Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris walked over to the away fans after the final whistle in Brighton holding up a team shirt with “Gian Piero” on the back.
“We’ve made some steps with the group with how we’re acting.” “The week we’ve just had has been fantastic," Potter said. The Blues are on a three-game winning streak in all competitions. Potter is unbeaten in four games as Chelsea manager since taking over from the fired Thomas Tuchel. Pulisic looked especially resurgent after a difficult start to the season, and forced a stellar save from Jose Sa with a long-range strike towards the top corner after a well-worked team move.īut the American got his goal shortly after the restart with a delicate chip past the goalkeeper from a tight angle. Chelsea still looked fluid and overwhelmed Wolves, missing a number of chances before Havertz headed home a cross from Mason Mount just before the break. Potter made seven changes from Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League win over AC Milan and changed his tactical system to boot. American businessman Bill Foley was in the stands at Vitality Stadium amid reports that he is close to completing a takeover of the club.īrighton hosted Tottenham in the late game.Ĭhelsea seems to be adapting well to Potter's ideas, even though they can change quickly from game to game. Bruno Guimaraes scored twice.Īlso, Bournemouth came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 at home with its prospective new owner watching on.
Newcastle was again without injured record signing Alexander Isak but he was hardly missed as its attack tore Brentford apart at times. Newcastle climbed up to fifth place with a 5-1 win over Brentford. Armando Broja added the third.įormer Chelsea striker Diego Costa made his debut for Wolves but had little impact on the game before being taken off after less than an hour - getting a big ovation from the home crowd. “He didn’t score three goals!”Ĭhelsea kept up its recent momentum under Graham Potter, beating manager-less Wolverhampton 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, while Tottenham ended a difficult week beating Brighton 1-0.Īmerican forward Christian Pulisic made the most of a rare start for Chelsea by making it 2-0 in the 54th minute, after Kai Havertz opened the scoring deep into first-half injury time.
“I am so upset with him," Guardiola joked. He has been held scoreless in just one match all season. Cancelo pulled the ball back from the left and Haaland sent a first-time strike into the net. His teammates were happy to fill the void, though, with Jose Cancelo and Phil Foden making it 2-0 by halftime before Riyad Mahrez netted the third in the 49th.Īnd after Haaland missed a couple of chances he normally puts away, he showed again that he simply cannot be contained. Haaland has been in such prolific form that going without a goal for more than 60 minutes is enough to raise eyebrows these days. City is the only team still unbeaten after nine rounds. The win lifted City two points ahead of Arsenal before the Gunners’ game against Liverpool on Sunday. “Incredible weapon for us, a big threat,” City manager Pep Guardiola said of Haaland.
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