Premier League, Chelsea are not distracted. Newcastle well

The Abramovich affair does not affect the performance of the Blues, who consolidate the third place. In the queue, the situation in Watford and Norwich is increasingly difficult

Thursday of recoveries in the Premier League. Chelsea are not distracted by off-pitch issues. At Carrow Road overtakes Norwich and consolidates third place. Ends 1-3: Chalobah unlocks the game, in the second half he touches with his arm in the area and gives Pukki a shot from the spot to his opponents. Before, however, Mason Mount had already doubled, then Havertz closed the game. The Wolves asphalt Watford: 4-0 and a run-up to the Europe area. Newcastle beat Southampton away and move further from the bottom of the table. Aston Villa passes with Leeds: it is the third consecutive victory for Gerrard’s team. Another knockout for Marsch’s men, even the sixth in a row.

Norwich 1-3 Chelsea

The Blues start very strong. At 3 ‘they are already ahead with Chalobah’s goal: a winning header from a corner kick taken by Mount. Third goal in the league for the defender, bad defense of the hosts. Tuchel’s men besiege the opposing area. Havertz is very dangerous a few minutes later, then in the 14th minute Mason Mount serves well and controls and starts a perfect right foot: doubling of the guests. The only two chances of Smith’s team are Normann. In the second half a few flashes until the 66th minute, when Chalobah is still the protagonist but this time in the negative: he touches with his arm in the area. The referee called to the Var whistles the penalty. Pukki goes from the spot, he’s not wrong. Eighth goal of the season for the Finn. Norwich does little to find the draw and at 90 ‘Havertz closes the games, receives from Kanté is free and shoots. Second win in a row in the league for the Blues.

Wolverhampton-Watford 4-0

There is only one team on the pitch at Molineux. Jimenez and his companions are irrepressible. The first goal is from the Mexican striker in the 13th minute, a precise left-footed shot in the corner. Hogdson’s men immediately lose concentration: five minutes later Hernandez is the protagonist of an own goal: the hosts ahead 2-0. At 21 ‘comes the trio, Podence from outside mockery Foster. Guests try to react before the interval with poor results. The Portuguese winger is also dangerous in the second half: in the 50th minute he starts a great left. At 75 ‘Fabio Silva has a chance in the area, pulls out. Darkness for Watford: in the 85th minute Ruben Neves signs the poker. The Wolves win again after three consecutive knockouts.

Southampton 1-2 Newcastle

In the first part of the match the hosts attack. The goal that unlocks the game is from Armstrong in the 25th minute: header that bags behind Dubravka. The guests wasted no time, ten minutes later the equalizer arrived: Shelvey crossed in the middle and Wood spits with his head in the corner. At 37 ‘Hasenhuttl’s team nearly doubled, a shot by Adams printed on the crossbar. In the second half the Magpies took the lead with Bruno Guimaraes good at exploiting Burn’s header. Armstrong and Salisu have two good chances in the last ten minutes, the goalkeeper dismisses. In the recovery the Saints try, but it ends like this. Eighth result in a row for Newcastle.

Leeds 0-3 Aston Villa

Race blocked in the first 15 ‘, Coutinho tries to be seen. At minute 22 he starts a great right from the center of the area and brings him forward. At 33 ‘Douglas Luiz tries from the left, para Mesller. Before the break, the guests force the opposing goalkeeper to work overtime, the result does not change. The hosts attacked in the second half with Gelhardt, still not very dangerous. The Villans did not give up and found the doubling in the 65th minute: Cash finalized Ings’ cross. There is also time for the third goal: Chambers finds a great right-footed goal that goes under the crossbar. Still Gerrard’s men dangerous in the last minutes. Leeds did not react, even without Bielsa struggling to get out of the negative moment.

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