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Full Premier League Table when Tuchel got Sacked 2022- Chelsea 6th in the standings

Here is a look the full Premier League table when Thomas Tuchel got sacked as Chelsea manager on 7 September, 2022. When Tuchel was sacked as CFC boss, the Blues were 6th in the table (after six rounds of league action in the 2022/23 season).

Premier League table at the time of Tuchel’s sacking as Chelsea manager

Chelsea were 6th in the standings with 10 points, five behind leaders Arsenal

Premier League Table when Tuchel got sacked at Chelsea 2022

Edit- 2 April, 2023– Tuchel’s successor Graham Potter was sacked after just 31 games in charge of Chelsea. Here is the league table at the time of Potter’s sacking.

Chelsea 11th in the table with 38 points, 34 points behind leaders Arsenal when Potter was sacked.

Premier League Table when Potter was sacked by Chelsea 2023

Tuchel last Premier League game as Chelsea manager?

Tuchel’s last Premier League game as Chelsea manager was the 2-1 win over West Ham on September 3, 2022. Chelsea were a tad fortunate to win that game- they originally trailed 1-0 with 20 minutes to go, and West Ham’s Cornet had a goal controversially disallowed by VAR.

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Chelsea vs West Ham 2022 Attendance 39,923 | xG Expected Goals CFC 2-1 WHUFC Match Stats

Click here for xG stats West Ham v Chelsea February 2023

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Chelsea vs West Ham on September 3, 2022 (Crowd of 39,923 at Stamford Bridge). Chelsea prevailed 2-1 in a controversial clash that saw Cornet’s late goal disallowed by VAR.

xG Chelsea 0.65-1.32 West Ham (Actual score CFC 2-1 West Ham)

0-1 Antonio goal vs Chelsea xG 0.85 (literally from point blank range)
1-1 Chilwell goal vs West Ham xG 0.05
2-1 Havertz goal vs West Ham xG 0.10

Cornet header chance vs Chelsea xG 0.27 (hits woodwork, great chance just before Havertz winner)

xG Chelsea vs West Ham 2022

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Kehrer at RCB against Tottenham in a back four, Paqueta league debut for West Ham & More

West Ham drew 1-1 with London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in midweek. An insipid first half performance saw them trail 1-0 at the interval, but they raised their performance after it, with greater energy and pressing, and on the balance of play in the second half, probably deserved more than the solitary point they got. Here are our talking points.

Thilo Kehrer plays at RCB position against Spurs in a two man defence alongside Zouma

Against Brighton, Kehrer had started at LCB (so had Johnson before him against Forest) in a two man central defence alongside Kurt Zouma. When they started five at the back against Villa (three CB system), he started at RCB. Interestingly here, Kehrer played at RCB with Zouma at LCB in a two man defence.

West Ham started in a 4-2-3-1 formation (as they had finished against Villa), but changed to five at the back in the second half, with even Pablo Fornals seeing more action at LWB/LB in the system, especially in defensive situations where it felt like a 5-4-1 being employed.

Rice RCM against Spurs, then switches to LCM

Somewhat interestingly, along with the Kehrer Zouma positional switch, Declan Rice started at RCM against Spurs, with Tomas Soucek at LCM. They however swapped early in the first half, with Rice going back to LCM and Soucek at RCM.

Michail Antonio performance vs Spurs

With Scamacca unavailable, Moyes gave Michail Antonio a start upfront and the striker had a pretty good game. He hit the woodwork in the first half, set up Tomas Soucek for the equaliser in the second and troubled Spurs after the interval with his strength and pressing.

The problem with Antonio though is inconsistency- if he plays like this week in and week out, fewer Hammers fans would be upset with him. Unfortunately, he has a tendency to go almost AWOL in certain games, and that lack of impact in those fixtures is something a team trying for Europe simply cannot afford.

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