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Oliver Harbord

Chelsea first half player ratings: Bakayoko awful but Barkley and Kenedy impress at Reading

Willy Caballero

Didn't have a lot to do in terms of shot stopping, and only really had to pick the ball out of his net in the first half. 5

Davide Zappacosta

Tried to be adventurous on the right and one really nice move where he cut the ball back to Bakayoko. Gave a good option at times. 6

Andreas Christensen

The experienced defender in the heart of defence and did well at times, although caught out over the top from the long ball. Beaten in the air from corners a few times. 6

Fikayo Tomori

A pretty shaky first 45 minutes from the youngster, with the connection with Christensen not there and often caught out with balls over the top.  Grew into it as the half went on. 5

Marcos Alonso

Looked to get down the left when he could, but that meant there was a lot of space behind him to exploit. Not the best half from him. 5

Danny Drinkwater

Tried to be effective on the ball and look for good balls. However, didn't do too much with it, although neat and tidy through most of the half. 5

Tiemoue Bakayoko

Gave the ball away so many times in the first half, often when he didn't have anyone around him either. Grew into the game a little more, but it was another poor showing from the Frenchman. 3

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Christian Pulisic

Really showed his pace with a couple of lovely early bursts. Always trying to make something happen, but it didn't really come off a lot of the time. 6

Ross Barkley

Always trying to find the gaps in the spaces between the midfield and the attack, and he did that well at times. A stunning free-kick to show his technical ability and get the equaliser. 7

Kenedy

It has been a bright pre-season for the Brazilian and that continued with a decent finish at the end of the half to find the bottom corner. 7

Olivier Giroud

Not a great amount of service to him, as the ball bounced off him on a couple of occasions. Did well to win the free-kick for the equaliser. 5

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