James Townsend: Victories. From a Norwich fan.

Having been peppered, Brentford have a chance of their own.

Florian Jozefzoon fizzes into Lasse Vibe, who uses some delicious footwork to get away from the Norwich defence and then slides into the path of Yoan Barbet whose shot is saved by Angus Gunn.

End-to-end right now.

Almost up to the half-hour mark in the Championship as Norwich and Brentford enjoy this festive stalemate.

It's quite nostalgic having a Gunn in goal for Norwich. Angus' dad of course is legendary Bryan Gunn. No kids of Fleck, Culverhouse, Gordon, Sutch or Goss sadly though.

Marco Stiepermann gets forward and put another cross into the box which was a bit overhit. Now a Canaries corner...

BOOM! OH SO CLOSE! Cleared off the line as Marley Watkins' shot is hooked away, Daniel Bentley makes a string of saves... Timm Klose's header wide! All going on.

Just as I said this game was a wee bit lacking in fizz... someone's popped the cork as it's opening up.

Romaine Sawyers exchanges passes with Ollie Watkins before he whacks it high and wide for the visitors.

Good to see some chances coming.

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Angus Gunn the saviour for Norwich!

Superb save to deny Ollie Watkins again, who heads Lasse Vibe's ball towards goal.

Then another save from Vibe. Super stuff.

Too many Watkins on this pitch. Confusing me!

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Let's just say this has been a bit scrappy. Norwich's Marley Watkins has been lively, Nelson Oliveira too and Lasse Vibe for Brentford.

Feels flat though in general despite a good attendance. Bit like Christmas Day in that lull between dinner and tea...

FinleyAsh: If Brentford defy the odds tonight and bring the 3 points back to Griffin park against Norwich tonight I will dress up as Santa for the whole of Christmas #bbcefl, external

You've told us all now, Ash...

Norwich do have 11 players on the pitch but currently it's Nelson Oliveira who's involved the most. He should have done better when picking up a loose pass but was unable to get into the box.

Lasse Vibe in a similar space for Brentford moments later but neither got a shot away of note.

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In League Two, Michael Doyle has just put Coventry ahead with an absolute worldie.

The Sky Blues captain picked the ball up around 45 yards from goal and bent it into the net on 14 minutes.

Delightful.

Nelson Oliveira has another dig but this time but can only blast it at teammate and ex-Brentford loanee Alex Pritchard.

Brentford defensive shape keeping the Canaries at bay... finding it hard to play through.

Norwich have their best chance of the game, German defender Marco Stieperman sends in a cross which Portugal international Nelson Oliveira is unable to steer in.

Better from the Canaries, but it's Brentford in the ascendancy.

In the League One game which kicked off at 19:00 GMT (why?) - Gillingham take a two-goal advantage into the break.

Josh Parker and Luke O'Neill put the Kent side 2-0 up within 15 minutes.

At the Ricoh Arena, it's still goalless in League Two between Coventry and Wycombe. 10 minutes have gone.

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It's calmed down a little after that early excitement from Brentford.

Good tussle in midfield. Brentford's Ollie Watkins looks a quality player by the way. What a signing he was from Exeter.

Ollie Watkins smacks the post with a chance! Brentford work a great opening on the edge of the box, strike the woodwork and Lasse Vibe is unable to tuck in the rebound.

Bees buzzing. Ho, ho, ho!

We've had the Gladiator music, we've had the PA fella trying to gee up the fans. We've got the teams on the pitch in front of a decent crowd at Carrow Road.

Jeremy Simpson is the man with the whistle. He toots it. We're underway.

• Norwich have won 11 of their last 13 home league matches against the Bees (D1 L1), winning 5-0 in this fixture last season.
• Brentford have failed to score in four of their last five league matches against Norwich (W1 D1 L3).
• Brentford have lost a league-high 21 points from winning positions this season in the Championship.
• Norwich City have made 60 changes to their starting XI in total this season; more than any other club in the Championship.
• The Bees have scored the highest tally (24) and the highest proportion (73%) of their Championship goals in the second half of games this season.
• Only bottom club Birmingham City (4.4%) have a lower shot conversion rate than Norwich City (6.9%) in the Championship this season.

Stats supplied by Opta.

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Six wins, six defeats, 10 draws. Predicting which Brentford team will turn up is a tough one.

It's a little easier to do so when you break down those results. Only one defeat at Griffin Park shows just how good they are in their little corner of West London.

On their travels however, five losses. Music to the Canaries ears. As is their recent record against the Carrow Road boys - 11 defeats from 13 visits to East Anglia.

Dean Smith's Bees will need to rediscover their sting to defy the formbook.

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Norwich City have had a rather stark tumble in form since the clocks went back and the nights drew in.

They were sixth after October's derby win against Ipswich, basking in the glow of a ninth straight East Anglia triumph.

However, six defeats and just one win have followed in the following nine games. Not the mid-season form the promotion chasers wanted.

Talk has turned to "financial challenges" by chairman Ed Balls if that aim is not achieved. Better get a wriggle on Canaries...

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Who would you love to see Santa deliver to your club this Christmas? That's what I want to know tonight, and we'll continue that chat again tomorrow in Saturday's live.

I also want to know what football-related Christmas gift stories you've got personally.

Mine? My favourite player as a young lad was Georgi Kinkladze, even though I was a Forest fan.

I got the burgundy special (below) in the little magician's honour. My dad made me take it back. Gutting.

Almost as gutting as getting a Harry Potter quiz in the Secret Santa this year. Bluntly, I'm not a fan. If anyone wants it, feel free to message me about that too.

#bbcefl for all your correspondence.

I've also included that pic of Kinky, Alex Ferguson and Uncle Bulgaria from the Wombles, as I love Geo and 'Wombling Merry Christmas' is my favourite festive tune. Fergie is just there for the craic.

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Two games elsewhere in the EFL tonight.

Fleetwood v Gillingham was the 19:00 GMT early kick-off in League One and the Gills are already 2-0 up.

Coventry and Wycombe go head-to-head in League Two at 19:45 GMT.

We'll do our best to keep you in the loop.

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