Chelsea 2 - 0 Fulham - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea 2 - 0 Fulham

Mount - Havertz 10'
Werner - Havertz 49'

5 Shots on Target 3
4 Shots off Target 7
1 Corners 8
15 Fouls 8
7 Offsides 1
3 Saves 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
49% Possession 51%










Cards
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Kurt Zouma 41' 90+4' Ola Aina





球場: Stamford Bridge, London
觀眾: 0
開賽: 17:30 Sat, 01 May 2021
主裁: Kevin Friend




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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/02/
the-debrief--blues-prosper-through-the-middle-as-german-duo-make

The Debrief: Blues prosper through the middle as German duo make the
difference

02 May 2021


We pick out the key statistics behind our comfortable Premier League
victory against Fulham to highlight some of the main talking points from
the game…


https://i.imgur.com/WVWsaTD.png


Kai Havertz was at the double for Chelsea to strengthen our place in the
top four and take the Blues one step closer to confirming Champions League
qualification for next season.


Meanwhile, another successful shutout down the other end made it 18 league
clean sheets in 2020/21, a tally only Manchester City can match.


== Tale of the turnovers ==


While the final scoreline and overall performance reflected an uneventful
evening for Thomas Tuchel's side at Stamford Bridge, Fulham's bright start
in the opening 20 minutes had set a slightly different tone.


The visitors were energetic and on the front foot, pressing the ball high
and often winning turnovers in the final third. Yet Chelsea proved more
effective in stealing possession from their opponents in defensive or
deeper midfield positions, channelling much of our attacking intent
through central areas.


Instead of the usual 3-4-3 shape, our setup was more like the 3-5-2 used
in Madrid in midweek, with Billy Gilmour sitting in the midfield six
position and Timo Werner up alongside Kai Havertz in attack.


https://i.imgur.com/d73W3JR.jpg


That allowed Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech to operate in more central
attacking midfield areas, though all four of our front players ended up
working in close proximity, as their average positions above indicates.


Werner was the highest of the forwards, stretching Fulham with his
lightning-quick runs in behind, while even Mount roamed into more advanced
areas than was expected when the teamsheets were submitted.


This was clear to see in the first goal as the England midfielder burst
forward to make a clever run behind defenders before bringing the ball
under control in spell-binding fashion and then teeing up Havertz to break
the deadlock.


The vast majority (89 per cent) of Chelsea's shots also came from the
middle zone of the pitch, indicating our success at penetrating the
Cottagers straight through the front door.


== Hungry Havertz takes his chances ==


It has been common this campaign for the Blues to bemoan spurned chances
and not scoring more goals from the opportunities created and dominance on
display. Yet this was a game in which we outperformed our xG of 1.8, and
that owed much to Havertz's clinical finishing in the 18-yard box.


https://i.imgur.com/aaSKkDl.jpg
Havertz opened the scoring early on


The young German is becoming a real handful as a central striker,
shrugging off the 'false' prefix to his number nine work. He scored with
both shots on target and created another decent opportunity late on for
Reece James, demonstrating the close control and slick passing that has
been the hallmark of his fledgling career.


Both goals were created by moments of brilliance, first by Mount and then
by Werner, but Havertz's composure and class in front of goal was evident.
He might have had a hat-trick but for a first-half effort ruled out for
offside and his general centre-forward play was a source of satisfaction
for Tuchel and those Chelsea supporters watching on.


As was Werner's overall contribution. Despite the narratives, there may be
some misconception about the striker's first season in England. In this
match, he had more shots than anyone on the pitch (three) and more key
passes than any other Chelsea player. He might have had another assist
when unselfishly teeing up Hakim Ziyech but for an excellent save from
Alphonse Areola.


https://i.imgur.com/9qX8MLo.jpg
Werner's touch map shows another effective display from the German


His assist that did count, a perfect pass of precision and weight in
between defenders for Havertz's second, took him to double figures for
both goals assists this term. He is the first player to achieve that in a
debut season at Chelsea since Eden Hazard eight years ago.


== Exceptional Edou ==


Some of our clean sheets under Tuchel over the past three months have been
the result of flawless defensive displays and opposing teams barely
fashioning a single chance against us.


This latest effort, however, required alert and elite goalkeeping from
Edouard Mendy, the Senegalese stopper making three impressive saves to
keep Scott Parker's men at bay.


https://i.imgur.com/70Zyzu3.jpg
Mendy notched up another Chelsea clean sheet


Fulham had 10 shots to our nine, three of which were on target and needed
pushing over the bar or away from danger. The pick of the bunch came late
in the first half with the score at 1-0 as Mendy reacted brilliantly to
keep out Ola Aina's deflected shot from the edge of the box.


The 29-year-old now has 16 Premier League clean sheets in 28 appearances,
having conceded just 22 in that time. Since Tuchel took charge, he has 13
clean sheets in 18 matches in all competitions. Only Manchester City's
Ederson has more in the league (18) – could there be a late race for the
Golden Glove in the offing?

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在泰晤士河旁一處林地空間上翩然舞蹈。所有痛苦的記憶都離開了我，我像落入迷離
幻境中一般，因為雀爾西是伊露維塔兒女中最美的一位。她身上那襲藍色的衣裳宛如
萬里無雲的晴空，她灰色的眼睛像是傍晚群星閃爍的天空；她的斗篷上繡著金色的花
朵，她的頭髮漆黑如暮色中的陰影。她的榮光與美好，就像樹葉上的光芒，像是潺潺
流水，像是這迷離世界上方閃爍的繁星；她臉上有閃亮的光輝。

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