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| Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata celebrates at the end of the match |
English champions Chelsea ground out their third successive Premier League win after goals from Alvaro Morata and N’Golo Kante helped them to a 2-1 defeat of Leicester City on Saturday.
Spain striker Morata headed the visitors into a 41st-minute lead and former Leicester midfielder Kante doubled their advantage with a long-range effort before Jamie Vardy pulled one back with a penalty.
Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was at fault for Chelsea’s second, allowing Kante’s tame shot from 30 metres to sneak in under his body to the dismay of home fans at the King Power stadium.
Vardy reduced the deficit with the spot kick on the hour after he was tripped by Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois but Leicester rarely looked like snatching a draw as the visitors held out in the closing stages.
Meanwhile, striker Harry Kane scored his 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur, and his first two goals of the campaign, as the north London side beat Everton 3-0 in the Premier League at Goodison Park.
Arsenal bounced back from successive defeats with Danny Welbeck’s brace of goals sealing a comfortable 3-0 Premier League win against a Bournemouth side who have yet to pick up a point in four games this season.
Pascal Gross scored either side of halftime as promoted Brighton and Hove Albion enjoyed their first Premier League win after a 34-year absence from the top flight when they beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1.
Two thumping goals from midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure and substitute Daryl Janmaat handed Southampton their first Premier League defeat of the season as Watford beat the Saints 2-0 at St Mary’s.
