U23 - Derby County 0 - 1 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/2/4/pl2-report--derby-0-chelsea-1

PL2 report: Derby 0 Chelsea 1

04 Feb 2019


Our development squad won a hard-fought three points in Premier League 2
as they battled throughout the 90 minutes on a cold winter's night in
Derbyshire.


https://i.imgur.com/2SEpDjA.jpg


Conor Gallagher's goal moments before half-time proved the difference
between the two sides, though the victory also owed much to hard graft and
a defensive resilience from front to back. The win takes us up one place
in the league standings into fifth.


There were four changes from our last league outing as injuries restricted
the options available to manager Joe Edwards, ruling out Richard Nartey,
Billy Gilmour and Tino Anjorin. Ethan Ampadu came into the side at the
heart a three-man central defensive unit, flanked by captain Marc Guehi
and Joseph Colley, while Jamie Cumming continued in goal.


The Dutch duo of Juan Castillo and Ian Maatsen operated as wing-backs in
Edwards's preferred 3-5-2 system, with Gallagher joined by George
McEachran and Tariq Uwakwe in central midfield. Daishawn Redan and Charlie
Brown led the line up front as the Blues looked to end a run of three
consecutive PL2 defeats stretching back to the first week of December.


The contest started evenly in the East Midlands, both sides exchanging
set-piece opportunities inside the opening 10 minutes but unable to
trouble the opposing goalkeeper. Gallagher had a chance to test Josh
Barnes with a central free-kick 25 yards out but opted to drift in a
floated delivery that just evaded the jumping Ampadu.


Cumming was the first made to work between the sticks, reacting and
dropping quickly to keep out a close-range effort, before a bouncing ball
dropped invitingly for Uwakwe to strike straight into the gloves of the
home goalkeeper.


A fast-paced and competitive encounter was taking place in the middle of
the pitch, though it was the Rams who fashioned the next big opportunity
midway through the half. Max Hunt rose highest to get on the end of a
free-kick and divert it into the path of Josh Shonibare, whose initial
effort was blocked and the ensuing goalmouth scramble eventually thwarted
by Cumming.


Uwakwe's return from an injury layoff was proving a timely one and the
19-year-old remained at the heart of our attacking endeavours. Immediately
after Shonibare's chance, the visitors raced down the other end to
threaten with their best move of the match to date as Maatsen was played
in on the right and delivered for Uwakwe, who was denied bravely by
Barnes.


https://i.imgur.com/FysIOGv.jpg
Uwakwe was lively in midfield on his return from injury


Chances continued to come readily in an entertaining match and Louie
Sibley fired a warning with a rising strike narrowly over the crossbar
before Cameron Cresswell spurned a glorious chance to break the deadlock.
Cumming was almost the architect of his own downfall as he miskicked the
ball straight out to the Derby striker with his standing foot, though
accuracy was lacking in the finish and the Blues breathed a sigh of
relief.


After a period of Derby pressure around the half hour mark, it was
suddenly the visitors in the ascendancy in the final period before the
break. Gallagher retrieved possession and fed Brown, who fired just over,
before Redan's volley was saved after McEachran stole the ball upfield.


Yet the breakthrough soon arrived as the Blues pressed home their control
in the contest. Gallagher had spurned a good chance moments earlier but
was not to be denied for a second time and finished expertly into the top
corner, with Castillo claiming the assist with a cross from the left.


It was perfect timing for Edwards's boys and gave them an advantage to
protect in the second 45 minutes, along with the platform to play on the
counter-attack. A burst on the break almost fashioned our second goal
early after the restart as Gallagher got things going from deep and
McEachran advanced down the right flank before picking out Redan in the
middle. The teenage striker made good contact but Barnes was equal to the
effort, producing an excellent save to keep the deficit at one.


https://i.imgur.com/4yjKoKt.jpg
A couple of familiar faces joined our Head of Youth Development Neil Bath
in watching on from the sidelines


The Derby threat increased steadily as the half wore on and the
temperature dropped further under a clear sky at the Rams training ground.
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson scuffed a shot straight at Cumming, while our
goalkeeper was positioned perfectly again moments later to hold on to Alex
Babos's free-kick.


It was inevitable that the visitors would drop deeper as Darren Wassall's
side pushed for a leveller, though our application to put pressure on the
ball and defend the box could not be faulted. A jinking run from Calum
MacDonald, the full-back, almost opened the door as he burst into the box
but Ampadu was in the way with a super block.


