Chelsea welcomed Barrow at Stamford Bridge earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a comfortable victory at home in the EFL Cup. The Blues made a quick start to the clash and got their noses ahead in the eighth minute thanks to Christopher Nkunku’s effort. Nkunku doubled his team’s lead in the 15th minute before Paul Farman scored an unfortunate own goal just 13 minutes later. Enzo Maresca’s men went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Pedro Neto got his name on the scoresheet in the 48th minute before Nkunku completed his hat-trick in the 75th minute. The contest finished with Chelsea securing a dominant 5-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the clash against Barrow.
GK: Filip Jorgensen – 7/10
He made a couple of solid saves at the back and earned an easy clean sheet tonight.
RB: Malo Gusto – 7.5/10
Gusto was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Axel Disasi – 7.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was good on the ball.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – 8/10
Badiashile gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and was a threat at the other end of the pitch as well.
LB: Renato Veiga – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one good chance going forward.
CM: Cesare Casadei – 7.5/10
The Italian talent secured the ball back a few times for his team and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and was accurate with his passing.
RW: Pedro Neto – 8/10
Neto was a constant menace in the final third and did well to score early in the second half.
CAM: Joao Felix – 8/10
He showed a few flashes of what he can do and ended the game with an assist to his name.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 8/10
Mudryk used his pace well at times and deserves credit for securing an assist.
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 10/10
Nkunku bagged a hat-trick which gave his team a dominant win tonight. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
Substitutes:
RB: Ben Chilwell – 7/10
He was solid at the back and made two good chances in the final third.
CB: Josh Acheampong – 6.5/10
Acheampong was a solid presence inside his half.
RW: Tyrique George – 6/10
He was a threat in the opponent’s half.
ST: Marc Guiu – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Carney Chukwuemeka – 7/10
He added some creativity to Maresca’s midfield.
