LONDON. Chelsea manages to recover against Ipswich Town with a goal on the J. Enciso 19′ and a goal on the B. Johnson 31′. Chelsea was surely superior in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 39,805 spectators. The referee was Stuart Attwell who had the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.15 degrees Celsius or 57.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 34 Total 13
- 9 On Target 4
- 15 Off Target 8
- 10 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 58
- 94 Dangerous attack 16
- 75 Ball safe 65
- 7 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 15 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 73% while Ipswich Town was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match.
Chelsea shot 32 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson). On the opposite side, Ipswich Town received 2 yellow cards (Sam Morsy and Alex Palmer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Chelsea has 53 points like Newcastle United to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Ipswich Town has 20 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Fulham on the 20th of April with a 16-3 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (17 draws).
Ipswich Town will host Arsenal on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Arsenal (4 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
46'
67'
79'Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Trevoh Chalobah , Tosin Adarabioyo , Levi Colwill , Marc Cucurella , Enzo Fernández , Moisés Caicedo , Noni Madueke , Cole Palmer , Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Nkunku , Jadon Sancho , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Reece James, Malo Gusto , Benoît Badiashile, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong and Filip Jørgensen.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: Tosin Adarabioyo for Malo Gusto (46′), Noni Madueke for Jadon Sancho (68′) and Nicolas Jackson for Christopher Nkunku (87′).
Player of the match: Enzo Fernández
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Enzo Fernández.
His rating is with 64 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
Also Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kieran McKenna played with: Alex Palmer , Axel Tuanzebe , Dara O’Shea , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Jens Cajuste , Ben Johnson , Julio Enciso , Jack Clarke and George Hirst .
These were the players on the bench: Liam Delap , Conor Townsend , Nathan Broadhead , Luke Woolfenden, Conor Chaplin, Jack Taylor , Massimo Luongo, Christian Walton and Jaden Philogene-Bidace .
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Julio Enciso for Jack Taylor (76′), George Hirst for Liam Delap (71′), Leif Davis for Conor Townsend (62′), Jaden Philogene-Bidace for Nathan Broadhead (76′) and Jack Clarke for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (71′).
Player of the match: Julio Enciso
The player that probably impressed the most for Ipswich Town was Julio Enciso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
