Norwich City v Chelsea: Will the Canaries be gr-8 against the Blues?
Norwich City's unbeaten run came to an end against West Brom on Saturday and today they take on a Chelsea side that just spanked eight goals past Aston Villa. Can the Canaries bring the Blues back to earth or will Rafa Benitez give Chris Hughton's men a real stuffing?
Chelsea were on a different planet against Villa. They looked like they were going to score with every attack. Even Fernando Torres found the back of the net! But Norwich City will give Chelsea a much sterner test. The one thing Chris Hughton has worked on since they last played the Blues is their defence. Norwich lost 4-1 at the Bridge but that proved to be the turning point of their season as they went on an unbeaten run.
Norwich haven't beaten Chelsea since December 1994 when Ashley Ward (2) and Jamie Cureton scored in a 3-0 win. They may not suffer the same embarrassment as Villa, but Norwich may suffer the same fate in getting beat.
Norwich City v Chelsea; Kick Off 3pm December 26 2012
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
3 |
V |
3 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Man United |
Alex Richert |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
1 |
V |
1 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Jack Heaney |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Spurs |
Adam Crawford |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
1 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
0 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
0 |
V |
0 |
Panel Verdict
Away win.
Home: 5; Draw: 11; Away: 14. TBA 4.
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