Norwich City vs Chelsea (2-3)

Rewind to half-time at Anfield in Norwich’s Premier League curtain-raiser, and things we’re trying ominous for the freshly promoted club. The Canaries were 4-0 down and were obtaining torn aside from a rampant Liverpool attack. Norwich City vs Chelsea

However, by the ultimate whistle, the movement fans were in abundant higher spirits.

Last week they followed that with a Teemu Pukki impressed 3-1 convince port to earn their initial high flight points of the campaign.

Pukki webbed a sensational hat-trick therein game as he terrorized the port defense, following on from his consolation at Anfield. There’s no reason he can’t do an equivalent to a fragile trying Chelsea backline on Sat either. Last season’s high scorer within the Championship currently has nine goals in his previous nine competitive games for Norwich. Therefore we expect he’s a good value for our anytime goalscorer predictions.

For Chelsea, this hasn’t been quite the fairytale begin to live underneath Frank Lampard that they were hoping.

The club legend was dismantled 4-0 at previous Trafford in his Premier League social control debut. Whereas The Blues made show improvement last week within the European Super Cup, they still lost on penalties.

His Stamford Bridge homecoming resulted in frustration, with a lackluster performance culminating in an exceedingly 1-1 draw with Leicester.

Lampard continues the seek for his first win as Chelsea manager, however obtaining it at Carrow Road would possibly prove tough. Far from home, Chelsea have didn’t win every of their last five matches.

Things get even worse once restricted to Premier League fixtures, wherever they need won two, drawn 2.

 

Goals Norwich City 

6′ Norwich City T. Cantwell
30′ Norwich City T. Pukki

Goals Chelsea

3′ Chelsea T. Abraham
17′ Chelsea M. Mount
68′ Chelsea T. Abraham

 

Norwich City Lineups

1 Tim Krul
2 Max Aarons
5 Grant Hanley
4 Ben Godfrey
12 Jamal Lewis
10 Moritz Leitner
19 Tom Trybull
17 Emiliano Buendía
18 Marco Stiepermann
14 Todd Cantwell
22 Teemu Pukki

Chelsea Lineups

1 Kepa Arrizabalaga
28 César Azpilicueta
4 Andreas Christensen
15 Kurt Zouma
33 Emerson Palmieri
17 Mateo Kovačić
5 Jorginho
8 Ross Barkley
22 Christian Pulišić
9 Tammy Abraham
19 Mason Mount

 

Norwich City vs Chelsea Match Statistics

Norwich City

Chelsea

6 Shots Total 23
5 Shots on goal 8
1 Shots off goal 5
0 Shots blocked 10
5 Shots inside box 12
1 Shots outside box 11
9 Fouls 9
1 Corners 8
Offsides
5 Saves 3
46% Possession Time 54%
481 Passes Total 538
389 Accurate Passes 455

 

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