After a run of eight defeats in nine it's back to the drawing board for Canaries boss Alex Neil.

Out go Ivo Pinto, Robbie Brady, Steven Naismith and Cameron Jerome.

In come Ryan Bennett, Martin Olsson, Matty Jarvis and up front on his own, Patrick Bamford. It's Bamford's first Premier League start, for any club.

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Who says 4-4-2 is dead? Away from home?

Manchester City keep it old school. Just the one change from the team that walked over Aston Villa, Yaya Toure is out with a heel injury, Fernando comes in. 

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Football Focus

Ahead of tonight's FA Cup tie, Dan Walker is presenting a Football Focus live from St Luke's the Evangelist's Church, next door to Goodison Park.

Dan will be joined by Dion Dublin, an FA Cup finalist in 2000 with Aston Villa, four-time finalist with Everton, Graeme Sharp, and Graeme Le Saux, who reached the FA Cup final with Chelsea in 2002.

Tune into BBC One from 12:10 or watch on this page.

Afternoon everyone! Spring has sprung, I reckon. It was pretty warm when I was out with the dog this morning and if you strain hard enough, you can smell the distinct tang of a relegation battle and an FA Cup quarter-final drifting on the breeze...

The season is coming to the boil nicely. 

Let's hope it's case of quality rather than quantity today and to see you through the day's action is Tom Rostance. Enjoy.

Following Rafael Benitez taking over as Newcastle manager, we want to know if you think he will keep them in the Premier League.

If your on a mobile or tablet, you can vote by clicking the tab at the top and, if you're on a desktop, you can glance to your right at the top right of the page to cast your vote.

The vote will close at 12:40 GMT. 

Final Score

Jason Mohammad will keep you up to date with all the goals across the country today on Final Score. 

Jason is joined in the studio by John Hartson and Chris Powell to discuss the action. 

You can watch Final Score on this page and the BBC Red Button from 14:30, and on BBC One from 16:30.

Norwich have made four changes for the game, including striker Patrick Bamford starting as he makes his first start for the club.

Just one change for Manchester City as midfielder Fernando replaces Yaya Toure.

Martin Fisher
Match of the Day commentator

"The champagne remains on ice but it shouldn't be long before the bottles are being uncorked at Bournemouth and Swansea.

"Thirty-seven points has been enough to secure Premier League safety in each of the last four seasons and both of these clubs are within touching distance of that tally with nine games left.

"Survival was always Bournemouth's primary goal; achieving it without having to compromise his footballing philosophies is a real triumph for Eddie Howe.

"Eyebrows were raised when Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins sacked Garry Monk in December but he recognised that the Swans were sinking. Between them, Francesco Guidolin and Alan Curtis have guided the club through choppy waters and the future looks bright again."

Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin will not be on the touchline for Saturday's Premier League game at Bournemouth.

The 60-year-old was released from hospital earlier this week after receiving treatment for a chest infection but will miss a third match.

"Doctors say it is better that I relax," said Guidolin.

"I have finished with antibiotics but it is better for me to relax for some days."

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe on the Cherries' survival prospects: "Saturday won't guarantee anything but it can help, as all games can, if we can take maximum points from them.

"No one can predict what the final points tally will be. There is still some way to go in the season, teams can go on good runs at this time of year, so we just have to focus on this game and try to win."

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Both these clubs have improved in form of late to put a bit of daylight between them and the bottom three but which want can continue to do so today.  

Bournemouth and Swansea are both aiming for a third win on the trot in what will be the 50th league encounter between the clubs.

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BBC Match of the Day commentator

"Eleven years ago, with Norwich having blown a two-goal lead against Manchester City at Carrow Road, Delia Smith emerged to provide some unscheduled half-time entertainment.

"Had Twitter existed, 'Let's be 'aving you!' would have been trending for days.

"Norwich have lost nine of their last 10 games in all competitions and look as though they will need to win both their upcoming fixtures against Newcastle and Sunderland if they're to stay up.

"Manchester City know that anything other than victory at Carrow Road could knock them out of the title race. If they do win, I'm pretty sure that Delia will be keeping her thoughts to herself."

You may think Norwich are sitting duck - or Canaries - for Manchester City today but Alex Neil is hoping his Carrow Road side have other ideas.

"It is now about making sure that when you put good performances in you have to turn them into wins, but if you keep doing the right things and perform in a good manner, work as hard as you can, then you hope the results will come," said Neil.

"Three out of the last four performances have been very good, probably better than when we had that decent run earlier in the season, we just need the outcome to be a win which will give the players the boost going into the run-in.

"We are all really determined to get something from the game, we have done it against some of the other big teams so there is absolutely no reason why we can't do it."

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Manchester City can move two points behind second-placed Tottenham and seven from Premier League leaders with a win today.  

"We cannot have the same points as Tottenham and Leicester if they win all their games," said Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.

"But if they win the title (we need to make sure) it's because they win all their games and not because we couldn't win ours.

"We'll focus on trying to win at Norwich and we'll see the way the other teams manage the pressure between now and the end of the season.

"The most important thing is that we don't have margin of error. We need to win our games."

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Right, now let's get into a bit of chat about today's games, starting with the 12:45 GMT kick-off.

Norwich are on their worst run since 1946 after taking just one point from their past nine Premier League games and look doomed for the drop unless they can turn around their form - and quick.

They face fourth-placed Manchester City, who are aiming to close the gap on leaders Leicester, but have won just two of their past 10 away games in the league.

A bit of surprising news for you now. Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka is considering his future at the club.

The 42-year-old Spaniard, who took charge at the Riverside in November 2013, left Boro's training ground unexpectedly on Friday after a row.

Boro, who travel to Charlton on Sunday, are second in the Championship, four points behind leaders Burnley with a game in hand.

But, having led the table by six points on 12 January, they have won just three of their past 10 games.

The club's hierarchy are trying to convince him to stay.

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