Swansea City welcome Norwich City to the Liberty Stadium in a blockbuster Friday Night Football clash in Sky Bet Championship.
Victory for Swansea would see them reclaim second and move to within two points of Norwich, whereas the Canaries know that a win will move them eight points clear of the third-placed Swans.
Team News
Korey Smith could return for Swansea if he recovers from a quad injury which has kept him sidelined for the last fortnight.
Kyle Naughton returns from suspension whilst deadline day signings, Morgan Whittaker and Kieron Freeman are set for their debuts.
Liam Cullen, Brandon Cooper (both ankle) and Wayne Routledge (calf) remain ruled out.
Norwich have no fresh injury concerns to report as Emiliano Buendia serves the second of a two match ban.
Marco Stiepermann (illness), Michael McGovern, Sam Byram and Jordan Hugill (all hamstring) are ruled out.
Stat Attack
- Swansea have won one of last five league meetings against Norwich (W1, L4).
- Norwich have lost just two of their last five league trips to Swansea (W3, L2).
- Conor Hourihane has scored in each of his two league appearances for Swansea since signing on loan from Aston Villa last month.
Prediction
Swansea delivered an excellent performance in a tricky trip to Rotherham last weekend, with Conor Hourihane in particular proving problematic in midfield which comes at an ideal time when the Swans will be looking to push forward in their bid for promotion.
Norwich meanwhile have worryingly seen goals dry up with no goals in their last three matches, which is the last thing that they needed momentum wise coming into this game although their midfield will certainly provide a test for Swansea.
Swansea however do look like a team that will settle for a draw if necessary given their last home performance against Brentford, but if they want to push for automatic promotion then a win here is crucial.
Prediction: Swansea 2-1 Norwich