Bristol City can strike quickly when their forwards find space behind a pressing side, as they did at Bolton. Norwich's recent wide attacks give this meeting a different rhythm. Deliveries from the right have reached several finishers, while Bristol's latest home attack struggled to produce a second clean chance. The key passage is what happens after Norwich's first cross is cleared.
Stacey and Wright can move the ball wide for Brooks and Musaba, with Maghoma arriving behind Kvistgaarden. Those routes produced several accurate shots against Derby, and Norwich's central links helped them recover from a two-goal deficit at Watford. Bristol's lone-forward shape against Wolves offered little after the break, even as Wolves kept finding the next ball. Adebayo missed that match and is only expected to have limited minutes; Tolaj played throughout. Dickie missed Bristol's last two matches and is available again, though his full-match role is unconfirmed.
Norwich have their own returning midfield options, but McLean and Mattsson missed Derby and are only expected to be able to play some minutes. The wide creators and front line have already played together without them. I expect Norwich's repeated service and follow-up arrivals to create the deciding finish, so I'm siding with Norwich to win.
