It did not go unnoticed in the last campaign how many times our players saw their efforts at goal strike a post or a crossbar instead.In total the Blues hit the woodwork 30 times in 2018/19 with the most unlucky Marcos Alonso.

In contrast, our opposing teams hit the post or the bar just over half as often – 16 times in total.

When it came to own-goals last season, our opponents did outscore us.

Sendings-off were also scarce. None for Chelsea throughout the whole campaign and two for opposition players, both in Europa League matches.

The Stats

WoodworkAlonso 7 (1 saved onto bar & post), Willian 6 (1 deflected), Hazard 3, Barkley 2, David Luiz 2, Higuain 2, Hudson-Odoi 2 (1 deflected plus saved onto post), Giroud 1 (saved onto bar), Kante 1, Kovacic 1 (saved onto bar), Loftus-Cheek 1, Pedro 1, Rudiger 1

Opponents woodworkAguero (Man City a), Baga (BATE a), Berezkin (BATE a), Billing (Huddersfield a), Deeney (Watford h, saved onto post), Holebas (Watford h), Mounie (Huddersfield a), Nugent (Derby h), Pereyra (Watford h), Reach (Sheffield Wednesday h), Redmond (Southampton a, saved onto bar), Signevich (BATE a), Sturridge (Liverpool LC a), Sydorchuk (Dynamo Kiev a), Winks (Tottenham PL h), Xhaka (Arsenal EL n)

Opponent own-goalsAlli (Slavia Prague h), Keogh (Derby h), Tomori (Derby h), Trippier (Tottenham PL h), Yedlin (Newcastle a)

Own goalAmpadu (Vidi a)

Sent off 0

Opponent sent offBengtsson (Malmo h, two yellow cards), Khacheridi (PAOK h, denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity)

BookedJorginho 10, Rudiger 10, Azpilicueta 7, Alonso 6, Kante 6, David Luiz 5, Kovacic 5, Morata 5, Arrizabalaga 4, Barkley 4, Christensen 3, Pedro 3, Emerson 2, Fabregas 2, Hazard 2, Willian 2, Cahill 1, Giroud 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Moses 1, Zappacosta 1Most in one game Everton h, Wolves a, Slavia Prague h 4.Fewest Man City CS, Arsenal h, Cardiff h, Liverpool h, Southampton a, BATE h & a, Crystal Palace h, Leicester h, Watford h & a, Sheffield Wednesday h, Bournemouth a, Huddersfield h, Malmo a, Dynamo Kiev h, Brighton h, Slavia Prague a 0