Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has hailed the quality that the current Chelsea squad possesses.

Hughton's team are due to face the Blues at Carrow Road on Boxing Day and prior to that clash, the 54-year-old has admitted that his players will be coming up against a side with a number of options.

"They have great attacking options. We experienced that at their place a couple of months ago," he told reporters. "Victor Moses is starting to show his real quality now. Fernando Torres is hitting very good form.

"David Luiz playing in midfield is a role everybody felt was a role he could do and he showed some real quality.

"They are fairly formidable. They are placed very well in the league with a game in hand."

The Canaries head into the festive encounter 10th in the Premier League table.