Not that it makes any difference, but this isn't one of English football's classic rivalries. Norwich City Football Club is 111 years old, while West Ham United has been a going concern for 113 years, or 118 if we throw in the Thames Ironworks era for free. And yet the teams have only met 48 times before, 42 times in the league. This fixture, then, has only been played 21 times. Not sure what point I'm trying to make here, actually.  Never mind! Carrow Road Hammerthon XXII could be a ... well, classic might be pushing it, seeing Norwich are the division's joint lowest goalscorers with six, while 15th-placed West Ham have only found the net eight times themselves. But the narrative possibilities for this one are pretty juicy. The Canaries are under severe pressure, coming off the back of a seven-goal humiliation at Manchester City. The Hammers aren't in the best nick either: they've failed to score in six of their last ten games, winning only once. Responses are required, especially in the case of Norwich, whose manager Chris Hughton looks mighty unsteady on his perch.  But there is hope! For both sides!!! West Ham might be throwing shapes straight out of the Vicente del Bosque Craig Levein playbook, but their one recent win was a stunner: that 3-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, a team with genuine title pretensions. And while they're not scoring, they're not letting many in: only eight conceded in ten. As for the hosts, well, four losses in the last five to a cumulative score of 2-18 doesn't exactly look good on the page, but in fairness those defeats have been at the hands of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City. And erstwhile Celtic goalgetter Gary Hooper, a player good enough to make an impression at Champions League level, has to start scoring soon.  Anyway, let's predict a result of 0-0, working on the principle that our predictions are rarely, if ever, correct. Today's prediction: 0-0.  Kick-off: 5.30pm on dying satellite concern Sky Sports (1992-2015).
Minute-by-minute report: Norwich and Chris Hughton desperately need a win. West Ham desperately need a goal. Something's got to give. Join Scott Murray