Lukaku marks Chelsea homecoming with brace, City beat Leicester

LONDON: Romelu Lukaku held onto the corner flag with his left hand and spread out his right arm to the acclaim of Chelsea fans. There's a new scoring king at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku marked the first home match of his second spell at Chelsea with two goals in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Saturday.

They were the Belgium striker's first goals at Chelsea's stadium, having failed to score there in his first stint at the London club — from 2011-14 — or in visits to Stamford Bridge while playing for Everton or Manchester United.

It's hard to imagine there will not be lots more for Lukaku, who has three goals in three games already this season after scoring on his second debut against Arsenal.

Mateo Kovacic scored the other goal for Chelsea, but the third win of the league season for Thomas Tuchel's team was all about Lukaku's homecoming.

Lukaku left Chelsea in 2014 without scoring for the team in 15 games, including eight games at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea moved onto 10 points, the same as Manchester United after four games.

Bernardo Silva scored the only goal as Manchester City grabbed a vital 1-0 win at Leicester City to climb to third place.

"We did really well, the process we found and we let them run a lot. We know how dangerous Jamie Vardy and also Harvey Barnes are in transition. The players were able to be focused and to concentrate," City boss Pep Guardiola told the BBC. Agencies

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