Chelsea beats Luton in Premier League to give Pochettino first win
LONDON (AP) — Raheem Sterling scored twice and arrange the third purpose to assist Chelsea beat Luton 3-0 within the Premier League on Friday and provides Mauricio Pochettino his first win as Blues supervisor.
Nicolas Jackson added his first Chelsea purpose within the seventy fifth after being available to faucet in a low cross from Sterling, serving to ease issues about Chelsea’s scoring prowess following a loss and a draw within the staff’s opening two video games of the season.
“I’m so happy because it is important to have that winning feeling again,” Pochettino mentioned. “It is always good when the offensive players are involved in the goals.”
Sterling had been one of many few vibrant spots for Chelsea in these video games and once more appeared again to his finest in giving the hosts the lead with an excellent solo effort within the seventeenth.
Picking up the ball large on the correct, he drove in from the wing with goal, darting into the field and chopping inside three defenders earlier than sliding a left-footed end previous goalkeeper Thomas Kaminsky.
His second got here after extra Chelsea stress within the second half. Malo Gusto whipped a low ball into the field to a wide-open Sterling, who swept it residence into the underside nook.
Stamford Bridge immediately discovered its temper reworked, and inside minutes it was three. Enzo Fernandez despatched a intelligent spinning ball as much as Sterling, whose cross took a slight deflection earlier than discovering Jackson in entrance of the online.
Pochettino mentioned he was happy for Jackson to get off the mark, and predicted there are extra targets to come back for the ahead, who was signed this summer season and is the staff’s solely match striker in the mean time.
“He’s amazing. It’s difficult to find a player like him in the market,” Pochettino mentioned. “For me, he’s going to be one of the great strikers. He has the potential to be.”
It was a second straight loss for promoted Luton, whose first residence sport of the season was postponed final weekend due to ongoing work on its residence stadium to get it as much as Premier League requirements.
