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Chelsea want their first away win this season

Norwich are full of confidence after beating Stoke before the match at Carrow Road against Mourinho and his boys

Norwich made amends for losing home to Aston Villa (1-0) by beating Stoke 1-0. In the meantime, they won once again - in the Cup against Watford. This match will be completely different, they won't lead the game, but wait for their chances in fast breaks and set pieces. Norwich have never won against Chelsea in this division - they beat Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Tottenham at Carrow Road, but never Chelsea. But, there's a first time for everything.

- You always seem to put in that extra yard and do that bit more than maybe you would against a Stoke. But last week we did really well and came away with a good result. We were really confident and hopefully we can take that confidence into Chelsea on Sunday - said Norwich's midfielder Pilkington.

- They got a good result in midweek and it's going to be tough for us. But the boys are confident, they look sharp, the mood's up again and it's amazing what a good win like last weekend can do for you. Hopefully Mourinho won't be going home happy on Sunday - concluded Pilkington.


Defender Bassong might be back on the team after a longer period of time. If it happens, that would make a big reinforcement for the team. Garrido and Redmond are back after missing the match with Stoke.

Chelsea is not longer in crises - they won three out of the last four matches. The only match they didn't win was the one against Tottenham. Tottenham were better in the first half, they were missing their attempts, but Chelsea turned things around in the second half time. They each won a point in the end. Chelsea won't have it easy in this match, no one can afford to go to Carrow Roud counting on winning. Mourinho knows his teams will have more ups and downs in the season.

- We have a lot to improve. We will have moments of ups and downs because teams of this profile, with young people, with some people that are not mature, the normal tendency is that performances are not always very stable. We will have our ups and downs for sure. I'm ready for that - said Mourinho.

Fernando Torres has a three match suspension, but he's injured as well. It's not sure whether Hazard will play, so Schurrle and Juan Mata will probably be in the starting line up.

We shouldn't forget that Norwich don't easily lose their home matches. Chris Hughton's players play well on the home pitch, fight and kick all 90 minutes. Last win against Stoke (1-0) raised their spirits even higher. In the summer transfer window they signed forwards that are still not on that level to bet on overs in their games. Against Chelsea they won't win or score a point with an attacking game, so they'll patiently wait for their chance. Last two matches at Carrow Road ended 0-1 and 0-0, but at that time Chelsea played more offensive than today with Mourinho in charge. Looking at the stats for Norwich at home this season suggests a small number of goals. Unders are always a good option with Mourinho. Although Chelsea are the favourites for this match, it is mostly due to tradition and reputation. Mourinho's "new Chelsea" are in turmoil, with lots of ups and downs and inconsistency in form and performances. Their only convincing away performance came in the 4-0 drubbing of Steaua, but all other away matches were under 2.5 goals. Mourinho never rushes into things, they'll play carefully and slowly build their attack, waiting to hit the hosts on a break. I think that only an early goal can break this bet, but if there is no goal after the first 20 minutes, this should be an example of an under game.