[情報] 預備隊 - Chelsea 2-3 West Bromwich
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RESERVE REPORT: CHELSEA 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3
Posted on: Mon 09 Jan 2012
=== Summary ===
A disappointing day for the Blues, both in terms of result and performance.
An 88th minute winner by West Bromwich Albion substitute Adil Nabi sealed
a 3-2 win for the visitors when a draw had looked the most likely result.
We took the lead in the first half thanks to an impressive strike by Jacob
Mellis, but some sloppy defending allowed Lateef Elford-Alliyu to equalise
before half time.
Chris Wood gave West Brom the lead with just under 15 minutes remaining,
but the Blues responded well and were level soon after when Patrick van
Aanholt crossed for Milan Lalkovic (pictured above) to fire home from
inside the penalty area.
Chelsea pushed on in search of a winner but always looked vulnerable at
the back when West Brom broke, and after Mellis conceded a free kick deep
inside our half, Nabi scored the decisive goal.
On the positive side, Michael Essien made his first appearance of the
season and managed to come through 75 minutes unscathed as he continues on
the road to full fitness.
=== Team news ===
Van Aanholt and Gael Kakuta both started the match following their return
from loan spells at Wigan and Bolton respectively, while Essien started
deep in midfield. Sam Hutchinson captained the side at right-back having
been an unused substitute for the first team at the weekend, while Romelu
Lukaku, who did come on in that game, was chosen to lead the line.
=== First half ===
Lukaku earned a free kick on the edge of the box inside two minutes when
he raced on to a long pass and was bundled down, but the Belgian
youngster, who has five goals in the last five reserve games, fired the
resulting kick straight at the wall.
It was a lively opening, with the Blues looking to seize the initiative
early on, but Hutchinson conceded a free kick out on the right, inviting
the pressure on.
The visitors' first attempt on goal came from the resulting free kick but
Sam Mantom curled his effort high over the bar.
Lukaku went close shortly after when he headed Lalkovic's corner straight
at Shane Lewis in the West Brom goal, but a lack of power on the delivery
meant it was never going to really test the keeper.
Lalkovic's pace down the right-hand side was proving a constant threat,
and as one burst broke down the ball fell to Kaby who struck a fantastic
effort with his left foot that flew just past the post.
Hutchinson then released Lalkovic once again down the right but as the
winger attempted to pick out Lukaku with his cross, the danger was
comfortably cleared.
Some neat footwork from Kakuta saw us awarded a free kick on the edge of
the penalty area. Van Aanholt rolled the kick to Lukaku but his effort
cannoned against the wall and went behind.
We were gradually beginning to impose ourselves and could have had a
penalty when Kakuta was clearly fouled when racing on to Hutchinson's
cross; the referee waved the appeals away though to the obvious
frustration of Blues reserve manager Dermot Drummy.
For all our possession however, clear cut chances were proving hard to
come by. A great run from Van Aanholt almost paid off but as Kakuta helped
it on, West Brom were able to clear.
Mellis was then penalised for a push, and from the ensuing free kick Sam
Walker had to be alert to save low down to his left from Kemar Roofe.
Walker was called into action again minutes later when some careless play
allowed Wood to burst through on goal, but as the striker pulled the
trigger, the keeper narrowed the angle and pulled off a great save to keep
the scores level.
The returning Essien had been a peripheral figure for much of the first
half, but his influence began to grow as he cleverly used his experience
to retain possession and break up play.
We took the lead in the 36th minute after a low Van Aanholt cross fell
into the path of the oncoming Mellis (pictured below), who took one touch
to bring it under control before curling a right-footed effort beyond the
despairing dive of Lewis into the top corner.
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Mellis
A great burst out from the back by Rohan Ince almost teed up a second, but
Kakuta's cross was too deep for Lukaku.
Kaby then fired at the keeper from the edge of the box as the Blues looked
to put the game out of reach before the break.
Against the run of play however, the visitors were level in the 40th
minute, when Elford-Alliyu made a run from just inside the Blues half.
George Saville was unable to match him for pace and as Walker came off his
line, Elford-Alliyu finished well.
West Brom were then awarded a free kick in a dangerous position when both
Hutchinson and Ince combined to take the ball away from Romaine Sawyers.
From the resulting kick however, Mantom shot straight at the wall before
the referee blew for half time.
=== Second half ===
Mellis and Ince combined well down the right early in the second half but
the former's cross was high and wasteful when he should have really done
better.
