Chelsea 1-0 Norwich: Giroud header sends Blues four points clear in third

There is nothing quite like a Court of Arbitration overruling to focus the mind. Olivier Giroud celebrates with Jorginho after scoring Chelsea's winning goal on the stroke of half-time against Norwich The French striker makes a gesture after netting what proved to be the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday Giroud netted with a diving header to give Chelsea a crucial three points in their bid to secure a top four finish this season Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul is given no chance as Giroud watches his header nestle into the back of the net for the hosts MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND LEAGUE TABLE CHELSEA : Kepa 6; Azpilicueta 7.5, Rudiger 7, Zouma 7, Alonso 7 ; Loftus-Cheek 6.5, Jorginho 6, Kovacic 6.5; Willian 7, Giroud 7, Pulisic 6.5 Subs not used: Caballero, Christensen, Pedro, Mount, Tomori Goalscorers: Giroud 45 Booked: Zouma, Kovacic Manager: Frank Lampard 7 NORWICH : Krul 7.5; Aarons 7, Godfrey 6.5, Klose 7, Lewis 6.5; Tettey 6 ; Hernandez 6, McClean 6, Rupp 6, Cantwell 7 ; Drmic 5.5 Subs not used: McGovern, Vrancic, Trybull, Thomas Booked: Cantwell Manager: Daniel Farke 6.5 Referee: Jon Moss 6.5 Man of the Match: Tim Krul Season at a glance Live tables Fixtures Scores Premier League Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Scottish Div 1 Scottish Div 2 Scottish Div 3 Ligue 1 Serie A La Liga Bundesliga Manchester United and Leicester will have something to say about that, of course. New Chelsea boy Hakim Ziyech was present at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to watch his new team-mates in action Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger takes the ball under pressure as Norwich's Josip Drmic tries to close him down Norwich defender Jamal Lewis is sent flying as Chelsea winger Willian puts pressure on his opposite number early on It wasn't merely the 3-0 loss at Bramall Lane, but more the manner of it. Norwich boss Daniel Farke uses a mini white board to demonstrate his tactical plan to his players during the drinks break Norwich forward Todd Cantwell is sent flying by a sliding challenge from Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic in the first half Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul gets down well to his left hand side to prevent Christian Pulisic from doubling Chelsea's lead Chelsea manager Frank Lampard delivers instructions to English midfielder Ross Barkley during the drinks break Two half chances, one for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the other for Giroud were all the hosts had to show for their opening 20 minutes. Cantwell is shown a yellow card by referee Jonathan Moss as the relegated side battled in vain for a share of the spoils Norwich's Drmic attempts to put pressure on Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, who was making a rare start for the Blues Having looked like he was headed out of west London in January, the 33-year-old striker is playing a key role in steering Chelsea back into the Champions League, this his fourth goal since the restart.