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Thomas Tuchel: 'Lewis Hall deserved his Chelsea debut'
Head coach Thomas Tuchel heaps praise on defender Lewis Hall, saying that the 17-year-old deserved to make his debut against Chesterfield in the FA Cup third round.
Jan 8, 20:27
Lewis Hall: 'Being given Chelsea debut left me shaking'
Seventeen-year-old Lewis Hall says that he was 'left shaking' when learning that he would make his first Chelsea start against Chesterfield in the FA Cup.
Jan 8, 19:53
How did Marcus Bettinelli, Chelsea's youngsters fare against Chesterfield?
With Marcus Bettinelli and Lewis Hall among the players to be handed rare Chelsea appearances against Chesterfield, how did they fare in Saturday's FA Cup tie?
Jan 8, 19:30
The Match
Team News
Third-choice goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli features in a strong Chelsea XI against Chesterfield in the FA Cup third round.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Chelsea and Chesterfield, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie with Chesterfield.
We said: Chelsea 5-0 Chesterfield
Chesterfield are unlikely to face some of the biggest names that Chelsea have to offer, but a mixture of fringe and youthful Blues players should still get the job done convincingly. The visitors deserve immense credit for navigating the unforgiving winter period as well as they did, but the FA Cup journey will likely come to an end for Rowe and co here. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 80.18%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Chesterfield had a probability of 5.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.28%) and 3-0 (12.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.46%), while for a Chesterfield win it was 0-1 (2.68%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Chelsea | Draw | Chesterfield |
| 80.18% | 14.13% | 5.69% |
| Both teams to score 35.06% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
