At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 11, the 30th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season was played first: Chelsea away to Norwich.
Before the game, Chelsea accumulated 53 points in 26 games, ranking third in the Premier League table, 10 points behind the second place Liverpool (27 rounds have been played), there is little hope of going further, 5 points more than the fourth Arsenal (25 rounds have been played), and it is not impossible to fall out of the third division, especially when the club is currently in an eventful autumn, the military is turbulent, the people are panicked, and even eventually fall out of the Champions League zone.
Norwich is the "vice president" of the Premier League, with 27 points in 17 games firmly at the bottom, 5 points behind 17th place Everton (25 rounds), it is difficult to turn over.
Next season, who will be the boss, whether the head coach will change, whether the teammates around him will change, whether the salary can still be obtained... Now, let's enjoy the game first!
Chelsea started 3421, With Havertz playing as a centre-forward, werner and Mount on both sides, midfielders Saul, Kovacic, Jorginho and Azpilicueta, three centre-backs Christensen, Thiago Silva, Chaloba and goalkeeper E. Mendy. The total value of the starting eleven is 420 million euros. Tuchel has sent in the lineup he has become accustomed to in recent times.
Norwich started 532, Puki and Sargent double forwards, and the starting eleven were worth a total of 90.5 million euros.
The two sides met for the first time this season, with Chelsea sweeping Norwich 7-0 at home.
After the game began, Chelsea launched a counterattack, and in the 2nd minute, Mount opened the corner and Chaloba headed the ball into the goal, and the ball was scored! Chelsea led Norwich 1-0 away to a fantastic start!
In the 3rd minute, Mount's shot was deflected by Krul. In the 4th minute, Chelsea's corner kick, or Mount came to take a penalty, Werner's header was released.
In the 9th minute, Kovacic scored and Werner's shot was confiscated by Krul.
In the 12th minute, Mount crossed and Havertz's shot was saved by Krul.
In the 13th minute, Havertz's cross from the left side of the penalty area was met by Mount who swung the angle and pushed the shot. Chelsea 2-0 Norwich.
In the 27th minute, Mount took a corner kick and the unguarded Christensen header hit the side-netting.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Norwich had a counter-attack opportunity, Raheica's direct pass, Andrki's long-range shot was deflected wide. In the 52nd minute, Rašica cut inside on the left and fired high.
In the 65th minute, a low cross from within the Rašica penalty area was blocked by Chaloba with his hand, the referee verified by VAR and awarded a penalty, Puki hit the penalty, norwich pulled the score to 1:2.
In the 85th minute, Romelu Lukaku and Kante came off the bench to replace Werner and Kovacic.
In the 89th minute, Zoginho passed directly, Kante took the ball and crossed it, Havertz whipped the ball and broke the goal, Chelsea locked the score at 3:1.
Winning this game, Chelsea won four consecutive Premier League wins, 27 games with 56 points, still ranked third in the Premier League table, 7 points behind the second place Liverpool, 13 points behind Manchester City in the first round of the table, and the hope of winning the title is still not great.