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Oliver Harbord

Chelsea first half player ratings: Mount & Batshuayi superb but Abraham quiet at St Patrick's

Willy Caballero

Really had no tests on his goal at all, only having to come out and claim a couple of crosses. One shot for him to deal with. 5

Davide Zappacosta

Looked good again in the right-back posiition, getting down the flank well, but defensive wise he wasn't really tested too much. 6

David Luiz

Not afraid to go in for the challenge straight away. Got involved in a few tussles with the centre forward, but to be honest wasn't tested. Nice long passes. 6

Fikayo Tomori

Again, not really tested too much, however at the end of the half he looked solid with a couple of nice recovery runs and calmness in defence. 6

Emerson Palmieri

Not tested at all down his flank, which gave him the chance to attack down his flank. A good shot for his goal, even though the keeper should have done better. 7

Jorginho

Sitting at the base of the midfield and did a pretty solid job, mopping up the loose balls and the moving it on quickly. Not really a game for him to shine, but he did a solid job. 6

Mason Mount

Looked really up for the game, lots of movement off the ball, creating space and defensively closed the ball down well. Impressive finish, took all the corners and free-kicks with some good delivery. 8

Mateo Kovacic

Playing on the left of the diamond, a nice few balls as well and a lovely dink through for Mount to score. Looked at ease, as you would expect, and played nicely. 7

Ross Barkley

Playing just behind the front two and was very creative, finding the pockets of space in behind and creating a lot of chances around him. 7

Tammy Abraham

A bit on the fringes of the match throughout the 45 minutes. Didn't really get a chance to latch on to, and worked hard but without the impact. Should have scored at the end of the half. 6

Michy Batshuayi

Carried on his form from Wednesday, looking sharp and with a decent early shot to fire on goal that was saved. Linked well with the midfield. Had a couple of chances that he should have scored with, but he was excellent. 8

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