Chelsea v Norwich Betting Preview – FA Cup 17th January 7.45pm
Chelsea never really got themselves going in what was a dreadful spectacle at Carrow Road for the first attempt at this FA Cup third round tie. Chelsea made a lot of changes for the game and Norwich put up a decent showing in the first half of the game, but chances overall were few and far between. Chelsea will probably be a bit more geared up for this nuisance of an extra game that they have to get through.
Chelsea v Norwich FA Cup Betting Tips
Chelsea were thoroughly unconvincing at the first attempt against Norwich out at Carrow Road. They did make changes to their starting lineup, but still, it was a lineup that was expected to still be strong enough to see them though. But the game ended in a 0-0 draw and the Blues came under a bit of pressure in the first half. It has been three straight 0-0 draws for Chelsea in all competitions now as they go again against Norwich. So they aren’t quite running in top gear at all and striker Alvaro Morata looks now as if he badly needs a goal to restore some confidence. It’s not happening for him at the moment. While Chelsea are not winning games, they aren’t losing any either and they haven’t done for a while. They are unbeaten in their last ten games in all competitions now and have picked up a clean sheet in six of their last seven and in five of their last six at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea to win to nil at Paddy Power has to be weighed up, especially against a low scoring side like the Canaries.
Chelsea are well up in the recent head to head as they are on a fourteen match unbeaten streak of form against the Canaries, winning ten of them. They have taken a clean sheet in three of their last four against the East Anglian side and at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have gone W7 D1 in their last eight in all competitions against Norwich.
Norwich are the lowest scorers in the entire top eighteen in the Championship as things stand at the moment, so they are not going to offer a huge attacking threat. That being said they did well at Carrow Road against Chelsea and they have just started to hit a little bit of form. They have gone unbeaten in five with a W3 D2 record now and have been holding out well at the back. They have four clean sheets in their last five played. Under 2.5 goals with Paddy Power really looks a solid option to consider for this replay. Their opponents Chelsea have really had a busy fixture list and there is a chance that they will rest players again because they aren’t sharp at the moment and look a bit low on energy. That will help Norwich’s cause somewhat of keeping a clean sheet. Norwich are undefeated in their last three away games but have won just two of their last eight on the road (D2 L4) in all competitions, failing to score in three of their last six. The Canaries have been out on the road to face Premier League opposition this season, going down 2-1 at Arsenal in the EFL Cup. The winner of the tie gets a home fixture against Newcastle in the fourth round.
Chelsea v Norwich FA Cup Betting Odds*
Chelsea 1/6, Draw 11/2, Norwich 16/1* (Betting Odds taken from January 13th, 2018 at 2:10 a.m.)
Chelsea v Norwich FA Cup Predictions
You would expect Chelsea to be fairly comfortable in this replay against a mid-table Championship side who have been struggling badly for goals all season. The Blues didn’t really perform at Carrow Road but should be much better here at home. A 2-0 Chelsea correct score looks around the right mark.
