{"id":293780,"date":"2023-03-04T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/04\/chelsea-overcome-leeds-1-0-to-ease-pressure-on-graham-potter-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:15:11","slug":"chelsea-overcome-leeds-1-0-to-ease-pressure-on-graham-potter-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/04\/chelsea-overcome-leeds-1-0-to-ease-pressure-on-graham-potter-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea overcome Leeds 1-0 to ease pressure on Graham Potter | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98417412,imgsize-81526.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>LONDON: A leaping header from France defender <!-- -->Wesley Forfana<!-- --> earned Chelsea a rare goal and <!-- -->Premier League<!-- --> win against struggling Leeds United on Saturday, easing pressure on coach <!-- -->Graham Potter<!-- -->.<br \/>Chelsea were dominant in the first half and on-loan Portuguese Joao Felix rattled the bar but it was not until the 53rd minute that Fofana put away Ben Chilwell&#8217;s corner. 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