00:00Chelsea and Club America ready to go at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
00:07Baking hot here. Another big test coming up for the Blues as they get ready for the kick-off of the Premier League
00:15against a team who are four games into their league season. They are the reigning champions of Mexico too.
00:21This is the starting line-up. Robert Sanchez again in goal. We shall wait and see who goes where out of Gusto, James and plenty of others too.
00:30Mark Guillaume again, trusted with a place in the starting line-up. And Kiernan Dewsbury Hall in for the first time.
00:37In terms of players to keep an eye on for Club America, Javara Dilresson is somebody who you might know.
00:44We've seen him in academy football during his days as a Manchester City player. He never got into their first team, but he is part of the Club America side.
00:52Henry Martin wearing number 21, their central striker. He's got four goals in four games at the start of the new season.
01:00Seasoned Mexican international he is as well. And Jonathan Dos Santos is a name that many of you will know.
01:06Former Barcelona, Villarreal and LA Galaxy player.
01:12Tossing one to watch here. Padilla-Schiel too was tossing. It was aimed in at, went past Dewsbury Hall.
01:18Labier trying to make sure that Chelsea retain possession and he's successful in that pursuit.
01:23Now can he find a cross? All the way to the dead ball and there was contact there. That's a penalty.
01:28One minute and 11 seconds into the match and Chelsea get the chance to go in front.
01:34Labier just too clever there for Christian Calderon.
01:39And there was no doubt in the referee's mind that it looked like the only decision he could have made.
01:44Mkunku versus Malagon.
01:52No problem. What a pre-season he's having. He's scored in every game so far, Christopher Mkunku.
01:58He was the missing piece of the puzzle for so much of last season.
02:01Well, he's fit and firing and he's got Chelsea ahead with less than three minutes on the clock.
02:07A really confident penalty again and he shows such composure.
02:11Yeah, it's a penalty but you're never in any doubt really that he's going to stick it away.
02:23Lovely turn from Labier. He's had a really good start to the game. He's found Dewsbury Hall as well.
02:27He's waited his pass. Lovely for Guillaume.
02:30And the shot lacked the power it needed to really test Malagon.
02:34Terrific move. Brilliant from Labier once more.
02:37You're seeing what the training probably and the fitness that we didn't see last season is up to speed now.
02:52He's won it back.
02:53They're much in the middle at the moment. Now, support is arriving.
02:56Martin, the captain among them, shot came in from distance and it's a really good save from Robert Sanchez
03:02to tip it behind for a corner just for a moment.
03:05It looked as though Dillerson, the Dutchman, was about to send one into the top corner and make it 1-1.
03:10Yeah, it's a really good spell of possession. It's a fantastic one-handed save.
03:18Labier, that's a really good ball. Sterling will get there as well.
03:20Does have support and he's got pace. Guillaume pointing where he wants it.
03:24Madueke, penalty spot. It's laid off for Dewsbury Hall.
03:27It could and maybe should have been too.
03:30Brilliant work from Raheem Sterling. Lightning fast Chelsea break. Everything but the finish.
03:35Look at that pass from Labier. Seeing it is one thing and then executing it.
03:40Absolutely superb.
03:43Yeah, maybe he wants that on his left foot but still a player of that calibre.
03:49James, that's a brilliant pass for Dewsbury Hall. Looked to help it on for Sterling.
03:54Didn't quite get enough on the header. It's going to break here for Gusto.
04:00Sterling down the line for Dewsbury Hall. Clipped his cross up.
04:03Guyou attacking it and it's in and it's 2.
04:06And it's Marc Guyou who gets the goal created by Kiernan Dewsbury Hall.
04:12Two summer signings linking up to great effect.
04:16And the Blues double their lead. It's been a brilliant opening 20 minutes.
04:20And now Guyou's on target.
04:22Yeah, absolutely. There's been a slickness to Chelsea's play from the outset here tonight.
04:28And Dewsbury Hall's got into shooting positions.
04:31Two shooting positions. He's made forward runs.
04:34And once again there getting to the byline.
04:36Puts in the perfect delivery.
04:39Think it's probably going to creep into the far corner.
04:42Don't want to take it away from him because I think even in this early stage of the pre-season,
04:46this will do Guyou the world of good.
