Player Analysis: Andreas Christensen

Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea have been resurgent. In their 11 matches, they have racked up eight wins and three draws, meaning that the German tactician is just one match away from potentially equalling Luiz Felipe Scolari by avoiding defeat in his first 12 matches in charge of Chelsea.

Tactical Analysis: The First Weeks of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea

His tenure has provided many Frank Lampard-castaways with a crucial second chance to show their worth and establish themselves in the Chelsea squad, with the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Marcos Alonso taking this with both hands. Andreas Christensen was not a part of Tuchel’s first-choice defence, but an injury to Thiago Silva gave him the chance to work at the very heart of it, as he was selected ahead of Kurt Zouma.

The Danish international, who has been on the Chelsea books since he was 15 years old, has not looked back since. He has looked rock-solid in defence, conceding just once (which was an inexplicable own goal by Antonio Rüdiger) under his new manager. In fact, the only goal that Chelsea have conceded to an opponent came when Zouma was preferred to Christensen against Southampton.