A hard fought victory. First half we’re not good but I think that’s normal considering a lot of rotation there with Gilmour and Reece James starting. I hope this is just because it’s their first official start for those two, but we were a bit shambolic honestly in the first half. Second half it was all our domination after the usual starter like Azpilicueta and Kovacic came in. Plus Barkley who played quite a lot since the restart. What a move from Frank Lampard, it paid off, but I wonder whether these substitutions will impact our youngsters. I would have love to give Gilmour more time, apart some sloppy passes IMO he was doing ok. Reece James on the contrary, I think he played really bad. Same as Emerson on the other side, I think he is not good enough for Chelsea. All subs worked well, except RLC, which is normal considering he was out for very long. He looked really out of place though. Fed 2 times by Barkley who strangely passed to him instead to Pedro who was freer on the other side.
Anyway happy with the victory, a good match moreover. Unhappy that we have to face Man Utd, a team who beat us often lately 🙁