04:54James took the corner short to Madouake.
04:57Step over and into the box he goes. Looking for room for the shot.
05:00And you can see what was on his mind.
05:03Trying to bend it into the top corner.
05:07Certainly fouled, wasn't he, initially?
05:09Outside the 18-yard box. Nice little step over.
05:16Madouake.
05:18Charges past his man with ease. Noni Madouake.
05:21Oh, Dewsbury Hall slipped. Sterling didn't.
05:23Back then for Gusteau.
05:27Well, Chelsea, it is not an exaggeration to say,
05:31could be four, maybe even five nil up by now.
05:34Yeah, in the wide areas the
05:37two wingers are having a field day, aren't they?
05:39Madouake's got the beating of the back four.
05:43I think that's probably for Dewsbury Hall. He loses his footing.
05:46Save initially. Gusteau just has a swing at it, doesn't he?
05:54Oh, clever reverse ball there. He's got Chelsea on the back foot.
05:57Oh, and off the crossbar from Dielresin.
06:00Well, he's carried the threat for them, no doubt about that.
06:04And he was an inch or two away from halving the deficit not long before half-time.
06:08Yeah, got to be aware of affording him too much space.
06:12He's got a beautiful left foot.
06:17Nkunku.
06:20Madouake.
06:21It's the third before the break for Chelsea.
06:26Madouake teasing back for Nkunku.
06:28Look to place it. What a clever effort that is.
06:30No back lift at all.
06:32Got to be a really good player to threaten the goal from that kind of position.
06:36And he sure is.
06:38Yeah, he's so bright. Really was an intelligent attempt there.
06:47Sterling.
06:51Lucky bounce. Helped him out.
06:53Decent cut back. Just taking off Guillaume's toe.
06:55There's Lavia. The goalkeeper kept hold of it.
06:59A really deliberate attempt.
07:02Just arrived right on cue.
07:04Raheem Sterling being really direct once more. Does well.
07:11Kachukwu into Breuer.
07:16Here's Nkunku.
07:18Breuer on the turn here. Can he get the shot away?
07:20Deflected. Really good save there from Rodolfo Kota.
07:25From Rodolfo Kota.
07:27To tip it behind.
07:29Veteran goalkeeper denying the Cobham graduate.
07:39Jorgensen Long over the head of Breuer.
07:42But it's going to end nicely for Madouake.
07:44Who did brilliantly to return it to Armando Breuer for three.
07:48And he doesn't need me to tell him that it really ought to have been.
07:52Yeah, so much to like about that.
07:54Really good. Initially Nkunku under pressure.
07:59That's a really good use of the body from Breuer.
08:02Recognising the run of Madouake to his left.
08:10Oh, Nkunku. He's going to do just that.
08:12Christopher Nkunku. That's going to be another penalty.
08:15Oh, that was brilliant. Slaloming his way through the Club America defence.
08:21And there was only one way to stop him.
08:26Yeah, I mean, arguably he's been the best player on display.
08:29That's fantastic stuff. I mean, the goalkeeper doesn't think this is a penalty.
08:33This is more of a penalty than the first one.
08:37Madouake or Kota.
08:41How cool was that from Noni Madouake for 3-0 to Chelsea.
08:47Made it look easy. Floated it into the top corner.
08:51And Chelsea have got the game won now, surely.
08:54It's impressive, isn't it? Because there's no run up.
08:59It's side foot and it whistles high into the net.
09:07This is going to be a well enjoyed victory.
09:10Club America looking for a goal back. How about that from Ben Chilwell to get that behind.
09:16Brilliant headed clearance to stop Jorgensen having to make what would have been a difficult save.
09:21Worked it nicely down the left hand side.
09:23And brilliant. Goalkeeper made very well. Jorgensen got across there.
09:27But similar to the Nkunku effort in the first half, Ben Chilwell wasn't to know.
09:32A first win of pre-season for Chelsea and it's a convincing one.
09:362-0 up at half time through Christopher Nkunku and Marc Guillaume.
09:40Noni Madouake scored late on from the penalty spot as Nkunku had done early in the piece.
09:46To mean that Chelsea have won.
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