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How Chelsea could line up against Norwich City

Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up in Tuesday's Premier League clash with Norwich City.

Chelsea will resume their battle for a top-four spot in the Premier League when they welcome already-relegated Norwich City to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

The Blues will enter the match off the back of a 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Saturday, which harmed their chances of finishing inside the Champions League positions.

Frank Lampard's side are currently still third in the table but could find themselves down in fifth by the time that they take to the field for the clash with the Canaries.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the home side could line up in London.


POSS CHE XI vs. NOR

Out: Billy Gilmour (knee)
Doubtful: N'Golo Kante (hamstring), Fikayo Tomori (muscle)

> Click here for Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of this match

Kante has missed Chelsea's last two Premier League matches with a hamstring problem, and it remains to be seen whether the Frenchman is risked for Tuesday's contest.

The 2018 World Cup winner is allegedly closing in on a return to fitness, although it would not be a surprise to see Lampard leave him out against Norwich with the view to featuring against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals on July 19.

Mateo Kovacic made the bench against Sheffield United after recovering from an injury of his own, and the Croatia international could now return to the starting XI on Tuesday night at Jorginho's expense.

There are expected to be alterations from the clash with the Blades, meaning that Antonio Rudiger and Olivier Giroud could feature, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also in contention for a starting role.

Lampard is expected to resist the temptation to make wholesale changes, though, with the likes of Christian Pulisic, Willian and Cesar Azpilicueta set to feature once again.

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Who will win Tuesday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Norwich City?

Chelsea
Draw
Norwich City
Chelsea
86.3%
Draw
5.8%
Norwich City
7.9%
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2Manchester CityMan City36243993355875
3Chelsea361961164491563
4Leicester CityLeicester371881167392862
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd361711863352862
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs3716101160461458
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves361414849381156
8Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd361412103835354
9Burnley37159134248-654
10Arsenal36131495345853
11Southampton37147164859-1149
12Everton361210144253-1146
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle361110153755-1843
14Crystal Palace36119163047-1742
15West Ham UnitedWest Ham36107194760-1337
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton36813153753-1637
17Watford36810183457-2334
18Aston Villa3687213966-2731
19Bournemouth3787223764-2731
RNorwich CityNorwich3756262670-4421

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