Chelsea vs KAA Gent, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
Chelsea
  • 12': Renato Veiga
  • 46': Pedro Neto
  • 63': Christopher Nkunku
  • 70': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
FT
4 - 2
KAA Gent
  • 50': Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • 90': Omri Gandelman

Chelsea make winning start to Conference League

Chelsea made a winning debut in the third-tier Conference League as Renato Veiga, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall all scored in a 4-2 win over Belgium's Gent at Stamford Bridge.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Andri Gudjohnsen (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
  • 3': Offside, KAA Gent. Andri Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mathias Delorge.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 12': Goal! Chelsea 1, KAA Gent 0. Renato Veiga (Chelsea) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 15': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 15': Franck Surdez (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mathias Delorge (KAA Gent).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
  • 22': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (KAA Gent).
  • 22': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
  • 30': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
  • 30': Hugo Gambor (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Hugo Gambor (KAA Gent).
  • 31': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Archie Brown (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Atsuki Ito with a through ball.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Atsuki Ito.
  • 37': Foul by Archie Brown (KAA Gent).
  • 37': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 41': Offside, KAA Gent. Noah Fadiga is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Veiga with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, KAA Gent 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, KAA Gent 0.
  • 46': Goal! Chelsea 2, KAA Gent 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
  • 47': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
  • 47': Mathias Delorge (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordan Torunarigha.
  • 49': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Franck Surdez (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Goal! Chelsea 2, KAA Gent 1. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 53': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 53': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent).
  • 56': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
  • 58': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Atsuki Ito.
  • 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a corner.
  • 62': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cesare Casadei following a corner.
  • 63': Goal! Chelsea 3, KAA Gent 1. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Veiga following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, KAA Gent. Max Dean replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 64': Substitution, KAA Gent. Tiago Araújo replaces Noah Fadiga.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Tiago Araújo (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Surdez.
  • 65': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 70': Goal! Chelsea 4, KAA Gent 1. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Archie Brown (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 72': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
  • 73': Mathias Delorge (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 75': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Archie Brown.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, KAA Gent. Sven Kums replaces Franck Surdez.
  • 78': Substitution, KAA Gent. Omri Gandelman replaces Mathias Delorge.
  • 79': Foul by Sven Kums (KAA Gent).
  • 79': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Archie Brown (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Araújo.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Tiago Araújo (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Archie Brown following a fast break.
  • 87': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
  • 87': Hugo Gambor (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Tyrique George (Chelsea).
  • 87': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, KAA Gent. Matisse Samoise replaces Hugo Gambor.
  • 90': Goal! Chelsea 4, KAA Gent 2. Omri Gandelman (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Dean.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Atsuki Ito (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tiago Araújo.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Archie Brown (KAA Gent).
  • 90'+4': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Archie Brown (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, KAA Gent 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 4, KAA Gent 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 10
1 Saves 1
30 Possession 70
9 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
260 Accurate Passes 712
318 Passes 769
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 25
22 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 6
22 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,546

UEFA Conference League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 2 +5 6
2 Fiorentina 2 +4 6
3 Legia Warsaw 2 +4 6
4 FC Lugano 2 +4 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
5 Benoît Badiashile
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
40 Renato Veiga
2 Axel Disasi
14 João Félix
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
31 Cesare Casadei
18 Christopher Nkunku
10 Mykhailo Mudryk
7 Pedro Neto
Chelsea Substitutes:
Tyrique George, Marc Cucurella, Lucas Bergstrom, Levi Colwill, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Robert Sánchez, Marc Guiu, Kiano Dyer, Noni Madueke.

GENT KAA Gent (3-4-3)

No. Name
33 Davy Roef (GK)
4 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
23 Jordan Torunarigha
13 Stefan Mitrovic
16 Mathias Delorge-Knieper
15 Atsuki Ito
3 Archie Brown Yellow Card
12 Hugo Gambor
9 Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen
19 Franck Surdez
22 Noah Fadiga
KAA Gent Substitutes:
Daniel Schmidt, Momodou Sonko, Sven Kums, Tibe De Vlieger, Pieter Gerkens, Omri Gandelman, Núrio Fortuna, Tiago Araújo, Zalán Vancsa, Matisse Samoise, Hélio Varela, Max Dean.

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