The Blues suffered a heavy defeat against Manchester City at Etihad in the FA Cup competition. This two had also met on Thursday this week in the Premier League competition where Chelsea lost 1-0.
In today's match, the Cityzens took the lead in the 23rd minute following a stunning freekick from Mahrez. Five minutes later, Julian Alvarez added the second one from a penalty spot after a handball from Kai Havertz.
In the 38th minute, Phil Foden added to the scoresheet to make it 3-0 before half time following a lovely pass from Kyle Walker. In the second half, the Blues came in with a new momentum as Porter made some changes. They started to create chances up front and made their defence to be a bit solid.
They tried all means to unlock Manchester City defence but it remained solid. In the 84th minute, Mahrez was on the scoresheet once again sealing their win and grant his side a ticket into the next round of the FA Cup competition.
In that match, one of the players who impressed is Hall. The Chelsea academy graduate has been impressive in the recent matches. In their last match, he came off the bench and created multiple chances up front.
Today he was given a chance and went on to deliver a good performance. His great speed and tackling skills has helped him to defend so well. Hall top perfomance as a fullback has proved he might become one of the key player for Porter in the coming matches if he'll continue to start. .
This now means that Chelsea star Hall has proved he might become one of the best fullbacks after today's match.
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