Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United: Wesley Fofana scores to ease pressure on Graham Potter

Chelsea scored for the archetypal clip since 11 February

Welsey Fofana scored his archetypal Premier League extremity for Chelsea arsenic the Blues bushed Leeds to easiness the unit connected manager Graham Potter.

The Blues made a blistering commencement and could person been 3-0 up wrong 30 minutes.

Kai Havertz was one-on-one with Leeds keeper Illan Meslier, portion Joao Felix smashed a changeable from region against the crossbar earlier Ben Chilwell prodded wide from an fantabulous position.

After that determination was a increasing consciousness of deja vu astir Stamford Bridge arsenic Chelsea faded portion Leeds grew into the game, with Jack Harrison sending a free-kick implicit the barroom earlier the break.

But Fofana ended Chelsea's tally of 396 minutes without a extremity erstwhile helium roseate to caput location from a country aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

Leeds upped the unit successful the closing stages arsenic the hosts dropped heavy to effort and clasp connected for a precious win, making for a tense finale to the crippled for the location fans, but they held connected to unafraid their 2nd triumph this year.

Chelsea stay 10th contempt the triumph portion Leeds are 17th and lone retired of the bottommost 3 connected extremity difference.

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A pivotal effect for Potter?

Saturday's crippled felt similar the commencement of a important fewer days for Potter with the sojourn of Leeds followed by a Champions League last-16 location necktie connected Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund, who won the archetypal limb 1-0.

Defeat successful some games and it would person been hard to spot however Potter would beryllium capable to past arsenic the unit connected his presumption increased.

But against a Leeds broadside warring for endurance and coming disconnected the backmost of a morale-boosting triumph against Southampton successful their erstwhile league game, Chelsea connected the full enactment successful the show Potter and the club's fans would person wanted.

There were large chances missed again and a nervy decorativeness but Chelsea's 5th extremity of the twelvemonth proved decisive.

If the Blues tin travel this up by progressing successful the Champions League, past this could beryllium to beryllium the turning constituent Potter needs.

No joyousness distant from location again for Leeds

A important origin successful Leeds struggling adjacent the bottommost of the array this play has been their unspeakable distant form.

They had won conscionable erstwhile earlier the travel to Stamford Bridge, picking up conscionable six points, but they did comfortably bushed Chelsea 3-0 successful the reverse fixture and indispensable person fancied their chances against a broadside struggling for goals.

But that is simply a occupation Leeds share. They person played plentifulness of fantabulous shot this play but it often falls isolated successful the last 3rd and erstwhile again they simply failed to occupation the absorption goalkeeper capable successful this game.

They did not negociate immoderate shots connected people until the 90th minute, erstwhile goalkeeper Meslier headed a last-gasp free-kick astatine his Chelsea counterpart Kepa Arrizabalaga.

A affirmative effect astatine Stamford Bridge would person been a bonus for Leeds, who volition apt people points elsewhere successful their conflict to enactment successful the Premier League.

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