LONDON -- Amid the £220 million worth of summer signings who started for Chelsea, it was their old reliable supporting cast who steered them to the top of the Premier League.
Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma's goals either side of half-time and a late Christian Pulisic tap-in earned them a 3-1 victory over Marcelo Bielsa's energetic Leeds. All six of Chelsea's news recruits started on this Baltic evening in West London, but it was their unsung heroes who were the match-winners on this day.
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