Nigerian international, Victor Moses, came off the bench in Chelsea’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.
Moses replaced Pedro Rodriguez in the 81st minute as the new Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri seek to fortify the team’s attack.
Meanwhile, the hosts were unfortunate to find themselves two goals down at half time following goals from N’Golo Kante and Jorginho, the latter of whom marked his debut in English football with a cheeky penalty on the stroke of half time.
However, last season’s lowest scorers once again struggled to pose enough problems in the final third, and by full time Chelsea were worthy of their three-goal triumph after Pedro had capped off the scoring 10 minutes from time.
Jorginho was not the only debutant on show for Chelsea, but world-record goalkeeper signing Kepa Arrizabalaga had little to do throughout the match as he kept a clean sheet on his first appearance for the club.
The hosts could justifiably feel hard done by when Chelsea opened the scoring with their first shot on target.
The goal came from an unlikely source too, with World Cup winner Kante – deployed in a more advanced role under Sarri – matching his tally from the whole of last season by scuffing a volley into the far corner after being picked out by Willian.
Chelsea doubled their advantage right on the stroke of half time after Marcos Alonso had been brought down inside the penalty area by a rash Christopher Schindler challenge.
Summer signing Jorginho stepped up to take the spot kick, calmly stroking the ball past Ben Hamer after sending the Huddersfield debutant the wrong way with an audacious run-up.
The half-time scoreline was harsh on the Terriers, but they offered few signs of getting back into the match after the interval and were fortunate not to fall further behind from two corners in quick succession shortly before the hour mark.
Any hopes of a late comeback from David Wagner’s side were ended once and for all 10 minutes before full time, though, when Eden Hazard wielded an immediate influence after being introduced off the bench. The Belgian burst forward through the middle before finding Pedro in space, and the Spaniard’s delicate dink over Hamer sealed all three points for Chelsea.
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