Pedro – Football Scout

Pedro insists Kepa substitution row did not split Chelsea dressing room

Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham: Blues rebound, Spurs stumble

Craig Burley believes Maurizio Sarri is starting to figure out that Chelsea are more effective sitting back than taking the game to their opponents.

Despite Maurizio Sarri benching Kepa Arrizabalaga after his Carabao Cup antics, Chelsea added to Tottenham’s woes with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

English Premier League: Kieran Trippier (84′) Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham

English Premier League: Pedro (57′) Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham

Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri explains why he’s benched Kepa Arrizabalaga against Tottenham to send “a message” to his group. LONDON — Pedro Rodriguez said that the fallout from Kepa Arrizabalaga’s substitution row with Maurizio Sarri did not split the Chelsea dressing room after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Sarri benched Kepa — who was fined one week’s wages by Chelsea on Tuesday for refusing to be substituted in the closing stages of the Carabao Cup final — for the visit of Spurs, with Willy Caballero keeping a clean sheet in his place.
Chelsea responded with an impressive performance to beat their bitter…

Pedro, Kovacic, Kante 9/10 as Chelsea rallied to stun Spurs and give Sarri a big boost

LONDON — Chelsea recovered from their Carabao Cup final heartache and eased the pressure on Maurizio Sarri, as a second-half strike from Pedro Rodriguez and a comical own goal by Kieran Trippier secured a 2-0 victory over bitter rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

Positives

Sarri’s job was potentially on the line as Chelsea’s top-four hopes dangled by a thread heading into Wednesday night’s match, but victory has provided a significant boost to both. Champions League football may yet be back…

N’Golo Kante 8/10, Willian 7/10 as Chelsea widen the gap for fourth with Arsenal

Willian’s sublime second-half curler gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Newcastle, at Stamford Bridge.

Willian’s sublime second-half curler gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Newcastle, at Stamford Bridge.
LONDON — Willian scored his first Premier League goal since October to give Chelsea a hard-earned 2-1 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge .
Willian’s goal widens the Blues’ lead over Arsenal in the battle for fourth place to six points, and arrived after Ciaran Clark’s header had cancelled out Pedro’s early opener.

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Chelsea avoided going three Premier League home games without scoring for the first time since 1993, and Willian rediscovering his goal touch will be welcome news for Maurizio…

Eden Hazard scores twice to eclipse 100 Chelsea goals, lead Blues past Watford

Eden Hazard scored goals No. 100 and 101 of his Chelsea career to lead the Blues past Watford and back into fourth place in the Premier League.
LONDON — Eden Hazard broke the 100-goal barrier for Chelsea with a pair of goals as Maurizio Sarri’s men solidified their grip on fourth place in the Premier League with a battling victory over a spirited Watford at Vicarage Road.

Positives
Sarri got the response he wanted from the same starting XI that suffered defeat against Leicester City, both from the beginning and once Roberto Pereyra equalised on the stroke of half-time. Eden Hazard also continued his rich recent vein of scoring, and Chelsea’s…

Weekend numbers: Lionel Messi’s free-kick record, Romelu Lukaku ends home rut

Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders.

Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke.

Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the match.

Pep Guardiola insists anyone can win the Premier League title and there is no favourite after Man City’s loss to Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho praised Paul Pogba and outlined what he needs to do to get back into the starting XI.

Jurgen Klopp insists he isn’t surprised by Mohamed Salah’s desire to score after he stayed on his feet during Liverpool’s second goal.

Mauricio Pochettino has immediately switched his focus to Barcelona after Tottenham’s 2-0 win in the Premier League over Leicester.

Niko Kovac admits Borussia Dortmund would have to make mistakes in order for Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga title.

Jose Mourinho feels Man United fans cannot point the finger at any of his players following their 4-1 win over Fulham.

Maurizio Sarri was quick to rule out Chelsea’s title chances after their victory over Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho jokingly suggested Man United were trying to save money for January after he found no water at his press conference. Chelsea stunning Manchester City and Liverpool thrashing Bournemouth to go top have made the Premier League title race exciting again. In Spain, Lionel Messi eviscerated Espanyol with a display of supreme skill, while in Italy, Juventus continued their remorseless march to an eighth straight scudetto with a 1-0 win over Inter. Here are the best numbers from an action-packed weekend of football.

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Here’s a ridiculous Messi stat: Messi has more free-kick goals over the last four La Liga seasons (15)…

Weekend numbers: Lionel Messi’s free-kick conversion is better than Europe’s top teams