LONDON. Chelsea demolishes Malmö FF 4-0 with goals of A. Christensen (9′), Jorginho (21′ pen), K. Havertz (48′) and Jorginho (57′ pen). Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Thomas Léonard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 20 Total 2
- 7 On Target 0
- 13 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 170 Attack 64
- 69 Dangerous attack 8
- 80 Ball safe 69
- 8 Free Kicks 15
- 2 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Chelsea had a superior ball possession 73% while Malmö FF was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Malmö FF shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Malmö FF received 3 yellow cards (E. Larsson, A. Christiansen and L. Nielsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Chelsea will play away with Zenit on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Malmö FF will play away agasint Juventus on the 8th of December with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Juventus (0 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
9'
65'
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Andreas Christensen , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , César Azpilicueta , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Ben Chilwell , Mason Mount , Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovačić, Hakim Ziyech, Marcos Alonso , Marcus Bettinelli, Kai Havertz , Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Reece James , Callum Hudson-Odoi , Trevoh Chalobah, Saúl Ñíguez and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea could not rely on the presence of K. Havertz (injured) and C. Hudson-Odoi (injured).
Substitutions
Chelsea made 5 changes: R. Lukaku for K. Havertz (23′), T. Werner for C. Hudson-Odoi (44′), N. Kante for S. Niguez (65′), C. Azpilicueta for R. James (65′) and B. Chilwell for M. Alonso (66′).
Best player: Jorginho
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Jorginho.
His rating is with 2 goals, 82 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Malmö FF – Formation
Malmö FF
55'
Malmö FF started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Johan Dahlin , Eric Larsson , Lasse Nielsen , Franz Brorsson , Jo Inge Berget , Sergio Peña , Bonke Innocent , Anders Christiansen , Martin Olsson , Antonio Čolak and Veljko Birmančević .
These were the players on the bench: Melker Ellborg, Erdal Rakip , Niklas Moisander , Adi Nalić , Peter Gwargis, Noah Eile, Emil Lindman, Ismael Diawara , Markus Björkqvist and Malik Abubakari .
Substitutions
Malmö FF made 5 changes: J. Dahlin for I. Diawara (46′), V. Birmancevic for M. Abubakari (46′), S. Pena for E. Rakip (58′), A. Christiansen for A. Nalic (58′) and J. Berget for N. Moisander (83′).
Best player: Adi Nalić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Malmö FF was Adi Nalić.
His rating is with 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Zenit – Juventus – 0-1
- Chelsea – Malmö FF – 4-0
- Lille – Sevilla – 0-0
- Manchester United – Atalanta – 3-2
- Young Boys – Villarreal – 1-4
- Salzburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-1
- Benfica – FC Bayern München – 0-4
- FC Barcelona – Dynamo Kyiv – 1-0
