Team news | Duffy and Chrisene available for Sheffield United

Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement confirmed that both Shane Duffy and Ben Chrisene are available for Tuesday night's trip to Sheffield United.

Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement confirmed that both Shane Duffy and Ben Chrisene are available for Tuesday night's trip to Sheffield United.

Duffy was absent from the squad on Saturday afternoon while Chrisene has been out through injury longer term.

"Shane Duffy will be available for selection, we will see if that's possible for him. When it's three days in a row, we will see the reaction. We want players to come back and get physically able for 90 minutes. It's hard to juggle player fitness, positions," Clement explained.

"Anis Slimane is also in the squad, back from injury like against Watford. Ben will be available for selection, but not available for many minutes. He's only back with the group for three days.

"It will take some time for Ben to get up to speed and we need players to be full speed. We want him to take important minutes.

"José Córdoba and Liam Gibbs are back in training. They'll be available for selection closer to Saturday. We will miss Harry (Darling) with suspension, so we are juggling there."

The head coach spoke about his preparation for the fixture away at Bramall Lane, reflecting on the quick turnaround from Saturday's defeat away to Watford.

"It's about giving people clear ideas about what we want. Watford away is totally different to Sheffield United away. We need good staff around me, the analysts come up with really good stuff to help us prepare.

"On the training field, we need to use every second to implement our principles as well as about the opponent to come. It's about a lot of video and a lot of other things around to make it top class. The food, their sleep, rest and recovery, it's to get the best about them.

"I think we were really close in this game, the penny can drop either side. If you get a penalty with Sargent, that changes the game. That's the disadvantage of no VAR in the Championship.

"Two defensive mistakes and we lose it. If you make a mistake, you need the luck of the goalkeeper or defender, which we didn't have. We also had the best chance of the game with Jovon (Makama)."

The Canaries face an in-form Sheffield United side, who have won their last four Sky Bet Championship games. The Belgian spoke about the difference in style between Watford and Sheffield United.

"They're a very aggressive team, direct football. Watford like possession and make decisive passes, but Sheffield United are direct. Balls in the box, fights, duels, we need to be up for that fight.

"If you only focus on how to stop the opponent, you can't win the game. We need to find players in the right places, good combinations. We have players who can play in different system.

"There is one pressure here and that is winning. If it's against Watford, Sheffield United, or even Real Madrid. It's the same preparation, it's about winning games and growing as a team."

When asked about the importance of every game and the impact of Josh Sargent being back on the scoresheet:

"Every game is always important. If coaches think one game isn't important, they are in the wrong job. There is no difference now, compared to January, February, March, April. You want to make the team grow and make players better. Pelle Mattsson has grown into games, Oscar Schwartau too. Josh Sargent as well, he scored and has shown what I want from a striker.

"There was no doubt about him or in his own head. It was important he felt that from me. He did a lot of important things for me and the next step was to score goals and he has done that now."