London (dpa)
Chelsea consolidated its position at the top of the English Premier League, after beating Norwich City 7-0 today, Saturday, in the ninth stage of the competition, taking advantage of the brilliance of Mason Mount, who scored a hat-trick for the team.
Mason Mount opened the scoring for Chelsea in the eighth minute, then Calum Hudson-Odoi and Reyes James added the team’s second and third goals in the 18th and 42nd minutes. In the second half, Ben Chilwell scored Chelsea’s fourth goal in the 57th minute, then the team’s fifth goal came in the 62nd minute, and Norwich City’s Max Aaron scored by an own goal.
Five minutes before the end of the match, Mason Mount scored his second goal and the sixth for Chelsea, from a penalty kick, then the player completed his hat-trick by adding the seventh goal for Chelsea in the first minute of stoppage time.
Chelsea raised its score to 22 points in the lead, four points ahead of Liverpool, who is preparing to face Manchester United on Sunday in the same stage, while Norwich City’s balance froze at two points in the last twentieth place, where it received its seventh defeat this season, compared to two draws.
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