BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Christopher Nkunku inflated a blue balloon and held it between his lips to rejoice his second-half purpose in a 2-1 win for Chelsea at Brighton within the Premier League on Wednesday.
The France striker’s Sixty fourth-minute strike added to Cole Palmer’s twenty second purpose of the marketing campaign within the thirty fourth minute at Amex Stadium as Chelsea claimed its fourth straight victory to spice up ambitions of qualifying for a European competitors subsequent season.
Chelsea moved three factors behind fifth-place Tottenham heading into the ultimate spherical of video games within the league on Sunday.
Nkunku, a signature signing from Leipzig within the final offseason, has endured an injury-hit first yr at Chelsea and has managed simply 10 league appearances, scoring three targets. His newest was a close-range end from Malo Gusto’s cross.
Palmer, one other signing final yr, has been Chelsea’s shining mild and glanced in a header from Marc Cucurella’s left-wing cross to depart him 5 targets behind Erling Haaland’s league-leading tally of 27.
Second-half substitute Reece James was proven a straight purple card within the 88th — following a VAR overview — after he kicked out at Joao Pedro whereas on the bottom.
Danny Welbeck grabbed Brighton’s comfort purpose within the seventh minute of stoppage time.
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