Chelsea were visiting Newcastle in the EFL Cup Round of 16 tie. The two had already faced each other a few days back in the Premier League. The Blues would take a narrow win in that game. But, they did have the home ground advantage then. Now, it was the Magpies hosting them. So, the game ended 2-0 with Enzo Maresca and his team on the losing side. It was an important game for the Blues. They had a real chance of winning the silverware here. Especially since they are not ready to contest for the league title yet. As a result, this defeat will hurt.
Why did Chelsea lose against Newcastle?
If you look at the match stats, they tell a whole different story. The visitors had 66% possession. At the same time, they took more attempts (17) with more shots on goal (4). Also, their passing accuracy of 91% was far better than the home side. Even after having such great figures, Chelsea were unable to even score against Newcastle. Renato Veiga would slip and Alexander Isak would pounce on the chance to score the opener. A few minutes later Axel Disasi would find the back of his own net. At the same time, the Blues were wasteful in front of goal.
Enzo Maresca ‘happy’?
As per chelseafc, Enzo Maresca would reveal that he was ‘happy‘ with his team’s performance. He did make all changes in the starting XI. At the same time, he did not play some of his best players including Cole Palmer. He would go on to say that it would be the 10 minutes of the passage of play that cost Chelsea the game against Newcastle. Also, if the Blues would have been a little more clinical in front of goal, perhaps the result would have been different.
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