‘Silva goes off’ Chelsea lose 2-5 to WBA…First defeat after Tuchel’s appointment

[OSEN=이승우 기자] Chelsea’s first defeat since taking over as manager Thomas Tuchel.

On the night of the 3rd (Korean time), Chelsea suffered a shocking defeat 2-5 against West Bromwich Albion (WBA) in the 30th round of the 2020-2021 English Premier League (EPL) held at Stamford Bridge in London, England.

Chelsea collapsed when defensive center Thiago Silva was sent off. He did not lose 14 games after taking over as coach Tuchel, but was caught by less than one opponent.

Chelsea has formed a selection lineup that is close to the elite. Timo Werner, Christian Pulicik, Hakim Ziech, Matteo Kovacić, Giorginho, Marcos Alonso, Reese James, Kurt Zuma, Silva, Cesar Aspilicueta, and Edouard Mendi (GK) participated.

The WBA pulled out a lineup focused on counterattacks. Mbaye Diagne, Matteus Pereira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Okai Yokusilo, Matt Phillips, Conor Townscent, Darnell Fallon, Sammy Azay, Kyle Bartley, Dara Oshei and Sam Johnstone (GK) appeared.

In the first five minutes, Silva was warned. In the process of preventing the opponent’s attacker from breaking through, he used his hand to receive a yellow card.

The opening goal was for Chelsea. In the 27th minute of the first half, Alonso’s free kick hit the goalpost with Johnstone’s hand, and Pulysik pushed it in.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Silva was sent off for an early hour, and a variable was created. In the process of blocking the shooting, he knocked over Yokusilu with excessive foot movements. Cumulative warning, Silva was sent off.

After that, the game leaned sharply towards the WBA. In the extra time in the first half, Ferreira shook the net with a shot passing the keys of the Mendi goalkeeper. Ferreira struck the ball and ended up with a reverse goal, with the WBA leading the first half by 2-1.

In the second half, the flow of WBA continued. In the 18th minute of the second half, Calum Robinson opened the goal for Chelsea with a powerful shot. In the second half of the 23rd minute, when Diagne scored an additional goal, the difference in the score quickly became a difference of 3 points.

Chelsea chased after Werner’s pass in the 26th minute as Mason Mount pushed in. However, Robinson shook the Chelsea goal again in the extra time in the second half. The match ended with a 5-2 win by the WBA. /[email protected]

Reporter Lee Seung-woo