Chelsea vs Wrexham, 2024 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyChelsea need late goal to save draw with Wrexham
Lesley Ugochukwu's 82nd-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Chelsea against Wrexham on Wednesday in Enzo Maresca's first game as the Blues new head coach.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 3': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Lewis Brunt (Wrexham).
- 4': Marc Guiu (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Reece James (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 5': Offside, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Wrexham. James McClean is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Brunt.
- 18': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
- 20': Hand ball by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
- 22': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 23': George Dobson (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 24': Sebastian Revan (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Wrexham. James McClean is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by George Dobson.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 27': James McClean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt saved. James McClean (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Revan.
- 29': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
- 30': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 32': James Jones (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Wrexham. Sebastian Revan is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wrexham 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Guiu following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 38': Lewis Brunt (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Wrexham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Wrexham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Marc Guiu.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Levi Colwill.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Benoît Badiashile.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Noni Madueke.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Lucas Bergström replaces Robert Sánchez.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Reece James.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Ângelo replaces Tyrique George.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. William Boyle replaces Thomas O'Connor.
- 50': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
- 50': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 52': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 57': Attempt missed. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wrexham 1. Luke Bolton (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Revan with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 61': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Luke Bolton.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Andrew Cannon replaces James Jones.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Elliot Lee.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. George Evans replaces Lewis Brunt.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Callum Burton replaces Arthur Okonkwo.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Dalby replaces Ollie Palmer.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Jack Marriott replaces Sebastian Revan.
- 64': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 64': Jordan Davies (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 67': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wrexham 2. Jack Marriott (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
- 73': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 73': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 76': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 77': Substitution, Wrexham. Harry Ashfield replaces George Dobson.
- 78': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 82': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wrexham 2. Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 84': Substitution, Wrexham. Anthony Forde replaces James McClean.
- 84': Substitution, Wrexham. Aaron James replaces Max Cleworth.
- 85': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 85': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
- 85': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron James.
- 89': Attempt missed. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 90': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 90': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Wrexham. Jack Marriott is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Wrexham 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Wrexham 2.
Statistics
 WXM |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 25.2 | Possession | 74.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 186 | Accurate Passes | 700 |
| 254 | Passes | 767 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 6 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 14 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: Levi's Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Attendance: 15,641
Venue: Levi's Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Attendance: 15,641
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 32 | Tyrique George |
| 17 | Carney Chukwuemeka |
| 38 | Marc Guiu |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 11 | Noni Madueke  |
Wrexham (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 3 | Lewis Brunt |
| 6 | Thomas O'Connor |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 53 | Sebastian Revan |
| 17 | Luke Bolton |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 38 | Elliott Lee |
| 30 | James Jones |
| 9 | Ollie Palmer |
| 23 | James McClean |
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