{"id":10917,"date":"2026-05-19T21:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10917"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:26:43","slug":"enzos-sublime-strike-puts-chelsea-ahead-against-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10917","title":{"rendered":"Enzo&#8217;s sublime strike puts Chelsea ahead against Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enzo Fernandez has slammed a great goal in against Spurs, striking one from range into the back of the Spurs net.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea lead against Tottenham Hotspur at home! It\u2019s been an exciting and even open 20 minutes, but it\u2019s the Blues who have broken the deadlock.<\/p>\n<h2>Enzo\u2019s superb strike catches out Spurs<\/h2>\n<p>Cole Palmer has had a great start to the game and he was at the heart of this move, picking the ball up wide and driving on then finding Pedro Neto on his inside.<\/p>\n<p>The winger picked out Enzo Fernandez on the edge of the box, and for a moment it looked certain that the Argentine would feel the onrushing Marc Cucurella to his left. But instead Enzo took a touch out of his feet and slammed the ball into the net.<\/p>\n<p>It was a superb strike, with great contact on the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher was trying to blame the goalkeeper, and it\u2019s true that you don\u2019t see those go in very often \u2013 but the ball did seem to move a lot in the air, and then ended up far into the corner.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the goal in the clips embedded here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hu\" dir=\"ltr\">Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, what a STRIKE?! \ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQeuiG9TzW\">pic.twitter.com\/bQeuiG9TzW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/2056821136302731617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Footage from Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>The Blues team news for this game had four changes for Calum McFarlane\u2019s team \u2013 most of them weakening the group.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea star Joao Pedro will not be going to the World Cup with Brazil \u2013 it\u2019s surprising, but it\u2019s also great news for the Blues in many ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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