Chelsea locked horns with Liverpool at Wembley Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result in the Carabao Cup final. The Blues made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
The West London club defended well in the second half as the contest finished with a goalless scoreline after 90 minutes.
Chelsea ended up conceding the opening goal in the 118th minute when Virgil Van Dijk found the back of the net with a solid header. The match finished with Mauricio Pochettino’s men suffering a tough 1-0 loss after extra-time.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the clash against the Reds.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 8/10
Petrovic made a lot of important saves at the back but won’t be pleased after conceding in the latter stages of extra time.
RB: Malo Gusto – 7.5/10
Gusto kept Luis Diaz in check for most of the game and was a real threat down the right flank.
CB: Axel Disasi – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending inside his half and was good on the ball.
CB: Levi Colwill – 7.5/10
Colwill gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch and won a couple of aerial duels.
LB: Ben Chilwell – 7/10
He worked his socks off defensively but offered very little going forward.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 7.5/10
Caicedo anchored the midfield with conviction but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one key chance in the final third.
RW: Cole Palmer – 7/10
Palmer got himself into some dangerous areas in the Liverpool half but there was no goal for him.
CAM: Conor Gallagher – 7.5/10
He worked hard defensively and was a real menace on the offensive end of the field. However, there was no goal for him this evening.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
Sterling struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 66th minute.
ST: Nicolas Jackson – 6.5/10
He made two encouraging runs with the ball but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Noni Madueke – 6.5/10
He added some pace to Pochettino’s attack.
CB: Trevoh Chalobah – N/A
