Graham Potter and his sons continued to prove their critics wrong with a second consecutive Premier League win on Saturday.
The Blues beat 10-man Leicester City 3-1 in the presence of club legend Gary Lineker, who is serving a suspension at the King Power Stadium.
The defeat was Leicester City’s fourth in a row in the EPL and Bredan Rodgers’ 150th game in charge of the Foxes.
Ben Chilwell scored against his former club in the 11th minute before Patson Daka restored parity for the Foxes in the 39th minute.
However, the hosts fell to an onslaught from the Blues who went ahead with Kai Havertz scoring just before the break.
Chelsea effectively sealed victory in the 78th minute from Matteo Kovacic’s volley after an assist from Mykhalio Mudyrk.
In addition to ending the game empty-handed, the Foxes suffered another setback as Wout Faes was sent off in the 87th minute after fouling substitute Carney Chukwuemeka.
Fight for survival
Elsewhere, Alex Iwobi and his Everton teammates battled for a vital win against Brentford at Goodison Park.
The Toffees last won in February against Leeds United with a single goal recording the same scoreline against the Bees.
An early strike by Dwight Mcnei from Abdoulaye Doucoure’s assist in the first minute was enough for Sean Dyche’s men.
While the crucial three points have taken Everton out of the relegation zone to 15th place with 25 points from 27 games, the first league defeat of the year for the Bees sees them drop from 9th place on the log with 38 points from 25 games. .
At the New Tottenham stadium, Nigeria’s Emmanuel Dennis played 45 minutes but could not help Nottingham Forest as they were beaten 3-1 by Antonio Conte’s men.
The win was a great response from Spurs who were knocked out of the Champions League earlier in the week.
After Richarlison’s goal for Spurs was disallowed in the third minute, Harry Kane scored braces in the 19th and 35th minutes and Son Heung-min scored the third in the 62nd minute.
Joe Worrall gave Forests a consolation goal in the 81st minute before Andre Ayew missed from the spot in the 96th minute.
In Saturday’s other game, Leeds and Brighton shared the spoils at Elland Road in a four-goal thriller.
Brighton scored first from Alexis MacAllister’s finish to Kaoru Mitoma’s pass in the 33rd minute but seven minutes later, Patrick Bamford leveled for the hosts.
Jack Harrison scored an own goal in the 61st minute before making the mistake for the club in the 78th minute.
Salah failed to save Liverpool
In today’s early kickoff, Jurgen Klopp and his men failed to continue their superlative form in the EPL as their hopes of a top-four finish were dashed by Bournemouth’s relegation at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth, who have not won in their last 17 games, beat Liverpool who humiliated Manchester United 7-0 with a solitary goal.
The famous victory lifted Bournemouth from the bottom of the table to 16th place with 24 points.
Arsenal striker Philip Billing last weekend scored Bournemouth’s winner in the 28th minute.
Liverpool were given a chance to at least share the spoils with the hosts when they were awarded a penalty in the 68th minute.
A VAR review confirmed Smith’s handball to Diego Jota’s header but what could have been an equalizer for the Reds was fired wide. Mohamed Salah.
The Egyptians will always be on the scoresheet at the Vitality Stadium but Saturday was not their day
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