Jose Mourinho is keeping quiet about John Terry’s sending off in Chelsea’s 3-2 win away at West Brom this afternoon.
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Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored Sunday as Borussia Dortmund defeated Ingolstadt and claimed its second successive 4-0 win in the Bundesliga.?After dominating the first half and squandering several chances, Dortmund finally made the breakthrough through Matthias Ginter in the 55th minute.
Odion Ighalo’s Watford and Southampton played out a goalless draw at Vicarage Road on Sunday, with both sides still looking for their first Premier League victory of the season.
The second half saw West Brom trying to mount a comeback and they were given a fighting chance when John Terry received a straight red card in the 54 minute to reduce Chelsea to ten men.
“[He was] Fantastic. I knew straight away he would make an impact in this team because basically it was something that we didn’t have in this team”, he told reporters. “There is always a question mark because how many top players come to England and don’t perform immediately?”
But Chelsea once again turned the screw minutes before the break when Azpilicueta picked up a loose ball and slotted it past a wrong-footed Myhill.
“The performance was not dramatic, and not bad but obviously four points in three matches is not enough. But today we won“, said Mourinho later.
Home side West Brom, who left out star striker Saido Berahino following a failed bid from Tottenham Hotspur, scored twice through James Morrison, who also had a penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois.
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“We deserved it, ‘ he added, speaking to the club’s official website”.
“For it to be going through into the start of the season, I find just ridiculous”.
And Tony Pulis’s side were punished five minutes later by Pedro as the former Barcelona man marked his dream debut in the Premier League with a left-footed strike after a one-two exchange with Hazard that gave Chelsea the lead in the 20th minute.
However, the 52-year-old said “many people” will be “disappointed” with the result as they “love” to see the London club “lose a game“.
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“He came with intensity”.
