Chelsea’s persistence finally paid off against Stoke, with Ashley Cole netting a late winner. Here’s how we rated the Blues players in their 1-0 victory.
Petr Cech: 7
Produced a good save in the first half and dealt with the threat from Stoke’s set-pieces well.
Branislav Ivanovic: 5
Was involved in the winning goal but up until that point had a poor game. Was exposed defensively and gave the ball away cheaply a number of times.
Gary Cahill: 6
Solid enough at the back and used the ball well.
David Luiz: 7
Confident as ever on the ball but these days also looks a seasoned Premier League centre-back. So much so he was comfortably able to deal with the awkward Peter Crouch.
Ashley Cole: 8
Was having an excellent game even before popping up with his late goal. Defensively solid and offered a great outlet going forward on the left.
John Obi Mikel: 5
Too easily dominated in midfield. Is sometimes left with much ground to cover when partnering Frank Lampard but that was not the case alongside Ramires, yet he was still poor.
Ramires: 6
Impressive in central midfield in the first half but was less influential after the break.
Juan Mata: 7
Looked to have benefited from his recent rest. Got better as the game went on and produced a great moment of skill to set up Cole’s goal.
Oscar: 7
Exciting to watch and will worry even the best defences in the Premier League. Lacks composure at times but that will come. Troubled Stoke with a couple of fine runs and was unlucky not to score before Chelsea eventually broke the deadlock.
Eden Hazard: 5
Brilliant on his day, but struggled to get into this game before being substituted.
Fernando Torres: 5
Has lost momentum after a hugely encouraging start to the season. Squandered an excellent chance in the first half and badly needs a goal to restore his early-season confidence.
Victor Moses: 7
Again did well after coming on as a substitute. A real threat down the right and produced a fine run and pass to Oscar soon after coming on. Is really pushing for a starting place.
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2 poor.4 mikel 2b rated dat low.
am happy the rest of the fans has spoken my mind ur rating is very poor n bias.
Er... The only 'poor' factor on this site is YOU! Barca fans - get over it!!
I think john obi mikel hv 2 kill himself b4 ppl can kn dat he did anytin gud in d field of play. Dis rating is an insult 2 mikel n i believe u didn't even watch d match,maybe somebody told u dat chelsea played watch n u just guess n rate anytin u like. Stop dis kind of nonsense rating, i totally disagree wt u in dat rating of mikel as poor. He was excellent throughout d game n made couple of gud runs.
very poor/rating,mikel was very good....to.8
Ha, tough crowd! You clearly don't know what your talking about!
Undoubtedly a racial rating. If you think Mikel was poor why was our defence became so suddenly porous immediately he was substituted? You know what; get a job
Useless rating,go get a day job!
Foolish ratings. Mikel, Ivan, Hazard and Ramires were cheated
Very poor rating. Mikel and Rambo deserves both 7.