Chelsea vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea go four points clear of Manchester United, Leicester in race for fourth Champions League spot
Chelsea bounced back from defeat to Sheffield United with a 1-0 win over relegated Norwich on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timm Klose.
- 6': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
- 6': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
- 11': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 18': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 20': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 22': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 24': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 30': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 30': Timm Klose (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
- 35': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
- 38': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
- 40': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 40': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 41': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 43': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 43': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
- 44': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Norwich City. Tim Krul tries a through ball, but Josip Drmic is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 45'+3': Goal! Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0.
- 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 47': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 53': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 58': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
- 58': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
- 60': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 62': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 62': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía replaces Todd Cantwell.
- 72': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 75': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Josip Drmic.
- 79': Substitution, Norwich City. Teemu Pukki replaces Onel Hernández.
- 79': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Alexander Tettey.
- 80': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 83': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 83': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 88': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
- 88': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Norwich City. Josh Martin replaces Lukas Rupp.
- 89': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Josh Martin (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.3 | Possession | 67.7 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 689 |
| 374 | Passes | 772 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 17 |
| 8 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 54 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 21 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
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Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 15 | Kurt Zouma  |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 17 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 18 | Olivier Giroud |
| 22 | Christian Pulisic |
| 10 | Willian |
Norwich City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 15 | Timm Klose |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 27 | Alexander Tettey |
| 12 | Jamal Lewis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 7 | Lukas Rupp |
| 11 | Onel Hernández |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell |
| 20 | Josip Drmic |
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