Chelsea humiliated 5-2 at home to relegation-haunted WBA – South London News

By Paul Lagan

Chelsea 2 v WBA 5

Chelsea’s maintain on Champions League qualification subsequent season was thrown into disarray with a humbling and embarrassing  5-2 defeat at home to relegation-haunted WBA at this afternoon.

Fourth-place Blues began nicely and took the lead by means of Christian Pulisic earlier than skipper Thiago Silva was despatched off for 2 bookable offences after which collapsed, giving freely 4 targets to second-bottom Baggies, earlier than Mason Mount tucked home an inconsequential second.

They added salt to the already septic wounds, when Robinson notched his second and WBA’s fifth deep into added time.

The lacklustre show could have been recognised by former bosses Frank Lampard and Mauricio Sarri who in the end paid the worth for not  halting shows like this.

This was the primary defeat below new boss Thomas Tuchel.

A bunch of unforced errors characterised the opening of Chelsea’s play in opposition to relegation-haunted WBA who have been content material to sit again and defend.

But on 12 minutes Marcus Alonso broke the rearguard and managed to get a shot on the right track, however Sam Johnstone was equal to the duty.

Branislav Ivanovic entered the fray on 24 minutes changing injured O’Shea.

The 37 12 months previous performed for the Blues for 9 years making greater than 377 appearances for Chelsea.

But he might do nothing about Chelsea’s purpose on 28 minutes, when a superb curling free-kick smacked off Johnstone’s left submit and Christian Pulisic cooly slotted home.

Disaster struck for Thiago Silva two minutes later, when, already booked he dived in for a reckless problem on the sting of his penalty space and was rightly given a second yellow and purple card.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel sacrificed Hakim Ziyech to herald centre-back Andreas Christensen.

Ivanovic lasted simply 12 minutes when he was compelled off with a muscle harm having chased down Timo Werner. He was changed by Callum Robinson. 

Reece James hit a  highly effective shot, however it was straight at Johnstone.

It acquired worse from that time on for the home aspect.

Chelsea have been suckered deep into added time when a easy kick out from Johnstone, noticed Pereira beat the offside lure as they pushed up and he lobbed Mendy to equalise.

Seconds later Phillips reduce in from the appropriate, on the sting of the Chelsea space and curled an ideal left footer over Mendy and into his met. But the ball clipped off the crossbar. But the Blues gave the lead away and Pereira tucked home a low left-footer to put the Baggies into the lead with the final kick of the half.

Tuchel determined to deliver on Mason Mount at half-time, leaving Pulisic within the altering room.

Alonso rattled the submit after a interval of early second half strain for the home aspect, determined not to permit the guests to enhance in confidence that the shock first half rating gave them. It failed miserably.

Zouma’s cushioned volley inched over the crossbar from a James nook on 59 minutes.

Pereira virtually notched his hat-trick on 62 minutes, however his low, left-footer was nicely blocked by Mendy.

But it was Robinson who hit the third a minute later when a fast break noticed the striker thump an exquisite volley simply contained in the Blues penalty space.

It acquired worse for court-placed Chelsea on 68 minutes, when a fast break noticed the Baggies hit quantity 4 when an easy drive by 

Mount compelled Johnstone right into a effective save seconds later.

But Mount did rating on 71 minutes when Alonso zipped cross a left byline cross. Werner trapped the ball and tapped it to in-running Mount who slotted home to make it 2-4.

Zouma had an amazing probability to rating quantity three, however a half-volley from shut vary was thumped over the crossbar.

Robinson notched his second deep into added time and WBA’s fifth, when he beat the offside lure and clipped the ball home from a good angle.

Chelsea face Portuguese outfit Porto on Wednesday within the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final in Seville, Spain.

Teams: Chelsea, Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Zouma, Alonso, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pulisic, Ziyech, Werner.

Subs: Kepa, Christensen, Rudiger,  Chilwell, Gilmour, Mount, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

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