45min: Willian cant surpass Lewis and chooses a cross, which is too near Krul, who catches it at the near post.
44min: Willian picks up a knock on his right ankle in fouling Hernandez.
43min: A little bit of slick passing on the left does not lead to anything as Girouds layoff doesnt discover Jorginho.
41min: A loose ball in the location is won by Giroud, but he doesnt have much space to turn or create power for his left-footed shot, which Krul collects safely and quickly.
39min: Kovačić switches to Willian in deep left channel. The layoff goes to Alonso, who hammers one towards the top corner. The deflection off Cantwell wins Chelsea a corner, which Willian takes, however no one can get a head on it. Pulisic required a nasty in the tussle for the 2nd ball on the far touchline.
38min: Another corner for Chelsea, after Alonsos cross is obstructed. Willian takes, Norwich clear.
37min: Willians corner discovers Zouma, who in some way heads wide of the post with half the net to hit. Need tove scored.
36min: Rüdiger with a deep cross, which discovers Pulisic. He takes an excellent touch, turns on his right leg, and snaps a shot goalward with his left. Krul with a great save.
35min: Alonsos most current venture forward results in a corner, which Willian takes. Azpi flicks on at the near post, however the angle protests RLC at the far, and he tries to head back across. Norwich clear.
34min: Alonso in behind once again, puts in another good cross. Giroud flicks it at the near post with his heel, but an arriving Willian cant quite get to it. The ball rolls back to Giroud, who tries to discover RLC at the top of the location, however it does not quite come off and Norwich can clear.
32min: Klose able to stroll off under his own power after getting had a look at by the physio, and appears alright to continue, in the meantime.
30min: Pulisic tries to wriggle through the middle, however cant find adequate space. He clashes with Klose after losing the ball and his footing, and the Norwich protector is down wriggling in pain, holding his right knee.
29min: Similar play from Azpilicueta from the other side, however Giroud shanks his effort well broad from the great cutback.
27min: Zouma actions up and finds Alonso, who cuts down from the byline to discover Pulisic in the location. Pulisics novice left-footed does not quite tuck inside the near post, discovering side netting instead. Excellent possibility.
26min: Willian wins the ball in midfield and looks to charge forward, however RLC reverses instead, playing Jorginho, who plays further securely backwards.
24min: Cantwell draws another foul in midfield. Drink break!
22min: Cantwell plays around Alonso and has space to encounter, but Jorginhos throughout the put in a tackle/foul. Leaves a yellow card, even.
20min: Jorginho chips forward for Giroud, whos surrounded by three. One of them wins the header, however its in reverse and Giroud has a chance to poke one towards objective. There isnt much power in it and Krul captures quickly. Almost fortunate.
18min: Rüdiger chips in for Alonso, who wins the very first header but Norwich win the 2nd. The ball then hits Kovačić on the arm to offer Norwich the chance to clear their lines.
16min: Jorginho tries to chip in for Pulisic, who comes off worse in trying to win the ball ahead of the defenders cleaning foot. Pulisic stays down for a minute as Alonso hammers a shot over, however is then able to get up and continue.
15min: Norwich venture forward and release a couple crosses, but Chelsea defend well enough, Azpi heading well clear.
14min: Nice mixes by Chelsea on the right side once again, however the move ultimately breaks down as Girouds layoff just finds a yellow shirt.
12min: Azpi involved again, playing a 1-2 with Willian, however the return ball is simply a bit too strong and runs over the line before Azpi can get the cross in.
11min: Latest Azpi cross is cleared simply ahead of an arriving Giroud at the near post.
10min: Jorginho loses the ball but RLCs there to help win it back. Gets studded on for his troubles as both he and the Norwich player slide in for the ball. Looks fine to continue.
9min: Willian looks for an Azpilicueta underlap, however Norwich cut it out and can counter. Willian tracks back to help win the ball back.
6min: RLCs cross is blocked for a corner, which Willian takes. Norwich head clear at the near post.
5min: Zouma changes to Alonso, who plays a nice 1-2 with Pulisic and puts in fantastic cross, however nobodys there to tap it home.
3min: Pulisic loses the ball, but then wins it back for Willian, who turns upfield and gets Chelsea into the final 3rd. Azpi ultimately crosses from the right, discovering RLC at the near post, however he cant rather direct his sharp angle header on target, finding side netting just.
2min: Couple early forays forward by the visitors, however Zouma shepherds a Cantwell pass out of bounds with relative ease.
Norwich City are currently relegated. This ought to be a no-contest. Ought to be …
Loftus-Cheek starts as both sides make 4-5 changes from the weekend.
KICK-OFF: Norwich get us underway, and keep a little belongings.
So its probably going to be scary and nervy and weird and psychological.
Chelsea remain in 3rd, one point ahead of both Leicester City and Manchester United. Fifth location is no longer sufficient to get approved for Europe. Destiny remains in our hands.
Here we go!
Chelsea beginning lineup (4-2-3-1): Arrizabalaga
Alternatives from: Caballero, Christensen, James, Tomori, Barkley, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Pedro, Abraham
Drmic
Alternatives from: McGovern, Vrancic, Buendia, Stiepermann, Trybull, Pukki, Idah, Thomas, Martin
Date/ Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 20.15 BST; 3:15 pm EDT; 12:45 am IST (next day) Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6Referee: Jonathan Moss (on pitch); Martin Atkinson (VAR).
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBCSN (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); Canal+ Sport 2, SuperSport 1, SuperSport 3 (NGA); elsewhereStreaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA).
Be exceptional to each other, and party on, dudes!
39min: Kovačić switches to Willian in deep left channel. The deflection off Cantwell wins Chelsea a corner, which Willian takes, however no one can get a head on it. 35min: Alonsos latest venture forward results in a corner, which Willian takes. Giroud snaps it at the near post with his heel, however a showing up Willian cant quite get to it. Pulisic, Giroud, Willian
