Norwich vs Chelsea final score: Blues edge past Canaries

Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-1 at Carrow Road to strengthen their grip on third-place in the Premier League table after a damaging day for the club off the pitch.

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After owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government, which has huge impacts for Chelsea as a club, Thomas Tuchel’s side were focused and fired up as they grabbed a fourth-straight victory in the Premier League.

Trevoh Chalobah and Mason Mount put Chelsea 2-0 up early on but Norwich hung in there and Teemu Pukki pulled one back in the second half to set up a tense finish. Kai Havertz sealed the win for Chelsea late on, as Thomas Tuchel’s side just had that extra bit of class throughout.

With the win Chelsea move on to 56 points for the season, while Norwich remain bottom of the table on 17 points and are five points from safety and have played more games than their relegation rivals.

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Norwich 1-3 Chelsea

Goals scored: Chalobah 3′, Mount 14′, Pukki 69′, Havertz 90′ 

Shots: Norwich 8, Chelsea 15

Shots on target: Norwich 3, Chelsea 7

Possession: Norwich 33, Chelsea 67

1. Focused Blues set tone early: After a tough day off the pitch, Chelsea’s players did the business on it. They were 2-0 up early and it could have been more, as they set the tone for a pretty routine win. Their class on the pitch was evident throughout and they always looked like they could take things up a few gears. With so much uncertainty off the pitch, on it Chelsea look settled and sure of a third-place finish.

2. Mount, Havertz sparkle: With Romelu Lukaku starting on the bench, the attacking duo of Mount and Havertz looked sharp and combined well once again. Christian Pulisic was out due to injury but Timo Werner