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An enthralling encounter between these two Premier League sides and it did not disappoint. Goals Galore at Stamford Bridge.

Thank you for following my coverage of today's Premier League game between Chelsea and Norwich City.

A brilliant win for Chelsea and a disappointing day at the office for Norwich City.

See you next time!

Hattrick Hero Mason Mount was delighted with the team performance

Disappointing display from the visitors

A very disappointing display from the visitors! They will be hoping they can turn things around soon and quickly in their next Premier League game! 

 

 

 

Mason Delight

Mason Mason scores his first Premier League hattrick of the campaign against Norwich City!

Chelsea win comfortably

FULL TIME

Full Time: A magnificent display from Chelsea and in particular Mason Mount. As he gets his first Hattrick for Chelsea in the Premier League. Chelsea record a 7-0 win against strugglers Norwich City

90 + 1'7-0 Mason Mount

Mason Mount gets his hat trick! A brilliant run from Ruben Loftus Cheek who passes it to Mason Mount inside the box who slots it calmly into the back of the net!

85' GOALLL 6-0

The league leaders Chelsea make it SIX!! Mason Mount retakes his penalty and dispatches it right down the middle. No chance for Tim Krul in goal as Mason Mount gets his second goal of the game.

 

Penalty retaken!

Oh wait.... The penalty is being retaken by Mason Mount as Tim Krul is off his line as the penalty was taken

83' PENALTY SAVE!!

Mason Mount get his penalty saved by Tim Krul!!

81' Chelsea PENALTY!

It gets worse for Norwich City as Chelsea are awarded a penalty kick as Antonio Rudiger shot hits Cameron Norman arm and the penalty given for a handball!

79' NEARLY SIX!

Ross Barkley nearly makes it 6-0 but an incredible save from Tim Krul to deny him from getting in on the act!

70' Another Substitution for Chelsea

70' Double change for Chelsea

69' Substitution for Norwich City

65' RED CARD! Ben Gibson

Ben Gibson is sent off for the visitors after receiving two yellow cards. Gibson comes straight through Reece James, a late slide that whips the feet from under the Chelsea full-back.

Chelsea Substition

62' GOALLL!! 5-0

Callum Hudson Odoi get his second goal of the game! An unfortunate deflection from Max Aarons. As Callum Hudson Odoi cross Is fizzed into the penalty area and the ball bundles into the back of the net by Max Aarons.

57'GOALLL!! 4-0

Ben Chillwell goal scoring streak continues! Mateo Kovacic registers another assist as he sets up another goal. A beautiful finish from the Chelsea Left-back Ben Chilwell as he drills the ball past Tim Krul to make it 4-0 to Chelsea. 

 

53' Golden Opportunity for Norwich City

NEARLY!! Norwich City almost score from open play against Chelsea as the substitute Rishca drives into the edge of the penalty area. 

He attempts to round Mendy on the right but doesn’t have the pace to go round the keeper, who slide-blocks out for a throw. incredible keeping from Mendy

51' Corner for Chelsea

It's the first corner for Chelsea in the second half as Ben Chillwell takes the corner but its punched away by Tim Krul! 

Two changes for Norwich City

TThe Visitors have also made two changes, as Giannoulis and Lees-Melou make way for Williams and Rashica for the visitors

Second Half Underway!

We are underway in the second half at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea and Norwich City!

Half Time

The whistle is blown for halftime at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Norwich City!

An excellent display from the hosts as they go into halftime leading 3-0 goals from Mason Mount, Callum Hudson Odoi, and Reece James put the hosts in a very comfortable position

However a lot of thinking to do for Daniel Farke as he tries to motivate his side to continue to keep going and not allow their heads to drop. 

42' GOALLL 3-0

Reece James now gets in on the act! A lovely finish from the youngster as he dinks the ball over the top of Tim Krul. A lovely weighted pass from Mason Mount to set up the goal. 

