Norwich welcomes Chelsea to Carrow Road as teams with very contrasting fortunes meet on Thursday night in the Premier League.
The game is still on despite the uncertainty surrounding Chelsea after this morning's government sanctions handed down to owner Roman Abramovich. The government has frozen all of Abramovich's assets, including Chelsea, but the club was given a special license to continue operating at a minimum capacity.
"We will fulfill our men’s and women’s team fixtures today against Norwich and West Ham, respectively, and intend to engage in discussions with the UK Government regarding the scope of the license," said Chelsea in a statement, confirming the fixture is still on.
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On the pitch, Chelsea has been going strong despite their Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool; the Blues scored four second half goals at the weekend away at another relegation threatened side in Burnley and travel to Norwich in strong spirits.
The Blues are looking to solidify their place in the top four, as well as keep the momentum going ahead of their upcoming FA Cup and UEFA Champions League matches, whilst Norwich are desperate to cause an upset as relegation looms.
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The Canaries, meanwhile, are desperate to avoid relegation as they sit bottom of the table having lost their last five matches in all competitions.
The match also features a matchup of two USMNT attackers, with in-form Christian Pulisic taking on Josh Sargent's Norwich City.
How to watch Norwich vs Chelsea
- Date: Thursday, March 10
- Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
- USA TV channel: — None —
- USA streaming: Peacock (subscribers only)
- Canada streaming: DAZN
Thursday's Premier League match between Chelsea and Norwich City from Carrow Road will be broadcast exclusively on NBC's streaming platform Peacock in the United States and DAZN in Canada.
Norwich vs Chelsea predicted lineups
Norwich has no new injury concerns with long-term absentees Adam Idah and Andrew Omobamidele both out for the foreseeable future.
Centre back Ozan Kabak has not featured since the start of January and is unlikely to be involved here. Billy Gilmour won't feature against his parent club as he is ineligible to do so per the terms of his loan.
Josh Sargent has started in each of Norwich City's last four league matches, and will be expected to again see time up front.
Predicted Norwich Line-up (4-3-3): Krul (GK) — Williams, Gibson, Hanley, Aarons — Normann, McLean, Melou — Sargent, Rashica, Pukki.
Chelsea boasts no new injury concerns ahead of this game, with long term absentee Ben Chilwell only just starting his on-pitch recovery this week following his knee injury suffered back in November.
Reece James is back from his long-term injury suffered in the fall, but he has been ruled out of this game with a minor knock suffered in his return against Burnley at the weekend.
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Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso have missed the last two games with a knock, but both trained the build-up to this game and may feature. Azpilicueta's future with the club, along with that of Antonio Rudiger, is in serious doubt after the sanctions.
Predicted Chelsea Lineup (3-4-3): Mendy (GK) — Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger — Saul, Kante, Jorginho, Azpilicueta — Pulisic, Mount, Havertz.
Norwich vs Chelsea odds
Odds courtesy of DraftKings
Chelsea starts this as heavy favorites given the 7-0 drubbing of Norwich in the reverse fixture earlier in the season.
Norwich has struggled for any sort of form recently, whilst Chelsea has won each of its last three in the league.
Pick: Chelsea to win and over 2.5 goals (+105)
- Moneyline: Norwich +1100 / Draw +475 / Chelsea -350
- Spread: Norwich +0.5 (+295) / Chelsea -0.5 (-350)
- Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over -140 / Under +115
- Both Teams to Score: Yes +120 / No -160
