The early Saturday kick off takes us to Stamford Bridge which is where my first bet builder of the weekend will take place as Chelsea host Norwich City in the Premier League. Realistically the result should be a formality and hard to see past a comfortable home win so I have scoured the player markets looking for some value to find the best bet builder tips I possibly can. In the likely absence of Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku who both picked up injuries in midweek against Malmo it will be interesting to see who Tuchel goes for in attack. As for Norwich, well it was a much more spirited display last weekend as they managed a home draw against Brighton but they are still yet to register their first win of the season. Anyway, below are my 3 favourite tips and selections for the match at the Bridge on Saturday afternoon where Chelsea know a win will keep them top of the Premier League table this weekend, irrespective of other results.
Chelsea v Norwich Bet Builder tips
Mathias Normann to have 1+ Shot v Chelsea
You may be surprised to see me select a Norwich player for a shot but I can assure you there is plenty of research into this selection. The Norwegian international is something of a set-piece specialist and despite it still being early into his Canaries career he has already taken up FK duty. Not only that but he has been described by many Norwich fans as comfortably the best player in the squad and has proven particularly in recent performances what a talented midfielder he is.
Now I am not trying to claim that Norwich will get a hatful of chances but they have enough about them to create some chances and get a set-piece or two around the Chelsea box. Normann will be on the FK’s and all he needs is one crack for this particular selection to be ticked off. Referring to my Cheat Sheet you can see he has very impressive shooting stats and is currently averaging a hefty 2.91 shots per game. He managed 3 shots in their most recent Premier League match against Brighton and at a price of 1.44 for just one looks pretty decent value in this one!
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Mathias Normann to have 1+ Shot v Chelsea @ 1.44 at Paddy Power
Ozan Kabak to be Booked v Chelsea
The Turkish defender has been a firm favourite of mine to pick up cards over the past 12 months or so and he gets the nod again in this one. No surprise to see him rank highest on the Cheat Sheet for Norwich in both fouls committed and yellow cards and I was genuinely surprised to see Paddy Power offer such a generous price of 4.33 to be booked at Stamford Bridge.
Since moving to England in February of this year when he signed for Liverpool on loan from German club Schalke, Kabak has made a total of 13 Premier League appearances. In those 13 appearances he has been booked on 5 occasions which is a very generous return so I can’t for the life of me see how he has such long odds. Against the likes of Ziyech, Havertz and Mount who are some of the most fouled players in the Chelsea squad he looks an excellent shout for a booking in this one.
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Ozan Kabak to be Shown a Card v Chelsea @ 4.33 at Paddy Power
Kai Havertz to Score Anytime v Norwich
With Werner and Lukaku expected to be missing for at least a couple of weeks, it is more than likely Kai Havertz will be the man to take up the ‘striker’ role for Chelsea in the coming weeks. He has proven on multiple occasions he is more than capable of playing as the false 9, most notably in the Champions League final back in May where he scored the only goal of the game to win the Blues their second European cup.
He replaced the injured Lukaku on Wednesday night and within 25 minutes of being on the field he already notched a goal in a fine individual performance. Intelligent movement in the box is one of the qualities that Tuchel values most about him. A natural striker or not, Chelsea will be relying on Havertz in the immediate future and at a price of 2.2 for a goal against a poor Norwich side, I think that looks a reasonably valuable price in the early Saturday kick off in the Premier League.
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Kai Havertz to Score Anytime v Norwich @ 2.2 at Paddy Power
Chelsea v Norwich Predicted Line-ups
Chelsea v Norwich Cheat Sheet
* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing *
How to watch Chelsea v Norwich in the Premier League
📅 When is Chelsea v Norwich? / Saturday, 23 October 2021, 12:30 BST
🏟 Where is Chelsea v Norwich? / Stamford Bridge (London)
📺 What TV Channel is Chelsea v Norwich on? / BT Sport 1
📱 Online Live Streaming for Chelsea v Norwich / bet365
🟨 …And who is the referee for Chelsea v Norwich? / Andy Madley 🏴
