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Huddersfield unable to contain Chelsea in Kirklees Stadium and lose 1-3

By Ashley Anthony

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Pedro of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his sides third goal with his teammates during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Chelsea at John Smith's Stadium on December 12, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Pedro of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his sides third goal with his teammates during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Chelsea at John Smith's Stadium on December 12, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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A great turn around by Antonio Conte’s men after they secure all three points on the road against Huddersfield. Some needless errors were the demise of the home side as they struggled to keep out the previous champs.

The scoreline not a true reflection of the way Chelsea ran riot for the full 90 minutes of the match. Just before the halftime whistle, Chelsea made sure they go into the break two goals ahead.

Huddersfield, despite making a couple of errors had no answer and could barely threaten the Chelsea goal. The Terriers only scored a consolation goal in the 91st minute for their troubles. Hazard and company pinned Ince and the rest of the front line in their own half for a large period of the game.

Willian, the best player on the pitch with two assists and a goal to his name. Making sure Conte doesn’t lose his name in the starting line up, after putting in a Man of the Match performance.

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Huddersfield and Chelsea’s match stats (Taken from WhoScored.com):

Huddersfield
Stat
Chelsea
1Goals3
36%Possession64%
84%Pass Accuracy91%
7Total Shots12
2Shots on Target5
1Corners3
7Tackles10
2Offsides10
11Fouls4
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0

The Brazilian has been linked with a move to Man United since the player’s lack of game time. Him, Pedro and Hazard, were at the peak of their powers during the match. They managed some good football between each other during the match.

The game was over by the 50th minute of the match, when Pedro fired in a fine finish for the third and final goal for Chelsea. This made it clear – the Blues were not missing Alvaro Morata one bit.

A great way to bounce back from their embarrassment over the weekend, where they lost to West Ham, and Huddersfield on the other hand – needs to get back to the form they displayed at the beginning of the season.

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Huddersfield player ratings:

Goalkeeper:  Lössl (GK) – 5.8

Defence:  Löwe (LB)– 5.6 ; Schindler (CB) – 6.0; Zanka (CB) – 6.7;  Smith (RB) – 5.7

Midfield: Ince (LM) – 6.3; Mooy (CM) – 6.4; Hogg (CM) – 5.9; Williams (CM) – 5.8

Forwards: Mounie (CF) – 6.0

Substitutions: Whitehead– 6.1; Hadergjonaj – 6.8; Depoitre – 7.4

Chelsea player ratings:

Goalkeeper:  Courtois (GK) – 6.6

Defence:  Alonso (LWB) – 7.8; Rüdiger (LCB) – 6.6; Christensen (CB) – 7.3; Azpilicueta (RCB) – 6.6;  Moses (RWB) – 6.9

Midfield: Kante (CM) – 6.7; Bakayoko (CM) – 7.8; Willian (CAM) – 9.3; Pedro (CAM) – 7.7 

Forwards:  Hazard (CF) – 7.8

Substitutions: Ampadu – 6.2; Drinkwater – 6.1; Batshuayi – 5.9

Player ratings taken from WhoScored.com

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