EPL 2016/17: Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea, 5 talking points

Chelsea Stoke
Chelsea keep on rolling

#3 Cahill’s moment of redemption

Gary Cahill Stoke Chelsea
Gary Cahill made up for his earlier mistake

Gary Cahill, the current captain of the Blues, made the most embarrassing mistake when he pushed Jon Walters to the ground with his arm by way of defending a free kick. While Walters made the most of the infringement, tumbling down and rolling over, Cahill’s push was unmistakeable and the Potters were awarded a spot kick which they did not fail to capitalise on.

With the game at a stalemate and Mark Hughes’s men doing their utmost to come back from behind, Cahill redeemed himself in front of the away fans when he gave Chelsea the lead in the 87th minute. Similar to Indi’s disallowed goal, the centre-half pounced on a loose ball from a corner and slotted it high into the back of the net. After conceding the penalty that saw them facing a potential draw, Cahill did more than enough to make up for his indiscretion.

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