Timo Werner relieved to end goal drought after VAR drama

Chelsea defeated Southampton with a 3-1 result on Saturday. The Blues reached the top of the Premier League table as goals by Trevoh Chalobah, Timo Werner, and Ben Chilwell sealed the victory for Thomas Tuchel’s side. 

Werner scored a header in the first half but his goal was disallowed upon being reviewed by VAR. However, the Germany international finally ended his long-running goal drought by scoring in the 84th minute.

In a post-match interview, the former RB Leipzig striker expressed his happiness about the goal.

"I was very happy to score and help the team,"

Werner told 

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"In the first half, it was the story of my whole Chelsea career in one game a little bit! It was obviously not so clear because it took the referee a while to make his decision. Maybe 50/50. We have to accept it, I had to accept it, and in the end, I was happy I could score again and we won the game.

"It was a very important win after losing the last two. It was a very tough game for us because Southampton did very well. We were a bit lucky they conceded the red card. It opened up a lot of space for us. They made it very hard to create chances, but overall we were the better team."

The Southampton win came after back-to-back defeats against Juventus and Manchester City. Werner believes it is important for the Blues to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.

"We won this game with pressure on our shoulders. We had the mentality to win. In the last two games we faced very good teams. It was hard to create chances against those teams. We wanted to be back to our old strengths, and we were.

"When you win the Champions League and start the season winning nearly every game, you become under a little bit of pressure to win and win and win every game. We know we are a very strong team and we are hard to beat."

After the international break, Chelsea will face Brentford in their next league game on October 16.

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