Palmer Shines as Chelsea Beat Fulham in Premier League Opener
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Chelsea won their first Premier League game of the season. They played against Fulham and won 3-2.
Cole Palmer played very well in the match. People say he "put on a show."
This was the first game for new head coach Xabi Alonso in the Premier League. Chelsea got a good start with this win.
But not everything was good for Chelsea. Their goalkeeper Robert Sanchez made some big mistakes. These mistakes cost Chelsea points in the game.
Former player Gary Neville talked about this. He said Sanchez is a problem for the team. Neville thinks Xabi Alonso should find a new goalkeeper.
Chelsea fans are happy about the win. But they may worry about the goalkeeper position now.
Vocabulary6 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- head coach
- the main person who leads a sports team
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- show
- to play very well and look exciting
- costly mistakes
- errors that cause a bad result
- former
- old; before now
Quiz
Answer key
1. 3-2 to Chelsea 2. Xabi Alonso 3. Robert Sanchez
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Chelsea won their first _____ game of the season.
They played against _____ and won 3-2.
_____ played very well in the match.
This was the first game for new _____ Xabi Alonso.
Their _____ Robert Sanchez made some big mistakes.
These mistakes cost Chelsea _____ in the game.
Former player Gary Neville talked about this.
Neville thinks Xabi Alonso should find a new _____.