Chelsea’s Caicedo 5/10 for costly error in loss to Forest

Chelsea suffered a 1-0 house defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League after an underwhelming efficiency at Stamford Bridge.

A irritating first half for the house facet noticed little created in the way in which of clear-cut probabilities. Enzo Fernández had three efforts from outdoors of the field whereas Raheem Sterling offered the brightest spark of a boring show by the Blues in the opening 45 minutes.

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The Stamford Bridge crowd anticipated a response after the break, however they quickly noticed their facet go a purpose down when Moisés Caicedo gave away possession cheaply in a harmful space, permitting Forest to counter and Anthony Elanga completed calmly previous Robert Sánchez.

Fernandez appeared almost definitely to make one thing occur when allowed to enterprise additional ahead the place he appeared to unlock Nicolas Jackson, who ought to have equalised when discovered by Sterling solely to miss the goal utterly.

Sterling’s strike from a troublesome angle went huge, with United States goalkeeper Matt Turner having simply two efforts on course to cope with throughout the 90 minutes.

Positives

Malo Gusto appears to be like to be a powerful alternative for Chelsea captain Reece James, who stays out via harm, and Sterling additionally offered one other instance of how he can thrive in Mauricio Pochettino’s system.

Negatives

Chelsea struggled to create probabilities in a fixture the place they need to have been in a position to assert their dominance extra, significantly after the variety of signings they’ve made this summer time. The Blues’ efficiency will not instil a lot confidence going ahead.

Another error main to a purpose from Caicedo is a behavior that the Ecuador worldwide and British-record signing wants to break as quickly as attainable.

Manager score (1-10; 10 = greatest)

Mauricio Pochettino, 6 — Chelsea managed the match, with Forest’s probabilities solely coming from particular person participant errors. Pochettino was aggressive along with his substitutions as he introduced on attacking gamers, however he was let down by his staff’s lack of innovative on the day. Overall, it is troublesome to blame the supervisor for this consequence.

Player rankings

GK Robert Sanchez, 5 — Had little to do with Chelsea limiting the variety of Forest’s probabilities, however could not save Elanga’s well-placed effort in the second half. Distribution may have been higher.

DF Ben Chilwell, 6 — Chelsea appeared most harmful down Chilwell’s facet once they discovered him in the attacking third, however his teammates weren’t fairly on the identical wavelength to take advantage of a variety of well-placed crosses into the field. Booked for a unnecessary foul in the primary half.

DF Levi Colwill, 6 — Didn’t stand out too ceaselessly on the left facet of the again three and that’s usually a optimistic indicator for a centre-back. Looked to break the strains when on the ball, shifting it swiftly into midfield. Looked pissed off in the second half as stress started to develop across the stadium.

DF Thiago Silva, 5 – The Brazilian confronted a troublesome bodily battle with Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who was in a position to maintain the ball up and use his energy to get into harmful positions. Had an effort in the second half from shut vary however could not information it contained in the close to put up.

DF Axel Disasi, 6 — Kept issues easy when referred to as upon with a no-nonsense strategy, however wasn’t referred to as into motion a lot. An try from vary was blocked simply when he may have appeared to go as an alternative.

DF Malo Gusto, 6 — An energetic show noticed him present a daily possibility down the suitable flank, whereas he was additionally fast to monitor again in defensive phases when little bought down his facet. Provided an possibility to get crosses into the field however could not discover the goal.

MF Conor Gallagher, 6 — Another optimistic efficiency from Gallagher noticed him lively in defensive phases to win again possession, whereas he additionally helped management possession by offering a recycle possibility. Went shut with a left-footed strike that curled over the bar.

MF Moises Caicedo, 5 — Dispossessed too simply at instances, and he gave the ball away for the counter-attack that led to Forest’s winner. Substituted in the 77th minute. Not the kind of efficiency that satisfied Chelsea to pay a file charge for him.

MF Enzo Fernandez, 6 — Anonymous outdoors of a variety of efforts in the primary half that he actually ought to have accomplished higher with, together with one from 18 yards that he put over the bar. Began to create extra in the second half with a variety of progressive passes that unlocked the defence.

MF Raheem Sterling, 7 — Always appeared to make one thing occur with depth that wasn’t all the time matched by his teammates. Close to connecting with a Chilwell cross in the primary half, and unlucky not to get an help himself when reducing the ball again for Jackson.

FW Nicolas Jackson 4 — Shut out by the opposition for the vast majority of the sport and could not discover house. Struggled to discover house contained in the field, along with his greatest effort blocked after a formidable go by Fernandez. His largest second of the sport got here in the ultimate 10 minutes when he had to do higher along with his strike that was despatched over the bar. A large second in the sport that he did not benefit from.

Substitutes (gamers launched after 70 minutes get no score)

Noni Madueke (Chilwell, 63′), 5 — The winger tried to make issues occur however confronted a cussed Forest defence. Dispossessed to the frustration of the group, whereas one other effort was blocked. His greatest second got here when connecting with Mykhailo Mudryk contained in the field, however the Ukraine worldwide’s contact was poor.

Cole Palmer (Gallagher, 62′), 6 – The debutant was shortly crowded out by defenders, which noticed him sluggish to develop into the sport, however he performed a component in Chelsea’s greatest probability of the sport when enjoying in Sterling earlier than Jackson’s miss.

Ian Maatsen (Caicedo, 77′), N/R — On for Caicedo for the ultimate spell of the sport.

Mykhailo Mudryk (Gusto, 77′), N/R — Not allowed a lot room to categorical himself when launched as Chelsea’s final attacking change.