Essien found Lalkovic with an intelligent pass shortly afterwards, but his
cross to the near post was too close to the keeper who held on to it well
under pressure from the oncoming Lukaku.
Wood should have put West Brom in front when he raced on to a long
clearance, but Walker was equal to his effort, palming over the bar for a
corner. The striker rose highest to meet the resulting corner but could
only direct his effort straight at Walker in the Chelsea goal.
Lalkovic then crossed from the right and Lewis had to be alert to tip over
as the ball appeared to be dropping in. Essien went close with a header
from the corner.
In an attempt to freshen things up a bit, Drummy opted to swap Lalkovic
and Kakuta around, and clever play from the captain Hutchinson afforded
the Frenchman time and space out wide on the right, but as he cut inside
he could only fire his effort high over the bar.
There were appeals for a penalty in the 64th minute when Lalkovic went
down inside the box under a clumsy challenge, but once again the appeals
were waved away.
Lalkovic almost gave us the lead a minute later when he arrived at the far
post, only to see a powerful effort parried away by Lewis almost from
point-blank range.
Kakuta then slipped past his man easily, but with time on his side could
only fire his cross straight at Wesley Atkinson who cleared easily.
Lukaku fired wide from the edge of the box as the Blues began to press in
search of that elusive second goal.
It required a crucial defensive header from Hutchinson to avert the danger
as West Brom broke quickly, the skipper intercepting as Wood was ready to
pounce.
Wood went close again a minute later when he came inside Ince on the edge
of the box, but again he fired wide.
Essien was withdrawn in the 75th minute, making way for Conor Clifford. It
was a comfortable outing for Essien and was another step in his
rehabilitation. He is not yet working with the first team and is expected
to be back training with the squad towards the end of the month.
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Essien
The warnings had been there, and Wood finally put West Brom in front in
the 76th minute, latching on to a flighted pass, and as Walker advanced
off his line Wood calmly slotted home.
As we went in search of an equaliser, Mellis did well to control Conor
Clifford's pass, but having turned well he could only fire over the bar.
The Blues were level with eight minutes remaining; a lovely slide-rule
pass from substitute Billy Clifford released Van Aanholt, who crossed for
Lalkovic to stab home from close-range and set up a tense closing spell.
With both teams searching for the winner spaces were beginning to open up,
and after Van Aanholt gave the ball away Mellis was forced into a foul.
From the free kick the ball was played out wide to the left, and as
Elford-Alliyu crossed, substitute Adil Nabi was the first to react and
pounced to fire into the bottom corner to give West Brom the lead with
only two minutes left to play.
Lalkovic embarked on a brilliant run straight from the kick off which saw
him brought down inches outside the penalty area. Kakuta was entrusted
with taking the free kick but blazed high and wide when he had plenty of
options.
Mellis went close a minute later from another Kakuta cross but he could
only steer his volley wide of the post.
Mantom had a chance to put the game to bed as West Brom broke with pace,
but as the ball ran into his path he leant back and hit it high over the
bar.
That proved to be the last attack of any note, as the final whistle
sounded.
Manager's thoughts:
'I think West Brom thoroughly deserved their victory today, they were well
organised and played very well on the counter attack,' said Dermot Drummy.
'I didn't think we played the game at our own tempo, we didn't really
dictate the game at any point, and while we scored two good goals through
Jacob and Milan, we were actually very sloppy in defence which surprised
me as I thought that was an area where we were doing well.
'They're young boys at the back learning; John Terry was in the dressing
room at half time and I said he could have a word with them, which he did,
but they need to know I wasn't happy with that performance.'
Chelsea (4-3-3):
Sam Walker
Sam Hutchinson (c) Rohan Ince George Saville Patrick van Aanholt
(Ben Gordon 75)
Jacob Mellis Michael Essien Kaby
(Conor Clifford 75) (Billy Clifford 65)
Milan Lalkovic Romelu Lukaku Gael Kakuta
Unused Subs - James Russell, Marko Mitrovic.
West Bromwich Albion (4-3-3):
Shane Lewis; James Hurst, Wesley Atkinson, Aaron Birch, Donervorn Daniels;
Kemar Roofe, Cameron Gayle, Sam Mantom (c);
Romaine Sawyers, Chris Wood, Lateef Elford-Alliyu.
Subs: Adil Nabi, Tom Turton, Mark Hingley, Mani O'Sullivan, David Goldsmith
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