Chelsea vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 8': Mason Mount
- 18': Callum Hudson-Odoi
- 42': Reece James
- 57': Ben Chilwell
- 62': Max Aarons (OG)
- 85': Mason Mount (P)
- 90'+1': Mason Mount
FT
7 - 0
7 - 0
65': Ben GibsonChelsea romps to 7-0 win over Norwich in Premier League
— Chelsea coped just fine without its injured strikers.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 2': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 2': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 8': Goal! Chelsea 1, Norwich City 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 9': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 9': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
- 15': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
- 17': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 17': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 2, Norwich City 0. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 22': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 22': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 24': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
- 29': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 29': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 31': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 34': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 34': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 39': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 41': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 41': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Chelsea 3, Norwich City 0. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
- 43': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James.
- 45': Hand ball by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
- 45': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
- 45': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 3, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 3, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Brandon Williams replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Milot Rashica replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 47': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 47': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 48': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 53': Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).
- 53': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 55': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
- 55': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Chelsea 4, Norwich City 0. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 59': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 59': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
- 62': Own Goal by Max Aarons, Norwich City. Chelsea 5, Norwich City 0.
- 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho.
- 64': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 64': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
- 64': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Second yellow card to Ben Gibson (Norwich City) for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 66': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Joshua Sargent.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Kai Havertz.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 76': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 76': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 80': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Mathias Normann (Norwich City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 82': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 83': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 84': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 85': Goal! Chelsea 6, Norwich City 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 87': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 89': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 89': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).
- 90': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Goal! Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 90'+2': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 90'+3': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 299 | Accurate Passes | 567 |
| 380 | Passes | 626 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 2 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 13 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,113
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,113
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| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
Norwich City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 4 | Ben Gibson  |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
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