The UNBELIEVABLE Mudryk stat that will frighten Potter and Chelsea

Cameron Smith

• Updated: 27 Mar 2023 17:38 BST
• 3 min read

Mykhailo Mudryk has failed to hit the ground running at Chelsea following his €100 million January transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk and Graham Potter will be worried by his national team form.

The Ukraine international was heavily pursued by Premier League leaders Arsenal, before Chelsea swooped at the last minute to snatch him from the grasps of Mikel Arteta.

It forced the Gunners to look elsewhere, with Brighton & Hove Albion's Leandro Trossard eventually moving to the Emirates Stadium. While Trossard has enjoyed a terrific start to life in London, the same can't be said for Mudryk, who is yet to score his first goal for the Blues and has fallen out of favour under Graham Potter.

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After consecutive starts against Fulham, West Ham and Borussia Dortmund, the switch to a back three has cost Mudryk his place in the side, and he is now without a start in three of Chelsea's past four games in all competitions.

His fortunes have not improved on international duty either. The 22-year-old blanked in Ukraine's friendly against Brentford's B side, while he was anonymous in his nation's 2-0 loss against England at Wembley.

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Mudryk vs England

The Chelsea man struggled against Kyle Walker and with very limited openings, he was unable to create chances for himself. Mudryk took just one shot, attempted one dribble and failed to complete a key pass during his time on the pitch.

The most damning stat of all, however, was that Mudryk was dispossessed five times during the match, which was more than the entire England team (three).

Mudryk's misery was compounded when he was substituted after 60 minutes. He was replaced by Victor Tsygankov, who plays his club football for Spanish side Girona.