Chelsea kept the pressure on Manchester United with a remarkably comfortable 5-0 thumping of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.
Stoke had barely touched the ball by the time Chelsea took a commanding 2-0 lead, as goals from Antonio Rudiger and Danny Drinkwater seemingly put the game beyond the Potters with just nine minutes played. Rudiger’s opener was as simple as they get, fashioning himself space between the four men marking him to power Willian’s delivery past Jack Butland.
Drinkwater then doubled Chelsea’s lead with his first ever goal for the Blues, an incredible volley from the edge of the area that just looped into the top corner of the net. The win was then put beyond any doubt when Pedro collected Willian’s lay off from about 20-yards before firing across goal in similar fashion to his goal against Stoke earlier in the season.
Chelsea understandably weren’t in much of a hurry to add to their lead, but two late strikes from Willian and Davide Zappacosta put the icing on the cake as Antonio Conte’s men strolled into the New Year. Just Chelsea’s second penalty of the season handed Willian the chance to get the goal his performance deserved, a chance he didn’t pass up, whilst Zappacosta got in on the act with a crisp left-foot drive from Josh Tymon’s ill-fated knockdown.
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Article Name | Chelsea player ratings: Stoke City (H) |
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Published On | December 30, 2017 |
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