Chelsea vs Wrexham, 2023 Club Friendly

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Chelsea

3': Ian Maatsen
42': Ian Maatsen
80': Conor Gallagher
90': Christopher Nkunku
90'+3': Ben Chilwell

FT
5 - 0

Wrexham

Chelsea beat Wrexham with ease as preseason U.S. tour begins

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wrexham 0. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson following a fast break.
6': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
8': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
11': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
11': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
14': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
15': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
15': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Hand ball by Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea).
19': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
22': Attempt blocked. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eoghan O'Connell.
22': Foul by Jacob Mendy (Wrexham).
22': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
24': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt blocked. Diego Moreira (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
27': Delay in match (Chelsea).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
30': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Mullin with a headed pass.
33': Bashir Humphreys (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
34': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella tries a through ball, but Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
35': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
37': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
37': James Jones (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
40': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
40': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wrexham 0. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
45': Attempt blocked. Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Mendy.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Wrexham 0.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Wrexham 0.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Malo Gusto.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Ian Maatsen.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Ângelo replaces Diego Moreira.
45': Substitution, Wrexham. Aaron Hayden replaces Eoghan O'Connell.
45': Substitution, Wrexham. Callum McFadzean replaces Jacob Mendy.
45': Substitution, Wrexham. Rob Lainton replaces Ben Foster.
45': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Anthony Forde.
45': Substitution, Wrexham. William Boyle replaces Andrew Cannon.
46': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Barnett.
50': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
51': Attempt missed. James Jones (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
51': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
51': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Offside, Chelsea. Ângelo tries a through ball, but Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
55': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
55': James Jones (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham).
58': Foul by Ryan Barnett (Wrexham).
58': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
59': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
60': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
61': Substitution, Wrexham. Max Cleworth replaces Ben Tozer.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Sam Dalby.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Liam McAlinden replaces James Jones.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Thomas O'Connor.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Luke Young replaces Elliot Lee.
62': Substitution, Wrexham. Billy Waters replaces Paul Mullin.
63': Substitution, Chelsea. Lewis Hall replaces Andrey Santos.
64': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Liam McAlinden (Wrexham).
64': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
71': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ângelo with a cross.
71': Delay in match (Chelsea).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Ângelo (Chelsea).
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Lucas Bergström replaces Jamie Cumming.
77': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
77': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
78': Attempt saved. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Young with a cross.
78': Offside, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer tries a through ball, but Billy Waters is caught offside.
80': Goal! Chelsea 3, Wrexham 0. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
84': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
84': Liam McAlinden (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
85': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Cleworth.
85': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
86': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
86': Liam McAlinden (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt blocked. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ângelo.
88': Attempt blocked. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
89': Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Young with a cross following a corner.
90': Goal! Chelsea 4, Wrexham 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cesare Casadei with a through ball.
90'+2': Offside, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Ângelo is caught offside.
90'+3': Goal! Chelsea 5, Wrexham 0. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ângelo with a through ball.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 5, Wrexham 0.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 5, Wrexham 0.

Statistics

WXM		CHE
7	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	1
35.4	Possession	64.6
11	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 50,596

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
60	Jamie Cumming (GK)
35	Bashir Humphreys
14	Trevoh Chalobah
32	Marc Cucurella
34	Malo Gusto
30	Carney Chukwuemeka
39	Andrey Santos
40	Cesare Casadei
43	Nicolas Jackson
38	Ian Maatsen
42	Diego Moreira

Chelsea Substitutes:

Alfie Gilchrist, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva, Ângelo Gabriel, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling, Lucas Bergstrom, Ben Chilwell, Lewis Hall, Christopher Nkunku.

Wrexham (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Ben Foster (GK)
4	Ben Tozer
22	Thomas O'Connor
15	Eoghan O'Connell
38	Elliott Lee
30	James Jones
20	Andrew Cannon
19	Jacob Mendy
14	Anthony Forde
10	Paul Mullin
18	Sam Dalby

Wrexham Substitutes:

Callum McFadzean, William Boyle, Luke Young, Billy Waters, Ollie Palmer, Ryan Barnett, Jordan Davies, Aaron Hayden, Liam McAlinden, Robert Lainton, Max Cleworth.

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