Runner-up to Liverpool, Chelsea had the opportunity to increase the pressure on the Reds by coming back to within two points of Arne Slot’s team (with one game in hand). To get there, we had to win against a Brentford team in form (10th). It was finally at the end of the first period that Marc Cucurella delivered the Blues (43rd). Enzo Maresca’s men will take cover at the end of the match with a goal from Nicolas Jackson well served by Enzo Fernandez (80th). The Bees reduced the gap via Bryan Mbeumo at the end of the match (90th) but it was not enough. With this 2-1 victory, Chelsea returned to two points behind Liverpool, but with one more match played than the Reds. Brentford slips to 11th.
At the same time, Tottenham traveled to bottom-placed Southampton. A match got off to a good start by Spurs with James Maddison’s early opening goal after 36 seconds (1st). In the process, Heung-min Son doubled the lead for the Londoners (12th) before Dejan Kulusevski drove home the point in a one-sided first quarter of an hour (14th). Pape Matar Sarr pushed the Saints a little further afterwards (25th). Better, James Maddison will score a double before the break (45th +4). With their advantage, Tottenham then managed this precious 5-0 success and moved up to 10th place.
