the Chelsea (4th) solidified in qualifying positions for the Champions League after beating a direct rival on Monday, the Everton (5th) in a match of the 27th day of the Premier League. James Rodriguez and Yerry Mine did not play.
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With this victory, the ‘Blues’ reach 50 points, four more than Everton, which has one game less, and five more than Tottenham and West Ham, Which will close the date this Monday receiving in the Leeds of Marcelo Bielsa (11th).
It is the eleventh consecutive game without knowing the defeat for Chelsea, that is, since the arrival on the bench of the German coach Thomas Tuchel, And the ninth without conceding a goal.
True to the image of a disciplined team and with control of the game that Chelsea has been giving since he led it Tuchel, The locals were never overtaken by an Everton who arrived after three consecutive victories.
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The Blues dominated the game and sought several clear chances to score and could have increased the goal count if international goalkeeper Jordan Pickford he would not have been so successful in cutting the shots of Marc Alonso (41) or Timo Werner (80 and 85).
What did stand out was the German Kai Havertz, who finally began to justify what he paid for Chelsea last summer (boreal), participating in the first goal, although the one who sent the ball to the network of his own bow was the defense Ben Godfrey (21), and causing the penalty that Jorginho transformed into the final 2-0 (65).
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AFP