zbet911 Chelsea still have a lot of homework to fix before the 2024-25 season starts in less than a month, having recently started a warm-up match and drawing 2-2 with Wrexham, a team in the third tier of the English professional football league pyramid. Just the number of players used is already quite chaotic.
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Chelsea (England) 2
Wrexham (Wales) 2
Goal scorers: 1-0 Nkunku 35′, 1-1 Bolton 59′, 1-2 Marriott 71′, 2-2 Ugochukwu 82′
Venue: Levi’s Stadium, California, USA (Neutral)
Enzo Maresca, the new boss of the ‘Blues’, started a warm-up tour of the United States, trying out the players who were just bought, both center back Tosin Adarabioyo and striker Marc Guiou in the first 11, coordinating with the best Christopher Nkunku. ( zbet911 )
zbet911s Phil Parkinson, the manager of the League One team, is playing his third warm-up game and is playing a safe system with five defenders, leaving James McClean and Oliver Palmer as the weapons up front. zbet911s
The first score in the 35th minute, Tyree George shot with power from the front of the box but was blocked near the 6-yard line, bouncing to Kiu who caught it but it was set up for Nkunku to hit hard and hit the back of the net, Chelsea led 1-0 at the end of the first half.
Back to play, Maresca changed to another set of 11 players, with a new player like Angelo touching the game, but it turned out that Wrexham tied 1-1. Sebastian Revan started the game on the left side of the frame, crossed hard through the block, passed the goal mouth to the far post, Luke Bolton hit a solid shot without leaving any trace. ( zbet911s )
Chelsea’s second team played carelessly in the 71st minute, trailing Wrexham 1-2, despite building up from the edge of the goal. Youngster Josh Acheampong acted cool and sprinted into the middle of the field, but Samuel Dalby passed into the gap to Jack Marriott, who broke into the frame and shot with his left foot into the far post.
It took a while for Chelsea to settle in and level the game at 2-2 in the 82nd minute. Angelo crossed from the right into the box, Armando Broja passed it back to Ledley Ugochukwu who hit a precise shot into the left post.
The game ended with no more goals scored, despite the two-time European champions fighting hard for the remaining time, with the score tied 2-2. Chelsea will face Celtic FC next (July 27), while Wrexham will face Vancouver Whitecaps on the same day.
List of players from both teams
Chelsea: Robert Sanchez – Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill – Cairney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia – Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Tyreeke George – Marc Guiou
Wrexham : Arthur Okonkwo – Max Clevert , Ogan O’Connell , Lewis Brunt – Luke Bolton , James Jones , George Dobson , Elliott Lee , Sebastian Revan – James McClean , Oliver Palmer