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April 3 (Reuters) – CHELSEA 3 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0
Football – Premier League – Chelsea – Brighton and Hove Albion – Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom – 3 April 2019 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates his first goal Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs
The goals of Olivier Giroud, Eden Hazard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek and an impressive Premier League win by Callum Hudson-Odoi allowed Chelsea to win 3-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday, increasing their chances of finishing in the top four.
The comfortable victory of the home team, which placed Chelsea in fifth place and tied with Arsenal above, also eased the pressure on coach Maurizio Sarri after poor performances recent.
Hudson-Odoi, of the region, who made his first game last month for England but had a hard time playing for Chelsea, created the first game by qualifying for the World Cup winner, Giroud.
Belgium's Hazard made it 2-0 at the hour when he recovered a Loftus-Cheek pbad and completed a shot from the edge of the area in front of Mat Ryan. Three minutes later, Hazard paid the favor, giving Loftus-Cheek fire at his house.
Hudson-Odoi, 18, who has been courted by Bayern Munich and is attracting a lot of interest both at home and abroad, has been shown to be lively and influential all the way through. Match.
"Callum is now ready to play every game, but also the toughest, as he has improved a lot throughout the season," said Sarri.
"It's impossible to be at the top at 18 so he can improve, he has to improve and then he can become one of the best players in Europe."
Sarri has also appointed other Academy graduates, Loftus-Cheek, and Danish defender Andreas Christensen, among the players who stand out.
"They are for the moment very important players but the potential is there so that they can become leading players. I think for this team, the future can be good, "he said.
"Sometimes it's hard to keep younger players because when they are under 18, they can only sign for two years."
Chelsea beat Manchester United to take fifth place in the Premier League with 63 points, tied with Arsenal having a game in hand, and one point behind Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League next season.
Brighton, struggling not to be dragged into the relegation bout, remains 15th, five points from the drop zone.
Report by Clare Lovell and William Schomberg; Edited by Toby Davis
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