Chelsea vs Norwich City, Premier League preview: Prediction and team news.

Olateru Samuel O.
Jul 14, 2020
1 min read

The blues will look to boost their hopes of a Premier League top-four finish against rock-bottom Norwich City on Tuesday night.

The Blues suffered a huge setback as they lost 3-0 at Sheffield United on Saturday, with Manchester City's successful Champions League ban appeal coming at the worst time for Frank Lampard.

That means a top-four finish is now vital, and Chelsea must beat the Canaries on Tuesday to keep the pressure on rivals Manchester United and Leicester City.

Team news

N'Golo Kante will miss out due to a hamstring injury. The France midfielder remains sidelined for Tuesday's crucial encounter, but could yet be fit for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

Defender Andreas Christensen came off at half-time in the 3-0 loss at Sheffield United but has shaken off a knock.

The blues provisional squad: Arrizabalaga, James, Christensen, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Barkley, Mount, William, Pulisic, Abraham, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Kovacic, Bate, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Batshuayi.

Norwich will be without Ondrej Duda at Stamford Bridge after he was given permission to return to his parent club Hertha Berlin.

The Slovakian was an unused substitute during Saturday's 4-0 defeat to West Ham, which confirmed the Canaries' relegation and as a result, the loanee has been allowed to go back to Germany early.

Boss Daniel Farke will also be without Moritz Leitner (hernia) plus defenders Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann and Sam Byram (all hamstring).

Norwich provisional squad: Krul, Aarons, Godfrey, Klose, Lewis, Tettey, Cantwell, McLean, Vrancic, Buendia, Hernandez, Drmic, Pukki, McGovern, Trybull, Rupp, Stiepermann, Martin, Idah.