A look ahead to Saturday's 3pm kick-off at Fulham

THE 2012-13 Barclays Premier League season kicks off for the Canaries with an away trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday in Chris Hughton's first competitive match in charge of Norwich City. 

With five new faces in his squad and an excellent pre-season behind them, Hughton’s squad are in good shape going into the clash against Martin Jol’s Fulham, who themselves have undergone significant changes of personnel over the summer. 

Kick-off will be at 3pm, and you can listen live to all the action with Canaries Player, as well as following live updates on Canaries.co.uk, and our official twitter and facebook pages. 

Watch Chris Hughton's pre-match press conference on Canaries Player by clicking here.

Watch Ryan Bennett's pre-match interview on Canaries Player by clicking here.
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he Canaries will be without defender Steven Whittaker (ankle) for the opening fixture against Fulham on Saturday, as well as midfield pair David Fox and Jacob Butterfield, who are back in training but unlikely to be available. Wes Hoolahan is also back in training, whilst Elliott Ward is a week away from fitness. It is not yet known whether late addition Javier Garrido will be eligible for the fixture.

Fulham: The Cottagers are likely to be without midfielder Simon Davies for the clash, who is out with a neck injury, while Aaron Hughes (ankle) is thought to be a doubt. Jol has an otherwise fully fit squad to choose from however. 

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