DBasia.news – The inaugural victory in the 2019-20 season was won by Chelsea when they won 3-2 over Norwich City at Carrow Road in Week three of the Premier League, Saturday (8/24) WIB.
Chelsea haven’t won in three matches in the 2019-2020 season. The Blues lost against Manchester United and Liverpool. Then, Chelsea drew while against Leicester City.
Not wanting to achieve minor results, Frank Lampard lowered his best squad. Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic worked hand in hand in the Blues midfield. Meanwhile, Christian Pulisic became a mainstay in the wing sector.
Chelsea immediately step on the gas since the beginning of the match. The result, the Blues lead 1-0 in the 3rd minute through Tammy Abraham’a action. Chelsea’s young player opened fire with his right foot after receiving Cesar Azpilicueta’s pass.
Unfortunately, Chelsea’s advantage did not last long. As Norwich equalized through Todd Cantwell’s close-range shot. The goal was created by Teemu Pukki’s assist.
The goal had startled the Blues. Chelsea also tried to get back ahead. Unfortunately, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic’s experiments did not produce results.
Chelsea finally got back ahead in the 17th minute. Mason Mount’s shot from inside the penalty box shook the home net that was guarded by Team Krul.
The 2-1 advantage has made back line Chelsea off guard. As a result, Teemu Pukki made the score 2-2 after releasing a kick towards the middle of the goal. Emiliano Buendia takes the role of bait.
Chelsea came close to winning at the end of the first half. Unfortunately, Christian Pulisic’s hard kick was contained by Norwich’s players. The 2-2 score lasted until halftime.
Chelsea still dominated at the start of the second half. For example, the Blues seized the opportunity from Azpilicueta’s header in the 49th minute. However, the ball was still too high.
Teemu Pukki really troubled Chelsea’s defense. The rising player has made the Chelsea defense distraught after firing from the left side in the 68th minute.
Chelsea’s goal was finally created in the 68th minute. Tammy Abraham was able to complete Kovacic’s pass. The Blues were 3-2 up.
Norwich tried to respond by including three players namely Kenny McLean, Mario Vrancic, and Dennis Srbeny at the same time. However, these changes did not produce anything. In the end, Chelsea won 3-2.
The victory has made Chelsea rise to 10th place with a collection of four points. Next, the London Blue will meet Sheffield United.
Line-up:
Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Team Krul; Max Aarons, Grant Hanley (c), Ben Godfrey, Jamal Lewis; Moritz Leitner (Kenny McLean 81 ‘), Tom Trybull (Mario Vrancic 81’); Todd Cantwell, Marco Stiepermann (Dennis Srbeny 81-), Emiliano Buendia; Teemu Pukki
Manager: Daniel Farke
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Head of Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta (c), Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma, Emerson Palmieri; Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic; Ross Barkley, Mason Mount (Marcos Alonso 90 ‘), Christian Pulisic (Willian 84’); Tammy Abraham (Olivier Giroud 75 ‘)
Manager: Frank Lampar