Chelsea player ratings: Levi Colwill’s sluggish performance saved by Pedro Neto’s best showing in a Blues shirt

CHELSEA capitalised connected the failures of their rivals to determination up to 4th successful the Premier League with a 2-1 triumph implicit West Ham successful West London.

Chances came and went for The Blues successful the archetypal half, with the 2 champion falling to Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez, some of whom missed the target.

And conscionable erstwhile it looked to beryllium a fractional of missed chances, a Levi Colwill backpass rolled consecutive into the way of Jarrod Bowen who dispatched his changeable perfectly into the bottommost near country connected his instrumentality from injury.

A big of changes from Enzo Maresca upped the tempo successful the 2nd half, and they paid dividends with Pedro Neto driving location an equaliser successful the 63rd infinitesimal aft a changeable from Fernandez.

Fans grew optimistic arsenic the location broadside grew into the game, which culminated successful a deflected Cole Palmer effort sending the Bridge into raptures arsenic they went 2-1 up.

Only Tottenham person dropped much points from winning positions than Chelsea this season, but they managed to cling onto this 1 to enactment them into a Champions League spot erstwhile more.

Here is however SunSport's Lloyd Canfield rated Chelsea's performance.

Filip Jorgensen - 7

It would've been a pugnacious task to disappoint Chelsea fans aft what they person seen from Robert Sanchez successful caller weeks.

There wasn't an atrocious batch helium could bash astir the opener, and really made immoderate beauteous bully stops to forestall his broadside being much than 1 extremity down astatine the halfway point.

Those saves proved vital, and helium should expect to commencement again against Brighton.

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Reece James - 6

His crosses from the close were bully passim the archetypal half, but determination was nary 1 objective capable successful the container to drawback him an assist.

Strong defensively, but yet didn't person overmuch to bash successful that facet with Chelsea ascendant connected the flanks.

Tosin Adarabioyo - 7

Strong successful the aerial and beauteous bully crossed the ground.

Perhaps could've done a small much to forestall Bowen opening the scoring arsenic helium seemed to basal and ticker him shoot, but wide was bully and is increasing into a good, accordant Premier League centre half.

His captious artifact successful added clip mightiness good person been the quality betwixt 3 points and one.

Levi Colwill - 3

His atrocious backpass rolled Jarrod Bowen successful perfectly to springiness the Hammers the pb conscionable earlier archetypal half-time.

A lousy and sluggish show improved successful the 2nd fractional aft his broadside took the lead, but helium was fortunate not to outgo his broadside points tonight.

Marc Cucurella - 7

Inverted good from near backmost into midfield successful a relation that looks made for him, helium was beardown successful his tackles and bully successful the aerial from commencement to finish.

Got into unsafe positions going forward, but couldn't adhd the finishing touches to his crippled connected this occasion.

Moises Caicedo - 7

Tenacious tackling and vigor is what the location fans person go accustomed to seeing from their Ecuadorian destroyer.

Glimpses of that successful the archetypal fractional extended into a mature and controlled 2nd 45 minutes wherever helium looked to person Mo Kudus' number.

Enzo Fernández - 5

Missed a immense accidental to springiness Chelsea the pb which helium rolled past the near manus station from a fewer yards out.

It was his saved effort which bounced retired for Pedro Neto to level the scoring, but wide the Argentine looked a spot disconnected the gait successful midfield.

Noni Madueke - 4

Perhaps should've had a extremity and assistance successful the archetypal fractional an hr arsenic helium was acceptable up by Nicolas Jackson and enactment the shot connected a sheet for Enzo Fernandez, but neither accidental was converted.

His champion infinitesimal of the 2nd fractional was erstwhile helium bodied the referee, earlier being subbed for Christopher Nkunku.

Cole Palmer - 7

A quiescent archetypal fractional had the travelling fans comparing him to Andy Irving, but helium soon showed them up.

Almost scored a free-kick akin to the 1 we saw against Brighton this season, but it was good saved by Areola.

It was his deflected effort that enactment his broadside successful the pb arsenic helium grew into the crippled much and more.

Jadon Sancho - 4

His speedy feet made him a menace connected the near manus broadside successful the archetypal half, but again his extremity merchandise oregon deficiency thereof would've outgo Chelsea if his replacement didn't bail them out.

Was subbed 5 minutes into the 2nd fractional for Pedro Neto.

Nicolas Jackson - 3

Showed immoderate promising signs aboriginal connected with a bully shot into Noni Madueke, who narrowly missed the goal.

Aside from that, helium looked similar a striker utterly devoid of immoderate assurance and was mediocre earlier being hooked for 18-year-old Marc Guiu.

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Marc Guiu (Nicolas Jackson, 51) – 5

Didn't truly bash a batch incorrect oregon close aft coming connected for Nicolas Jackson.

Certainly looks much assured successful the Conference League, but Premier League minutes successful the vessel volition bash him good.

Pedro Neto (Jadon Sancho, 51) - 8

His champion show successful a Chelsea garment since helium joined.

A composed decorativeness saw him level the scoring earlier much large enactment successful the physique up saw Cole Palmer firearm location a deflected effort.

Great energy, enactment rate, and extremity merchandise from Maresca's ain Portuguese magnifico.

Malo Gusto (Reece James, 60) - 6

Was energetic and beardown aft replacing skipper Reece James, besides playing a portion successful the extremity that enactment his broadside successful the lead.

His passing was bully and helium looked much similar the subordinate who became a instrumentality favourite astatine Stamford Bridge past campaign.

Christopher Nkunku (Noni Madueke, 60) - 5

Did a occupation for the squad retired of presumption connected the near manus broadside successful Jadon Sancho's position.

Not overly effectual though, and you consciousness atrocious for him a spot that a subordinate arsenic bully arsenic Cole Palmer occupies his champion space.

Also looks similar a subordinate lacking confidence.