Salzburg opponents Chelsea continue their run at Villa
Due to a power failure at the Elland Road stadium, the match was stopped at 0-0 after 69 seconds. As Leeds announced, the power failure caused technical problems in the referee’s communication with his assistants. Then Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal (35′), Leeds professional Patrick Bamford missed a penalty in the 64th minute.
Chelsea match winner was Mason Mount. First he scored after an unsuccessful head defense by Tyrone Mings (6th) and finally with a free kick (65th). Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made excellent saves on several occasions. It was Chelsea’s fifth win in a row across all competitions, before that there had been a 1-1 draw against Salzburg at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League.
The visitors had the best chance of winning in Manchester through ex-Rapid striker Joelinton with a double hit from the bar. Manchester star Cristiano Ronaldo has been unable to make any significant moves, remaining with just two goals this season.
With the draw, Southampton ended a series of four defeats en suite, the performance and only one point for the counted Hasenhüttl, but probably not a real breather.