Bristol Rovers vs Norwich City Match Analysis & Prediction
17/01/2024 10:45 pm
A fourth-round trip to Liverpool awaits the winners of Wednesday’s FA Cup third-round replay between League One side Bristol Rovers and Championship outfit Norwich City at the Memorial Stadium.
The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse match at Carrow Road on January 6, with Grant Ward cancelling out an early opener from Ashely Barnes.
Bristol Rovers are still searching for their first win of the new year as their draw with Norwich came in between two League One defeats away to Wycombe Wanderers and Barnsley, losing 2-1 to the latter last weekend.
The Pirates shift their attention to Wednesday’s tie against Norwich and will be looking to progress to the FA Cup fourth round for the first time since the 2007-08 season when they reached the quarter-finals.
Matt Taylor’s side will welcome a return to the Memorial Stadium where they are unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions, including six wins.
After drawing their opening two matches of 2024 by a 1-1 scoreline, including the aforementioned FA Cup tie with Bristol Rovers, Norwich secured their first victory of the new year away against Hull City last Friday, winning 2-1 in the Championship.
David Wagner’s side enter Wednesday’s tie against Bristol Rovers seeking to progress to the FA Cup fourth round for the fourth time in the last five seasons, while they won their last visits to the Memorial Stadium 3-0.
However, it is fair to say that Norwich are not fanatics of an FA Cup replay as they have been eliminated from their last five such games in the competition, with all five coming in the third round between 2007-08 and 2017-18.
Bristol Rovers vs. Norwich City Head to head
In the four previous meetings between these two teams, Norwich have claimed three victories while they have drawn once.
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21/09/2004Norwich City1Bristol Rovers0League Cup
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03/10/2009Norwich City5Bristol Rovers1League One
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01/05/2010Bristol Rovers0Norwich City3League One
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06/01/2024Norwich City1Bristol Rovers1FA Cup
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17/01/2024Bristol RoversN/ANorwich CityN/AFA Cup
Bristol Rovers Team News
Bristol Rovers’ James Wilson, Jordan Rossiter and Grant Ward all remain sidelined with injuries, while James Connolly is cup-tied having previously played in the early round of this season’s FA Cup on loan at Morecambe.
Lewis Gordon is doubtful and will be assessed ahead of kickoff, but Jack Hunt will be pushing to start at right wing-back after making his comeback from injury as a second-half substitute against Barnsley last weekend.
Bristol Rovers's Last 5 Matches
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26/12/2023Bristol Rovers2Portsmouth1League One
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29/12/2023Bristol Rovers2Charlton Athletic1League One
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01/01/2024Wycombe Wanderers3Bristol Rovers2League One
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06/01/2024Norwich City1Bristol Rovers1FA Cup
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13/01/2024Barnsley2Bristol Rovers1League One
Norwich City Team News
George Long could return in goal for Norwich at the expense of Angus Gunn, while Kellen Fisher, Danny Batth, Grant Hanley and Ben Gibson will all be pushing to start in defence.
Adam Forshaw and Liam Gibbs could link arms in centre-midfield, while Joshua Sargent will hope to fend off competition from Adam Idah for another start as the central striker in front of Ashley Barnes.
Norwich City's Last 5 Matches
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26/12/2023West Bromwich Albion1Norwich City0Championship
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29/12/2023Millwall1Norwich City0Championship
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01/01/2024Norwich City1Southampton1Championship
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06/01/2024Norwich City1Bristol Rovers1FA Cup
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12/01/2024Hull City1Norwich City2Championship
Bristol Rovers vs. Norwich City: Odds and Predictions
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