Chelsea now lead 3-0 against Norwich City

36' First sight of goal for the visitors

Norwich City get their first sight of goal!

A rare period of possession for Norwich.As Ozan Kabak makes a darting run from centre back and takes a shot from 25 yards It’s high, wide 

30'

It's all Chelsea at the moment!

As Callum Hudson Odoi goes 1v1 with Ozan Kabak down the left channel he then passes it onto Mason Mount who takes a shot from outside the box. 

Another shot on target for the hosts and a comfortable save from Tim Krul

18' GOALLL! 2-0 Chelsea

t’s Hudson-Odoi&rsquo's turn to open his goal-scoring account for the season! As Chelsea double their lead as Callum Hudson Odoi puts the ball in the back of the net. 

Kovacic slides a perfectly weighted pass down the inside-left channel. Hudson-Odoi spilt the Norwich defence. He reaches the area, draws Krul, opens his body, and sidefoots crisply past the keeper and into the bottom right.

13'

That’s Mount’s first goal of the season and his first since the Champions League semi-final here against Real Madrid. Daniel Farke responds to it by looking extremely frustrated, as well he might.

Not the start the visitors wanted!

8' GOALLLL

1-0 to Chelsea! Just the start Chelsea wanted as Mason Mount hits it from distance and slots it past Tim Krul.

The first goal for Mason Mount this season. 

 

5'

First sight of goal for Chelsea as Antonio Rudiger hits a shot from distance and it's saved comfortably by Tim Krul

WE ARE UNDERWAY!

1' The game is underway at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Norwich City

The teams are out!

Both teams are out at Stamford Bridge. 

Warm-up for the visitors

The visitors have also stepped out onto the pitch for their pre-match warm-up and final instructions. 

Chelsea Pre Match Warm ups

The hosts are out for their pre-match warm-ups as we edge closer to kick-off!

15 Minutes until kick off

We are just 15 minutes until the lunchtime kick-off at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Norwich City. 

An exciting game ahead and hopefully a few goals too! Who will be victorious in this one?

Well.. You'll find out here on VAVEL as all the action unfolds

Reunited

Daniel Farke and Thomas Tuchel reunite once again on the touchline this afternoon as they go head to head. 

The pair had a close relationship as Farke was Tuchels second-team coach during their time together at Borussia Dortmund.

Under 30 Minutes to go

We are just under 30 minutes away from kick-off between Chelsea and Norwich City. 

The visitors take a stroll onto the pitch and check out today venue

Norwich Unchanged

Daniel Farke's side are unchanged for a second consecutive game! 

After their two goalless draws on either side of the international break, they will be looking to score a few at the bridge and maybe just cause the ‘shock’ result of the weekend!

The visitors will be wearing 'Barden 50' tops as they show their support for Dan Barden after his testicular cancer diagnosis 

Chelsea make FIVE changes

Thomas Tuchel makes FIVE changes to his side after Wednesday's UEFA Champions League game vs Malmo.

Trevoh Chalobah comes in for Cesar Azpilicueta with Mateo Kovacic, Callum Hudson Odoi, Kai Havertz, and Reece James all come into the starting 11

As Timo Werner, Andreas Christensen, N'Golo Kante all miss out due to injuries

 Cesar Azpilicueta is on the bench for the hosts 

 

Norwich City Starting Lineup

Chelsea Starting Lineup

Not long now!

Just under FIVE minutes to go until we receive the team news for the game at Stamford Bridge!

 

 

Preview

To get you in the matchday mood!

Check out the preview for today's game written by VAVEL editor Noah Robson

He discusses the form of both these sides and the players to watch out for during the game!

https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2021/10/22/premier-league/1090104-chelsea-vs-norwich-city-preview-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-team-news-predicted-lineups-and-ones-to-watch.html

It's MatchDay!

Welcome back to our coverage of today's lunchtime kick-off between Chelsea and Norwich City! 

