Wholesome Reaction As Raheem Sterling Expresses Joy After Opening His Goal Scoring Account for Chelsea

Wholesome Reaction As Raheem Sterling Expresses Joy After Opening His Goal Scoring Account for Chelsea

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Chelsea ace Raheem Sterling expressed his delight after inspiring the Blues to a 2-1 win over Leicester City
  • The 27-year-old notched a brace as Thomas Tuchel's charges returned to winning ways following their shocking loss to Leeds last weekend
  • Sterling will hope his goal-scoring heroics against the Foxes will continue in their subsequent games

Raheem Sterling broke his goal-scoring duck for Chelsea as the Blues returned to winning ways with a hard-fought win over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

The England international had drawn blank in his opening three games for Chelsea but managed to end his goal-scoring drought on matchday four.

After a barren first 45 minutes, Sterling broke the game's deadlock two minutes after recess when arrowed a fine effort beyond the reach of Leicester City custodian Danny Ward.

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Raheem Sterling gleefully celebrates after netting his first goals for Chelsea. Photo credit: @sterling7
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He would receive an opportunity to double Chelsea's lead and grab his personal brace but his effort will kiss the foot of the post to spare the blushes of Leicester.

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But will make amends for his earlier miss when he tucked away Reece James' tailor-measured cross across the face of the goal.

Despite Harvey Barnes halving the deficit a few minutes after Sterling's second, Chelsea will hold their own to secure their second win of the season.

After his goal-scoring heroics which resulted in a win for 10-man Chelsea, the 27-year-old took to social media to express his utmost joy for the confident-boosting victory on the back of an embarrassing loss to Leeds.

"This feeling right here... nothing quite like it. Great team win," Sterling tweeted.

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Chelsea on Saturday afternoon, 27 August, produced a brilliant and eye-catching performance beating visiting Leicester City 2-1 in a tough Premier League battle despite being one man down.

Going into this Premier League game, Chelsea players and the coaching crew knew that the only thing that can help them get redemption is to beat the Foxes at Stamford Bridge.

This is because many Chelsea fans were still angry about the defeat at Leeds United in which Chelsea were hammered 3-0.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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