Thomas Tuchel’s side put seven unanswered goals past Norwich City in a demolition job last weekend, while the Magpies’ life after Steve Bruce began with a draw against Crystal Palace.
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Despite not having the likes of Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku at his disposal, head coach Thomas Tuchel found the right solutions as the leaders extended their lead at the top of the table.
Thomas Tuchel’s side had been knocked out of pole position by Liverpool’s 5-0 rout of Watford a few hours earlier.
Trevor Chalobah opened the scoring for the Blues, who then had two further goals disallowed before James Ward-Prowse’s penalty put Saints on terms but the midfielder was subsequently shown red card and the home side made their man advantage pay.
This has come at the end of a chaotic day that saw Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell go into isolation after Scotland’s Billy Gilmour tested positive for coronavirus
After leading the London side to the semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory over FC Porto, Tuchel is keeping his fingers crossed.
Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell were the goal-scorers and, although it was far from easy for the Blues, they have come away with an ideal result.
Chelsea spent heavily in the close season to bring in the likes of midfielder Kai Havertz, forward Timo Werner, defender Ben Chilwell and winger Hakim Ziyech, but the London club sits ninth in the Premier League with 26 points from 17 games.
This was after Oliver Giroud’s first-half header was cancelled out shortly after the break by Anwar El Ghazi.
The keeper clumsily bundled Dominic Calvert-Lewin over in the box and Gylfi Sigurdsson tucked away the resulting penalty
The 35-year-old has signed a one-year Stamford Bridge contract, with the club holding the option of adding another 12 months
The Athletic reported Chelsea have set their sights on Alaba.
The Blues, whose winless run now stands at four matches in all competitions, grew into the match after a disappointing first-half showing but could not find a way through.