Is there a man in football in bigger need of a win right now than Chelsea FC manager Frank Lampard? Is there any individual footballer in need of a massive individual performance than Christian Pulisic- the only major signing Chelsea was able to make in 2019?
Life after Eden Hazard has proven to be as hard and the most pessimistic Blues fans have imagined. There is certainly some degree of panic in the Chelsea supporter base right now, both over Lampard/the general direction of the club and whether Pulisic will reach his potential or not with the Blues. The good news for Chelsea is they are heavily favored in their next match, a league road clash at Norwich City.
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Lampard could make a couple switches here with his lineup, taking the struggling Olivier Giroud out, and inserting the embattled and victimized Tammy Abraham instead. Also, Mason Mount, Vanilla Ice style haircut and all, could come in for Mateo Kovacic.
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction (4-3-3) at Norwich City
Christian Pulisic Tammy Abraham Willian
Mason Mount Jorginho N’Golo Kante
Cesar Azpilicueta Kurt Zouma Andreas Christensen Marcos Alonso
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea FC at Norwich City FYIs
Kickoff: Saturday, August 24, 12:30 pm, Carrow Road
Odds: Chelsea FC win 10/11 Draw 29/10 Norwich City win 3/1
Series History: Chelsea FC wins 22 Draws 18 Norwich City wins 14
Google Result Probability: Chelsea FC win 53% Draw 24% Norwich City win 23%
Score prediction: Chelsea FC 2, Norwich City 1
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