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 5 - 0 Norwich
68 mins: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Hakin Ziyech and Ross Barkley are all on for Chelsea. Jorginho, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz are the men replaced.
RED CARD! Gibson is off!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
65 mins: Things are getting worse for Norwich. Ben Gibson recklessly dives into a late challenge on Reece James who gets the ball in a nothing area, middle of the pitch, out wide. Gibson cleans out the defender and picks up his second yellow card of the game. He can’t really complain as Andy Madley pulls out the red card. A moment of madness from the Norwich defender.
GOAL! Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich (Aarons OG, 62’)⚽️
62 mins: It’s five! Callum Hudson-Odoi brings the ball into the left side of the box and belts one at goal. There’s a big deflection off Max Aarons that causes Tim Krul to fumble his save and the ball gently rolls over the line. Hudson-Odoi claims it but it will probably go down as an own-goal.
Chelsea 4 - 0 Norwich
60 mins: Ben Chilwell has scored three goals in his last four games for Chelsea and has also netted for England during that time. He’s in a remarkable run of form and becomes the fourth Englishman of the day to score for Chelsea.
GOAL! Chelsea 4 - 0 Norwich (Chilwell, 57’)⚽️
57 mins: He’s scored again! Chelsea work the ball nicely across from the right this time with short passes drawing the defenders out of position. The Blues create an overload on the left as Hudson-Odoi comes into the box bringing Aarons with him leaving Chilwell free. Kovacic gives him the ball, he sets himself and then belts it across goal and finds the back corner!
Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
54 mins: Havertz makes a run into the inside right pocket as Jorginho picks him out with a through ball. He runs into the right side of the area and shoots but Hanely gets across and blocks the ball out for a corner.
Norwich defend the set piece and work the ball down the pitch. Chilwell is sends a poor pass back towards Mendy but Rashica intercepts and shimmies into the box. Mendy’s come out to receive the pass so the goal is wide open. Rashica shoots but Mendy slides across to stop the shot with an outstretched leg. Great goalkeeping.
Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
51 mins: Kovacic wins the ball in Norwich’s final third and gives it Chilwell on the left side. He looks for a cross but decides it’s not on and passes it back to Jorginho. Jorginho gives it back to Kovacic who dinks a pass into the box for Havertz but he’s put under pressure from Hanley and the ball skips away from him and into the hands of Krul.
Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
48 mins: Chelsea have calmed down. They’re not pressing and instead are inviting Norwich to bring the ball forward. Sargent and Aarons combine on the right wing but the ball comes loose before they reach the box and Rudiger takes over possession.
Second half: Chelsea 3 - 0 Norwich
Kick off: Daniel Farke makes two changes at half-time as he tries to orchestrate a mircaluous comeback. Brandon Williams and Milot Rashica replace Pierre Lees-Melou and Dimitris Giannoulis.
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