Leeds’ survival effort is complicated by three players
Chelsea improved its prospects of finishing third in the English Premier League by defeating host Leeds’ United 3-0 on Wednesday evening in a postponed match.
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Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, and Romelu Lukaku scored the Blues’ hat-trick in the 4th,
55th, and 83rd minutes, respectively.
Chelsea is now in third position with 70 points, four points ahead of Arsenal,
which faces Tottenham tomorrow.
After his team was trapped in 18th place with 34 points, it became increasingly difficult for
Leeds to stay in the Premier League.
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel used a 3-4-2-1 formation with Trevo Chalobah, Andreas
Christensen, and Antonio Rudiger deep in the back line.
On both flanks of the pitch, Reiss James and Marcos Alonso were present, while Jorginho
and Kovacic were stationed in the middle, while Monte and Pulisic went behind the
outspoken striker Romelu Lukaku.
Leeds coach Jesse Marsh, on the other side, used a 5-4-1 formation with Diego Llorente,
Robin Koch, William Cooper, Pascal Strojek, and Jack Harrison in the back line.
Rafinha and Daniel James were on the flanks, while Louis Bate was in the middle of the field
alongside Calph Phillips, and Rodrygo was the outspoken striker.
Chelsea took the lead in the fourth minute, when James beat Stroyek and paved the way for
Mont, who curled the ball into the top corner of the Leeds goal.
Instead of allowing Alonso’s cross to reach the goalie, Strojek sent the ball away to the
Spanish full back, who transferred it to Pulisic, who returned it to Mont, who stopped
Strojek in his tracks in the tenth minute.
Chelsea remained dangerous, and in the 12th minute, James raised a cross from the right,
which Pulisic met with a weak header that goalkeeper Mesler caught up.
In the 19th minute, Bate’s attempt sparked a dribbling in the Chelsea penalty area before the
ball reached Llorente, who hit the far post.
Leeds has been playing with ten players since the 24th minute, when the referee showed