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title: "Norwich v Reading: Predicting the Canaries"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2017-04-07T14:27:34Z"
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# Norwich v Reading: Predicting the Canaries

Norwich City host Reading at Carrow Road on Saturday in the Championship as they look to end a run of two defeats.

The Canaries have lost to Huddersfield and Aston Villa in their last two outings, both away from home.

Alan Irvine’s side failed to score in either match, conceding two at Villa and three against Huddersfield.

Now, back at Carrow Road, Irvine will be hoping his side can find their grove again and get back to winning ways.

The play-offs look almost impossible now with a nine point gap, but the Norwich players are still fighting for their futures as we edge nearer to the summer window.

Irvine has some tough calls to make when deciding the team, after a number of poor performances in recent weeks, but will be boosted by the return of Mitchell Dijks, Ivo Pinto and Wes Hoolahan.

Here is how we think the side will look…