UEFA Champions League

Chelsea vs FC Salzburg 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 48': Raheem Sterling
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1 - 1
  • 75': Noah Okafor

Chelsea held to disappointing draw by FC Salzburg in Graham Potter's debut

Graham Potter got off to a disappointing start as Chelsea boss after FC Salzburg scored a late equalizer to grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Maurits Kjærgaard.
  • 48': Goal! Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Adamu replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Luka Sucic.
  • 75': Goal! Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Adamu with a cross.
  • 76': Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 77': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta replaces Noah Okafor because of an injury.
  • 89': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,818

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+11 Atlético Madrid 6 14 0
0 Lazio 6 10 2
-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 6 4
-10 Celtic 6 4 4
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Statistics

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16 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
27.9 Possession 72.1
4 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 4
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
149 Accurate Passes 543
255 Passes 648
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 63
19 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 15
24 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 11
25 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
32 Marc Cucurella
28 César Azpilicueta
8 Mateo Kovacic
19 Mason Mount
5 Jorginho
17 Raheem Sterling
24 Reece James Yellow Card
29 Kai Havertz
9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

SLZ FC Salzburg (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
95 Bernardo
17 Andreas Ulmer Yellow Card
70 Amar Dedic
77 Noah Okafor
13 Nicolas Seiwald
21 Luka Sucic
14 Maurits Kjaergaard
7 Nicolás Capaldo Yellow Card
30 Benjamin Sesko

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