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.
Full-time: Chelsea 7 - 0 Norwich
90+4 mins: An absolute mauling from Chelsea. From the first minute they destroyed Norwich. Without Lukaku, without Werner, without Azpilicueta.
They move four points clear at the top of the table as well.
GOAL! Chelsea 7 - 0 Norwich (Mount, 90+1’)⚽️
90+1 mins: Yes there is! Mount gets a hat-trick! Loftus-Cheek brings the ball up the right from his own half and plays a one-two with Ziyech to get in behind. He drives the ball into the box, almost loses control of it which draws Krul off his line but recovers in time to cut it back for Mount to smash it into the open net. There’s a quick VAR check for offside but the goal stands!
Chelsea 6 - 0 Norwich
90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Time for another goal?
GOAL! Chelsea 6 - 0 Norwich (Mount, 85’)⚽️
85 mins: This time he scores! Down the middle, slightly to the right of Krul who gets a hand to it but there’s too much power of the shot from Mount for him to stop it. Chelsea have six!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
84 mins: Drama! Mason Mount takes the penalty and hits it low to the goalkeeper’s left. Krul leaps across and keeps it out!
But wait... Krul came off his line too early and the penalty has to be retaken.
Penalty to Chelsea!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
82 mins: Another corner for Chelsea comes to Kovacic who finds Rudiger in the six-yard box. He shoots on the spin and has his effort blocked by Mathias Normann!
Normann dives across the shot and brings it down with his hands. VAR advises Andy Madley to take a look at the monitor, he watches the replay and points to the spot.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
80 mins: Save! Ross Barkley is denied by Krul! He turns off the shoulder of Kabak as Kovacic slides the ball into the box and then drills one at goal only for Krul to palm it away with a strong left hand!
The resultant corner it played short to Mount who knocks it inside to Ziyech. Ziyech checks to the left and blasts one at goal only for Krul to push it over the crossbar!
Fantastic double save from the Norwich goalkeeper.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
77 mins: Chance! Chelsea substitutes are keen to impress Thomas Tuchel. They’re not content with just five goals. James brings the ball down the right and drifts into the box before laying it off to Ziyech. He shifts to the left and sends a curling shot towards the far top corner but it sails mere inches wide of the back post!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
74 mins: Chelsea’s fifth goal has gone down as a Max Aarons own-goal which continues the trend of Englishmen scoring all of the Blues’ goals today.
Andrew Omobamidele comes on for Norwich with Josh Sergeant going off.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
71 mins: Barkley gets stuck in immediately. He’s given the ball in the final third but loses possession. Loftus-Cheek wins it back with the next tackle and prods it to Mount. Mount lays the ball back off to Barkley who shoots from outside the box and pulls his effort just wide of the right-hand post.
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