Premier League: Chelsea beats Norwich City 3-1
NORWICH. Chelsea overcomes Norwich City 3-1.
NORWICH. Chelsea defeats Norwich City 3-1. Chelsea got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from T. Chalobah (3′) and M. Mount (14′). Norwich City tried to recover with a goal from T. Pukki (69′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by K. Havertz for Chelsea. Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson who was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 67% while Norwich City was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.
Norwich City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Norwich City. On the other side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (E. Mendy and T. Chalobah).
After this match, Norwich City will stay with 17 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will have 53 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
T. Chalobah
M. Mount
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14'14'
M. Mount
K. Havertz
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46'46'
L. Rupp
C. Zimmermann
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46'46'
M. Rashica
M. Normann
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46'46'
R. Loftus-Cheek
C. Azpilicueta
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69'69'
E. Mendy
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69'69'
T. Pukki (Penalty)
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80'80'
T. Chalobah
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85'85'
J. Rowe
J. Sargent
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85'85'
N. Kante
M. Kovacic
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86'86'
R. Lukaku
T. Werner
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90'90'
K. Havertz
N. Kante
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Norwich City will play away with Leeds United on the 13th of March with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (5 draws).
Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 13th of March with a 19-7 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Norwich City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Dean Smith chose to play with the following team: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Christoph Zimmermann , Grant Hanley , Ozan Kabak , Brandon Williams , Pierre Lees Melou , Mathias Normann , Kenny McLean , Josh Sargent and Teemu Pukki .
Substitutes
Norwich City made 3 changes: C. Zimmermann for L. Rupp (46′), M. Normann for M. Rashica (46′) and J. Sargent for J. Rowe (85′).
Top player: Grant Hanley
Probably the most impressive player in Norwich City was Grant Hanley.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Andreas Christensen , César Azpilicueta , Jorginho , Mateo Kovačić , Saúl Ñíguez , Mason Mount , Timo Werner and Kai Havertz .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 3 changes: C. Azpilicueta for R. Loftus-Cheek (46′), T. Werner for R. Lukaku (86′) and M. Kovacic for N. Kante (86′).
Top player: Mason Mount
The player who no doubt impressed Chelsea the most was Mason Mount.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
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