surely this was an opportunity chelsea couldn t miss. turns out romelu lukaku just needed a side touch. his first goal for a month, and he was providing, too, as chelsea sought to get out of sight, as this effort wasn t out of the goalkeeper s reach. and the saudi side grew into the game. kppa arrizabalaga was called into action and all of a sudden, chelsea were being stretched. well tipped around the post by kepa. this wasn t about the score line, though, maybe just as well. it was just about reaching that final on saturday. pal mayoress of brazil stand between chelsea and that elusive piece of silverware. ben croucher, bbc news. west ham have fined kurt zouma two weeks wages, an estimated £250,000, after the france defender was filmed hitting and kicking his pet cat. the fine will be donated to animal welfare charities. essex police are investigating, as is the rspca it s taken both
as this effort wasn t out of the goalkeeper s reach. and the saudi side grew into the game. arrizabalaga was called into action, and all of a sudden, chelsea were being stretched. this wasn t about the score line, though, maybe just as well. it was just about reaching that final on saturday. pal mayoress of brazil stand between chelsea and that elusive piece of silverware. ben croucher, bbc news. west ham have fined kurt zouma two weeks wages an estimated £250,000 after the france defender was filmed hitting and kicking his pet cat. the fine will be donated to animal welfare charities. essex police are investigating, as is the rspca it s taken both of zouma s cats away from him. west ham say they ll support any investigation, but have been heavily criticised for not dropping zouma from the side that beat watford last night. a number of sponsors have threatened to cut ties with the club. adidas have ended their own association with zouma, saying he is no longer a contracted
turns out romelu lukaku just needed on site. his first goal for a month, and he was providing, too, as this effort wasn t out of the goalkeeper s reach. and the saudi side were into the game. arrizabalaga was called into action, and all of a sudden, chelsea were being stretched. this wasn t about the score line, though, maybe just as well. it was just about reaching that final on saturday. pal mayoress of brazil stand between chelsea and that elusive piece of silverware. ben croucher, bbc news. there are four matches in the premier league this evening. manchester city can stretch their lead at the top of the table to 12 points with a win at home to brentford. that one kicked off at 7:45pm, and we have seen no goals so far. elsewhere tonight, norwich will leapfrog newcastle and move out of the relegation zone if they can beat crystal palace. teemu pukki after a minute. tottenham, with games in hand, are still very much still