Burnley, United Kingdom, 21 December 2020 (AFP) – Chelsea won again, in a tougher game than the result (3-0) against West Ham, concluding the 14th round of the Premier League this Monday.
With 25 points, the ‘Blues’ overtook Tottenham’s neighbors and finished fifth, in a compact squad following the leader with 31 points.
After two consecutive defeats, the players, led by Frank Lampard, needed to rejoice against a London rival who is not experiencing a great moment, but if he wins, he will be left on the table.
The ‘Hammers’ with far less talent on the pitch than Chelsea dominated the match moments with the opponent in a more elaborate and collective game.
However, no shots were directed towards the goal between the six opportunities created at Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea directed the opposing goal 7 of their 11 shots.
The game started well for Lampard’s team, who played well with Dead Ball.
Similarly, he opened the scoring in the 10th minute after a corner kick topped Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.
But with the advantage on the scoreboard, Chelsea gave up dominance.
German striker Timo Werner does not live his best moment with 9 goals to 9, and on Monday he hit a number of crosses and kicks.
But luck did not stop him and in those precarious shots the ball went to Tummy Abraham, which was started by Olivier Giroud, who scored 2–0 in 78 minutes.
Two minutes later, Abraham again declared a win without a score with the goalkeeper on the field after a collision with the opponent.
– Burnley breathed out – before Burnley (16th) beat Wolverhampton (11th) 2–1, adding three points, forcing them to leave the charge zone, which was opened by Fulham.
Senior Dyche’s team managed to score only one goal from the 12 previous games played in the English Premier League, with only six goals before Monday’s game.
But goals from Ashley Barnes (35) and New Zealand’s Chris Wood (51) gave Burnley three points to accumulate four consecutive games without losing and now have a three point advantage over the reasoning zone.
The Volves coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, fielded Spaniard Adama Trare and Portuguese Fabio Silva, the second one came up short at the end of the match, taking a penalty on 88 minutes.
– 14th round matches of English league and classification:
– Saturday:
Crystal Palace – Liverpool 0 – 7
Southampton – Manchester City 0 – 1
Everton – Arsenal 2 – 1
Newcastle – Fulham 1 – 1
– Sunday:
Brighton – Sheffield United 1 – 1
Tottenham – Leicester 0 – 2
Manchester United – Leeds 6 – 2
West Bromwich – Aston Villa 0 – 3
– Monday:
Burnley – Wolverhampton 2 – 1
Chelsea – West Ham 3 – 0
Classification: PTV JVED GP GC SG
1. Liverpool 31 1494 1 36 19 17
2. Leicester 27 1490 5 26 17 9
3. Manchester United 26 13 8 2 3 28 21 7
4. Everton 26 14 8 2 4 25 19 6
5. Chelsea 25 14 7 4 3 29 14 15
6. Tottenham 25 14 7 4 3 25 14 11
7. Southampton 24 14 7 3 4 25 19 6
8. Manchester City 23 13 6 5 2 19 12 7
9. Aston Villa 22 12 7 1 4 24 13 11
10. West Ham 21 14 6 3 5 21 19 2
11. Wolverhampton 20 14 6 2 6 14 19 -5
12. Newcastle 18 13 5 3 5 17 22 -5
13. Crystal Palace 18 14 5 3 6 19 25 -6
14. Leeds 17 14 5 2 7 24 30 -6
15. Arsenal 14 14 4 2 8 12 18 -6
16. Burnley 13 13 3 4 6 8 19 -11
17. Brighton 12 14 2 6 6 16 22 -6
18. Fulham 10 14 2 4 8 13 23 -10
19. West Bromwich 7 14 1 4 9 10 29 -19
20. Sheffield United 2 14 0 2 12 8 25 -17
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