Alvaro Morata gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over a dogged Fehervar Videoton at Stamford Bridge to keep up their perfect Europa League start.
Match Events
10' CHANCE! Emerson's shot over the bar
16' Morata wastes a golden chance
46' Amazing save from Kepa
66' CHANCE! Barkley's long shot saved
70' GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Fehervar Videoton (Morata)
Fabregas plays a superb pass over the top to Willian, who flicks a header on at the near post for Morata to smash home with a single touch.
76' CLOSE! Barkley's header hits the bar
Hazard clips a free-kick from the left into the area where Barkley rises above the defenders to flick a header towards goal but is denied his first Chelsea goal by the woodwork.
83' SAVE! Kepa denies Kovacs' shot
WHAT A SAVE! Huge moment for Vidi as Kovacs bursts into room and drills a low shot that Kepa needs to get a strong hand to, with Moses then clearing the loose ball inside the six-yard box to prevent an equaliser.
Match Report
Alvaro Morata ended his goal drought to earn Chelsea a 1-0 home win against Vidi in the Europa League.
The striker - without a goal since the middle of August - missed a great early chance but struck in the second half to put the Blues in a dominant position at the top of Group L.
Willian's flick-on gave Morata the chance and the Spain striker's instinctive finish flashed past goalkeeper Tomas Tujvel at Stamford Bridge.
Loic Nego had a series of chances for the Hungarian side, but Chelsea held firm to follow up a matchday one 1-0 win over PAOK with another narrow Europa League victory.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Fàbregas, G. Cahill, Willian, Pedro, Morata, M. Kovačić, Emerson, Kepa, Zappacosta, A. Christensen, R. Loftus-Cheek
Subs: V. Moses, E. Hazard, W. Caballero, M.Alonso, Barkley, N. Kanté, Ampadu
Fehervar Videoton XI: Huszti, Roland Juhász, Anel Hadzic, Tomas Tujvel, Attila Fiola, Georgi Milanov, Loic Nego, P. Vinícius, Marko Scepovic, Stopira, Boban Nikolov
Subs: Máté Pátkai, Adam Kovacsik, István Kovács, Armin Hodzic, Krisztian Tamas, Zsombor Berecz, Szilveszter Hangya
Saro91
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it's a treat to eyes when Hazard is in the ground
osoniouk
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Alvaro Morata scored his first Europa League goal of the season with his 14th shot and with only his second on target
elbarto16
243
Hazard is a real game changer... A player DAT makes his opponent give up hope. Comes in d game with a fresh brain for evry one.
Ismitty
189
Sarri's effect never fails🤒 if Chelsea wants to continue winning I think the board should be supplying him free cigarettes 😂
preciousgeoffrey59
171
We were absolutely controlled the game but really lacked quality and clear cut chances especially in the first half and a very wasteful morata but the second half was a bit better with the presence of hazard and Barkley making much different. still congrats boys though I expected a thrashing but at the end the three points is all that matters
dandelion
164
👏 10 games unbeaten. 🔵 ChelseaFC are still flying high under Maurizio Sarri.
eloro
150
We played poor tho but... 1 Good coach.. made a great sub who became d game changer 2 Alvaro Morata: good first goal.. It really worth crying for
priscillaa
148
it is good we won. But i am not happy at the number of goals scored. Thumbs up to Alvaro Morata. I believ that goal will boost his confidence.
Alli00
86
I think sarri would have to explain to odoi why he isn't playing or better still he might have. Thumbs up for sarri for trying everything possible to bring back the goals for Morata by playing him consistently even after all the awful performances.