Chelsea and Arsenal played out a pretty drab 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge tonight in the Caraboa Cup semi-final first leg. Let’s see how the players rated …
Chelsea
Courtois 7
Apart from one decent save in the first-half was a relative spectator.
Azpilicueta 7
Solid as a rock as always.
Christensen 7
Continues to look comfortable at this level.
Rüdiger 7
Rarely tested, but did everything he was asked to do with ease.
Moses 7
Got forward really well particularly in the first-half.
Alonso 7
Went close with a couple of headers, and one shot from distance, has grown into one of the best left-backs in England.
Drinkwater 6
Still looks to be finding his feet in this Chelsea team, a few decent passes, but also a few poor ones.
Kanté 7
Covered a huge amount of ground as usual.
Fàbregas 6
Couldn’t quite manage to impact the game as you expect the classy Spaniard to do.
Hazard 7
Started sharply, although he faded as the game went on.
Morata 7
Worked hard, but seems to be suffering from a loss of confidence in front of goal.
Substitutes
Willian 7
Forced Ospina into a decent save from distance.
Bakayoko N/A
No impact.
Arsenal
Ospina 8
Looked unconvincing at times, however he still kept a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge so he gets a eight.
Chambers 7
Surprisingly solid for a change.
Mustafi 7
Struggled against Morata at times, but all in all a decent display.
Holding 7
Much like Chambers actually not that bad for once.
Bellerín 7
Had a decent battle with Alonso. Defended well but didn’t get forward as much as usual.
Maitland-Niles 7
Struggled defensively in first-half but recovered well in second period.
Xhaka 6
Passed well at times, but lucky not to be sent off after two fouls in quick succession after he was on yellow.
Wilshere 8 ( MOTM )
Best player on the pitch until he had to go off injured.
Iwobi 6
Worked hard, although was guilty of perhaps the worst ever shot on target in the history of football in second-half.
Welbeck 7
Got through a mountain of work for his team, but carried very little goal threat.
Lacazette 5
Skyed one decent chance over the bar in the first-half and made very little impact thereafter.
Substitutes
Sanchez 7
Buzzed around trying to create something for his side without any success.
Elneny 7
Did a decent job defensively.
