Norwich City v Saints, 12.30pm Saturday 13.12.2025

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Yet another 3:1 victory.

Please try to make it less of a struggle than today’s 3:2 result.

Attack is the best form of defence; tell our defenders and midfielders to at least try to close down their wingers and prevent crosses; pack the midfield, not the defence; crash course in commanding the box and positioning for whoever is in goal; don’t stop trying to score, even in extra time; don’t defend too deep in the second half; just for once, have two CBs, even if only for the second half.  And out-sing the Canaries.

UTS

[whelk]

What’s with the fucking dates!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

14 minutes ago, whelk said:

What’s with the fucking dates!

Well, when two people get on really well when they meet on a date, it can lead to...oh, I see what you were getting at...🙂

[Saintinnot]

Have one adult ticket for sale for this, £32 at cost , cannot meet to hand over as no longer going - am based in Nottingham so can’t meet for handover so I will include Special Delivery postage in price , Andy 

[die Mannyschaft]

Norwich 3-3 Saints. A repeat of today except this time the 2nd half sub gamble will back fire. Our last 2 games have see opponents miss open goals, that won't happen anymore. 

[Football Special]

Norwich showing signs of improvement under the new boss, certainly not expecting the same scoreline as our Carabao cup fixture earlier this season 

Perhaps a 4-4 draw 

[Harry_SFC]

6 hours ago, Football Special said:

Norwich showing signs of improvement under the new boss, certainly not expecting the same scoreline as our Carabao cup fixture earlier this season 

Perhaps a 4-4 draw 

They are but they're still a poor side. Apart from Sargent they haven't got much quality. 

Should be another win. 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Hopefully another win. I wonder if Norwich will try and sit back. 

Maybe a Azaz will unpick them. 

[whelk]

8 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Well, when two people get on really well when they meet on a date, it can lead to...oh, I see what you were getting at...🙂

Actually I should retract as handy to know what year the game is taking place

[Lee On Solent Saint]

48 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

They are but they're still a poor side. Apart from Sargent they haven't got much quality. 

Should be another win. 

Think Sargent is a huge doubt for the game. He went off injured in their game last night.

[sockeye]

They are fucking awful 😂😂

We’ll destroy them.

what I’m more interested in is whether Tonda can stop us leaking goals, because Coventry will pounce on the chances teams like Narridge will miss.

[Harry_SFC]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Think Sargent is a huge doubt for the game. He went off injured in their game last night.

Massive bonus if so. Their other half decent striker Kvistgaarden wasn't playing last night. Not sure if he's injured as well or just suspended. 

Edited yesterday at 09:29 by Harry_SFC

[Holmes_and_Watson]

As my dad supports Norwich a Tonda first half will do very nicely.

I'd not expect us to come under as much pressure from a slightly improving, but fragile Norwich.

[Lighthouse]

This is our first time playing on the 13th, which is an unlucky number, since we sacked Still. This will be Tonda’s first real test (TM).

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Hopefully another win. I wonder if Norwich will try and sit back. 

Maybe a Azaz will unpick them. 

the good thing is now in Scienza, Azaz and Fellows we've got a huge amount of creativity if they do sit back, or pace if they push up. 

[Jack]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

This is our first time playing on the 13th, which is an unlucky number, since we sacked Still. This will be Tonda’s first really test (TM).

Biggest test so far, you could say 

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Think Sargent is a huge doubt for the game. He went off injured in their game last night.

Sounds like he should miss the game along with their other striker 

https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/162566-kvistgaarden-injury/

[AlexLaw76]

Saints to win 

2-4

you know Sargent is going to score

[Saint Scott]

1 hour ago, Harry_SFC said:

Massive bonus if so. Their other half decent striker Kvistgaarden wasn't playing last night. Not sure if he's injured as well or just suspended. 

They have something of an injury crisis at the moment. Believe Sargent went off with concussion so expected to miss a couple of games, good news for us

[Pamplemousse]

Even Will Still managed to beat them 3-0, so I'm expecting 7 or 8 

[Matthew Le God]

28 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

you know Sargent is going to score

He went off last night with concussion, so is not allowed to play for a week and misses the Saints game.

[Saint_Ash]

5 nil half time. 5-4 full time. To Saints. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Saint_Ash

[Football Special]

15 minutes ago, Saint_Ash said:

5 nil half time. 5-4 full time. To Saints. 

Takes me back to the 93/94 season I think it was, super Ken Monkou , what a game 

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

He went off last night with concussion, so is not allowed to play for a week and misses the Saints game.

Positive, especially given their other forward is a doubt too. We always struggle against Sargent, well we do against any tall/physical CF.

I'm not sure who else they have? I'm sure their Danish CF is injured too.

These games do make me nervous though, on paper they are depleted, 23rd in the league pretty poor. We did an easy job against them in the league cup, but this is a different context.

Edited 23 hours ago by S-Clarke

[HKsaint]

2nd half anxiety is almost guaranteed 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

4 hours ago, Turkish said:

the good thing is now in Scienza, Azaz and Fellows we've got a huge amount of creativity if they do sit back, or pace if they push up. 

Aye, indeed. Fellows really starting to get going now with his driving runs. Azaz, I was unsure of but can see now he has quick feet and a clever player.

