Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Chelsea v. Norwich City Preview

Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Chelsea v. Norwich City Preview

This article is part of our Dream11 Fantasy Soccer series.

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The 2019-20 Premier League season is drawing to a close, and this matchup will face one team, Chelsea, with a lot on the line against another, Norwich City, that do not have anything to play for after getting relegated in the last few days. The Blues can thank Southampton for keeping their third place in the standings, as their 96th-minute goal against Manchester United prevented the Red Devils from topping them in the table. The Blues enter this matchup in inconsistent form, however, as they have dropped three of their last four games, and they need to find some sort of consistency before it's too late, especially with Man Utd and Leicester City breathing down their neck. Norwich, on the other hand, are dead last and the best thing they can do is start preparing for next season, where they will be playing in the English Championship once again.

Recent Form

Chelsea: W3, L2

Norwich: L5

Team News

Chelsea

OUT: N'Golo Kante (hamstring), Billy Gilmour (knee)

Doubtful: Fikayo Tomori (strain)

Norwich

OUT: Christoph Zimmermann (back), Sam Bryam (hamstring), Grant Hanley (hamstring), Moritz Leitner (groin)

Doubtful: None

Expected Lineups

Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James; Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount; Willian, Christian Pulisic; Olivier Giroud

Norwich: Tim Krul; Max Aarons, Ben Godfrey, Timm Klose, Jamal Lewis; Marco Stiepermann, Alexander Tettey, Mario Vrancic, Emiliano Buendia,

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The 2019-20 Premier League season is drawing to a close, and this matchup will face one team, Chelsea, with a lot on the line against another, Norwich City, that do not have anything to play for after getting relegated in the last few days. The Blues can thank Southampton for keeping their third place in the standings, as their 96th-minute goal against Manchester United prevented the Red Devils from topping them in the table. The Blues enter this matchup in inconsistent form, however, as they have dropped three of their last four games, and they need to find some sort of consistency before it's too late, especially with Man Utd and Leicester City breathing down their neck. Norwich, on the other hand, are dead last and the best thing they can do is start preparing for next season, where they will be playing in the English Championship once again.

Recent Form

Chelsea: W3, L2

Norwich: L5

Team News

Chelsea

OUT: N'Golo Kante (hamstring), Billy Gilmour (knee)

Doubtful: Fikayo Tomori (strain)

Norwich

OUT: Christoph Zimmermann (back), Sam Bryam (hamstring), Grant Hanley (hamstring), Moritz Leitner (groin)

Doubtful: None

Expected Lineups

Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James; Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount; Willian, Christian Pulisic; Olivier Giroud

Norwich: Tim Krul; Max Aarons, Ben Godfrey, Timm Klose, Jamal Lewis; Marco Stiepermann, Alexander Tettey, Mario Vrancic, Emiliano Buendia, Onel Hernandez; Teemu Pukki

Top Picks

Willian, Chelsea: Willian has been nearly unstoppable of late, with four goals on 12 shots and two assists on 13 chances created in the last five games. As the team's main creator and focal point of the attack, he's a must-start player in this matchup against Norwich's weak defensive unit.

Tammy Abraham, Chelsea: Abraham might not be playing at a very high level of late, but he netted two goals against Norwich in the previous meeting this season. The England international could exploit Norwich's defensive weaknesses, as the Canaries average almost 2.0 goals conceded per away fixture this season.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

  1. Willian
  2. Tammy Abraham
  3. Christian Pulisic
  4. Kepa Arrizabalaga

Dream11 Team

GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga

DF: Cesar Azpilicueta

DF: Reece James

DF: Max Aarons

DF: Grant Hanley

MF: Willian (C)

MF: Christian Pulisic

MF: Mason Mount

MF: Emiliano Buendia

FW: Teemu Pukki

FW: Tammy Abraham (VC)

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Juan Pablo Aravena
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