Club Friendlies 1: Chelsea conquers Udinese 3-1

UDINE. Chelsea defeats Udinese 3-1.

UDINE. Chelsea overcomes Udinese 3-1. Chelsea got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from N. Kante (20′) and R. Sterling (37′). Udinese tried to recover with a goal from G. Deulofeu (43′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by M. Mount for Chelsea. Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.​

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  Udinese

  1

  

  Chelsea

  3

  29 Jul 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 66% while Udinese was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Chelsea was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.​

Udinese shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Udinese. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Chelsea.

After playing this encounter, Udinese stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Chelsea has points (0th).

Match Events

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Udinese: Formation and Lineups

The manager Andrea Sottil chose to play with the following team: M. Silvestri, A. Masina, F. Benković, B. Soppy, D. Udogie, R. Pereyra, Walace, J. Makengo, J. Bijol, Deulofeu and I. Success.

Substitutes

Udinese made 5 changes: G. Deulofeu for L. Samardzic (46′), J. Bijol for B. Nuytinck (68′), Walace for S. Lovric (84′), J. Makengo for I. Nestorovski (84′) and D. Udogie for F. Ebosele (86′).

Chelsea: Formation and Lineups

On the opposite side, Thomas Tuchel played with: É. Mendy, Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, K. Koulibaly, R. James, Jorginho, N. Kanté, M. Mount, K. Havertz and R. Sterling.

Substitutes

Chelsea made 5 changes: K. Havertz for C. Hudson-Odoi (72′), R. James for Emerson (72′), K. Koulibaly for H. Vale (72′), R. Sterling for Kenedy (84′) and Jorginho for B. Gilmour (84′).