Chelsea defeated Barrow in the third round of Carabao Cup yesterday. They scored 5 goals at Stamford Bridge and made their fans extremely happy. Chelsea fans were also happy to witness some of their overlooked stars back in the action. One of those names was their talented fullback Benjamin Chilwell.
Ben Chilwell was told by Enzo Maresca to leave the club this summer. The scenario was same as Raheem Sterling where Maresca told them that they will not get any playing time this season. Sterling was able to make a move to Chelsea’s london rivals Arsenal on the deadline day.
But Benjamin Chilwell was not able to find a new club due to his injuries. After the transfer window ended in England, The Blues even tried to sell him to Saudi clubs. But the deal never materialized and Chilwell stayed at Stamford Bridge.
Later, Ben Chilwell returned to first team training and was part of squad to face Barrow. Enzo Maresca told earlier that he is planning to give Chilwell some minutes in the Carabao Cup fixture. As a result, Chilwell was introduced on the pitch in the second half and the full back assured that Maresca does not regrets his decision.
Benjamin Chilwell against Barrow
Ben Chilwell was very good in his first match of the 2024/25 season. He completed 24 passes with 86% accuracy and created 2 chances. He had 36 touches out of which 2 were in the opposition box. Chilwell also had 4 passes in the final third.
The 27 year old fullback was very good when it came to defending and winning duels. Chilwell made 1 tackle, 1 clearance and 1 recovery. He won 3 ground duels and 1 ariel duel; both with 100% accuracy. All of the stats as per FOTMOB.
Benjamin Chilwell was appreciated by the Chelsea fans and later he responded by saying that he missed playing at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea boss was impressed by Chilwell and said the player has shown that he is ready and working well. Maresca added that he will give Chilwell more minutes if any opportunity arises. It would be interesting to see if Chilwell gets chance to play his first Premier League match of the season this saturday against Brighton.
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