Chelsea, with its 1-2 victory against Leicester City, with goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernández, sits third in the table and stalks Liverpool and Manchester City.
The Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo started and played until the 81st minute. Caicedo received the yellow card and stood out in some plays in which he prevented the rival from approaching the area,
The match, the first of this twelfth day, served for Enzo to vindicate himself, after only having been a starter in two of the last six games of the ‘Blues’ in the Premier League.
The Argentine returned to the pivot alongside the immovable Caicedo and did so as captain and reminding Enzo Maresca why Chelsea paid more than USD 104,185,000 for him to Benfica.
His goal, in the second half, taking advantage of a rebound from Hermansen to head into the net, was the finishing touch to a Leicester City that once again showed its defensive weakness and allowed Chelsea to roam, through a great Jackson, at will through the ‘Foxes’ area.
The Senegalese striker created the 0-1 score by himself after a quarter of an hour, when he dealt with a very weak Faes, managed to stumble the ball into the area, dribbled past Okoli and hit the long post with his instep. A great goal to add seven goals this season and equal Cole Palmer’s record as Chelsea’s top scorer in the Premier.
Palmer, furthermore, was left unmarked by a bizarre play in which he only had to push a dead ball at the far post, but in which he had such bad luck that Noni Madueke crossed in front of him and, despite trying to jump to avoid the ball, He blocked the Englishman’s shot, who could only laugh at the surreality of the situation.
This mistake could have cost Chelsea dearly, but minutes later, Hermansen deflected a shot and Enzo appeared at the far post to head in the 0-2 scoreline with which Chelsea no longer suffered.
Leicester claimed a penalty in the final minutes and were awarded another, at the last moment, converted by Ayew, but they left their own stadium empty and they remain in sixteenth position with ten points, three above the relegation zone, but with the possibility of Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace chasing them this weekend if they win their games.
Chelsea consolidates its position in the Champions League, with 22 points, one behind City, which hosts Tottenham Hotspur, and six behind Liverpool, which has a comfortable visit to Southampton.
