Latest: Chelsea 0 Norwich 0 – Home fans angry as Norwich ride their luck

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Chelsea have hit the woodwork twice and both teams might have had a penalty at Stamford Bridge.

The hosts attacked from the off and John Ruddy comfortably saved an effort from Andre Schurrle before a mistake by Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic led to Martin Olsson being given a clear sight of goal.

Olsson went down in the box following contact from both John Terry and Ashley Cole as they flew into last-ditch challenges after Matic had given the ball away.

Having appealed in vain for a spot-kick, Olsson later gave Chelsea another anxious moment with a right-wing cross which just evaded Bradley Johnson.

At the other end, Terry headed straight at Ruddy from Willian’s corner.

Matic then atoned for his earlier error with a lovely pass through to Schurrle, who cut in from the left and side-footed beyond Ruddy and against the post.

Schurrle also tested Ruddy with another low shot which the Canaries keeper did well to hold.

A win in their penultimate match of the season would take Jose Mourinho’s team to the top of the Premier League, although title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City each have a game in hand.

Boss Mourinho made a double change at half-time, bringing Eden Hazard and David Luiz on for Mohamed Salah and and Frank Lampard.

Luiz almost scored a couple of minutes after the restart when his first-time strike from 25 yards hit the bar.

Norwich had another left-off when Chelsea were not awarded a penalty despite Alexander Tettey appearing to trip Schurrle in the area.

And the home fans again wanted a penalty after a wild challenge by Ryan Bennett on Hazard, but the offside flag had already been raised and in any case replays indicated that no substantial contact had been made.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole; Lampard (Luiz 45), Matic; Salah (Hazard 45), Willian, Schurrle; Ba.
Subs: Hilario, Kalas, Van Ginkel, Torres, Eto’o.

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