Scienza - what a find!

[Jack]

0-6. No need to sit back 2nd half as there’s no midweek game. Tonda knows we can’t defend for shit so just go for the throat and keep them picking the ball out of their net. Fellows to finally start scoring some goals 

[SW5 SAINT]

6 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

They have something of an injury crisis at the moment. Believe Sargent went off with concussion so expected to miss a couple of games, good news for us

Queue Norwich win…..

[RedArmy]

Routine. 

3-1. 
 

On to the next victim. 

[Zorba]

1-4 

Archer second half brace

COYS

[markr27]

If everyone is fit....
 

Bazunu

3 from Srephens/Edwards/Quarshie/Wood/THB

Fellows Bragg Jander Welington

Azaz Armstrong Scienza

Maybe THB will be rested to preserve him from missing the Coventry game (he's on 4 yellows).

 

[Matthew Le God]

32 minutes ago, markr27 said:

If everyone is fit....
 

Bazunu

3 from Srephens/Edwards/Quarshie/Wood/THB

Fellows Bragg Jander Welington

Azaz Armstrong Scienza

Maybe THB will be rested to preserve him from missing the Coventry game (he's on 4 yellows).

 

I'd be amazed if Bragg moved up the pecking order above Romeu and Downes

[Stud mark of doom]

18 hours ago, Football Special said:

 

Perhaps a 4-4 draw 

Last time I made it to Norwich it ended 4-4 iirc.

Paul Rideout piledriver, a brace for Rod Wallace, and possibly MLT on the scoresheet. 1989 maybe? Think we were 4-2 up at one point, so it was a long trip back. Although in fairness it was also a bloody long way on the way up too. 

I’m expecting another great performance from an incredible forward line on Saturday. 

COYR.
 

 

[Stud mark of doom]

 

 

[Harry_SFC]

Fellows has a groin injury apparently. That could well rule him out of the festive period sadly.

[trousers]

Just now, Harry_SFC said:

Fellows has a groin injury apparently. That could well rule him out of the festive period sadly.

 

[Harry_SFC]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

 

Yep and given there's no signs of Mads or Jelert anywhere I guess we'll have to put up with Fraser 😬

[Sheaf Saint]

4 hours ago, SW5 SAINT said:

Queue Norwich win…..

The only part of that sentence that is guaranteed is the queue.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Stud mark of doom said:

 

 

Wasn’t that Danny Wallace’s last game for Saints ? 

[Verbal]

2 hours ago, Stud mark of doom said:

 

 

I was at that game, where the Wallace brothers were subjected to loud and repeated monkey chants which of course the stewards ignored. Hated Norwich ever since. 

[Dr Who?]

We should stuff this lot but it will be something like 2-3 or 3-2, or 3-3. 🤷🏽 

[HarvSFC]

Without Sheffield Wednesday's points deductions, Norwich would only be 5 points better off than bottom, a team that couldn't sign anyone for a fee in the summer, cancelling contracts of senior players and largely playing a young team this season. They've won 1 of their last 16, losing 10. Usually you'd say this is a Saintsy fixture to drop points in, but we should be putting these away with ease this weekend.

[NewYorkSaint]

13 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

This is our first time playing on the 13th, which is an unlucky number, since we sacked Still. This will be Tonda’s first real test (TM).

You're saying 13 is a lucky number for Norwich?  Hadn't read that.

[Nolan]

look out for the second half in this one.

First half goals scored this season: Norwich 15 Southampton 20

Second half goals scored:  Norwich 7  Southampton 14

First half goals conceded: Norwich 12  Southampton 9

Second half goals conceded: Norwich 21  Southampton 19

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

The club up to its usual tricks of holding back tickets for staff but rarely fully taken up for distant fixtures. A very late number of seats have become available again despite this game selling out weeks ago.

https://tickets.southamptonfc.com/selection/event/seat?perfId=10229133141354&choiceSelectionDone=true&productId=10229001095987

[wild-saint]

Hearing Fellows had a scan on a groin issue. Let’s hope it’s not long term.

[Football Special]

10 hours ago, HarvSFC said:

Without Sheffield Wednesday's points deductions, Norwich would only be 5 points better off than bottom, a team that couldn't sign anyone for a fee in the summer, cancelling contracts of senior players and largely playing a young team this season. They've won 1 of their last 16, losing 10. Usually you'd say this is a Saintsy fixture to drop points in, but we should be putting these away with ease this weekend.

It's a fair observation, but they got rid of the manager responsible for most of that bad run, since Clement was appointed they have started to look better 

Lost one in last four. 

Last home game was a 3-1 win against QPR who currently sit above us in a play off spot. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Football Special

[Toadhall Saint]

0-2

[M271]

1-2 a close game for me. We are seemingly incapable of keeping a clean sheet and will probably go 0-2 up then concede for a nervy end to the game but hopefully like Tuesday hold out for another 3 points.
 

We do seem to have had the ‘rub of the green’ luck recently after a few seasons of things not going our way, last season every shot by the opposition seemed to go in, penalty decisions against but not for us and our rare shots not on target but it always feels like that for your team. Is our luck about to run out?

Edited 2 hours ago by M271

[Turkish]

6/7-0 Damion Downs to score.