Chelsea vs Norwich

14 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Olivier Giroud 45+3’

Match summary

Chelsea won 1-0 at home to Norwich. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Christian Pulisic.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Norwich's 0.06 from 2.

Match stats

Chelsea Norwich
22 Shots 2
6 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.05 xG 0.06
3.05 Non-penalty xG 0.06
9 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Chelsea Norwich
Kick-off
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Christian Pulisic1-0 (Chelsea)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Kurt Zouma
  • Mateo Kovacic
Norwich
  • Todd Cantwell
  • Emiliano Buendía

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 0.06 45+3’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 45+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 0.06 45+3’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 Giroud 45+3’
Chelsea 3.05 xGNorwich 0.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Chelsea attacking 
48’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 20’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 75’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 77’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 30’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Jamal Lewis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 20’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 75’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 77’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 30’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 53’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Jamal Lewis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF902 0.050.704
Kurt Zouma DEF901 0.070.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.090.061
Marcos Alonso DEF833 0.380.213
Mateo Kovacic MID900 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Ruben Loftus-Cheek MID701 0.010.000
Willian FWD902 0.120.477
Olivier Giroud FWD8918 1.850.341
Christian Pulisic FWD8413 0.450.621
Ross Barkley Sub201 0.030.000
Reece James Sub70 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub60 0.000.000
Tammy Abraham Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 85% Avg odds 1.12
Draw 10% Avg odds 9.54
Norwich win 5% Avg odds 20.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WLWWL
Norwich LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 2-3 Chelsea, 24 Aug 19 Next meeting: Chelsea 7-0 Norwich, 23 Oct 21  All Chelsea vs Norwich meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.