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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Cardiff 0 - 0 Bournemouth
Bournemouth start the match and hit it long, Cardiff head it away and Bournemouth take control of the ball at the back.
3 mins: Cardiff 0 - 0 Bournemouth
Niasse gets in behind Bournemouth's defence, his touch into the box is a little heavy and he moves the ball out to the left. Boruc comes out towards him cutting off the angle and makes the save as Niasse shoots.
4 mins: Cardiff 0 - 0 Bournemouth
Penalty to Cardiff for a handball in the box.
5 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth - Reid
Bobby Reid steps up and sinks the penalty with a strike right down the middle.
9 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth
Cardiff win a corner and put the ball into the box, there's another shout for handball but the referee waves it away.
14 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth
What a chance! Cardiff break and Niasse is storming down the right, Murphy runs into the middle of the box and all Niasse has to do is find him with a pass. He squares it but his pass is weak and Boruc intercepts the pass.
18 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth
Fraser gets into the box from the left hand side and takes a right footed curling shot. He tries to bend it into the far post but misses to the right.
23 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth
Niasse puts Cook under pressure at the back but the Bournemouth defender gets the ball clear. It's been a tentative start from Bournemouth but they look like a team that has a goal in them.
28 mins: Cardiff 1 - 0 Bournemouth
Bobby Reid tries and cross/shot from the touchline on the right wing, it swings in towards goal and lands on the roof of the goal.
At the other end Surman gets the ball for Bournemouth about 20-yards out. He puts the ball onto his favoured left foot and strikes it, Etheridge dives to his right and pushes the ball onto the crossbar.
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