Chelsea vs Ajax
Ref: F. ZwayerStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Ajax 5–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Guiu, Caicedo, Fernández, Estêvão, and Tyrique George scored for Chelsea; Weghorst replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.65 for Chelsea versus 1.05 for Ajax. Chelsea sit 6th in the UEFA Champions League table while Ajax are 32nd.
First Half
16'
VAR
Card upgrade
17'
Taylor
Red Card
⚽
Guiu
Assist: Fofana
23'
⇄
Gloukh
⚽
Caicedo
Assist: Bynoe-Gittens
Adarabioyo
Yellow Card
33'
⚽
Weghorst
Penalty
45+5'
Weghorst
Yellow Card
⚽
Fernández
Penalty
⚽
Estêvão
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Adarabioyo
⇄
Guiu
⇄
Fernández
46'
⇄
Weghorst
⚽
Tyrique George
⇄
Caicedo
Estêvão
Yellow Card
⇄
Lavia
79'
⇄
McConnell
84'
⇄
Godts
84'
⇄
Rosa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 33 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ChelseaAjax
12Won
Statistical edge
12–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.65VS1.05
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
2
10
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
2
8
Shots outside box
0
4
Shots off goal
0
11
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
601
Total passes
314
557
Accurate passes
241
93%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 3 won
15
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
5
8
Blocked shots
1
-1.62
Goals prevented
-1.62
Chelsea
4-3-3
Ajax
4-2-3-1
Chelsea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 8E. FernándezM
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 21J. HatoD
- 25M. CaicedoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 40F. BuonanotteM
- 41EstêvãoF
- 45R. LaviaM
Substitutes
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 7Pedro NetoF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 32Tyrique GeorgeF
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 46R. WalshM
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 50Max MerrickG
- 76R. Kavuma McQueenF
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 7Raul MoroM
- 8K. TaylorM
- 10O. GloukhM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 15Y. BaasD
- 16J. McConnellM
- 22R. PasveerG
- 25W. WeghorstF
- 37J. ŠutaloD
Substitutes
- 1V. JarošG
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Gittens | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3/6 |
| Marc Guiu | F | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Moisés Caicedo | D | 49 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enzo Fernández(C) | M | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Facundo Buonanotte | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Estêvão | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/6 |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marc Cucurella | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Merrick | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Sánchez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Neto | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Kavuma-McQueen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique George | F | 45 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 41 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Reggie Walsh | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| James McConnell | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 45 | 6.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 84 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mika Godts | M | 84 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 17 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 67 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |