How did the players fare in Middlesbrough's 6-1 Carabao Cup defeat at Chelsea?


CHELSEA (4-2-3-1):

Petrovic 6; Disasi 8, Silva 7, Colwill 7, CHILWELL 8 (Gilchrist 64, 5); Caicedo 7 (Chukwuemeka 71), Fernandez 8; Sterling 8, Palmer 8, Mudryk 6 (Madueke 46, 6); Broja 6 (Gallagher 64, 6).

Subs (not used): Bergstrom (gk), Curd (gk), Badiashile, Washington, Castledine.


MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1):

4 Glover: Almost conceded an early opener when he was beaten to the ball by Chilwell and often looked shaky

5 Van den Berg: Tried his best at full-back before being moved infield – made a great second-half tackle on Gallagher

4 Fry: Couldn’t handle Chelsea’s movement in the final third as he found himself being pulled around in the box

4 Clarke: Played his team into trouble passing from the back, most notably in the build-up to Chelsea’s third

3 Engel: Was badly out of position for Chelsea’s opening two goals, which came down the Boro left

4 Howson: The own goal was slightly unfortunate, but dropping into the backline in the first half didn’t work

3 Barlaser: Didn’t look comfortable receiving the ball under pressure, with his slip handing Chelsea their fourth

5 Forss: Was one of Boro’s brighter players before the break, but his withdrawal was an attempt to keep him fit

4 Crooks: Put in plenty of effort, but didn’t see enough of the ball to really make a difference

4 Hackney: Struggled in the first half in particular, with his error contributing to Chelsea’s third goal

6 ROGERS: The pick of Boro’s players as he stretched the home side’s defence and scored a fine late goal


Subs:

5 Dijksteel (for Forss, 46): Helped tighten things up slightly when he came on as a wing-back in the second half

O’Brien (for Howson, 70)

(not used): J Jones (gk), McNair, Bilongo, Bridge, McCabe, Gilbert, Coburn.


Man Of The Match: BEN CHILWELL – The full-back’s positional flexibility was the key to unlocking the Boro defence in the first half.