There's no doubt that it was a difficult day for Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday as they finally suffered their inevitable relegation, but it would've hurt extra for it to have been confirmed by defeat to their bitter city rivals.
What concerns me is that there would have been an awful lot of emotional energy, as well as physical energy, spent on that match on Sunday, only three days ago. Norwich have had a day longer to prepare and are in much better shape in general anyway.
Phillipe Clement has instigated a turnaround in fortunes for the Canaries, and they look especially improved going forward, which, for a handicap bet, is something that we really need.
Gabriel Otegbayo received a red card on Sunday, and he had become a mainstay of Wednesday’s central defence. When you add his suspension to their injury list, then it is another issue for Henrik Pedersen to deal with.
Norwich covered the -1 handicap against Blackburn Rovers recently, and also did it against QPR. For a team that lost their first seven home matches of the season, Norwich have now recovered to actually have a positive xG differential at home for the first time this season.
