Chelsea won (3-1), this Saturday, at home, against Southampton and assumed the provisional leadership of the English League, in an afternoon when Wolverhampton, coached by Portuguese Bruno Lage, also triumphed.
At Stamford Bridge, the game became easy for the blues only after James Ward’s expulsion- Prowse, in the 77th minute, with an entry by the Southampton captain over Jorginho, which earned him the red card, when there was a 1-1 draw.
The Londoners had scored early, through Chalobah, with a fulminating header at the far post, at nine minutes, but, and already after Timo Werner had a disallowed goal (51), Southampton managed to rebalance the game.
The south of England team reached an equalizer in the 61st minute, by Ward-Prowse, of penalty, and Chelsea trembled, in a game that was supposed to be very difficult, were it not for the recklessness of the captain of The Saints. alerted by the video referee (VAR) and had no choice but to display the direct red card. balance’: Timo Werner finally scored, on 84 minutes, in Azpilicueta’s cross, and, very close to the end, it was Chilwell, after a series of shots at the post, scoring 3-1, on 89.
The triumph leaves Chelsea in the lead, with 16 points, two more than Liverpool (second, with 14 points), which on Sunday host the champions Manchester City (fifth, with 13), already after Manchester United (third, with 14) was once again disappointing. and with Cristiano Ronaldo coming in just 57 minutes, they allowed a 1-1 draw with Everton (fourth, with 14 points) at Old Trafford, in a game with another ‘apathetic’ performance.
In other games of the seventh round in the ‘Premier League’, Wolverhampton (10 .º), by Bruno Lage, won and convinced at the reception to Newcastle (19.º), in what was the first victory this season in front of his public.
Lage, who had compatriots José Sá, Nelson Semedo, Ruben Neves, João Moutinho and Trincão as starters, and Daniel Podence and Fábio Silva on the bench, had an afternoon inspired by the forward duo, with Raul Jiménez watching twice. South Korean Hwang (20 and 58 minutes).
Newcastle’s 1-1 goal ended up penalizing the Wolves, in a move in which José Sá left the goal and was physically abused, after being touched, without being able to recover in time his position in goal and avoid Hendrick’s goal, on 41 minutes.
In the round, Leeds (16th) also had a very positive afternoon, with Marcelo Bielsa’s team achieving the prime will win the race, beating Watford (14th), by 1-0.
Southampton, Newcastle, as well as Burnley and Norwich, who drew today without goals, they are the teams that have not yet won.
The seventh round still offers Arsenal’s visit to Brighton, while the big game between Liverpool and Manchester City, in Anfield Road, on the same day that Tottenham, owned by Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo, face Aston Villa.
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