Norwich City manager, Chris Hughton, in his pre-match press conference, has accentuated the importance of this weekend's game against Crystal Palace:
"It is very tight at the bottom of the table, so we know how big a game it is. A win on Saturday can change the league table. You have to remember that we are looking at a table in which there are a few teams within a few points of us that are just above us in the table, and some who are just below us."
"The fact that we are playing a team who are close to us in the Premier League standings adds more importance to the game, and more weight to the subsequent result."
Despite two defeats in the past three games (7-0 defeat to Man City and last week's 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United), Norwich can move up to 13th in the English Premier League table with a victory on Saturday.
Tony Pulis is set to take charge of Crystal Palace for the first time on Saturday, after taking over for the departed Ian Holloway. Hughton has admitted that he is not sure what to expect from Pulis' Crystal Palace:
Honestly, I don't know what to expect from them. They had a good win last weekend, but it is difficult to know how much influence Pulis had on the team before that game."
