Chelsea entertained Gent at Stamford Bridge earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League. The Blues made a good start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute when Renato Veiga found the back of the net. Enzo Maresca’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Pedro Neto doubled Chelsea’s lead in the 46th minute but Tsuyoshi Watanabe got a goal back for the visitors just four minutes later. Christopher Nkunku restored his team’s two-goal advantage in the 63rd minute before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall killed the game off when he scored for the Blues in the 70th minute. Omri Gandelman grabbed a late consolation goal in the 90th minute as Chelsea cruised to a dominant 4-2 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the clash against Gent.
GK: Filip Jorgensen – 6/10
Jorgensen made one good save at the back but conceded twice during the game.
RB: Axel Disasi – 7/10
He kept things solid inside his half for most of the game and did well to secure an assist.
CB: Tosin Adarabioyo – 6.5/10
Adarabioyo put in a decent performance on the defensive third of the pitch.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – 7.5/10
He was a dominant presence at the back but still ended up allowing two goals tonight.
LB: Renato Veiga – 8.5/10
He scored a good goal in the 12th minute with a decent header. Veiga has also got an assist to his name.
CM: Cesare Casadei – 6/10
Casadei struggled to get into the flow of the game.
CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 8.5/10
He managed to shine at times in the middle of the park and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 70th minute.
RW: Pedro Neto – 7/10
Neto was lively in the opponent’s half and deserves credit for scoring early in the second half.
CAM: Joao Felix – 7.5/10
Felix was a real menace in the final third and did everything but score tonight.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6.5/10
He picked up an assist in the first half but lacked quality in the second.
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 7.5/10
Nkunku was a real handful for the opposition defenders and finally managed to find the back of the net in the 63rd minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Marc Guiu – N/A
LW: Tyrique George – N/A
