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Published: May 13, 2021 8:56 pm
Last Updated: May 13, 2021 9:15 pm
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has provided a number of noteworthy personnel updates on his squad, on the back of the Blues’ defeat to Arsenal.
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Smith Rowe on target
Tuchel and co. were of course back in action on Wednesday night.
The Pensioners welcomed London rivals Arsenal to Stamford Bridge, for a Premier League showdown.
Chelsea headed into proceedings aiming to keep alive a fine recent spell of form, which had seen them inch ever closer to securing a top-4 berth on the back of an impressive win over Manchester City.
Chelsea’s German head coach Thomas Tuchel gestures during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 4, 2021. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths / POOL / AFP)
When all was said and done in west London, however, the hosts were brought back down to earth with a thud.
A disjointed display, during which Arsenal, for the most part, held their capital rivals at bay, eventually saw Mikel Arteta’s visitors emerge on the right side of a 1-0 scoreline.
Emile Smith Rowe bagged the only goal of the clash with a quarter of an hour on the clock, after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang capitalised on a Jorginho error to tee up the midfielder’s 2nd in two games:
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Kante concern
Chelsea’s surprise defeat on Wednesday means that the Blues remain 4th in the Premier League table, in the knowledge that West Ham could close the gap to just three points with a victory in their game in hand.
In turn, speaking in the aftermath of a rare defeat since his arrival in England, Thomas Tuchel sounded understandably disappointed:
‘We all lacked the right energy and focus, so we didn’t deserve it. And maybe I gave some signals to the team with changes that Saturday is on my mind.’
‘Even if it’s one per cent or five per cent, this is not how we approach things because you get punished. It’s hard to swallow, hard to accept, but there’s no other way.’
The Chelsea boss, though, did have the excuse of being without two members of his starting midfield on Wednesday.
Tuchel has confirmed that N’Golo Kante was unavailable for selection due to an ongoing problem with the Frenchman’s Achilles:
So Kante was left out by Tuchel for #CFC v #AFC due to injury after all. Speaking to the 5th Stand app, he said: “N’Golo (was left out) for pain management. He has pain in the achilles and he suffers from that. There was no chance (he could play) because we miss Kovacic (too).”
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) May 12, 2021
Elsewhere, meanwhile, it has been confirmed that midfield partner Kovacic, who has not taken to the pitch for over a month now, is ‘hoping‘ to return to the fray in time for this weekend’s FA Cup final.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 35 | 46 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 35 | 30 | 70 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 36 | 21 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 35 | 10 | 58 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 12 | 55 |
| 9 | Everton FC | 34 | 4 | 55 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 35 | 0 | 50 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 34 | 8 | 48 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 35 | -12 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 35 | -22 | 41 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 35 | -18 | 40 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 35 | -14 | 39 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 35 | -18 | 39 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 35 | -5 | 37 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 35 | -22 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | -36 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 35 | -44 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 21 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 10 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 9 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 7 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 2 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 7 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
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