After Chelsea's great performance, Manchester City defeated Brighton 1: 4 tonight (Saturday) and maintained a gap of only two points from the leaders of the table in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's team rose to second place in the table at the expense of Liverpool, which can certainly Go back there if you beat Manchester United tomorrow.
Phil Foden scored a quick double in three minutes (28 and 31) when Ilkai Gondwane earlier opened the celebration with his own goal in the 13th minute.
The host temporarily shrank in the 80th minute from Alexis Mack Alistair's penalty but deep into extra time Riyad Mahraz set up the game.
City celebrates against Brighton,
City celebrates at Brighton's expense,
Chelsea celebrate at the expense of Norwich, Photo: AP
Even without the injured Romulo Lukaku and Timo Werner, the European champions have had no trouble hitting home at the edge in front of the visitors, who have remained stuck below the red line with just two points since the start of the season.
Already after 8 minutes, Mason Mount opened the celebration in London with a 17-meter diagonal missile, which was stopped only at the net.
Callum Hudson-Audrey (18) doubled without problems with a typical close-up roll and Reiss James (42) set up 0: 3 even before the break.
In the second half, the blue color was in full control when Ben Chillwell (57) and myself of Max Arons (62) arranged 0: 5 for Chelsea.
Norwich's nightmare continued in the 65th minute when she lost the Gibson brake in the second yellow following a rough injury to James.
5 minutes to the end, Mount scored the sixth from the penalty spot after receiving a second chance from the referee, and in added time completed a first hat-trick in the Blues uniform.
James celebrates with the audience, Photo: AP
In the rest of the games: Crystal Palace - Newcastle 1: 1, Everton - Watford 5: 2, Leeds - Wolves 1: 1, Southampton - Burnley 2: 2.
