Published on September 15, 2024 at 9:35 a.m. – updated on September 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Guillaume Marion
A scorer in the final minutes of play on Saturday evening, Christopher Nkunku gave Chelsea victory against Bournemouth (1-0), on the 4th day of the Premier League.
The Blues can thank Christopher Nkunku. Indeed, on Saturday evening, While Bournemouth and Chelsea were unable to separate at the Vitality Stadium, it was the Frenchman who gave his team victory at the end of the match.during the 4th day of the Premier League. Served in the area by Jadon Sancho, the former Paris Saint-Germain player managed to turn around, to erase three defenders on his control and then to deceive Mark Travers with a shot in the small opposite net (86th). This action by Nkunku was then the only bright spot of the evening in favor of the Londoners, long jostled by the locals. Because, before that, it was mainly the Cherries who had had the best opportunities, or at least the best opportunity of the match. But, After a foul by Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in his area, Brazilian Evanilson saw the latter pull out all the stops on his line (38th).
Premier League yellow card record
In the second half, having come on in the 79th minute to replace Nicolas Jackson, who has just extended his contract with Chelsea until 2033, Nkunku was then the main architect of Chelsea’s short but precious success at Bournemouth. Because, In the standings, Enzo Maresca’s team is currently in 7th place with seven points after four days in the Premier Leagueone unit behind Brighton (4th). It should be noted that this match has entered the history of the English Championship. If it is not for its spectacle, it is because of the 14 yellow cards issued by referee Anthony Taylor this Saturday evening. In addition to this, the two coaches, namely Andoni Iraola (50th) and Maresca (66th), were also warned by the Englishman. The craziest thing about this story is that Chelsea got eight cards for just nine fouls… Quite an impressive statistic.
