🚨 Chelsea beat 10-man Leeds to edge closer to sealing Champions League spot

Chelsea moved 4 factors away from Arsenal within the race for a Champions League spot after they edged 10-man Leeds 3-0 in a Premier League conflict at Elland Highway on Wednesday night time. 

The Blues led Arsenal by some extent going into the match and knew nicely solely a win might hold their desires alive. 

Thomas Tuchel’s prices bought off to an ideal begin as Mason Mount gave them the lead inside three minutes, fantastically curling his effort previous the keeper into the highest nook. 

What a end, Mason Mount. 🔥pic.twitter.com/biql7OiJEg

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Similar to it was of their final match in opposition to Arsenal, Leeds have been decreased to 10 males within the twenty fourth minute when Daniel James was given a straight purple card for a wild deal with on Mateo Kovacic.

The Croatian was substituted minutes later and was changed by Ruben Loftus-Cheek. 

Chelsea thought that they had scored a second simply after the half-hour mark when Romelu Lukaku fantastically discovered the again of the web with a well-worked end, however his effort was dominated out for offside. 

Two minutes later, Lukaku got here to inside inches of scoring, however his glancing header couldn’t discover the goal because the hosts survived once more. 

Illan Meslier was compelled to place his expertise to make use of simply earlier than the break, denying Pulisic from shut vary, although the objective, have been it to be scored, couldn’t have stood because the flag went up moments later. 

10 minutes into the second half, the Blues doubled their lead with a lovely workforce objective, which began from midfield earlier than Pulisic discovered the underside proper nook with a left end. 

Lukaku, Mount, and Pulisic all got here near scoring a 3rd because the match wore on, however the objective by no means arrived, till the eighty fifth minute. 

Lukaku made an excellent solo run and pulled the set off from contained in the field, beating Meslier with a strike below the crossbar. 

The win strikes the Blues nearer to punching their Champions League ticket with solely two matches remaining.

A win for Arsenal in opposition to Spurs on Thursday night time will affirm the Blues participation for subsequent season’s event earlier than they play their subsequent match, in opposition to Leicester.