Chelsea vs Norwich LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture today
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A hat-trick from Mason Mount propelled Chelsea to a 7-0 win over bottom side Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday, extending their lead at the top of the table.
Mount opened Chelsea’s account when he sent the ball low into the net after a layoff from Jorginho in a move started down the left by the ever-busy Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The 20-year-old Hudson-Odoi earned his own reward 11 minutes later when he latched on to a pinpoint throughball from Mateo Kovacic and held his nerve to fire home past the outstretched leg of Norwich keeper Tim Krul.
A third Chelsea Academy product got on the scoresheet three minutes before halftime when Mount slid the ball into the path of Reece James and the wing-back produced a delicious chip over the advancing Krul.
It took 12 minutes of the second half for Chelsea’s, now purring, machine to score again when left back Ben Chilwell sent a Kovacic pass across the face of the goal and into the back of the net past a despairing Krul.
Norwich, who have failed to win a game this season and have scored just two goals, were in disarray and then suffered the indignity of an own goal from Max Aarons in the 62nd and a sending off for Ben Gibson after a second yellow card two minutes later.
Krul saved a penalty from Mount late in the game but VAR showed he had moved off his line and when the kick was retaken in the 85th minute Mount made no mistake. Mount capped off a fine performance with a tap in from a Ruben Loftus-Cheek pass in the 91st.
Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
Mount, Hudson-Odoi and James all find the target for Chelsea in the first half. They’ll be extending their lead at the top of the table unless Norwich can somehow pull off a miracle.
Half-time: Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
45+1 mins: Three goals in that first half for Chelsea and they head into half-time with the points all but secured. It could yet get worse for Norwich who have been passive and unthreatening. The match is a glorified training session for Chelsea. Norwich need to try something different.
Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
45 mins: Just one minute of added time to play. Norwich will want to get into the break.
GOAL! Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich (James, 42’)⚽️
42 mins: They’ve got three! It’s not Rudiger but Reece James who gets the third. Chelsea work the ball from the left wing over to the right. Kovacic to Jorginho to Mount. He threads the ball into the box for James who outpaces Giannoulis, gets to the ball and then chips it over the goalkeeper with a finish worthy of any centre-forward!
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
39 mins: If desire and intent measure the likelihood of a goal than Antonio Rudiger will score today. He’s made a number of brilliant runs up from centre-back without his slacking in his defensive duties. He sends a deflected shot straight at Krul.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
36 mins: A change in tactic from Norwich who boot it long towards Teemu Pukki. Chilwell heads the aerial ball to Hudson-Odoi who’s cuaght in possession by Kabak. Hudson-Odoi goes down wanting a free kick but play goes on with Kabak knocking the up before shooting from just outside the penalty area. He goes for goal but the shot is always rising and goes over the crossbar.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
33 mins: Chelsea win the ball from a Norwich throw in and send it to Mount. He starts his run from his own final third and carries the ball up the inside right channel. Norwich’s defenders drop off him and allow him to reach the front right corner of the penalty area. Havertz makes a run off the ball, cutting in from the right and Mount attempts to play him in but Hanley steps up at the right moment to stop the pass and clear the defender. Good defending from him.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
30 mins: Dimitris Giannoulis makes a nice run down the left and swings it a fairly decent cross. Aarons is arriving from the right but Ben Chilwell leaps in front of him and heads the ball clear for Chelsea.
Hudson-Odoi takes on Kabak and shimmies inside of the defender. He picks out Mount on the right side of the penalty area and his shot flies straight at Krul who keeps it out.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
27 mins: Norwich just aren’t being allowed to play on the ball. They do well to stop an attack through the middle and send the ball over to Max Aarons on the right side. He looks up and drives down the wing but is quickly caught by a back-tracking Hudson-Odoi who, with help from a covering Kovacic, wins back the ball.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
24 mins: Callum Hudson-Odoi is the 17th person to score for Chelsea this season which is more than any other Premier League side. Mason Mount was the 16th with his opener.
Jorginho scoops the ball into the box for Reece James on the overlap. He keeps it in play and wins Chelsea a corner.
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