Norwich City return to Championship action against Stoke this afternoon and will face former coach Narcis Pelach for the first time since his Carrow Road exit. 

The Canaries will be hoping to pick up where they left off prior to the international hiatus, taking 10 points from their last 12 which culminated in an impressive 4-0 victory over Hull at Carrow Road. 

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City have been sweating over the fitness of Marcelino Nunez who reported hamstring trouble after that victory over the Tigers and subsequently withdrew from Chile's squad for their World Cup qualifying defeats to Brazil and Colombia. 

Despite some initially concerning noises around the extent of his issue, Johannes Hoff Thorup revealed a late call would be made on his availability ahead of this contest. 

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn has been ruled out from facing his former loan side due to a side strain, and is unlikely to feature in any of the games throughout the course of this week. George Long is expected to replace him between the sticks. 

Jose Cordoba, another City player who didn't feature for his country during the break, is expected to play after concerns over a knee injury sustained in the draw with Leeds United earlier this month. 

Jacob Sorensen could return following his absence with a foot injury, while Christian Fassnacht is poised to return to training next week. Ashley Barnes, Onel Hernandez, Liam Gibbs and Tony Springett remain sidelined. 

Stoke will be without striker Sam Gallagher owing to a calf problem, whilst Ben Pearson, Lyndon Gooch and Bosun Lawal remain sidelined. 

Otherwise, Pelach has a fit squad available, including his returning international contingent. Former City defender Ben Gibson is in line to feature against his former club. 

Norwich are hoping to win consecutive league visits to Stoke for the first time, having won their 3-0 last season under David Wagner. The hosts are winless in seven against the Canaries. 

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