Premier League football 2012/13: Team guide – Norwich

HOME GROUND: Carrow Road

MANAGER: Chris Hughton

LAST SEASON STATS

Premier League: 12^th

FA Cup: 5^th Round

League Cup: 2^nd Round

Europe: Did not qualify

Top scorer (all comps): Grant Holt, 17 goals

SQUAD

STAR MAN: GRANT HOLT

Canaries’ No.1 striker loves to batter defenders around.

NEW STAR: ROBERT SNODGRASS

Skilful Scottish forward who twists and turns

SUMMER TRANSFERS

In: Michael Turner (Sunderland, £1.5m), Robert Snodgrass (Leeds, £3m), Steven Whittaker (Rangers, free), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley, £1m).

Out: Andrew Crofts (Brighton, £300,000), Adam Drury (Leeds, free), Aaron Wilbraham (Crystal Palace, free), Zak Whitbread (Leicester, free), Josh Dawkin (released)

STRONGEST LINE-UP

[GK] Ruddy

[RB] Martin

[CB] Turner

[CB] Ayala

[LB] Tierney

[CM] Johnson

[CM] Fox

[CM] Howson

[RF] Snodgrass

[ST] Holt

[LF] Pilkington

4-3-3

Playing style: Simple direct passing, boisterous defence

TOP 3 TWITTER STARS

1 JAMES VAUGHAN – 63,078 followers

2 ANTHONY PILKINGTON – 56,090 followers

3 JOHN RUDDY – 29,648 followers

RATINGS

DEFENCE: 5

MIDFIELD: 6

ATTACK: 5

OVERALL: 5

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