Norwich City players celebrate Jonathan Howson's goal against Swansea City. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling champs Chelsea FC (3-7-2, 11 points) continues its plummet into oblivion after three straight losses. They now host equally struggling team Norwich City (3-6-3, 12 points), who managed to finally win one after enduring a four-game losing slide, at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Chelsea lost a 0-1 affair to middling squad Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on November 7th as manager Jose Mourinho served his one-game stadium ban given by the FA for comments he made following the Blues' 1-3 defeat to Southampton on October 3rd.
Austrian forward Marko Arnautović scored the winner for the Potters at the 53rd minute to give Mourinho's gang their seventh defeat in 12 games this season, via BBC Sport.
Meanwhile, Norwich City turned back a hard-fighting Swansea City eleven, 1-0, at the Carrow Road also on November 7th for their first win in six games, following a draw and four consecutive defeats, as per SkySports.
English midfielder Jonny Howson netted the lone goal in the match at the 70th to boost the Canaries to only third win of the season for the newly-promoted side of Alex Neil.
Mourinho and his team are expected to continue to struggle as nothing can seem to lift up their spirits in this season that is slowly becoming a fight to repel relegation.
Rumors that four members of the Blues' first team will be sold this January are abuzz and this will surely not inspire Chelsea to play better than they've had.
The prediction is a tough 1-0 win for Norwich City.
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Begovic; Zouma, Rahman, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Hazard, Willian, Pedro; Costa
Norwich City starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Ruddy; Wisdom, Olsson, Bassong, Bennett; O'Neil, Howson, Brady, Tettey; Jerome; Hoolahan
