Moises Caicedo header boosts Chelsea’s top-eight hopes with win over Pafos

For a long time, head coach Liam Rosenior’s first European game in charge looked like heading towards a bleak conclusion.
NERVY WIN: Chelsea celebrate Moises Caicedo’s (hidden) winner (Adam Davy/PA)

NERVY WIN: Chelsea celebrate Moises Caicedo’s (hidden) winner (Adam Davy/PA)

Chelsea will go into the final Champions League matchday in an automatic qualification spot after Moises Caicedo’s late header earned a nervy 1-0 win against Pafos at Stamford Bridge.

For a long time, head coach Liam Rosenior’s first European game in charge looked like heading towards a bleak conclusion, the rookie visitors from Cyprus holding out admirably as Chelsea pressure grew and with it a tetchiness inside the ground.

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