This Saturday, the Chelsea faced Leicester at the King Power Stadium, for the 27th round of the Premier League. The duel ended with a 3-1 victory for the visitors, with goals from Ben Chilwell, ex-Leicester, Kai Havertz and Kovacic. Daka cashed in on the home team.
With the victory, the Chelsea, which hosts Everton in the next round, went to 37 points and occupies 10th place in the leaderboard. In turn, Leicester, who visit Brentford in their next match, remain in 16th place in the league, with 24 points, fighting against relegation.
In the first stage, Chelsea started dominating the match and creating the best opportunities. In the 11th minute, the Blues reached their first goal with the help of the former’s famous law, as it was left-back Ben Chilwell who scored the net after hitting a beautiful first shot.
The Portuguese João Felix even extended a few minutes later, but the goal was canceled by VAR for offside. After the arbitration decision, Leicester grew in the game and reached the equalizing goal with a beautiful shot by Patson Daka, from outside the area. To close the busy first half, Havertz received from Enzo Fernández and covered the opposing goalkeeper.
In the second stage, Leicester were looking for a goal to tie the match and not disappoint their fans. However, it was the visitors who scored and closed the account. In the 33rd minute, Kovacic took advantage of the gap in the area and made a beautiful volley to expand.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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