Chelsea’s US midfielder Christian Pulisic (L) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal next to his teammate Chelsea’s French striker Olivier Giroud during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on June 21, 2020. Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP
Chelsea staged an impressive second half fightback to beat Aston Villa 2-1 as Olivier Giroud’s winner consolidated their place in the Premier League’s top four on Sunday.
Frank Lampard’s side were rocked when Kortney Hause put Villa ahead against the run of play in the first half.
But Christian Pulisic came off the bench to equalise after the break before Giroud bagged his fourth club goal of the season two minutes later.
Chelsea’s quick-fire blitz moved the fourth placed west Londoners five points clear of Manchester United in fifth in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
A first away league win of 2020 was the ideal way for…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
