Chelsea 4⃣️-2⃣️ Werder Bremen match report

⭐ players: Terry, Oscar, Costa, Hazard

Notes
- Hazard and Costa looking central to the attack along with whoever starts in midifeld (Oscar/ Fabregas).
- Terry been solid all through preseason, Cahill a bit suspect at times.
- Very attacking and doubling up on Chelsea attackers may not be the worst idea.

Chelsea 1st half team (4-1-4-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard; Costa.

6’’ Azpilicueta’s shot is deflected behind for a corner.
8’’ Short corner from Oscar finds a who unleashes a shot into the bottom corner for the opener. ⚽
10’’ And it’s another! Oscar and Costa play a one two, with the Brazilian slipped through on goal and finishes to double Chelsea’s lead. ⚽
16’’ Spectacular save from Courtois as he tips a shot from distance onto the crossbar. ♜
26’’ A scramble in the box and Costa tries to finish it, but the ball is blocked and deflected out for a corner.
29’’ Willian’s free kick is delivered very well meeting the head of Ivanovic who connects with it. Wiedwald gets a hand to it but not enough to take it off target. A Bremen defender ends up clearing it off the line.
32’’ Matic concedes a penalty after Junuzovic dribbles and turns his way through Cahill into the box to be one on one with Courtois. Pizarro takes it and scores against his former club. ⚽
36’’ Willian unleashes a powerful shot saved by Wiedwald.
46’’ Hazard slips through Diego Costa on the left side of the box who finishes calmly to extend Chelsea’s lead just before half time. ⚽

Chelsea 2nd half team (4-1-4-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian, Oscar, Fabregas, Hazard; Costa.

50’’ Willian sets up Ivanovic with a cross but the fullback heads over from close range. Big miss.
56’’ Hazard tees up Costa in the middle of the box but after a bad touch he slashes at it with his left foot and it sails wide.
58’’ Hazard plays Costa on with a nice through ball. He beats the defender but the angle on goal is very tight and it can’t sneak in.
60’’ Fabregas slips Oscar one on one with the keeper but the Brazilian takes too many touches and the keeper closes him down before the ball is cleared.
65’’ A great strike from Thy to the bottom left corner from outside the box as Kante doesn’t close him down quick enough. Glimmer of hope for Werder Bremen. ⚽
69’’ Hazard, Willian and Costa subbed for Moses, Pedro, Batshuayi. ↩️
73’’ Batshuayi is played through but pressure from the defender forces him to shoot early into the feet of Wiedwald.
75’’ Terry is down and looks concussed. ☠
76’’ After a minute or so he is back on his feet but Chelsea aren’t taking any chances as Hector comes on to replace the skipper. ↩️
79’’ Azpilicueta and Oscar subbed for Aina, Chalobah and Loftus-Cheek. ↩️
81’’ Easy low save and held by Courtois. ♜
82’’ Courtois and Kante subbed for Begovic and Chalobah. ↩️
88’’ Begovic with a low save from a half shot, half cross. ♜
88’’ Batshuayi comes close to getting his opening goal for Chelsea but it just whistles by the post from his low shot.
89’’ Moses’ shot is saved by Wiedwald.
90’’ Batshuayi passes to Pedro who finishes coolly to the bottom corner to put the game to an end. ⚽

Match rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