Chelsea 3-1 Norwich

Chelsea managed a win over the Canaries, but they were given a real run for their money. The match looked to be an onslaught, first a Ramires shot tipped wide by John Ruddy. Then even Ruddy couldn't do anything as Jose Bosingwa scored a screamer, after the Norwich defenders backed of. Norwich had a great chance when Grant Holt failed to connect with a good chip from Wes Hoolahan. After Florent Malouda played a good ball to Fernando Torres, he tried to feed it to Didier Drogba, the Ivorian a whisker away from connecting to what surely would have been a second goal. Norwich had another good  chance, this time Chris Martin raced clear but Hilario saved well, before scrambling back to his line to tip a follow-up from Kyle Naughton over the bar. In the second half, Norwich got the goal they deserved courtesy of a defensive mix-up by Chelsea. Hilario came out of his line, only to see Branislav Ivanovic clear with a header. The ball fell for Holt, and he expertly hooked his shot into the empty goal. Then came the moment. Ramires raced forward after a good pass from Nicolas Anelka, and as he tried to round Ruddy, he was caught by the goalkeeper, resulting in a penalty. Ruddy, who had earlier knocked Drogba unconscious, got a straight red card. Declan Rudd came on, but he failed to save Frank Lampard's smashed penalty. With 11 minutes of stoppage time following the Drogba incident, substitute Juan Mata made the points save as he capitalised on a poor back pass and finished cooly to score on his debut for Chelsea. Chelsea will next travel to Sunderland, while Norwich will entertain West Brom.