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No room for underdog or “magic of the cup” stories today.
Time to brush the minnows aside!
Norwich City starting lineup (5-2-3/3-4-3):
Gunn | Pinto, Zimmermann, Hanley, Klose, Lewis | Tettey, Trybull | Pritchard, Maddison, Murphy
Substitutes from: McGovern, Husband, Vrancic, Oliveira, Watkins, Hoolahan, Wildschut
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):
Caballero | Rüdiger, David Luiz, Cahill | Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Kenedy | Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro
Substitutes from: Eduardo, Ampadu, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Musonda, Hudson-Odoi, Morata
Date / Time: Saturday, January 6, 2018, 17:30 GMT; 12:30pm EST; 11pm IST
Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich, England
Referee: Stuart Attwell
On TV: BT Sport 2 (UK); Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes (USA); Sony TEN 2 (India); elsewhere
Streaming online: BT Sport Live (UK); Fox Soccer Match Pass (USA); Sony LIV (India)
As expected, heavy rotation from the Blues given the circumstances of a FA Cup third round draw to a Championship side and the hectic clash against our rivals Arsenal at the Emirates last Wednesday, which had Eden Hazard pick up a calf knock. Meanwhile, Norwich City manager Daniel Farke calls his best men available to try to impede Chelsea from progressing in the competition, and renew the “magic of the cup” shtick all over England in tomorrow’s newspapers by not employing an out-and-out striker.
COME ON, CHELSEA!