Chelsea overcame the chaos of a turbulent day off the pitch to grind out a 3-1 win at Norwich on Thursday and stay in the driving seat for Champions League qualification
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Travelling fans at Carrow Road chanted the name of Roman Abramovich hours after it was announced Chelsea’s Russian owner had been sanctioned by the UK government.
On the pitch, Chelsea’s players responded to one of the most dramatic days in the club’s 117-year history by storming into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 15 minutes on their way to a fourth successive league win.
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Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring in the third minute after meeting Mason Mount’s corner before Kai Havertz set up England’s Mount for his eighth goal of the season.
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Norwich were much better after half-time and Teemu Pukki gave his side hope from the penalty spot after Chalobah handled the ball.
Tuchel turned to Lukaku and N’Golo Kante in the final exchanges to close out the win.
It was Kante who made his mark with an assist for Havertz to wrap up the points with a calm finish.
While the win strengthened Chelsea’s grip on third spot, Norwich are five points from safety with just 10 games left.
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