London’s Chelsea footballers on Tuesday celebrated their victory in the English Premier League’s 34th round lead by finishing third in the tournament table.
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“Chelsea” beat the other London team “Crystal Palace” with the result 3: 2 (2: 1).
Already in the sixth minute of the game, after Viljanna’s pass, Olivier Žirū reached 1: 0 from the goal area. In the 27th minute, assisting Viljanas again, Kristians Pulišičs doubled the visitors’ distance.
Seven minutes later, Wilfried Zaha recovered one goal with an excellent long shot.
In the second half, Rubens Loftuss-Čīks dropped the ball to Temijam Abrahamam after 71 minutes. However, in the next minute, “Crystal Palace” played to an empty goal, with Christian Bentek achieving 2: 3.
Prior to this round, Leicester City was in third place, battling for the away draw 1: 1 (0: 1) with London’s Arsenal.
The Londoners were the first to score on the scoreboard, ahead of the opponents’ defenders in the 21st minute by Pierre Emerik Obamejang, who after a quick attack sent the ball into the goal and reached 1: 0.
Aleksandrs Lakazets also scored the ball in the middle of the second half, but due to the back, “Arsenal” did not double their advantage. The home team’s fans were upset when, after 75 minutes, the visiting Edvards Nkeitā broke through the central defense and kicked the ball past the keeper.
The Leesteras players could smell victory in the air. Jamie Vārdija tied the game at 1 – 1 after 84 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. City saved one point, but it wasn’t enough to hold third place.
The two best snipers in the Premier League stood out in this match – Vārdijs scored 22 goals this season, but Obamejang has two less.
Elsewhere, in an important match for staying at home in the Premier League, Watford played Norwich’s City 2: 1 (1: 1). The winner of the winning goal, Denny Velbeck, became only the fourth football player to compete in the Premier League for the last ten consecutive seasons.
Premierly, Liverpool was crowned the winner of the championship, scoring 89 points in 33 games. Manchester City followed with 66 points, Chelsea from London with 60 points in 34 battles and Leicester City with 59 points. Manchester United is behind the top four with 55 points in 33 duels
