In a gray season, far from the objectives, Chelsea finds itself in the final stretch with Europe within reach after scoring the London derby against Tottenham (2-0), in crisis, which suffered its third consecutive defeat.
With two headers, Trevor Chalobah in the first half and the Senegalese Nicolas Jackson when Tottenham was aiming for the reaction, Mauricio Pochettino’s team was reunited with victory after the defeat against Arsenal and the draw against Aston Villa, and was placed just three points behind sixth-place Manchester United, with four games still to play.
The European option is a reality. The blues have arrived better at the decisive stage of a tournament full of disappointments and with the project in question. The poor results of recent matches turned their backs on the takeoff of Pochettino’s team, which has coincided with the explosion and leadership assumed by Cole Palmer.
This 21-year-old who left Manchester City in search of prominence at Chelsea has gone further. And he has found it. The second top scorer of the Preimer, with only one goal less, twenty, than the City star Erling Haaland but with more influence – nine assists – was once again key to sentencing the clash against the spurs, who lack time to react .
It was enough for Chelsea with a promising start, efficiency with Chalobah’s goal, resistance to the reaction of their rival, and talent for the sentence.
Tottenham were saved after seven minutes when an action by Mikhailo Mudryk was collected by Nicolas Jackson who beat Gigluielmo Vicario with his shot. However, Micky Van de Ven arrived in time to save the goal between the sticks.
Before half an hour Chelsea did not fail. It was in a set-piece action, in a cross executed by Conor Callagher that Trevoh Chalobah headed in from the penalty spot.
With Ange Postecoglou’s box the second could come next, in a play of Cole Palmer makes an extremely precise pass that reaches the feet of Mykhailo Mudryk who shot near the right post with Viario almost beaten.
There was no news from Tottenham in attack until shortly before the break. From set pieces too. A lateral foul taken by the Spanish Pedro Porro who headed Gabriel Romero. He went outside, touched the stick.
Postecoglou sought the reaction forcefully. He made a triple substitution on the hour mark. He brought Rodrigo Bentancur, Pierre Emile Hojbjerg and James Maddison onto the field and the team took notice. He picked up the pace and the game and Brennan Johnson, from the left, gave a good goal pass that the Korean Heung Min Son did not reach.
It was another appearance by Cole as Chelsea declared that sank the reaction of their rival. A free kick from outside the area that he executed perfectly. The ball hit the crossbar and the Senegalese Nicolas Jackson, attentively collected the rebound and headed the ball into the net and closed the game definitively.
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– Datasheet:
2 – Chelsea: Djordje Petrovic; Alfie Gilchrist (Josh Acheampong, m.85), Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella; Moses Caicedo, Conor Gallagher; Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Mykhailo Mudrik (Cesare Casadei, m.75); and Nicholas Jackson (Jimi Taurianen, m.94).
0 – Tottenham: Giglielmo Vicario; Peter Porro, Christian Rosemary, Micky Van de Ven, Emerson Royal (Giovanni Lo Celso, m.86); Yves Bissouma (Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, m.64), Pape Matar Sarr (Rodrigo Bentancur, m.63); Brennan Johnson (Brian Gil, m.78), Dejan Kulusevski, Heung Min Son; and Richarlison (James Maddison, m.63).
Goles: 1-0, m.24: Trevor Chalobah 2-0, m.73: Nicolas Jackson
Referee: Robert Jones. He showed a yellow card to Tottenham’s Micky Van de Ven
Incidents: match corresponding to the twenty-sixth day of the Premier League played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London. EFE
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