Feb 22nd features a match where Chelsea and Lille will play a match in London in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Chelsea is fresh off their 2-1 win against Plymouth Argyle. Macauley Gillesphey struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 8th minute on a feed from Jordan Houghton, but César Azpilicueta got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 41st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 106th minute on a goal by Marcos Alonso. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lille recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Metz. Neither Lille nor Metz could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Lille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 40000 jubilant spectators. Tammy Abraham scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 19th minute, then César Azpilicueta added another in the 35th minute.
Reinildo and Moritz Jenz are the top scorers for Lille in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Hakim Ziyech, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.