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9 Things You Need To Know: Norwich City vs Newcastle United

Norwich were the latest victims of free scoring Man City, suffering a 5-1 reverse in their last Premier League game

Steve Morison scored a consolation goal for Norwich in that game – his fifth of the season from 27 efforts.

Marc Tierney has deliver 39 crosses so far this season, the most from a full back in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index and no surprise that he has contributed three assists as a result

Andrew Surman covered the most distance for Norwich against Man City with 7.48 miles, the third highest total posted by a player in last week’s round of games.

Norwich covered 70.12 miles overall in that game, the highest total by any team in last weekend’s games.

Newcastle also suffered a heavy defeat in their last Premier League game against Chelsea, and have been rocked defensively by an injury which will see Steven Taylor ruled out for the rest of the season

James Perch has stated he can step up to fill Taylor’s boots. In 118 minutes of football this season Perch has made six defensive contributions across tackles, interceptions, clearances and blocks

Yohan Cabaye covered most ground with 7.31 miles in the game against Chelsea and was one of just nine players who covered more than seven miles in the last round of games

Newcastle continue to work as hard as any team in the league having two of the top 5 players for total distance covered – Ryan Taylor with 94.16 miles and Yohan Cabaye with 94.79 miles

Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

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