Gary Hooper to start for Norwich City?

Gary Hooper will reportedly make his first start for Norwich City during tomorrow's League Cup tie against Watford.

The striker had been tipped to play a key role for the Canaries following his summer move from Scottish champions Celtic, but an injury picked up in pre-season has limited him to just one appearance as a substitute so far this season.

However, the 25-year-old has now made a complete recovery and will start from the beginning at Vicarage Road, according to the Eastern Daily Press.

Meanwhile, manager Chris Hughton has also hinted that Hooper's fellow centre-forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel could miss the tie because of a toe injury.

"At the moment we have a few knocks and bruises but we are okay generally. Ricky got a knock, a whack on the side of his toe. He is a little bit sore but we don't feel it is anything too serious. If he is not fit for tomorrow, the feeling is it will only be a few days," said Hughton.

Norwich have won the League Cup on two occasions, the last of which was back in 1985.