most expensive rookie in Premier League history Moises Caicedo lost the ball, causing Chelsea to concede a goal in a 0-1 loss to Nottingham Forest in round 4 of the Premier League.

In the 48th minute, Caicedo caught a foul ball near the center circle and was approached and stolen by two Nottingham players. Taiwo Awoniyi then poked through midfielder Thiago Silva, allowing striker Anthony Elanga to escape and place his heart in the right corner, out of reach of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

Caicedo’s mistake caused Chelsea to suffer their second defeat this season, after a 1-3 loss at West Ham. In the remaining two matches, they won rookie Luton Town 3-0 and drew Liverpool 1-1. The army under Mauricio Pochettino dropped to 11th with four points, ranking below Nottingham.

 

Caicedo moved to Chelsea this summer for a total cost of 146 million USD, including 127 million USD fixed and 19 million USD depending on individual performance. The Ecuadorian midfielder thereby became the most expensive player in English football history, breaking the old record of $ 137 million that Arsenal spent to buy midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham in mid-July.

But Caicedo has not had any assists or scored in three matches for Chelsea. In his debut match against West Ham, the 21-year-old midfielder also fouled Emerson Palmieri in the penalty area, causing Chelsea to concede a goal in injury time. Against Nottingham, Caicedo started, touched the ball 69 times, lost the ball 10 times, had a shot blocked once, and passed 89% accurately but had no decisive pass (key pass). He made way for Dutch player Ian Maatsen in the 77th minute.

Another Chelsea rookie, Nicolas Jackson – who was bought from Villarreal for a fee of $ 40 million – was also disappointing. In the 80th minute, Raheem Sterling penetrated the penalty area, sloping close to the touchline, and then released it out of reach of goalkeeper Matt Turner. But in front of an empty goal, Jackson shot and sent the ball over the bar.

The Senegal striker also squandered a good opportunity in the first half. In the 39th minute, Conor Gallagher poked a hole in the middle, but Jackson pushed the ball wrong and then hit the corner, which was blocked by center-back Scott McKenna.

During the whole match, Chelsea controlled the ball 75%, and shot 20 times but only two shots were on target – equivalent to the away team. One of those two shots came in the 86th minute when Silva caught the ball in the penalty area and then shot from a tight angle and failed to beat Turner.

Ineffective in attack, Chelsea almost conceded another goal in the fifth minute of injury time. From Mykhailo Mudryk’s error passing, Elanga led the ball to the Chelsea penalty area. He did not pass the cross to his teammates but shot straight from a tight angle, but the ball went right into Sanchez’s position.

After a two-week break to make room for the national team, Chelsea will visit Bournemouth on September 17, while Nottingham returns home to welcome rookie Burnley a day later.

Squad

Chelsea: Sanchez, Disasi, Colwill, Silva, Gusto (Mudryk 77), Enzo Fernandez, Caicedo (Maatsen 77), Gallagher (Palmer 62), Chilwell (Madueke 62), Sterling, Jackson.

Nottingham: Turner, Boly, Worrall, Danilo (Elanga 45), Aurier (Montiel 72), McKenna, Yates, Aina (Kouyate 73), Gibbs-White, Mangala (Tavares 72), Awoniyi (Wood 65).