English Carabao Cup

Chelsea vs Barrow, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup
Chelsea
  • 8': Christopher Nkunku
  • 15': Christopher Nkunku
  • 28': Paul Farman (OG)
  • 48': Pedro Neto
  • 75': Christopher Nkunku
FT
5 - 0
Barrow

    Nkunku nets hat trick as Chelsea rout Barrow in Carabao Cup

    Christopher Nkunku scored his first hat trick for Chelsea to help his side ease into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a a 5-0 by thrashing of League Two's Barrow at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Emile Acquah (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
    • 3': Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Emile Acquah (Barrow).
    • 4': Foul by Dean Campbell (Barrow).
    • 4': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
    • 4': Gerard Garner (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Goal! Chelsea 1, Barrow 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix with a through ball.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Emile Acquah (Barrow) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Foley.
    • 11': Offside, Chelsea. João Félix is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by Rory Feely (Barrow).
    • 12': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ben Jackson.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 15': Goal! Chelsea 2, Barrow 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 18': Kian Spence (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Offside, Barrow. Chris Stokes is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Kian Spence (Barrow).
    • 25': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Sam Foley (Barrow).
    • 27': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Sam Foley (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': João Félix (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 28': Own Goal by Paul Farman, Barrow. Chelsea 3, Barrow 0.
    • 31': Ben Jackson (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
    • 31': Gerard Garner (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 32': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
    • 32': Rory Feely (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Gerard Garner (Barrow).
    • 36': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Gerard Garner (Barrow).
    • 37': Emile Acquah (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 38': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 38': Sam Foley (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Dean Campbell (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
    • 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Theo Vassell.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
    • 44': Hand ball by João Félix (Chelsea).
    • 45': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Emile Acquah (Barrow).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 3, Barrow 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 3, Barrow 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Barrow. Dominic Telford replaces Emile Acquah because of an injury.
    • 45': Substitution, Barrow. Neo Eccleston replaces Rory Feely.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Malo Gusto.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a headed pass.
    • 48': Goal! Chelsea 4, Barrow 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 49': Offside, Barrow. Gerard Garner is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Paul Farman.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a through ball following a corner.
    • 52': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
    • 52': Sam Foley (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
    • 53': Gerard Garner (Barrow) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Offside, Barrow. Kian Spence is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Theo Vassell.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix with a cross.
    • 57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Paul Farman.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 58': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Paul Farman.
    • 59': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 59': Gerard Garner (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Neo Eccleston.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Disasi with a headed pass.
    • 62': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ben Jackson.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Pedro Neto.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Axel Disasi.
    • 65': Substitution, Barrow. Katia Kouyate replaces Elliot Newby.
    • 65': Substitution, Barrow. Junior Tiensia replaces Gerard Garner.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 67': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
    • 67': Kian Spence (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Kian Spence (Barrow) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 68': Corner, Barrow. Conceded by Filip Jørgensen.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Junior Tiensia (Barrow) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Katia Kouyate with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Junior Tiensia (Barrow) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 73': Corner, Barrow. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
    • 75': Goal! Chelsea 5, Barrow 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces João Félix.
    • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Christopher Nkunku.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
    • 78': Foul by Sam Foley (Barrow).
    • 78': Tyrique George (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka with a through ball.
    • 81': Corner, Barrow. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
    • 85': Corner, Barrow. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
    • 85': Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Dean Campbell (Barrow).
    • 86': Substitution, Barrow. David Worrall replaces Chris Stokes.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Katia Kouyate (Barrow) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Chelsea 5, Barrow 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 5, Barrow 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 1
    28.8 Possession 71.2
    5 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    172 Accurate Passes 552
    236 Passes 613
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    17 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    43 Long Balls 28
    19 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    21 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 17
    17 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 38,868

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
    5 Benoît Badiashile
    2 Axel Disasi
    40 Renato Veiga
    27 Malo Gusto
    14 João Félix
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    31 Cesare Casadei
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    10 Mykhailo Mudryk
    7 Pedro Neto
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Levi Colwill, Tyrique George, Ben Chilwell, Deivid Washington, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marc Guiu, Enzo Fernández, Marcus Bettinelli, Josh Acheampong.

    BRW Barrow (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Paul Farman (GK)
    14 Chris Stokes
    30 Ben Jackson
    42 Theo Vassell
    11 Elliot Newby
    24 Rory Feely
    4 Dean Campbell
    16 Sam Foley Yellow Card
    8 Kian Spence
    20 Emile Acauah
    10 Gerard Garner
    Barrow Substitutes:
    Katia Kouyate, Niall Canavan, Andrew Dallas, Wyll Stanway, Junior Tiensia, Charlie Weston, David Worrall, Dominic Telford, Neo Eccleston.

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