Mount Scores Hat-Trick as Chelsea Hammer Norwich 7-0

Mount Scores Hat-Trick as Chelsea Hammer Norwich  7-0

Chelsea’s drive to claim the English Premier League this term was boosted yesterday as Mason Mount scored a hat-trick in the Blues 7-0 thrashing of bottom club Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel’s men were 2-0 ahead inside 18 minutes as Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored their first goals of the season, with Mount turning provider to set up Reece James for a third goal before half-time.

Fellow defender Ben Chilwell scored for the fourth successive game to extend Chelsea’s lead shortly after the restart, before Max Aarons’ own goal and Mount’s late double wrapped up the win.

Canaries defender Ben Gibson was sent off for two yellow cards to cap a miserable afternoon for the away side, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table and without a win this season.

With Lukaku and Werner ruled out with injuries suffered against Malmo in midweek, Tuchel played Kai Havertz as a false nine with Mount and Hudson-Odoi either side, and together they formed a mobile front three that regularly outmanoeuvred a labouring Norwich defence.

The Canaries’ lack of pressing afforded the Blues players far too much time on the ball and they ruthlessly took advantage, with the London club unlikely to have a more comfortable afternoon this season.

Norwich’s failure to close Mount down gave the England midfielder time and space to score the opener from the edge of the box after just seven minutes, while Kovacic and Mount were able to set up Hudson-Odoi and James respectively to effectively end the game as a contest before the break.

Substitute Milot Rashica had an effort saved by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as Norwich briefly threatened to get back into the game at the start of the second half, but the rest of match turned into a procession.

RESULTS

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Cry’ Palace 1-1 Newcastle

Everton 2-5 Watford

Leeds 1-1 Wolves

South’pton 2-2 Burnley

Brighton 1-4 Man City

TODAY

Brentford v Leicester

West Ham v Tottenham

Man Utd v Liverpool

La Liga

Barcelona v R’Madrid

Sevilla v Levante

R’Betis v Vallencano

Atletico v Sociedad

Serie A

Atalanta v Udinese

Fiorentina v Cagliari

Verona v Lazio

Roma v Napoli

Inter v Juventus

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