Wesley Fofana eased the pressure on Chelsea boss Graham Potter as the French defender sealed a 1-0 win against Leeds at Stamford Bridge.Fofana put Chelsea in front with his first league goal for the club seven minutes after half-time, the former Leicester centre-back rising to head home from Ben Chilwell’s corner.It was Chelsea’s first goal in 396 minutes and just their second in seven games in all competitions. The 10th-placed Blues held on for just their third win in their last 16 games in all competitions.Ending a run of three successive defeats will give Potter a little breathing space ahead of Chelsea’s bid to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Borussia Dortmund.Fourth-placed Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League was rocked by a 1-0 defeat at Wolves. Just days after losing 1-0 at second-tier Sheffield United in the FA Cup fifth round, the north Londoners were beaten again as Adama Traore struck in the 82nd minute, driving the rebound in off the bar after Raul Jimenez’s effort was saved.Adama Traore has now scored 10 Premier League goals for Wolves. It is only his 2nd goal this season. What a finish. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/xfCq2faSJ8— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 4, 2023 Brighton kept West Ham in relegation trouble with a 4-0 victory at the Amex Stadium. Albion took the lead through Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty after Jarrod Bowen shoved Kaoru Mitoma in the 16th minute. Joel Veltman doubled Brighton’s advantage when he chested in Solly March’s corner in the 55th minute and Mitoma tapped in the third after 69 minutes. Danny Welbeck completed the rout in the 80th minute to leave West Ham just one point above the bottom three as Hammers fans chanted for boss David Moyes to be sacked.21 – Tottenham had 21 shots in their 1-0 defeat at Wolves, the most attempts they’ve had in a Premier League game without scoring since a 1-0 loss to Manchester United in January 2019 (also 21). Blanks. pic.twitter.com/MxiNEegt7M— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 4, 2023 Aston Villa beat 10-man Crystal Palace 1-0 at Villa Park, with Eagles defender Andersen scoring a 27th minute own goal before Palace’s Cheick Doucoure was sent off for two bookings in the second half.PREMIER LEAGUERound 26SaturdayMan City – Newcastle 2- 0 (1-0)/Foden 15, Bernardo Silva 67/Arsenal – Bournemouth 3-2 (0-1)/Partey 62, White 70, Nelson 90+7 – Billing 1, Senesi 57/Aston Villa – Crystal Palace 1-0 (1-0)/Andersen 27 og/Brighton – West Ham 4-0 (1-0)/Mac Allister 18 pen, Veltman 51, Mitoma 69, Welbeck 89/Chelsea – Leeds 1-0 (0-0)/Fofana 53/Wolves – Tottenham 1-0 (0-0)/Traore 82/20:30: (2.95) Southampton (3.20) Leicester (2.65)Sunday17:00: (2.75) Nott.Forest (3.00) Everton (3.05)19:30: (2.55) Liverpool (3.45) Man.Utd. (2.90)Monday23:00: (2.15) Brentford (3.50) Fulham (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
