Alvaro Morata gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over a dogged MOL Vidi at Stamford Bridge to keep up their perfect Europa League start
Maurizio Sarri's team did not have things all their own way, and both sides had good chances to take the lead before Morata's volley 20 minutes from time
Emerson Palmieri cleared off the line from Roland Juhasz's header and Morata blazed wide when clean through, but the Hungarian champions refused to be overawed in west London, and could have left with a point when Kepa saved well from Istvan Kovacs late on
But Chelsea's second-half goal leaves them top of Group L with six points from two games, and already looking good to progress
Emerson's block averted an embarrassing opening for the Blues as he cleared captain Juhasz's header from a corner off the line
Chelsea responded with an even better chance, when Pedro slipped Morata clean through but with only Tomas Tujvel to beat he fired a couple of yards wide of the near post
Vidi were never disheartened by Chelsea's long spells of possession and nearly nicked a goal on the break when Loic Nego snuck behind Andreas Christensen as Kepa prepared to gather a ball forward, but his sliding challenge only diverted the ball beyond the far corner
The visitors went in at the break feeling hard done-by when Boban Nikolov looked to have been clipped by Gary Cahill on the edge of the Chelsea box when clean through, but referee Miroslav Zelinka was unmoved
Even the introduction of Eden Hazard 10 minutes after half-time failed to spark Chelsea into life, but their best move of the game 25 minutes into the second period did
Cesc Fabregas spotted a run from Willian into the box and picked him out with a clipped lob, and his glancing header was volleyed into the top corner by Morata, who was visibly emotional after the goal
That gave the hosts some extra impetus which they nearly used to net a second, but substitute Ross Barkley headed against the bar from a Hazard free-kick
Having survived that let off, Vidi pressed forward for an equaliser and were nearly in luck when Istvan Kovacs ghosted behind Fabregas before forcing Kepa into a full-length save - which proved their last chance in their search for a famous result in the capital
Industrious from the off and full of work, strength and ideas, Loftus-Cheek did not look like a player starting his first club game of the season in October
He and Pedro were Chelsea's most creative players until both were withdrawn after half-time, moving the ball into dangerous areas, and he had half a shout for a penalty before the break too
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