Mount ends Chelsea barren go, Leicester up to second
Mason Mount set Chelsea back on track with the late winner that sealed a good vital 1-0 victory in 10-man Fulham, while Leicester moved up to second found in the Premier League because of a 2-0 make an impression on Southampton.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was first under pressure after just one win and a number of defeats within their previous six complements that found the Blues kick-off in Craven Cottage down found in 10th.
But Chelsea got the break they needed when Fulham defender Antonee Robinson was sent off right before half-time for a rash obstacle on Cesar Azpilicueta.
Lampard's men laboured to create their numerical benefits count, but England midfielder Mount finally broke the deadlock found in the 78th minute when he drilled residence from 20 yards.
That was more than enough to seal Chelsea's initially league victory since they defeat West Ham just before Christmas and climb up to seventh.
"Of lessons it feels very good to obtain a win, it has not been easy with the league form recently and you have to break the duck," Lampard said.
"I trust the caliber of the players. There is a feeling we'd get a goal for the reason that pressure was constant. It was about staying patient with this passing and I think we did."
Fulham stay in the relegation zone after their first defeat in six little league games.
- Maddison magic -
Up coming up for Chelsea is a trip to Leicester on Tuesday with the Foxes savoring another successful time under Brendan Rodgers.
Leicester closed to within a point of Manchester United at the very top ahead of the Crimson Devils' blockbuster clash with champions Liverpool in Anfield on Sunday.
One moment of magic from Maddison manufactured the difference against Southampton as he smashed huge in to the roof of the net from a narrow angle in 37 minutes.
The midfielder also remembered to stick to new Premier Group guidelines on goal celebrations as he mimicked handshakes and high-fives far away.
"If little things such as that are required to keep football heading that's what we have to do," explained Maddison, after criticism from politicians over exuberant celebrations while infections rates of coronavirus found in England are soaring.
"Footballers get a large amount of stick. It's good to carefully turn something like that right into a lighter take note because the whole country wants football to keep."
Stuart Armstrong struck the bar for Saints in the second-half, however the visitors badly missed the occurrence of leading scorer Danny Ings in advance, who was absent due to a positive Covid-19 test, because they missed the chance to leapfrog Chelsea and Tottenham.
Harvey Barnes then sealed the points for Leicester deep into stoppage period on the counter-attack.
- Big wins for West Brom, Brighton -
In the bottom of the table, Sam Allardyce got his initially victory as West Bromwich Albion boss in a 3-2 Black Country derby make an impression on Wolves at Molineux.
Allardyce had didn't win some of his first five fits since replacing the sacked Slaven Bilic.
Matheus Pereira shot Albion ahead from the location before goals from Fabio Silva and Willy Boly put Wolves in the traveling seat at half-time.
Semi Ajayi equalised following the interval and Pereira's second penalty sealed West Brom's first win in eight group games.
Albion remain second bottom of the table, but are actually just three tips from safety.
"The lads were wonderful in the second one half, their heads could have been down with the effects we've had recently however they came bouncing back," said Allardyce.
Brighton also boosted their survival bid with a good 1-0 win at Leeds.
Neal Maupay netted following 17 minutes with a tap-in after Alexis Macintosh Allister and Leandro Trossard mixed to open up the Leeds defence.
Graham Potter's side are five points free from the relegation area after ending a nine-match winless run in the league.
West Ham closed to within 3 points of the most notable 4 after beating Burnley 1-0 at the London Stadium.
The decisive moment came in the ninth minute when Michail Antonio grabbed his first group goal since October from Pablo Fornals' cross.
