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Norwich City make the long trip to Plymouth Argyle today knowing that only a victory will do to keep their faint Championship play-off hopes alive. Johannes Hoff Thorup's men have made the long trip to Devon, hoping to build on last weekend's 1-0 victory over West Brom and apply some further pressure to those sides hoping to record a top-six finish. FAO: ANDROID USERS If you are consuming today's live blog on an Android device via the Pink Un app, please use two-finger scrolling to navigate through it or by clicking here City remain without loanee Callum Doyle, who is continuing rehab from a calf injury sustained during the most recent international break.
All parties are confident the England U21 international will return before the end of the Championship season. Liam Gibbs is also back in team training after a long injury lay off, but is expected to be handed U21 minutes as he continues to build up his fitness. Duo Lewis Dobbin and Ben Chrisene are likely to miss the remainder of the Championship campaign after injuries sustained in the 1-1 draw to Blackburn earlier this month.
Lucien Mahovo remains sidelined with a knee injury and is unlikely to return before Easter, with Gabe Forsyth expected to miss the remainder of the Championship campaign after undergoing knee surgery. Derby's win over Hull in midweek has left Plymouth seven points adrift at the bottom of the Championship with a vastly inferior goal difference meaning they also need a victory this afternoon. Miron Muslic described the contest as a 'must win' for their survival hopes - and hopes to turn around a run of one win in their last eight Championship matches.
Plymouth are without January signing Maksym Taloverov whilst fellow defender Brendan Galloway is also sidelined with a hip injury. Argyle have lost five of their past six league games against City, winning the other 6-2 at Home Park last season. Seven of the first teamers who started that day are no longer contracted to the club.
Despite City's free-scoring nature at Carrow Road, they have been less prolific on the road with just 26% of their goals coming on the road (16/61) with only Plymouth scoring a lower percentage away (8/40, 20%). - Follow live updates via our live matchday blog above and join the debate with chief Norwich City reporter Connor Southwell live from Home Park.
