The Preview: Preston North End v Norwich City
Squeaky bum time.
We?re down to the stage where each game changes the picture.
On Tuesday, City missed a gilt-edged opportunity to put breathing space between us and other challengers for a playoff spot. But Coventry?s loss eased the pain.
On Wednesday, Hull?s failure to win changed the equation again. With so few games remaining, six points behind us with a game in hand sounds a good deal better than four behind with a game in hand.
The gainers from the midweek round were Preston, who?ve hauled themselves back into the mix and given Saturday?s game an extra edge. A Preston win will blow the race open; a draw will maintain much of the status quo; a Norwich win will reinforce our prime position.
Thanks to our form since January, it?s not the last chance saloon for City ? but it probably is for Preston. They sit five points behind us with a game in hand, and a schedule after Saturday that looks challenging: Southampton, QPR (more about them later), Leicester and West Brom.
Question: Preston will be focussed on beating us. Can they do it"
As always in the Championship, predictions are a hazardous business. Over the past five games, Preston?s record matches ours: three wins, a draw and a loss. They had a spectacular February, beating Coventry, Boro and Ipswich; then a dip including a home defeat by Stoke.
In other words, Preston blow hot and cold. They?re one of the many teams who?ve conceded fewer goals than we have ? yet our goal difference is far...
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