UEFA Champions League

Chelsea vs RB Salzburg, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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Chelsea
  • 48': Raheem Sterling
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1 - 1
RB Salzburg
  • 75': Noah Okafor

Chelsea held to disappointing draw by FC Salzburg in Graham Potter's debut

Graham Potter got off to a disappointing start as Chelsea boss after FC Salzburg scored a late equalizer to grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 2': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 6': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 6': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bernardo.
  • 10': Foul by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 10': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  • 18': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
  • 20': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
  • 20': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Luka Sucic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 28': Hand ball by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 32': Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 33': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolas Seiwald tries a through ball, but Bernardo is caught offside.
  • 39': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolas Seiwald tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
  • 41': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
  • 42': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 42': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 44': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 45'+2': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Maurits Kjærgaard.
  • 48': Goal! Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 50': Hand ball by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 51': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 51': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Offside, Chelsea. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 58': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 61': Foul by Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 61': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 65': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 65': Philipp Köhn (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 67': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Armando Broja is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 68': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Adamu replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Luka Sucic.
  • 71': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
  • 72': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 72': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dijon Kameri with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Adamu with a cross.
  • 76': Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 77': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 77': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 79': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Noah Okafor tries a through ball, but Dijon Kameri is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 82': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
  • 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta replaces Noah Okafor because of an injury.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 88': Hand ball by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 89': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 89': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
27.9 Possession 72.1
4 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 4
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
149 Accurate Passes 543
255 Passes 648
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 63
19 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 15
24 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 11
25 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,818

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
32 Marc Cucurella
28 César Azpilicueta
8 Mateo Kovacic
19 Mason Mount
5 Jorginho
17 Raheem Sterling
24 Reece James Yellow Card
29 Kai Havertz
9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Chelsea Substitutes:
Kalidou Koulibaly, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Armando Broja, Denis Zakaria, Hakim Ziyech, Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Christian Pulisic, Ben Chilwell.

SLZ RB Salzburg (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
95 Bernardo
17 Andreas Ulmer Yellow Card
70 Amar Dedic
77 Noah Okafor
13 Nicolas Seiwald
21 Luka Sucic
14 Maurits Kjaergaard
7 Nicolás Capaldo Yellow Card
30 Benjamin Sesko
RB Salzburg Substitutes:
Kamil Piatkowski, Youba Diarra, Junior Adamu, Ignace van der Brempt, Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke, Dijon Kameri, Samson Baidoo, Sekou Koita, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Roko Simic.

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