There was an improvement in the performance from the Eagles at Stamford Bridge who faced a team that had beaten them on 11 straight occasions, and with a little more luck they could well have got something from this one, but it was not to be.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 2pm
- 15th January 2023
- Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road., London SW6 1HS
RESULT
Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
PLAYER RATINGS
|
13 |
Vicente GUAITA |
6.9 |
|
17 |
Nathaniel CLYNE |
6.3 |
|
16 |
Joachim ANDERSEN (5 James TOMKINS 38 mins) |
6.7 (6.2) |
|
6 |
Marc GUEHI |
6.4 |
|
3 |
Tyrick MITCHELL |
6.3 |
|
15 |
Jeffrey SCHLUPP (19 Will HUGHES 68 mins) |
6.4 (5.9) |
|
28 |
Cheick DOUCOURE |
7.2 |
|
10 |
Eberechi EZE 22 Odsonne EDOUARD 70 mins) |
6.2 (5.9) |
|
7 |
Michael OLISE |
6.8 |
|
9 |
Jordan AYEW (14 Jean-Philippe MATETA 69 mins) |
6.6 (6.0) |
|
11 |
Wilfried ZAHA |
6.5 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 2 Joel WARD, 4 Luka MILIVOJEVIC, 21 Sam JOHNSTONE, 26 Chris RICHARDS, 77 David OZOH
OPPOSITION LINE-UP
|
1 |
Kepa ARRIZABALAGA |
8.0 |
|
14 |
Trevoh CHALABAH |
7.4 |
|
6 |
Thiago SILVA |
7.8 |
|
4 |
Benoit BADIASHILE |
7.8 |
|
67 |
Lewis HALL (26 Kalidou KOULIBALY 78 mins) |
6.7 (6.0) |
|
23 |
Conor GALLAGHER |
8.2 |
|
5 |
JORGINHO |
7.1 |
|
30 |
Carney CHUKWUEMEKA (9 PE AUBAMEYANG 63 mins) |
6.5 (6.4) |
|
22 |
Hakim ZIYECH (28 Cesar AZPILICUETA 89 mins) |
8.6 (6.1) |
|
19 |
Mason MOUNT |
7.0 |
|
29 |
Kai HAVERTZ (8 Mateo KOVACIC 89 mins) |
7.3 (6.1) |
UNSED SUBSTITUTES – 12 Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK, 13 Marcus BETTINELLI, 27 David FOFANA, 32 Marc CUCURELLA, 42 Bashir HUMPHREYS
TEB VERDICT
The result could well have gone either way with a little more luck and by the end it was clear that Chelsea were relieved to get the win. Yes, it is another defeat and yes there remain plenty of questions but a real shift was put in at Stamford Bridge which perhaps deserved more. This performance has restored some faith but it needs to be followed up.
POST GAME QUOTES
PATRICK VIEIRA
“This was a performance where I am really pleased with the attitude and discipline. We played a really good game of football and to leave with nothing is hard for us but this is a period where we are.
We did enough to score goals. The game could have finished 2-2 but we shouldn’t have lost the game, we shouldn’t have conceded on set pieces. Both goalkeepers made some really big saves. Unlucky for us we couldn’t score today.
I am concerned because you want to win and take points and go higher in the table. I was happy with what we showed today but the other side is frustration because of a performance like that we should have taken something from the game.
I was really frustrated with the referee. When you play a football match you expect to be treated with respect and you expect to be treated the same way as the opposition team and today I think the referee was not at his best. A lot of important decisions went against us and I will defend the football club because I want the club to have more respect than we had today.”
GRAHAM POTTER
“Today we are happy for the three points. Overall we played quite well, they had their moments as well but today was about getting the victory – park it as three valuable points against a team that was pushing as well. We try to play well and I thought at times we did, you have to understand the context of the situation we are in so it isn’t going to be sensational football all the time. The boys have worked hard.”
MATCH STATISTICS
|
Star Man |
Hakim ZIYECH (8.6) |
|
Goals |
Kai HAVERTZ (64) |
|
Assists |
Hakim ZIYECH (64) |
|
Most shots |
Kai HAVERTZ (5) |
|
Most tackles |
JORGINHO (6) |
|
Most dribbles |
Hakim ZIYECH (4) |
|
Team rating |
7.12 – 6.41 |
|
Total shots |
15 – 10 |
|
Shots on target |
5 – 5 |
|
Yellow cards |
Cheick DOUCOURE (26) Nathaniel CLYNE (42), JORGINHO (49), Eberechi EZE (52), Will HUGHES (83), Conor GALLAGHER (84), Marc GUEHI (88) |
|
Red cards |
None |
|
Possession |
62.9% – 37.1% |
|
Pass success |
86% – 75% |
|
Passes |
567 – 324 |
|
Dribbles |
8 – 10 |
|
Aerials won |
28 – 15 |
|
Tackles |
33 – 23 |
|
Fouls |
10 – 17 |
|
Corners |
11 – 7 |
|
Saves |
5 – 4 |
|
Dispossessed |
12 – 16 |
POSITION IN THE TABLE (at the final whistle)
|
POS |
TEAM |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
|
11 |
Aston Villa |
7 |
4 |
8 |
-5 |
25 |
|
12 |
Crystal Palace |
6 |
4 |
8 |
-9 |
22 |
|
13 |
Nottingham Forest |
5 |
5 |
9 |
-19 |
20 |
UPCOMING FIXTURES
18/01/23 Manchester United (h) – Premier League (8pm)
21/01/23 Newcastle United (h) – Premier League (5.30pm)
04/02/23 Manchester United (a) – Premier League (3pm)
