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Image source, Getty ImagesMaybe it's the heat, but it's been a subdued start. Stoke have had most of the ball, but their new attacking line-up has yet to make an early impression.
Summary
Norwich XI: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Brady; Redmond, Tettey, Dorrans, Howson; Hoolahan; Jerome.
Stoke XI: Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, van Ginkel; Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic; Diouf.
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Image source, Getty ImagesKICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 22 August 2015
And we're under way, with the hosts kicking off.
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Carrow Road pays tribute with a minute's applause for former Canaries keeper Sandy Kennon, who passed away earlier this week aged 81. He played 255 times for the club, and was part of the side that reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1959.
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The teams are out, and it's handshake time as we approach kick-off.
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The teams are back in the cool of the dressing rooms, leaving a rapidly-filling up Carrow Road to sizzle in the late summer sun.
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Image source, PAPotters boss Mark Hughes has been waxing lyrical about new boy Shaqiri to BBC Sport.
"We've seen his quality, he's not disappointed in training and we hope he reproduces what he is capable of in a Stoke shirt."
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Image source, Jonathan LegardJoin the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 22 August 2015
Alex d'Albertanson: Shaqiri, Afellay and Arnautovic in behind Diouf? Stoke that is filthy.
'Hosts must aim for home comforts'published at 14:42 British Summer Time 22 August 2015
Martin Fisher
Match of the Day commentator"Like Stoke, Norwich got their season off and running a week ago, capitalising on Sunderland's shortcomings impressively to earn a 3-1 win at the Stadium of Light.
"They have been brilliant on the road since Alex Neil was appointed in January but he will appreciate that their survival chances need regular success at home. This fixture surely sits in the box marked 'winnable'."
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Xherdan Shaqiri, Stoke's £12m record signing from Inter Milan, is finally unleashed today. The Swiss international makes his debut after serving the final match of a ban imposed while he was still in Italy.
He's Stoke's only change to the side that held Spurs 2-2. Norwich are unchanged from the XI that beat Sunderland.
Norwich XI: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Brady; Redmond, Tettey, Dorrans, Howson; Hoolahan; Jerome.
Subs: Rudd (GK), Wisdom, Johnson, Grabban, Hooper, R Bennett, O'Neil.
Image source, BBC SportStoke XI: Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, van Ginkel; Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic; Diouf.
Subs: Given; Ireland, Joselu, Wilson, Adam, Crouch, Wollscheid.
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Image source, BBC SportWhile we're counting down to kick-off at Carrow Road, why not pop over to BBC Sport's Premier League Predictor?
It's perfect if you've ever thought you can read the runes better than pundits like Alan Shearer and Mark Lawrenson.
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Both sides will be keen to build on the encouraging signs gleaned from their first points of the season last weekend.
Norwich stunned Sunderland with a flurry of blows for a 3-1 win, while Stoke climbed off the canvas to grab a deserved 2-2 at Spurs.
Can either land a knockout punch today? You're in the right place to find out.