Team News | Sargent and Hanley could feature in FA Cup

Norwich City head coach David Wagner said that there's a high possibility that the likes of Josh Sargent, Grant Hanley and Dimitris Giannoulis will feature against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup.

Norwich City head coach David Wagner said that there's a high possibility that the likes of Josh Sargent, Grant Hanley and Dimitris Giannoulis will feature against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup.

The head coach confirmed that everyone is available, and hinted that there could be starts for players returning from injury.

"Everyone is available," Wagner said. "Dimi \[Giannoulis\] is back in training, I think there's a high possibility that he starts tomorrow, and a high possibility with Josh \[Sargent\] and Grant \[Hanley\], too.

"I think Lungi will get some minutes tomorrow, and then some further minutes with the Under-21s."

With the January transfer window now open, Wagner also spoke about the squad and contracts within the team.

"The transfer window is open for a few weeks, and I'm sure the squad will not look the same in a few weeks time. I know Ben \[Knapper\] and his team are working hard for a succesful window.

"We are in conversations with players. But we don't know how we'll look in the summer. Everyone has the chance to bring himself to the best position. We are very calm and relaxed on this."

Wagner was also asked about the FA Cup as a competition, and highlighted the different type of game the Canaries face.

"The FA Cup in Germany is something very special, everyone speaks about it as it's the oldest competition in football and this sticks with me. I like this competition, and we've sold 18,000 tickets for this game.

"There's always the risk with more games, but I am keen for us to push and get into the next round. It's one of the interesting things about the competition, with replays and rescheduled games. I'm really looking forward to the game.

"On paper, it looks different that games before. We won't shy away from this, and it's up to us. We need to play on the front foot, and create chances. It will be hard work, but we're ready."