Manchester City lost away to Nottingham Forest (1:0) yesterday and complicated their position in the table, and Chelsea took advantage of the "citizens'" blunder today, ending a two-game losing streak.
The London team defeated Leicester (1:0) at home, entering the Champions League zone and overtaking the current champion in the standings.
After 22 minutes, Chelsea had their best chance to score. The Blues were awarded a penalty, but Cole Palmer was off target. Palmer missed his first Premier League penalty in his career, having previously been on target 13 times.
The team continued their goalless streak for the Chelsea player. Palmer's last Premier League goal came against Bournemouth on January 14. He has played seven games since then but has failed to find the net.
But, unlike Palmer, it was Mark Kukurela who found the net. The Spaniard scored in the 60th minute, after an assist from Fernandes, to give Chelsea the win.
And Bournemouth missed the chance to further join the race for Champions League qualification, as they drew away from home with Tottenham today - 2:2.
"The Cherries" led 2:0 with goals from Tavernier and Evanilson, but missed out on the win. Tottenham came up with a point, with Sar and Son scoring from penalties.
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