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Full Chelsea squad for crunch Premier League clash against Norwich City revealed

Chelsea will be looking to make amends for Saturday's shock 3-0 defeat to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane when they welcome Norwich City to Stamford Bridge this evening.

The Blues, who got the better of the Canaries in a five-goal thriller at Carrow Road back in August, winning 3-2, missed the chance to move closer towards securing a Champions League spot ahead of next season, as goals from David McGoldrick (2) and Oli McBurnie sealed a deserved win for the Blades.

Defeat in the Steel City could have done serious damage to Chelsea's hopes of securing a top-four finish this season, as Leicester City and Manchester United faced winnable-looking fixtures against Bournemouth and Southampton, respectively.

However, Leicester were left stunned by the relegation-threatened Cherries, losing 4-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday evening, before Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford on Monday.

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Norwich, meanwhile, will travel to Stamford Bridge looking to restore some pride after being officially relegated to the Championship on Saturday. Their 4-0 home reverse to West Ham United was the final nail in the coffin for Daniel Farke's side, who have looked certain of going down for several months.

Ahead of tonight's tussle with the Canaries, who have recorded just one away win in the Premier League all season, Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard will have to make do without midfield enforcer N'Golo Kante once again due to a hamstring problem.

The France international has missed the Blues' last two matches and faces a race against time to be fit for Sunday evening's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.

Despite having to make do without Kante once again, the Blues have at least been boosted by the news that defender Andreas Christensen is available for selection, despite having been forced off against Sheffield United.

Lampard said: "Andreas Christensen had to come off at half-time with an injury, but he is back in the squad for the game. The rest is as we were.”

That means that the home side will have to make do without Fikayo Tomori, midfielder Billy Gilmour and Dutchman Marco van Ginkel once again.

After Saturday's horror-show against the Blades, Lampard is highly likely to shuffle his pack, meaning the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic and Olivier Giroud will all be chomping at the bit to start.

With that in mind, Lampard faces some tough decisions when it comes to naming his starting line-up, but he will, of course, have no shortage of options on the bench should he need them, with him currently allowed to name nine substitutes in his match-day squad.

Full Chelsea squad: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero; Cesar Azpilicueta, Reece James, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christenen, Kurt Zouma, Marcos Alonso, Emerson; Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount; Willian, Pedro, Christian Pulisic, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Tammy Abraham, Olivier Giroud, Michy Batshuayi and Faustino An

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