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Lampard continues to come out without wingers – this time Frank came out with a 4-5-1 formation, putting Werner and Mount on the flanks, as well as not breaking the Abraham-Havertz connection, the tandem did a good job in the Cup match of the League with Barnsley. As expected, Caballero appeared in goal, Thiago Silva tried on the captain’s armband, Slaven Bilic offered his players a 5-4-1 defense module.
Chelsea’s first half was riddled with errors, for which West Brom punished the guests three times, cheating their xG (on this indicator the hosts barely surpassed a goal). Already in the third minute, Alonso unsuccessfully dropped the ball with his head on the opponent’s leg, allowing the “VBA” to disperse the counterattack, the result was the transfer of the ball to the other flank. where James was late to Robinson and allowed him to shoot straight into the pocket (1: 0).
The Blues had several good opportunities to level the score: Abraham sent the ball into the stands from a good position and Werner hit the crossbar. Despite total control (75 to 25 on average during the 90+ minutes), Chelsea continued to act in a context of inertia in the last third of the field, uncertainty in their actions and lack of cohesion between partners, for which they paid twice more in the first 45 ‘. Thiago Silva made a mistake in the simplest situation (the ball rolled under the Brazilian’s foot) and arranged a date for Robinson and Caballero – Callum’s Double (2: 0)… Then after the corner was served, either James couldn’t stand the offside line or Alonso threw his player; in any case, Bartley forced Willie to pull the projectile out of the net for the third time.
What a half! ????
A double from Robinson and a hit from Bartley give us the lead in the middle of the stage.#WBACHE | @eToro pic.twitter.com/l4780Dbg8p
– West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) September 26, 2020
During the break, Lampard began to correct mistakes: Azpilicueta became the nominal left-back in place of Alonso and took the captain’s armband from Silva, Callum Hudson-Odoi (CWC) strengthened the attack line, replacing Kovacic.
The guests began to combine more actively in front of the penalty area “mirlos” and finally began to score. First Mount Johnston stunned with a long distance shot (3: 1, help Caesar), and then the wall made by Havertz and KHO (3: 2)… Of course, Frank wanted not only to recover, but also to win the fight, and for this it was necessary to strengthen the line of attack.
Frank Lampard’s thoughts come next …#WBACHE pic.twitter.com/4RqLTRcqrp
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 26, 2020
The coach eventually drew a line under Silva’s failed debut and released Giroud in his place, switching to a 3-defender formation. Chelsea continued to possess the ball, but control did not transform in critical moments until the end of regulation time.
Already in 5 compensated minutes, Werner won a corner – the Blues’ massive attack after the corner ended with a shot from Mount, which was stopped by the West Brom goalkeeper, but Abraham felt the moment subtly. It was Tammy who shot the ball into an empty net after Johnston’s uncertain play and saved his team from defeat to an outsider (3: 3)… Lampard still has a lot of work to do.
It’s over! @TammyAbraham salvage a point in injury time! ???? #WBACHE pic.twitter.com/LAWRjCh1gD
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 26, 2020
Submarine, 3rd round.
Stadium: Thorns (West Brombie)
Head judge: Jonathan Moss (England)
“West Bromwich” – “Chelsea” 3: 3
Goals: Robinson (4, 25), Bartley (27) – Monte (55), Hudson-Odoi (70), Abraham (90 + 3)
West Bromwich: Johnston – Ferlong, Ajayi, Bartley, O’Shea, Townsend – Pereira (Field, 90 + 1), Livermore, Sawyers, Diangana (Phillips, 74) – Robinson (Robson-Kanu, 66)
Chelsea: Caballero – James, Christensen, Silva (Giroud, 73), Alonso (Aspilicueta, 46) – Kante, Kovacic (Hudson-Odoi, 46), Mount, Havertz, Werner – Abraham
Warnings: Ferlong (82) – Alonso (8), James (27), Christensen (86)
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