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West Ham are set to be without several first-team players when they travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich on Saturday.Winston Reid, Cheikhou Kouyate and Joey OBrien all picked up injuries during West Hams FA Cup triumph over Liverpool on Tuesday, adding to an already lengthy injury list. James Tomkins picked up an injury against Southampton Aside from the injuries, the Hammers have a poor record at Carrow Road, having failed to win on their last 16 league visits, but they face a Norwich team in poor form. The Canaries slipped into the relegation zone for the first time since the opening weekend after their defeat by Aston Villa, and Alex Neils side are without a win since January 2.Team newsAlex Tettey is unavailable for Norwich as the midfielder completes his two-match suspension following a 10th booking of the season against Tottenham.Neil will make a late decision on Graham Dorrans (illness), while Andre Wisdom is a doubt with a knee problem. Jamie Redknapp looks ahead to the Premier League 3pm games and Saturday Night Football West Hams injuries are piling up as Reid, OBrien (both hamstring) and Kouyate (concussion) all went down in midweek. They join James Tomkins (calf), Manuel Lanzini and Diafra Sakho (both thigh) on the sidelines.However, Alex Song is available having shaken off the knock which kept him out of the replay and Sam Byram returns after being cup-tied. Manuel Lanzini is another West Ham was has missed time through injury Opta statsNone of the previous 13 league meetings between West Ham and Norwich have ended with an away win (six home wins, seven draws).There has been a 90th minute goal in all of the last four league games between the two sides.Wes Hoolahan has been substituted in 16 of his 18 top-flight starts this season; more often than any other player. Wes Hoolahan has been substituted the most often in the Premier League Norwich have conceded the first goal of the game on 18 occasions in the league this season; a league-high.Meanwhile, they have only made 395 touches in the opposition box this season (16 per game) - a league-low, but West Ham players have made a league-high 10 errors leading to goals.Dimitri Payet has created 66 goalscoring chances this season, more than double the tally of any other West Ham player. Dimitri Payet has agreed a new West Ham contract Mersons predictionThis game is another prime example of how the timing of football matches can affect the outcome. Norwich will have looked at the fixtures and probably wouldnt have fancied themselves against a West Ham side that has been flying this season.However, when you consider the Hammers played 120 minutes in midweek, have an eye on the next round of the cup and probably cant qualify for the top four, then this the best time to play them. West Ham have got a great chance to win the FA Cup and have bigger fish to fry so I fancy Norwich to nick a vital win.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Most popular Super 6 prediction: 1-2) With £250,000 up for grabs in this seasons Soccer Saturday Super 6, Jeff Stelling gives you a helping hand with his tips and predictions BettingWest Ham are Sky Bets marginal favourites ahead of their trip to Carrow Road, with Norwich priced at 6/4. The Hammers are sixth despite claiming only five points from the last 12 and remain a 4/1 shot to finish in the top six.The Canaries have lost five on the bounce and are now 8/11 to be relegated. The sides shared a 2-2 draw at Upton Park earlier in the season and another draw is available at 9/4. Steven Naismith and Enner Valencia both to net is 10/1. Check out tips from our Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier here. 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There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me.WATKINS GLEN, New York -- It wasnt by design, but a true wild card has popped up late in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship.The cancellation of a proposed Labor Day weekend street race in Boston resulted in the last-minute substitution of Watkins Glen International for a fast-paced road race at a track the IndyCar Series hasnt visited since 2010.With only nine prior races, The Glen isnt steeped in IndyCar history. But its one of Americas most famous and significant road courses and the Boston cancellation created the opportunity for a reunion that just about everyone in the series is looking forward to.These cars belong on tracks like this, said three-time IndyCar champion Bobby Rahal. You can really see what they can do and it separates the best drivers from the rest.Nobody is going around here with one hand on the wheel, I can tell you that.If The Glen was an oval track, it would be a superspeedway. Nearly three and a half miles in length, it links a series of long straights with just eleven corners, all of which require an average speed of 100 mph or more.Combine a recent full repave with a newer generation of Indy cars featuring high-downforce aero kits, and the product is a comprehensive rewrite of the record book.Scott Dixon ran a 1:23.892 second lap in the opening practice session Friday in his Ganassi Racing Chevrolet that was more than four seconds faster than Ryan Briscoes 2010 track record of 1:28.13.Dixons lap works out to an average speed of 144.614 mph, making it the fastest road course in the IndyCar Series this year. Dixon averaged a little more than 142 mph for his best lap in June at Road America.If Dixon or any of the other drivers can find a little more speed over the next 48 hours, Watkins Glen could officially take over from Road America as the fastest road course in IndyCar racing history. Dario Franchittis pole lap at Road America in 2000 corresponds to a 145.924 mph average.Franchitti, now retired from driving, shares Rahals belief that Indy cars belong on wide-open natural terrain road courses like The Glen.Outside of Indianapolis, this is the natural habitat for Indy cars, Franchitti said. Theyre so fast and its just stunning at a place like this.This place was even fun for me in a stock car, so thats saying something!Wiith three career wins at Watkins Glen, Dixon enters the weekend as a strong favorite to score his second win of the season.dddddddddddd But the New Zealander is a distant sixth in the IndyCar standings and the focus this weekend is more on the championship battle between Penske Racing teammates Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.Pagenaud leads 2014 IndyCar Series champion (and 2010 Watkins Glen winner) Power by 28 points with two races remaining, including the double-points finale at Sonoma Raceway. Seven other drivers remain mathematically eligible for the title, but they are all remote long shots.By winning four races each this year, Pagenaud and Power have separated themselves from the field and the ace road racers are likely to fight for the title at the front of the pack.But Pagenaud must be wary because the driver who has led the standings with two races remaining failed to finish the job in six of the past nine years. Powers come-from-behind charge to the title in 2014 was one of the exceptions.Although Pagenauds 28-point cushion is the smallest it has been since May, the Frenchman is not concerned.Were just going to keep doing what we have been doing, he said. Were going to keep focusing on ourselves and extract the best out of the situation. I think our team has done the best job all season, and if I drive the best I can, it should take care of itself.IndyCar ran at Watkins Glen from 2005 to 2010 but the series and the track were unable to find a mutually agreeable date and attendance was generally poor.Since then, natural terrain road courses like Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Barber Motorsports Park have enjoyed steady growth in their spectator count. Advance response to this years return has been positive, prompting WGI president Michael Printup to already line up a two-year extension with IndyCar through 2018 on the Labor Day weekend.Elkhart [Road America] and Mid-Ohio were tremendous and there was lots of interest at Watkins Glen when we tested there, observed legendary team owner Roger Penske. At the NASCAR race there was a lot of talk about the Indy cars coming back to The Glen and its great to be bacgh 2018 on the Labor Day weekend.Elkhart [R