Chelsea vs Norwich: Preview and Prediction

Saturday 23rd October 2021

Chelsea vs Norwich: Preview and Prediction

England Premier League
Saturday 23rd October 2021
Kick off at 12:30pm BST
Venue: Stamford Bridge

Match Preview:

Chelsea are where they want to be and that is top of the Premier League coming into this weekend. But with the teams bunched up so closely Thomas Tuchel’s side need to keep picking up the points, few will doubt that will continue at home to Norwich.

The Blues have 19 points from their first 24 and last weekend they edged past Brentford 1-0. The European champions had to ride their luck against the newly promoted side, isn’t that what we all love about the Premier League?

However being back at home Chelsea will be expected to be much stronger and their home record so far is won 3 and lost one which came of course against Manchester City. Chelsea have the 2nd best defensive home record in the league with just 2 goals conceded and their last home league game finished in a 3-1 win over Southampton.

It is first vs last this weekend and Norwich have been very poor so far in this campaign. After 8 games they are still searching for their first win and have just 2 points so far. There have been some signs of small improvement however as they started the season with six straight defeats but have drawn their last 2 games. Those two draws came against Burnley and Brighton in encounters that both ended 0-0. Indeed scoring goals has been a huge problem for the club with just 2 scored since August.

Everything points to relegation for Norwich and yet they are just 4 points from safety, they have the time and games to save themselves but one has to wonder just how are they going to do so?

 

Team News:

Chelsea: Romelu Lukaku is out with an ankle injury suffered against Malmo. There has been no update on Christian Pulisic who also has an ankle injury so he is a major doubt. Timo Werner is out with his hamstring.

Norwich: No new injuries but Christoph Zimmermann is out long term with his ankle.

 

Chelsea vs Norwich Head to Head: 

Last season Chelsea won this fixture 1-0.

Chelsea have remained undefeated against Norwich for the last 17 games and Norwich’s last victory over the Blues came back in 1994. They have not won at Chelsea’s ground in 28 years.

There is a 60% chance to see under 2.5 goals.

 

Chelsea vs Norwich Prediction:

In midweek Chelsea played in the Champions League and beat Malmo 4-0, though the game was straightforward for the club they have lost striker Romelu Lukaku at least for a few weeks. Lukaku has not been in the best form of late but at the same time this is a big blow for the Blues. The good news was another 3 points and the match was at home so no travelling, given that Norwich have had that week off.

This is a game where the gulf in class is evident and nobody will be expecting Norwich to even come away with a draw. Even though Lukaku has gone quiet goals wise Chelsea keep scoring them and that should be the market to concentrate on. It is worth looking to the midfield for goals now given that both Lukaku and Werner will miss this one.

As for the home win it should come in but the price of 1/6 is not going to attract many punters.

 

Chelsea vs Norwich Betting Tips:

Half Time/Full Time: Chelsea/Chelsea at 1.72

Anytime goalscorer: Kai Havertz at 2.50

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