FIFA Club World Cup

Esperance Sportive de Tunis vs Chelsea, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage

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Esperance Sportive de Tunis
    FT
    0 - 3
    Chelsea
    • 45'+3': Tosin Adarabioyo
    • 45'+5': Liam Delap
    • 90'+7': Tyrique George

    Liam Delap's first Chelsea goal helps club reach round of 16

    Goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Liam Delap and Tyrique George saw Chelsea's second-string side secure a place in the round of 16 at the Club World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Esperance de Tunis.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Ben Ali.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Yan Sasse (ES Tunis).
    • 6': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Ben Ali.
    • 9': Foul by Elias Mokwana (ES Tunis).
    • 9': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
    • 11': Yan Sasse (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Yan Sasse (ES Tunis) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 16': Foul by Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis).
    • 16': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Achref Jabri (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Mohamed Tougaï (ES Tunis) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdramane Konaté following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 24': Yan Sasse (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Offside, ES Tunis. Yassine Meriah is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 28': Foul by Yassine Meriah (ES Tunis).
    • 28': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Corner,ES Tunis. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 31': Offside, ES Tunis. Yan Sasse is caught offside.
    • 31': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 36': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Onuche Ogbelu.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis). Assisted by Malo Gusto.
    • 36': Offside, Chelsea. Liam Delap is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 40': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Amine Ben Hamida (ES Tunis).
    • 45'+2': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Goal! ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 1. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+5': Goal! ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 2. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 45': Substitution, ES Tunis. Mohamed Derbali replaces Elias Mokwana.
    • 47': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 47': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdramane Konaté.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 53': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Tougaï.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 54': Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Achref Jabri (ES Tunis).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, ES Tunis. Rodrigo Rodrigues replaces Achref Jabri because of an injury.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 59': Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Roméo Lavia.
    • 59': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Liam Delap.
    • 61': Offside, ES Tunis. Rodrigo Rodrigues is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis).
    • 63': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
    • 71': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 72': Substitution, ES Tunis. Raed Bouchniba replaces Khalil Guenichi.
    • 73': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
    • 73': Rodrigo Rodrigues (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrique George.
    • 78': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chelsea.
    • 81': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
    • 81': Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Mamadou Sarr replaces Malo Gusto.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, ES Tunis. Houssem Tka replaces Abdramane Konaté.
    • 83': Substitution, ES Tunis. Chiheb Jebali replaces Yan Sasse.
    • 83': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
    • 83': Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Dário Essugo (Chelsea).
    • 84': Houssem Tka (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Dário Essugo (Chelsea).
    • 86': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Offside, ES Tunis. Chiheb Jebali is caught offside.
    • 87': Dário Essugo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Houssem Tka (ES Tunis).
    • 87': Foul by Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis).
    • 87': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
    • 89': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Mamadou Sarr (Chelsea).
    • 89': Houssem Tka (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a through ball.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis).
    • 90'+2': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis). Assisted by Josh Acheampong.
    • 90'+7': Goal! ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 3. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrey Santos following a fast break.
    • 90'+8': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 3.
    • 0': Match ends, ES Tunis 0, Chelsea 3.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 4
    74.1 Possession 25.9
    16 SHOTS 3
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    633 Accurate Passes 184
    683 Passes 235
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    12 Crosses 5
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    11 Long Balls 41
    4 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    2 Interceptions 4
    7 Effective Clearances 19
    7 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
    Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Attendance: 32,967

    Line-Ups

    EST Esperance Sportive de Tunis (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    32 Ben Said (GK)
    15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
    5 Yassine Meriah
    20 Amine Ben Hamida
    2 Mohamed Ben Ali Yellow Card
    38 Khalil Guenichi
    14 Onuche Ogbelu Yellow Card
    21 Abdramane Konaté
    24 Elias Mokwana
    19 Achref Jebri
    10 Yan Sasse
    Esperance Sportive de Tunis Substitutes:
    Rodrigo Rodrigues, Haytham Dhaou, Houssem Tka, Chiheb Jbeli, Mohamed Derbali, Amenallah Memmiche, Rayed Bouchniba, Mohamed Kodhai, Mohamed Sedki Debchi, Aymen Ben Mohamed, Rayen Hamrouni, Hamza Jlassi.

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
    5 Benoît Badiashile
    4 Tosin Adarabioyo
    27 Malo Gusto
    34 Josh Acheampong
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    8 Enzo Fernández
    45 Romeo Lavia
    9 Liam Delap
    11 Noni Madueke
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Trevoh Chalobah, Aaron Anselmino, Reece James, Dário Essugo, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer, Moisés Caicedo, Mike Penders, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Mamadou Sarr, Andrey Santos, Robert Sánchez.

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