 

 

Tune in here Chelsea vs Norwich City

Do not miss a detail of the match between Chelsea and Norwich City for the lunchtime kick-off.

Could Norwich collect their first three points of the season, or could Chelsea continue their impressive form in the Premier League?

Join me for the match between Chelsea and Norwich City with LIVE updates and commentary via VAVEL

What time is the match between Chelsea and Norwich City

This is the kickoff time for the Chelsea vs Norwich match on October 23rd in several countries:

Argentina: 7:30 AM
Bolivia: 7:30 AM
Brazil: 8:30 AM
Chile: 7:30 AM
Colombia: 6:30 AM
Ecuador: 6:30 AM
USA (ET): 7:30 AM
Spain: 13:30 PM
Mexico: 6:30 AM
Paraguay: 7:30 AM
Peru: 7:30 AM
Uruguay: 7:30 AM
Venezuela: 7:30 AM
England : 12.30 AM
Australia : 21:30 AM
India: 16:30 AM

Where to watch Chelsea vs Norwich City

If you want to watch the game between Chelsea and Norwich City it will be live on TV, on BT Sport 1. Or if you do not have access you can watch it on the internet, VAVEL is your best option.

Previous Meetings

There have been numerous meetings between these two sides over the past few seasons their head to head record is below:

2015: Chelsea vs Norwich City:1-0

2016: Norwich City vs Chelsea: 1-2

2019: Norwich City vs Chelsea: 2-3

2020: Chelsea vs Norwich City: 1-0

Norwich City Key Player

No doubt the key player for the visitors will be Teemu Pukki, having broken goal-scoring records for his country.

The striker will be hoping he can replicate his fine form in front of goal for his club as they look to find a solution to collect their first three points of the season.

Chelsea key Player

 Chelsea will be hoping Kai Havertz can fill the void of two key strikers in Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner who are missing out due to injuries.

Kai Havertz will be hoping he can supply the goals for Chelsea in their absence.

Norwich City Predicted Lineup

Krul; Hanley, Kabak, Gibson; Aarons, Lees-Melou, McLean, Normann, Giannoulis; Pukki, Sargent

Predicted Chelsea Starting Xl

Predicted Chelsea Xl: Mendy; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell; Mount, Havertz, Ziyech

Norwich City Injury News

Christoph Zimmermann will not be able to face Chelsea as he has ankle surgery on Monday that could sideline him for six weeks.

 

 

Chelsea Injury News

Going into this game Chelsea will be without their two main strikers. Romelu Lukaku (ankle) and Timo Werner (Hamstring) both got injured during their UEFA Champions League match against Malmo

Christian Pulisic is also unavailable for this game as the forward continues to recover from an ankle injury.

 

The Officials for the game

The officials for the lunchtime kick-off at Stamford Bridge will be:

Referee: Andy Madley

Assistants: Stuart Brunt, Eddie Smart

Fourth Offical: Andre Marriner

Assistant VAR: Sian Massey Ellis

Visitors building momentum

Daniel Farke's side go to Stamford Bridge having collected two points on either side of the international break.

They have faced Burnley and Brighton Hove Albion and came away with two goalless draws however their defence will be tested against the league leaders.

Hosts top of the pile

Chelsea are very much the inform side coming into this fixture against Norwich City

They won their previous game against the newly-promoted Brentford side 1-0 which took them top of the Premier League table ahead of the Canaries' Saturday lunchtime visit.

The Venue for the match

The match will be played at Stamford Bridge in London. The stadium capacity is 41,837 people.

it will be an interesting encounter between two sides are on opposite spectrums of the Premier League table.

Welcome to VAVEL UK's LIVE coverage of the 2020/21 Premier League match between Chelsea and Norwich City

My name is Nazira Yusuf and I will be your host for the game

We will provide you with pre-game analysis, team news, and live updates as they happen, live on VAVEL.com

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