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At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 9, a match in the third round of the FA Cup began to be contested, with Chelsea facing Chesterfield at home. Chelsea have been affected by the epidemic and injuries, which have led to a poor league record in recent times, and the gap with Manchester City at the top of the table is getting wider and wider, and there is already a distance of 10 points. However, in the cup match, Chelsea was relatively smooth, qualifying from the Champions League group and reaching the semi-finals of the Premier League Cup. This time Chelsea played in the FA Cup against lower league side ChesterField. Against such an opponent, Chelsea won very easily.
Chelsea lined up in a 343 formation. Betinelli served as the starting goalkeeper. Christensen, Sal and Hall partnered at 3 defenders. Ziyech, Saul, Kovacic and Hudson-Odoi form a four-midfielder. The attacking combination of Pulisic, Lukaku and Werner joined forces. Kepa, Jorginho, Cheek and Havertz are on the bench. Chilwell, Rees James and Azpilicueta are out with injuries.
The match became Chelsea's show. Chelsea scored early and Werner picked up a leak in front of goal in the 5th minute. Hudson-Odoi's angle of the shot made the goalkeeper desperate. Lukaku swept a shot in front of goal to continue to extend the scoreline. Christensen's header was out of reach for the goalkeeper. Ziyech scored a penalty shot that allowed the opposing goalkeeper to fish the ball out of the goal for the fifth time. Although Assant scored a goal in the last minute, it was only to regain a little face. The final score was set at 5-1, with Chelsea beating ChesterField. Chelsea have won two games in three days and are on the verge of a good momentum, followed by a match against Tottenham Hotspur led by Conte in the second leg of the Premier League Cup semi-finals.
Chelsea had 73% of the ball in this game, and had 9 shots on target in 22 crazy times and scored 5 goals. Chesterfield, on the other hand, scored 1 goal with 7 shots on goal and 2 shots on target. Although Chelsea scored a lot of goals, none of the players were particularly eye-catching, and the five goals scored by five different players meant that this Chelsea team did not rely on only one star, but also relied on the strength of the whole to win the game.
Chelsea were able to play such an effect, and Tuchel was instrumental. However, despite Chelsea's big win, Tuchel was not very satisfied, believing that the players had relaxed a bit after 5-0 and made the game more open. Indeed, being scored by an opponent of this level is naturally a thing worth reviewing. Chelsea still have a lot of problems on the defensive end this season and Tuchel also needs to make the team more solid on the defensive end.