| | League position: | 6 | | Home league form: | WWOX | | Overall league form: | WWLWWOLX | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
| | | Line-ups | | Loris KARIUS | 7½ | 1 | 6½ | Felix WIEDWALD | | Greg HALFORD | 6 | 2 | 7 | Emmanuel BOAKYE | | Joe BENNETT | 7½ | 3 | 6½ | Emiliano INSÚA | | Ibrahim AFELLAY | 8 | 4 | 6½ | Grant LEADBITTER | | Mathieu BODMER | 7 | 5 | 6½ | Johan DJOUROU | | Aron GUNNARSSON | 6 | 6 | 6½ | Matthew MILLS | | GIOVANI dos Santos | 8½ | 7 | 6½ | Sebastian LARSSON | | Diego BUONANOTTE | 7 | 8 | 5½ | Neil KILKENNY | | (c,p)Peter CROUCH | 7½ | 9 | 6½ | Bafétimbi GOMIS(c,p) | | (f)Kenneth ZOHORE | 6 | 10 | 7 | JOSELU(f) | | GERVINHO | 7 | 11 | 6 | Tyler WALKER | | Manager | | | Armand TRAORÉ | | 12 | | Dwight TIENDALLI | | Jonas LÖSSL | | 13 | | Pavels STEINBORS | | Matty KENNEDY | | 14 | | Robert HUTH | | Gary MADINE | 8 | 15 | 6½ | Anthony McMAHON | | Victor ANICHEBE | | 16 | | Carl IKEME |
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| | | | League position: | 11 | | Away league form: | WLLX | | Overall league form: | LWWLLXXL | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
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