The Blues host the Canaries at Stamford Bridge tomorrow with the aim of maintaining their superior League form.
Chelsea:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo has not only managed to turn around the club’s fortunes in Europe, but the tactician’s summer spending and tactical nous has managed to secure top spot in the Premiership as well.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 made short work of Nordsjælland in their mid-week UEFA Champions League clash and thus should be raring to go when Norwich come to visit.
Norwich City:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Houghton and his men have been the epitome of wayward form this season, managing to consistently surprise their opponents with various kinds of displays.
Liverpool annihilated the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385.
Chelsea:
While being one of the strongest teams in the country, the Londoners can also relish the fact that they are free of injuries and will have a full line-up to choose from.
Di Matteo will make his pick and is likely to opt for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramires-c30523 and John Obi-Mikel, both of whom have impressed while playing at the Bridge.
The tactician has several options in attack and in Juan Mata he has one of the most creative players in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
Oscar has recently come of age with some quality work in the Champions League, while Eden Hazard remains one of Europe’s most prized gems and a no-brainer for a slot up-front.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 may have been the butt of jokes in the last year or so, but the Spaniard has managed to recover well and seems to be on the road to recovery with goals coming in abundance for him.
The competition to start in the team is surely strong but it could have adverse effects, with both David Luiz and Juan Mata battling it out for free-kick duties.
"I will try to take more free-kicks. In http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884, I had a great place for a shot, but we have Mata and Frank and every day we just do it in training. Sometimes they give me the ball and I had the confidence to take the ball and just shoot. If you have confidence to shoot, you can shoot,” said Luiz.
Chelsea’s Spanish star Mata also reiterated his intent to find the back of the net from set-pieces, claiming that the duty should be assigned according to the location of the foul.
"Who takes the next one depends on which side of the pitch we have it. If it's for a left-footed player, it will be me. If it's on the other side, maybe http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eden-Hazard-c11863. The important thing is that we have very good players who want to take them."
Norwich City:
Manager Chris Houghton have minor injuries to contend with for this one, with Sebastian Bassong and Anthony Pilkington the only ones likely to be out with knocks.
Simon Lappin has started training but his ankle will prevent him from playing a major role tomorrow, although http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Whittaker-c34215 is in good shape for a place on the bench.
Key Players:
Chelsea: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720
The Brazilian has woven his magic at home before and could do it again after being preferred instead of Frank Lampard.
Norwich City: Grant Holt
The skipper has been ever present in the team and bagged a consolation goal against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 even when the chips were down. And with his attacking talents, he will be Norwich’s go-to-man when it comes to finding the back of the net.
Prediction:
Chelsea 3-0 Norwich City
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