{"id":11081,"date":"2026-05-20T02:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11081"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:29:33","slug":"santos-bags-close-range-goal-after-lovely-enzo-assist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11081","title":{"rendered":"Santos bags close range goal after lovely Enzo assist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea have their second against Spurs at Stamford Bridge, a huge goal as the Blues look to keep up their strong home record against their rivals.<\/i><\/b><\/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>It\u2019s 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and the Blues are closing in on yet another home win against their old rivals Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>Calum McFarlane\u2019s team have been quieter in this second half, and didn\u2019t really look to be chasing a second goal too intently, but they have just pounced on a Spurs mistake to double their advantage.<\/p>\n<h2>Santos scuffs in Blues second from close range after Enzo Fernandez assist<\/h2>\n<p>Cole Palmer picked up a loose ball in midfield and drove forward with it before feeding it out wide to Pedro Neto. The winger put in a deep cross which Enzo Fernandez touched down nicely into the box, and Andrey Santos was on hand to put it in.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a tidy finish, but the way the Brazilian scuffed it actually put it through a defender\u2019s legs and made it harder for the goalkeeper to read.<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of game left \u2013 but we\u2019re in a strong position now.<\/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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrey Santos doubles Chelsea&#8217;s lead over Spurs! \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0m2u1bAM6H\">pic.twitter.com\/0m2u1bAM6H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/2056837711915311292?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>Chelsea went ahead in this game thanks to Enzo Fernandez, who fired one in from miles down town.<\/p>\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><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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