Norwich City v Bournemouth

Bournemouth's Callum Wilson has already scored four league goals this season

TEAM NEWS

Norwich could give debuts to loanees Dieumerci Mbokani and Matt Jarvis.

Steven Whittaker is banned, Youssouf Mulumbu is out with a foot injury and recent Bournemouth target Lewis Grabban needs to build up his fitness.

Bournemouth new signing Glenn Murray is expected to make his debut, as could on-loan defender Joe Bennett.

Midfielder Harry Arter has resumed training after a groin injury but is not yet match-fit, while Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel are long-term absentees.

MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES

Conor McNamara: "Callum Wilson is the Premier League's top-scoring Englishman this season, and Eddie Howe believes the additional firepower from new signing Glenn Murray can keep Bournemouth in the top flight.

"Kyle Lafferty has scored seven goals in eight Euro 2016 qualifiers but has yet to feature for Norwich this season.

"The Northern Irishman is keen to prove his worth in the Premier League and doesn't want another loan move: 'When I was a young boy I sat watching 'Match Of The Day' dreaming of playing there, so I'm not going to throw my towel in now.'"

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WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Norwich manager Alex Neil: "The bottom line is Lewis [Grabban] broke the rules, he was punished and he accepts he has done wrong and paid the consequences.

"At the moment he is training to get his fitness back up, obviously he missed a couple of weeks training from being suspended. He wasn't at the club or training with any of the boys during that period.

"He must pay his dues until he works his way back into the squad. As far as I am concerned, the matter is pretty much done."

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We're two teams that were in the same league last year and fought a really good battle to try and get out of the Championship, and both sides were successful… This game gives us a good marker, to see how much we've improved during the summer to now."

LAWRO’S PREDICTION

I am expecting an open game here too, because I don't think Bournemouth are a team who will try to close games down. That is just not the way they play.

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MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the first top-flight meeting between these two sides.
• The Canaries have not beaten Bournemouth in any competition at Carrow Road since 1951 (D5, L5).
• Norwich took four points out of six from last season's two meetings in the Championship – they drew at home after winning 2-1 at Bournemouth.

Norwich

• Norwich are looking for their first home win of the season.
• The Canaries have conceded an average of two goals a game so far – like Bournemouth, they have not yet managed to keep a clean sheet.
• Norwich have won only one of their last 11 Premier League games (D2, L8).

Bournemouth

• Bournemouth's only win so far in this season's Premier League came on the road: a thrilling 4-3 victory against West Ham.
• The Cherries have lost just one of their last eight away league games (W5, D2).
• Callum Wilson has scored four goals in his last two league games for the Cherries, and eight in his last 10.
• A league-high five of the six Premier League goals that Bournemouth have conceded this season have come from dead-ball situations (two penalties, two from corners and one from a throw).