Rafa Benitez got his first win as a Chelsea manager in the league this Saturday, two goals from Fernando Torres and one from Juan Mata helped Chelsea to claim their first victory under Benitez after their loss to West Ham last weekend.
A cross from Edin Hazard made way for their first goal which was cooling finished by Torres following his brace this mid-week in their final Champions League group match. A penalty was offered to Chelsea in the dying minutes of the first half when Ramires was brought down in the penalty area. Torres took the penalty and made sure he kept his good form on the float.
Premier League, 8th Dec 2012
Sunderland 1 Adam Johnson 66
Chelsea 3 Torres 11, 45+3(pen), Mata 49
Juan Mata made it three for Chelsea just a few minutes after the second half. Sunderland managed to pull one back with Adam Johnson scoring in the 66th minute. Chelsea are now, in a way finding their touch under Benitez with two back to back wins scoring 9 goals in total.
Chelsea are now in third, with 7 points behind the leaders Manchester United who are to play the defending champions Manchester City this Sunday.
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