Norwich City vs Chelsea Preview

October 5, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

Juan-Mata

Sunday afternoon’s game at Carrow Road sees Norwich City host Chelsea, in a fixture that has been dominated by the Blues in recent years.

The visitors are unbeaten in their last seven matches against the Canaries, winning six, and go into this game on the back of Tuesday evening’s Champions League victory at Steaua Bucharest.

The injured Fernando Torres was destined to miss this game regardless of his fitness, after he was sent off against Tottenham Hotspur a week ago, while Eden Hazard is also side-lined with an ankle problem.

Samuel Eto’o is favourite to open the scoring at 6.0 (5/1) with Bet Victor, while Frank Lampard is available at 8.0 (7/1) with the same firm.

Jose Mourinho’s men are favourites to take all three points at 1.67 (4/6) with a variety of firms, while the home win is widely available at 6.0 (5/1). The draw is on offer at a price of 4.0 (3/1).

Norwich recovered from back to back league defeats with a 1-0 win a Stoke City last time out.

Sebastien Bassong faces a late fitness test after missing the last two weeks with a hamstring problem, though Nathan Redmond and Javier Garrido are available after recovering from their respective knocks.

Gary Hooper is a 10.0 (9/1) to get the first goal of the game with most firms, while Ricky Van Wolfswinkel is available at 11.0 (10/1) with Bet Victor.

Chelsea have kept a clean sheet on their last two visits to Norfolk and are 2.25 (5/4) with Bet 365 to do so this time around, while Coral price them at 2.90 (19/10) to win without conceding.

A fine goal from Juan Mata was enough to separate the sides in the corresponding fixture last season, and the Spain international is 3.35 (40/17) with 888 Sport to get on the score-sheet this weekend.

However, while the odds are stacked firmly in favour of the away side, only Aston Villa have won at Carrow Road this season, so you may be tempted to back the 1-0 home win at a generous 17.0 (16/1) with Bet Victor.

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