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Unlucky Werner
Tuesday’s marquee Premier League clash played out a short time ago.
Said game would see Chelsea play host to Leicester in a repeat of this year’s FA Cup final, which the Foxes came out on top in.
The midweek meeting between the pair, though, saw Chelsea very much dominating during the first 45.
The action early on would center firmly around Timo Werner.
Firstly, the German saw his appeals for a penalty waved away by both the referee and VAR, after Youri Tielemans struck the striker’s leg when attempting to clear the ball.
Tielemans, in his defense, did look to already be swinging to hit the ball before Werner ran in front of him:
❌ | NO PENALTY!#CFC are appealing for a spot-kick after Timo Werner goes down in the box but Mike Dean gives a free-kick to #LCFC!
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Then, not long after, Werner had a goal ruled out for offside. This was followed by the hitman having another effort ruled out by VAR shortly before the break, this time for handball.
❌ Penalty not given after foul in the box
❌ Goal ruled out for offside
❌ Goal ruled out for handballSome half of football for Timo Werner ? pic.twitter.com/aeeqveqvjw
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 18, 2021
Chelsea were also dealt a big blow on the personnel front in the first 45 when N’Golo Kante was forced off after just 32 minutes.
Chelsea get revenge on Leicester
The second 45 began in much more positive fashion for Thomas Tuchel and co., though.
But it would be another of the Blues’ German contingent who finally opened the scoring for Chelsea. Ben Chilwell whipped a corner into the Leicester box, with Antonio Rudiger deflecting the ball in off his hip:
Chelsea take the lead! ?
The ball hits Antonio Rudiger and ends up in the back of the net!
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Chelsea were then handed the chance to double their lead shortly after the hour-mark when Wesley Fofana fouled Werner in the box. Jorginho then stepped up to convert the ensuing spot-kick, which did look to all but secure the win for the home side.
Jorginho becomes #CFC‘s top scorer in the Premier League this season with his 7⃣th penalty! ?
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Mateo Kovacic, though, then handed Leicester a lifeline after being too easily dispossessed, which eventually led to substitute Kelechi Iheanacho pulling one back with just under 15 minutes remaining.
Kelechi Iheanacho is the first player in PL history to score on all seven days of the week in the same season ??? pic.twitter.com/znvKVP77L4
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Ayoze Perez then had a great chance to make it 2-2 when the ball fell to him on the edge of the box 89 minutes in, but the Spaniard blazed his effort over.
But, after a fairly tense end to the 90 minutes, Chelsea were able to come away with a huge three points.
Said result means Chelsea are now four points clear of 5th place Liverpool, who have two games left to play.
Leicester, meanwhile, have slipped down to 4th and, due to their poor goal difference, would drop out of the Champions League places if Liverpool beat Burnley on Wednesday.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 36 | 47 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 36 | 28 | 70 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 36 | 21 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 21 | 63 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 36 | 22 | 59 |
| 7 | West Ham United FC | 36 | 10 | 59 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 36 | 3 | 56 |
| 9 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 36 | 4 | 53 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 36 | 7 | 49 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 36 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 36 | -21 | 44 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 36 | -16 | 43 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 39 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 36 | -19 | 39 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 36 | -5 | 38 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 36 | -24 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | -37 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 36 | -43 | 20 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 22 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 16 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 11 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Cavani, Edinson | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 8 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Eze, Eberechi | Crystal Palace FC | 7 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
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