Sunday followingnoon to forget for Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel’s players were completely swept away for their match of the 3rd day of the Premier League, in Leeds (3-0). Overwhelmed in intensity and physical impact, the Blues even finished the game at ten, following the second yellow card from their defender Kalidou Koulibaly (84th). If Manchester City’s Skyblues are successful tonight in Newcastle, the teammates of Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kanté might already be 5 points behind Pep Guardiola’s men.
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It was a meeting that started with a big highlight, with a first shot from Raheem Sterling which grazed the left post of the French goalkeeper of the Peacocks, Illan Meslier (1st). Unfortunately for the Blues, the rest of the game was not the same for them. As the Peacocks’ pressing intensified minute by minute, they ended up pushing Thomas Tuchel’s players to the fault. On a back pass from Thiago Silva, Édouard Mendy missed his clearance and saw Brendan Aaronson steal the ball from him to open the scoring from close range (1-0, 33rd).
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A few moments later, Rodrigo took advantage of a nice free kick from Jack Harrison to sink Chelsea before the break, with a beautiful unstoppable uncrossed header for Mendy (2-0, 37th). Never able to regain control, the Londoners conceded a third goal in the second half, on a ball deflected by Rodrigo in the feet of Jack Harrison (3-0, 69th). An followingnoon to forget for the 2021 European champions, with the exclusion of Kalidou Koulibaly for a second yellow at the end of the game (84th).
Jesse Marsch’s joy is understandable: the Peacocks are 2nd in the championship with their second success of the season. Chelsea are already falling behind Arsenal (3 wins in 3 matches) and Manchester City, who face Newcastle at the start of the evening.
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