Chelsea FC Visit Norwich City: Team News, Prediction And Stats
Chelsea FC travel to Norwich this evening as the two clubs square off in some midweek Premier League action. Will the Blues continue their good run?
The Premier League treats us to some midweek action tonight as a full slate of games is scheduled over the next two days. Chelsea will make the trip to Carrow Road later today to take on Alex Neil’s Norwich City side.
The Blues have lost just the one game since Guus Hiddink assumed control from Jose Mourinho. Last weekend saw them snatch a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Southampton in a morale-boosting late snatch. Norwich City, meanwhile, fell victim to a Leonardo Ulloa goal that was celebrated the world over.
Who will come out on top tonight?
Key Details
Norwich City v Chelsea FC, 1st March 2016
Venue: Carrow Road
Time: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
TV: Highlights on BBC One 2nd March 22:45 (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (US), check your country’s local listings here
Team News
Chelsea will continue to be without John Terry as the Englishman makes his recovery from an innocuous injury. The club captain will be first trialled in five and six-a-side games before being thrust into the rough and tumble of the Premier League. Branislav Ivanovic will consequently be able to enjoy his rebirth in the centre-back role.
Pedro limped off with a knock on Saturday and will not be available this evening. Baba Rahman, meanwhile, was withdrawn at halftime but is expected to start once again after Hiddink’s public post-game dressing down.
The interim boss has also stated that Alexandre Pato may feature off the bench as he closes in on full fitness while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in line for further opportunities after penning a contract extension yesterday.
Canaries manager Alex Neil will be without Patrick Bamford, who is ineligible to face his parent club. Liverpool loanee Andre Wisdom is also unavailable due to injury.
Neil will make a late call regarding both Sebastien Bassong and Wes Hoolahan as they recover from respective problems. Apart from that, his squad is healthy and raring to go.
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Stats
The first fixture between the sides saw Chelsea register a much-needed 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Diego Costa popped up with the only goal of the contest.
The last time that the Canaries defeated the Blues in competitive play was back in the 1994/95 campaign. The hosts ran out 3-0 victors that day.
Chelsea are undefeated in the 11 Premier League games since Jose Mourinho was sacked. However, they have won just five of these fixtures.
Norwich have failed to win in their last eight competitive fixtures while only one of these has earned them a point. Five of the games have seen the Canaries draw a blank.
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Prediction
This should turn out to be an easy evening out for the Blues. 2-0 to the good guys.