Chelsea 7-0 Norwich City: Mount scores hat-trick as Blues thrash Canaries

Mason Mount scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrashed bottom club Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel's side 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.

Blues ease to comfortable victory

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.

Their afternoon was summed up by the sight of manager Daniel Farke with his hands outstretched on the touchline in utter bemusement at his side's defending after Chilwell scored Chelsea's fourth.

Hudson-Odoi's cross then deflected off Aarons and crept under Krul for an unfortunate own goal, before Gibson was rightly shown a second yellow card minutes later for a clumsy challenge on James.

Krul managed to save Mount's late penalty but VAR spotted he had strayed off his line, with Mount scoring the re-taken kick.

Blues substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek beat the offside trap to tee up Mount for his hat-trick in stoppage time.

It was a fitting performance for Chelsea as they paid tribute to former vice-chairman Matthew Harding, who died in a helicopter crash as he flew home from a game at Bolton 25 years ago in 1996.

It was also a poignant day Norwich, who wore T-shirts during the warm-up in support of team-mate Dan Barden following his diagnosis with testicular cancer.

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Chelsea

Squad number16Player nameMendy

Squad number14Player nameChalobah

Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva

Squad number2Player nameRüdiger

Squad number24Player nameJames

Squad number5Player nameJorginho

Squad number8Player nameKovacic

Squad number21Player nameChilwell

Squad number19Player nameMount

Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi

Squad number29Player nameHavertz

Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek

Squad number18Player nameBarkley

Squad number22Player nameZiyech

Norwich City

Squad number1Player nameKrul

Squad number15Player nameKabak

Squad number5Player nameHanley

Squad number4Player nameGibson

Squad number2Player nameAarons

Squad number20Player nameLees-Melou

Squad number16Player nameNormann

Squad number23Player nameMcLean

Squad number30Player nameGiannoulis

Squad number24Player nameSargent

Squad number22Player namePukki

Squad number17Player nameRashica

Squad number21Player nameWilliams

Squad number44Player nameOmobamidele

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-2-1

16Mendy

14Chalobah6Thiago Silva2Rüdiger

24James5Jorginho8Kovacic21Chilwell

19Mount20Hudson-Odoi

29Havertz

Substitutes

Norwich

Formation 3-5-2

1Krul

15Kabak5Hanley4Gibson

2Aarons20Lees-Melou16Normann23McLean30Giannoulis

24Sargent22Pukki

Substitutes

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Match ends, Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0.

Second Half ends, Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0.

Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a set piece situation.

Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).

Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City).

Goal! Chelsea 7, Norwich City 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.

Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).

Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).

Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).

Goal! Chelsea 6, Norwich City 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.

Mathias Normann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.

Penalty conceded by Mathias Normann (Norwich City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.

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