Chelsea locked horns with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a positive result in the FA Cup. The Blues made a solid start to the contest and did well to get to the half-time break with a 0-0 scoreline.
The London club conceded the opener in the 71st minute when Antoine Semenyo got his name on the scoresheet. The match ended with Chelsea suffering a tough 1-0 loss at Wembley.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the clash against Man City.
GK: Robert Sanchez – 6.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Malo Gusto – 6.5/10
Gusto did his fair share of defending and made one key chance in the final third.
CB: Wesley Fofana – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Levi Colwill – 6/10
Colwill was far from convincing on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Jorrel Hato – 6/10
Hato came back to defend when he could, but lacked quality going forward.
CM: Reece James – 6/10
He was mostly ineffective during his time on the field.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 6.5/10
Caicedo earned the ball back twice and was always willing to have a strike at goal.
RW: Cole Palmer – 6.5/10
He made two positive runs with the ball but never looked like he would score.
CAM: Enzo Fernandez – 6.5/10
Fernandez helped his teammates out defensively when needed, but failed to make a difference in the final third.
LW: Marc Cucurella – 6/10
He didn’t do much wrong defensively, but failed to influence the game on the offensive end of the field.
ST: Joao Pedro – 6/10
Pedro never looked like he would find the back of the net and was replaced in the 85th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Pedro Neto – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.
ST: Liam Delap – N/A
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – N/A
