Gonzalo Higuain inspires Chelsea to five-star rout of Huddersfield
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Your support makes all the difference.Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard each scored twice as Chelsea claimed a 5-0 Premier League victory over Huddersfield to ease the pressure on head coach Maurizio Sarri.
On-loan Juventus striker Higuain, who enjoyed the best season of his career under Sarri at Napoli in 2015-16, struck after 16 minutes before curling in the fourth from 25 yards out.
Hazard, who has been singled out for criticism by the Blues boss, converted a penalty before half-time and netted his second after 66 minutes to take his season's tally to 15.
Huddersfield were well beaten and conceded a late fifth, credited to David Luiz after a wicked deflection off Elias Kachunga.
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Relive all the action below.
45 mins: Everton 1 - 2 Wolves - Jimenez
João Moutinho whips the ball into the box from a free kick and finds Raúl Jiménez waiting in the centre of the box. Jimenez wins the header and sends it into the bottom left corner.
It's half time in the Premier League, here's how the games are looking:
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Chelsea 2 - 0 Huddersfield
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham
Everton 1 - 2 Wolves
SECOND HALF:
45 minutes to go in these matches, Chelsea beating Huddersfield, there's a good game happening at Goodison Park, Palace lead Fulham and it's all to play for between Brighton and Watford as well as Burnley vs Southampton
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Southampton have a corner and it's put into the middle of the box and header towards goal. Bardsley dives and makes a goal line clearance.
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham
Palace have started strongly in the second half, they in a free kick about 25-yards out and then McArthur makes a good run into the box but Fulham defend well and keep the ball out of the net.
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
The standard of this football match is quite poor, there hasn't been many chances at either end and something needs to happen to liven things up.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Huddersfield
Conversely it's all action at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea are dominating Huddersfield. Higuain gives the ball out to Willian on the right side of the box and the Chelsea winger takes a shot that's just too high.
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Ward-Prowse is denied a goal by Heaton. The ball comes into the box and Ward-Prowse wins the header in the middle, he directs it towards goal but Heaton makes a sharp save.
Everton 1 - 2 Wolves
Jonjoe Kenny gets the chance to level things for Everton. Seamus Coleman finds him with a cross and Kenny punts a right-footed shot high and wide of goal.
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