Chelsea faced off against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they looked to earn a win on their travels in the EFL Cup. The Blues made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 23rd minute when Alexander Isak found the back of the net for the Magpies. Axel Disasi scored an unfortunate own goal just three minutes later as Enzo Maresca’s men trailed 2-0 at the half-time interval.
The West London club failed to mount a comeback in the second half and crashed to a tough 2-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the match against Newcastle United.
GK: Filip Jorgensen – 6/10
He failed to make a save in the game and would be disappointed after conceding twice in the first half.
RB: Axel Disasi – 5.5/10
Disasi scored an unfortunate own goal in the first half but managed to catch the eye at times in the opponent’s half.
CB: Tosin Adarabioyo – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – 5.5/10
Badiashile did his fair share of defending but failed to keep things solid defensively in the first half.
LB: Marc Cucurella – 7/10
He came back to defend when needed and managed to engineer a few inviting chances from the left flank.
CM: Renato Veiga – 5.5/10
Veiga made a costly error at the back and put in a disjointed display in the middle of the park.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 6/10
He failed to get a foothold in the game and was fortunate to last the whole 90 minutes.
RW: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 6.5/10
Dewsbury-Hall made two promising runs with the ball and was replaced in the 56th minute.
CAM: Joao Felix – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 7/10
Mudryk was a real threat down the left flank but there was no goal for him.
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 6/10
He made two good chances for others around him but failed to register a goal.
Substitutes:
RW: Noni Madueke – 6/10
Madueke caught the eye at times on the right wing.
