Chelsea vs Malmö 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Lukaku, Werner injured as Chelsea beats Malmo 4-0 in CL
— Injuries to strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner marred Chelsea's impressive 4-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Chelsea 1, Malmö 0. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Lasse Nielsen (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Chelsea 2, Malmö 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 23': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku because of an injury.
- 44': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Malmö 0.
- 45': Substitution, Malmö. Ismael Diarra Diawara replaces Johan Dahlin.
- 45': Substitution, Malmö. Abdul Malik Abubakari replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
- 48': Goal! Chelsea 3, Malmö 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi following a fast break.
- 53': Anders Christiansen (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Eric Larsson (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Chelsea 4, Malmö 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 58': Substitution, Malmö. Adi Nalic replaces Anders Christiansen.
- 59': Substitution, Malmö. Erdal Rakip replaces Sergio Peña.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 84': Substitution, Malmö. Niklas Moisander replaces Jo Inge Berget.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,095
Statistics
MAL |
CHE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 27 | Possession | 73 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 161 | Accurate Passes | 593 |
| 245 | Passes | 658 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 15 | Clearances | 4 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
Malmö FF (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Johan Dahlin (GK) |
| 24 | Lasse Nielsen |
| 31 | Franz Brorsson |
| 2 | Eric Larsson |
| 10 | Anders Christiansen |
| 8 | Sergio Peña |
| 20 | Innocent Bonke |
| 13 | Martin Olsson |
| 32 | Jo Inge Berget |
| 19 | Veljko Birmancevic |
| 9 | Antonio-Mirko Colak |
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