Norwich City v Leicester City: Premier League – live!

A nice interview with James Maddison, who has admitted he has been looking forward to facing his former club all season. He spent two seasons at Carrow Road after joining from Coventry in 2016 but says there will be no room for any sentimentality once the game has started.

“It’ll be a nice occasion but, make no mistake, we’re here to get three points,” Maddison told Sky just now.

The erudite Efan Ekoku is a pundit for Sky this evening and he has been assessing why his former side Norwich have struggled so much this season . “I’m disappointed,” said the former striker. “There have been lots of good performances but they’ve not been able to get across the finishing line enough.”

By way of pure coincidence, it happens to be exactly 15 years to the night since Delia Smith’s infamous half-time teamtalk during their match against Manchester City. Here’s a reminder of her stirring words as you’ve never heard them before…

So much for my bit about Vardy in the preamble then! As well as Leicester fans, I’m sure there are a few Fantasy League managers also reeling from his absence tonight. This could be a big opportunity for Norwich to get three points but then again it’s not all about Vardy with this Brendan Rodgers’ team…

And there’s a boost for Norwich fans who like their playmakers with the news that Emi Buendia is back in the team having been left on the bench recently by Daniel Farke.

Some early team news and it’s a big shock with Jamie Vardy not in the Leicester squad due to a reported calf injury. Kelechi Iheanacho comes in up top

Evening all. Welcome to our coverage of tonight’s Premier League game between Norwich and Leicester at Carrow Road. It’s almost do-or-die for the Canaries with games quickly running out to save themselves from the drop as they prepare to welcome the high-flying Foxes to East Anglia.

Seven points stand between Daniel Farke’s side and safety going into this match but you can bet their supporters will be up for a bit of Friday football under the lights, even with Storm Jorge expected to wreak havoc in the UK this weekend. Can Norwich end their five-match wait for a victory just when they need it most?

Meanwhile, Leicester having been licking their wounds after the late defeat to Manchester City last week and will be keen to bounce back tonight with a victory. They still have a six point lead over Manchester United in fifth but will know that this is a great opportunity to extend that before Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side face Everton on Sunday.

The last time Jamie Vardy scored in the Premier League against city on 21 December no one had heard of coronavirus and he was five goals clear of his nearest rival in the race for the Golden Boot. Fast forward 10 weeks and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has drawn level on 17 so it’s up to Leicester’s talisman to hit back.

It could be a thriller. Join me…