MASON MOUNT broke his goal drought in style – just days after promising to step up in absence of strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner.
The England international had not scored since May before Norwich visited Stamford Bridge.
And it came just as strike pair Lukaku and Werner were ruled out, having both limped off in Chelsea’s midweek 4-0 Champions League thrashing of Malmo.
But it took just ten minutes for Mount to live up to his words, as he volleyed a peach from outside the box to put the Blues 1-0 up.
The relief on his face was there for all to see, as the playmaker appeared to mouth ‘about f***ing time’.
Mount, who scored nine goals last season, was desperate to open his account this campaign.
He said before playing Norwich: “Getting goals from all areas is a big thing for us, a big positive.
“We can be dangerous from different parts of the team.
“We can be dangerous from set pieces and the way we play we get people in the box and create chances.
“It’s about time I got on the scoresheet. I’m getting in the right areas but it’s just not falling for me.
“Hopefully when the first one goes in the floodgates will open.”
Mount, 22, had previously not scored since Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final win against Real Madrid five months ago.
But he returned to the scoresheet in stunning fashion as he notched a hat-trick against Norwich.
A late penalty and tap in after a Ruben Loftus-Cheek run saw the midfielder take home the match ball.
Goals elsewhere from Callum Huson-Odoi, Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Norwich’s Max Aaron putting into his own net saw Chelsea run out 7-0 winners.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
