‘What a baller’ – Chelsea fans single out one player in first half against Leeds United
Last Updated: May 12, 2022 2:26 pm
Chelsea have put themselves in pole position for a third-placed finish in the Premier League once again thanks to a first-half against Leeds that sees them head into the break 1-0 up.
Mason Mount opened the scoring for the Blues after just three minutes, but the main talking point of the opening 45 minutes was a red card for Dan James, as Leeds’ second in as many games reduced Jesse Marsch’s side to 10 men with plenty of football still to be played, while also ruling the Welshman out for the remainder of the season.
What on earth was Dan James thinking?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XbR2xIbz8b
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) May 11, 2022
And, despite the controversy in what was a generally low-quality first-half, Chelsea fans reserved special praise for one particular man.
Mount the golden boy again
The player in question was Mason Mount, with the Cobham graduate grabbing the only goal of the game so far, and looking lively whenever he got the ball. In bringing up his 20th goal contribution of the season, he therefore set Chelsea fans drooling once more.
Mason Mount what a baller 👏🏾
— Munz (@63munz) May 11, 2022
Anyone noticed that whenever we’re in a bad run of form, Mason Mount always comes up with the goods.
Great goal 🔵 pic.twitter.com/VsFcwvjqyk
— Harry (@HarryCFC170) May 11, 2022
Take Mason Mount out of this Chelsea team and you get a middle class Burnley
— 🇨🇦 (@nakamurabro) May 11, 2022
“Not good enough” Mason Mount at it again
— Jon May (@J0NMAY) May 11, 2022
Mason Mount though, special player. Some people on Twitter would have you think he’s not world class. Criminal.
— Sam Tabuteau (@tabuteauS) May 11, 2022
Take a bow Mason Mount
— STRIKER GYAN (@striknita) May 11, 2022
mason mount has gone under the radar this season, such a baller
— Fraser (@JediNabber) May 11, 2022
Mason Mount with 20 League goals and assists this season, a tally Gerrard topped 3 times in 17 years.
I’m not comparing them as players (yet) but it does go to show how exceptional his output has been this season.
— Dougie Critchley (@DougieCritchley) May 11, 2022
28 G/A’s and counting this season for Mason Mount…
What. A. Player. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/4m9xAtiZfJ
— LDN (@LDNFootbalI) May 11, 2022
Mason Mount with another Goal contribution for Chelsea today, so so important to the future of our club
— Oluwaseun (@Iam_Jyde) May 11, 2022
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Southampton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 23 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 15 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 11 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 11 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Rudiger, Antonio | Chelsea FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 9 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
