LONDON. Chelsea demolishes Norwich City 7-0 with goals of M. Mount (8′), C. Hudson-Odoi (18′), R. James (42′), B. Chilwell (57′), M. J. Aarons (62′ own), M. Mount (85′ pen) and M. Mount (90′). Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Stuart Burt and Edward Smart. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 62% while Norwich City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 23 times, 13 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Norwich City shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (B. Gibson, P. Lees Melou and M. Normann).

Also, Norwich City didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after B. Gibson (Norwich City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (65′).

Standings

After playing this match, Chelsea will have 22 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 2 points to stay in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Newcastle United on the 30th of October with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Norwich City will host Leeds United on the 31st of October with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Leeds United (5 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy (6.5), Trevoh Chalobah (7.0), Thiago Silva (7.2), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), Reece James (7.3), Jorginho (7.6), Mateo Kovačić (9.3), Ben Chilwell (7.4), Mason Mount (10.0), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.6) and Kai Havertz (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: César Azpilicueta, Ross Barkley (6.7), Marcos Alonso, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (7.2), Andreas Christensen, Saúl Ñíguez, Hakim Ziyech (6.9) and Malang Sarr.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Jorginho for R. Loftus-Cheek (64′), C. Hudson-Odoi for H. Ziyech (70′) and K. Havertz for R. Barkley (70′).

Best player: Mateo Kovačić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.3) with 84 passes (94% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Daniel Farke played with: Tim Krul (6.1), Ozan Kabak (5.9), Grant Hanley (5.8), Ben Gibson (5.7), Max Aarons (5.5), Pierre Lees Melou (6.4), Mathias Normann (5.4), Kenny McLean (6.1), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.2), Josh Sargent (6.6) and Teemu Pukki (6.5).

They had on the bench: Milot Rashica (6.0), Lukas Rupp, Andrew Omobamidele (6.3), Brandon Williams (5.8), Kieran Dowell, Jacob Lungi Sørensen, Christos Tzolis, Adam Idah and Angus Gunn.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 3 changes: P. Lees Melou for M. Rashica (46′), D. Giannoulis for B. Williams (46′) and J. Sargent for A. Omobamidele (69′).

Best player: Josh Sargent​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Josh Sargent.

His rating is (6.6) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Chelsea – Norwich City – 7-0
• Crystal Palace – Newcastle United – 1-1
• Everton – Watford – 2-5
• Leeds United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
• Southampton – Burnley – 2-2
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Manchester City – 1-4