Down the other end, the hard-working Brown got on the end of a quick break
forward, teed up by McEachran's clever reverse pass, but the unfavourable
angle proved too difficult for the forward to master and Barnes flung out
a strong hand to paw the ball from danger.


https://i.imgur.com/C5ztwBR.jpg


Five minutes of added time indicated by the fourth official brought the
nerves to a crescendo at the death and it took a huge effort for the Blues
to keep their clean sheet intact. Barnes had performed capably in his own
box to prevent us from adding further goals and he almost came up with the
unlikeliest of equalisers when he sprinted forward for a late set-piece,
though the ball spun off the keeper and narrowly wide of Cumming's upright.


That ensured the points were coming back to the capital as Edwards's side
collected their first win of 2019 and closed the gap to second place to
three points.


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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/2/5/
pl2-reaction--a-step-in-the-right-direction

PL2 reaction: A step in the right direction

05 Feb 2019


A welcome win for our development squad was hard-earned in the Midlands
last night (Monday) as a goal from Conor Gallagher moments before the
break proved the difference between the Blues and Derby County.


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


The three points took Joe Edwards's side above Liverpool into fifth place
in Premier League 2, closing the gap to second place with a first league
win since the start of December. After the game, the manager praised his
side for competing in a fast-paced, battling performance on a cold night
in Derbyshire.


'It's good to get back to winning ways,' he said after watching his side
defend resolutely to claim a first PL2 clean sheet since September. 'We're
a bit disappointed with our league position at the moment, particularly
given how well we started the season, but that's what happens when you
suffer back-to-back defeats.


'The pace of the game throughout was excellent and a credit to under-23s
football but thankfully we showed a bit of everything; we played some good
football up against a really difficult press, obviously got our goal just
before half-time and then dug in at the end to fight for a clean sheet so
the lads thoroughly deserved what they got.'


Collective effort was required to keep our advantage intact in the second
half and Edwards indicated that defence started from the front as the
strikers in his 3-5-2 system set the tone for a hard-working display.


'We defended the box well because Derby have players that are quick and
threatening in the final third so we had to deal with that,' he continued.
'They've been at the right end of the table all season and for most of the
game you could see why because they're a really difficult team to play
against.


'They try to get the ball down and play, which contributed to the high
tempo, so it was one of those clean sheets where the whole team have
earned it. Charlie Brown and Daishawn Redan up front had to do a lot of
work which goes unnoticed and the work-rate all over the pitch was
excellent. We said to the boys before the game that if we want to work our
way up the table, we have to beat the teams that are up there so this was
a step in the right direction.'


https://i.imgur.com/OYaR6lb.jpg


Ethan Ampadu started at the heart of defence and the 18-year-old Wales
international's inclusion provided a significant boost to our rearguard
effort.


'We have to give credit to Ethan because he needs to play football and
probably felt he hadn't got many minutes recently so he asked to come and
play, which we always welcome,' Edwards added. 'He always brings great
leadership qualities and really strengthened us at the back.'


The challenge now is to secure back-to-back league wins for the first time
this season when Swansea City visit Aldershot on Friday 15 February.


'You want to build on it whenever you win and that consistency has been
our biggest problem all season,' explained the manager.


'There are a lot of good teams in the league and not much of a gulf
between the teams because anyone can beat anyone. Consistency has been a
problem for us so now we need to follow it up with a home win in
particular because we know our home form has cost us.'


Chelsea (3-5-2)
Jamie Cumming

Joseph Colley Ethan Ampadu Marc Guehi

Ian Maatsen Conor Gallagher George McEachran Tariq Uwakwe Juan Castillo
(Clinton Mola 73)

Daishawn Redan Charlie Brown
(George Nunn 90+5)


Unused subs - Karlo Ziger, Marcel Lavinier, Henry Lawrence
Scorer - Gallagher 44
Booked - McEachran


Derby County

Josh Barnes, Kellan Gordon, Calum MacDonald, Max Bird, Joe Bateman,

Max Hunt, Jayden Mitchell-Lawson, Louie Sibley, Cameron Cresswell,

Alex Babos (Aaron Eyoma 82), Josh Shonibare (Tyree Wilson 67)


Unused subs - Aaron Eyoma, Matthew Yates, Fuseine Rashid, Sven Karic

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