performing expectations this season.

The fact that they are so far clear of the bottom three perhaps means they can afford to play a stronger team in the FA Cup this weekend too.

If they were in a relegation dogfight, they would perhaps rest a few players, but with an FA Cup quarter-final place at stake, they can go all out against Leicester.

As for the Foxes, they will hope to use this game as a fixture to re-ignite their promotion push.

At the moment they are nine points adrift of the play-off places, so they need something to give their season a boost.

Perhaps victory at Premier League Norwich is the way to go for Nigel Pearson’s men. They will certainly want a response to the 3-2 defeat at Watford last time out, that’s for sure.

Looking at the team news, Norwich are waiting on the fitness of Adam Drury and Elliot Bennett, although Zak Whitbread is definitely out.

As for Leicester, they could be tempted to make a few changes, although Jermaine Beckford – who has scored five goals in three FA Cup games this year – looks set to lead the line with David Nugent.

Match odds

Looking at the odds for this one, Norwich are unsurprisingly the favourites to record the victory at 1.91 (10/11) with BoyleSports, while Leicester can be backed at 4.00 (3/1) with Coral for an impressive away win.

For their to be a replay required, you can bet on the draw at Carrow Road. This is available at 3.50 (5/2) withSkyBet.

Correct score

Looking at this type of prediction in more detail, a 2-1 victory for Norwich can be backed at 8.00 (7/1) with Paddy Power, while a more comfortable 3-1 win is available at 13.00 (12/1)

Leicester can then be backed at 10.00 (9/1) with Ladbrokes to nick a 1-0 victory, while a closely fought 1-1 draw is 7.00 (6/1) with BetFred.

First goalscorer

This is one market where there are plenty of options with both teams capable of scoring goals.

The favourite to open the scoring at Carrow Road is Norwich striker Grant Holt. He can be backed at 5.50 (9/2) withStanJames to follow up his two goals at Swansea with the first goal on Saturday.

For Leicester, the most likely contender is David Nugent at 9.00 (8/1), while his strike partner Beckford is available at 8.50 (15/2) with SkyBet.

It is always good to go for an outside bet though and with this in mind, Leicester’s Neil Danns could be a good shout at 19.00 (18/1) with Coral, even if Norwich go on and win the game.

Recommended bets

Norwich to win 3-1 @ 13.00 (12/1) with Paddy Power

Neil Danns to score first @ 19.00 (18/1) with Coral

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