Chelsea player ratings: New boy Filip Jorgensen impresses between the sticks but Mykhailo Mudryk continues to struggle

CHELSEA sealed their first win under new manager Enzo Maresca as they beat Swiss minnows Servette.

The Blues will take a two-goal lead into the second leg of their Conference League play-off in Geneva next week.

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After a turgid first half the Blues went ahead on 50 minutes, Christopher Nkunku converting the penalty he had won after being brought down by Servette keeper Jeremy Frick.

Chelsea made rather hard work of finding the second – with Marc Guiu fluffing a hat-trick of missed chances in the space of a few seconds after missing an open goal.

Maresca sent on a trio of substitutes shortly after and two of them combined for the second goal, Enzo Fernandez bending a superb ball down the right for Noni Madueke to run onto before finishing high in the corner from close range.

Here is how Chelsea rated…

Filip Jorgensen – 7

Made some very smart saves - especially late on as the visitors caused problems and came close to finding a goal to get back in.

Axel Disasi – 6

Kept things quiet down Chelsea’s right hand side having been started out of position at right-back. The Frenchman did not offer much going forwards but was more than solid enough defensively.

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Tosin Adarabioyo – 6

An assured first start for the club since joining from Fulham on a free transfer. The defender was not caused any real problems and dominated in the air – a big reason Chelsea decided to snap him up.

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Benoit Badiashile – 6

Solid enough defensively but looked awkward on the ball at times, especially when Chelsea were trying to pick a way through a solid midfield.

Renato Veiga – 5

Was given the task of moving inside from left-back and looked to struggle a lot at points, losing the ball cheaply on half way at one stage.

Moises Caicedo – 5

The midfielder was sent out in the holding role and hardly helped defensively by having Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Nkunku, a striker, ahead of him. Struggled to get a grip of midfield and dictate the game.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 7

A very encouraging full debut for the summer signing – neat and positive on the ball and created some good chances for those ahead of him.

Pedro Neto – 6

A first start for his new club and the winger made some very encouraging runs down the right hand side. Will take time to settle but looks a very good option.

Christopher Nkunku – 6

Rather fortunate to win the penalty as it looked a touch harsh but stepped up and converted well.

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Mykhailo Mudryk – 4

The definition of all bark, no bite. The Ukrainian winger has pace to burn and a huge bag of tricks but neither help him make any significant impact on games.

Continuing to play like that and Raheem Sterling might have a future here after all.

Marc Guiu – 6

Missed an absolute sitter to score his first goal for Chelsea.

After working so hard through the first half, Guiu turned a tap in into a howler when putting what should have been an easy finish straight at the scrambling Servette keeper.

Substitutes

Cole Palmer – 6

No stellar moment to celebrate winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award this week but he looked lively and confident as always, attempting an eye-catching effort from range which was stopped by the keeper.

Enzo Fernandez – 7

Looks like he is starting to understand Maresca’s system a little more and played a superb ball through for Madueke to grab the second.

Noni Madueke – 7

Added some spark quickly with a run towards the Servette box and made things comfortable on 76 minutes with a very smart finish on his weaker foot.

Malo Gusto – n/a

Romeo Lavia – n/a

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