Chelsea vs RB Salzburg player ratings: Sterling 8, Aubameyang 4; Pavlovic 8, Okafor 6

New Blues manager Graham Potter sees team draw Champions League match at Stamford Bridge

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga - 7: Poor pass out almost handed early chance to Salzburg. Not much to do until five minutes before break when he did well to tip Sesko’s low shot wide for corner. No chance with goal. Reuters

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  Reece James - 7: Technically a right wing-back but didn’t feel like a defender he played so far forward. Pace and crossing always a threat. Linked up well with Mount for Sterling goal. Getty

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  Cesar Azpilicueta - 7: Took a painful arm in the face off Cesko in 20th minute but had little other problems for until Okafor shot through his legs to level for Salzburg. EPA

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  Thiago Silva - 6: Powerful header at goal from Cucurella cross blocked after 10 minutes. One perfectly timed tackle when Salzburg threatened midway through second half. But guilty of poor sliding challenge in run-up to Austrian side’s leveller. PA

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  Marc Cucurella - 7: Started on left-side of back three but always looking to push forward and combined well with Sterling. Getty

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  Mateo Kovacic - 7: Saw appeals for penalty waved away just before half-time when header appeared to strike defender’s arm. A solid shift from Croatian. Getty

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  Jorginho - 7: Put into trouble early on by Kepa’s pass out but rescued by referee’s whistle for foul. Dominated from base of midfield. Usual fine display of passing. Reuters

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  Mason Mount - 7: Sliced glorious opportunity to open scoring wide of target late from just inside of penalty area five minutes before half-time. His ball into box led to Sterling’s goal. AFP

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  Raheem Sterling - 8: New manager Potter started Sterling as left wing-back, although – like James on other flank - was basically an out and out winger. Salzburg couldn’t handle his pace. Brilliant curling finish to open scoring in front of watching England manager Southgate. Getty

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  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 4: Had first chance of game but couldn’t keep shot down and nearly got on end of one fizzing James cross. But doesn’t look match-fit and failed to offer any cutting edge up front. Getty

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  Kai Havertz - 4: Very little threat in opposition box from German. Shot blocked in first half and made right mess of difficult volleyed chance after being set up by Jorginho, but that was about it. Reuters

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  SUBS: Armando Broja (On for Aubameyang 66’) 6: Found himself through on goal within minutes of coming on but saw shot deflected wide and offside flag had gone up anyway. Blazed good chance over in injury time. More of a threat than Aubameyang and Havertz. AFP

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  Ruben Loftus-Cheek (On for Havertz 66’) 6: Nearly won Chelsea a penalty when brought down on very edge of box. AP

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  Conor Gallagher (On for Kovacic 82’) N/A. EPA

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  Hakim Ziyech (On for Azpilicueta 82’) N/A. Almost scored straight after coming on but denied by fine Kohn block. Miss-hit a volley into ground and straight to keeper and looks short of confidence even in brief cameo. EPA

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  Christian Pulisic (On for Sterling 84’) N/A. Reuters

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  SALZBURG RATINGS: Philipp Kohn - 7: Would have been expecting more to do in first half when Chelsea failed to register shot on target. Beaten by brilliant Sterling finish but produced fine block to deny Ziyech. Reuters

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  Amar Dedic - 5: Important block on Sterling volley in 39th minute but generally found it hard work up against pace of England man. Booked late in second half. Reuters

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  Bernardo - 5: Brazilian defender should have done better with Mount’s cross that ended up at feet of Sterling before England attacker scored. AFP

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  Strahinja Pavlovic - 8: Good block from Serbian denied Havertz early strike at goal and an even better one on Aubameyang midway through first half. Booked for foul on Loftus-Cheek that was dangerously close to being a penalty. Immmense for Salzburg. AFP

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  Andreas Ulmer – 6: Captain and 36-year-old veteran in what is a very young Salzburg side. Struggled up against James and Mount at times but never allowed his head to drop and should be pleased with his night’s work. EPA

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  Nicolas Seiwald - 5: Started in centre midfield where he was generally given the run-around by likes of Jorginho and Mount. Moved out onto left when Gourna-Douath came on at break. Found space just after hour mark in box but couldn’t find teammate with pass. AFP

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  Nicolas Capaldo - 5: Argentine certainly put in a shift albeit without any game-changing moments. Booked late in game. Getty

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  Maurits Kjaegaard - 5: Made no impact on Chelsea backline going forward and spent 45 minutes chasing Chelsea shadows. Hooked at break. Getty

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  Luka Sucic - 5: Highly-rated midfielder has been linked with move to Liverpool – amongst other clubs – during the summer but 20-year-old made little impression here. AFP

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  Noah Okafor - 6: Barely had a sniff of goal and until later in game with header straight at Kepa. Did score not long after when he shot through legs of Azpilicueta to level. Getty

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  Benjamin Sesko – 7: Teenage Slovenian attacker in right place to block Silva header at other end of pitch. Had Kepa scampering across goal to palm shot from distance wide of target just before break – the game’s first effort on target. EPA

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  SUBS: Lucas Gourna-Douath (On for Kjaegaard 46’) 6: Helped Salzburg get some kind of hold in a midfield battle they had been losing. AFP

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  Junior Adamu (On for Sesko 70’) 7: Evaded challenge of Silva to supply cross for Okafor goal. Booked soon after. EPA

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  Dijon Kameri (On for Sucic 70’) 7: Impressive cameo where he was thorn in Chelsea side and helped turn tide of game. EPA Sekou Koita (On for Okafor 85’) N/A.

Graham Potter saw his new Chelsea team held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Chelsea had taken the lead through a superb finish by Raheem Sterling, who was played wide on the left by Potter, just after half time.

But the Blues let the three points slip through their fingers when Thiago Silva missed a tackle, allowing Noah Okafor to finish Junior Adamu's low cross 15 minutes from time.

It was a much-improved performance from Chelsea, though, after the defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening Group E game last week, that saw manager Thomas Tuchel sacked the following day.

“We're disappointed with the result. I thought the boys gave everything,” said Potter after the match.

“We scored a good goal, but lost a bit in the second half but their goalkeeper has made some good saves. The boys gave everything, it wasn't quite meant to be today.”

Following AC Milan's earlier 3-1 win over Zagreb, Chelsea sit bottom of the group after two games with the Serie A champions up next at Stamford Bridge on October 5.

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