Chelsea fail to win their first away match of the season to London rivals West Ham United. Starting well with a decent first half, the Blues put in an abysmal showing in the second 45 minutes of the match. Let’s see how each player fared in the game.
Chelsea player ratings
Robert Sanchez – 5/10
While giving up three goals does not look great on paper, one being a penalty and the other being a defensive blunder is hard to pin all on Sanchez. However, he did not look confident or commanding in the box as he did last match. Hopefully he can regain some sort of form quickly.
Levi Colwill – 6/10
Didn’t look nearly as poised as he did last week. Shaky short passes and unsuccessful long balls, Colwill looked to be showing his young age and inexperience at a high level.
Thiago Silva – 5/10
Nowhere near the level he usually plays at. Was not commanding of his back line, which led to mistakes and disarray. He was not commanding and almost seemed completely removed from most plays. A bit shocking and worrisome from one of the best leaders in world football.
Axel Disasi – 3/10
A huge downgrade from last week. Sloppy play at the back and completely at fault for West Ham’s second goal. Spent his time retreating and watching Antonio rather then actually attempt to defend.
Malo Gusto – 5/10
Gusto looked decent while attacking, but didn’t offer any truly threatening balls in. He looked out of place defending and looked to be constantly trying to catch up with his attacker on the wing. If Reece James truly is out for a lengthy spell, this could be a big issue.
Enzo Fernandez – 4/10
A truly terrible penalty kick from Enzo saw CFC remain behind at a crucial moment. While he was the main orchestrator of Chelsea’s possession, he didn’t do much with it. His distribution still looks good, but that penalty miss could haunt him and Chelsea for a while.
Ben Chilwell – 6/10
Looked good in the attacking winger position Pochettino has him in. He made decent runs into the box and also found himself on the receiving ends of some balls too. While Chilwell offered one of the better performances today, others may force the formation to be changed and put Chilwell back on the left side defending.
Raheem Sterling – 7/10
Sterling put the best performance of the day in. He looked lethal going forward with pace and won the penalty that unfortunately was missed. Sterling looked like his old self today, making quick passes and finding good space. Unfortunately fell off a bit in the second half, but he’s looked strong on the right wing in Chelsea’s two matches so far.
Carney Chukwuemeka – 7/10
This rating could have been higher if it wasn’t for Chukwuemeka being forced off due to injury. He looked dangerous going forward and made some incredible attacking passes. He netted a sensational first goal for the Blues, which unfortunately his now marked by a loss.
Conor Gallagher – 4/10
If the second goal was Disasi’s fault, the first was Gallagher’s. Got caught watching Aguerd’s header and did absolutely nothing to try and stop it. He did not look great going forward either and looked to be an initial line of defense before the back four defenders. With Lavia and Caicedo coming into this side, Gallagher’s position and role must be in question.
Nicolas Jackson – 6/10
Again made some excellent runs into the box and looked a force to be reckoned with. He couldn’t get on the end of a few decent balls into the box, but gave defenders a lot to worry about. Jackson still has untapped potential that hopefully becomes more honed as the season goes on.
SUBSTITUES
Mykhailo Mudryk – 4/10
Did not look threatening whenever he was in possession. Needed to attack defenders one on one more using his pace, but he didn’t show that. A few missed crosses, a few bad slips and one shot that was completely mistimed, Mudryk showed he still has a ways to go before solidifying himself as Pchettino’s preferred option.
Noni Madueke – 5/10
Noni was not able to do much with the minutes he was allowed. A few decent passes and crosses, but otherwise not much to write home about with his season debut.
Moises Caicedo – 3/10
Caicedo’s debut couldn’t have gone worse for him. A few feeble passes, but otherwise looked shaky defensively. Caicedo also gave away the final penalty of the match. Certainly needs more time to train and adapt with this squad to be the player Chelsea fought for all summer.
Mason Burstow – N/A
Came in late into the match. Offered a few good runs in the box but otherwise did not get enough time to do anything more.