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Lucas Digne of France playing for Everton against West Ham in the Premier League, London Stadium, May 2021.

Comparing Lucas Digne’s 21-22 stats to Chelsea’s current wingbacks

Chelsea have been dealt a double blow, with Ben Chilwell set to miss the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury, whilst Reece James looks set to be out for a number of weeks after picking up an injury against Brighton.

Under Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea have been reliant on their two wingbacks for creativity, and losing both at the same time threatens to derail their season.

Reinforcements could be added in January, and one name that has been heavily linked is Lucas Digne. The France international has reportedly fallen out with Rafa Benitez at Everton, and with the Toffees set to sign Vitaliy Mykolenko in the window, Digne could be available to move to West London.

Digne has plenty of experience at the top level, having previously played for Lille, PSG, Roma and Barcelona before joining Everton in 2018.

We’ve compared his stats from this season to Chelsea’s current wingbacks, to see if he could provide adequate cover in such an important area of the pitch.

Note: stats are taken only from Premier League games in the 2021-22 season.

Goals
Reece James – 4
Ben Chilwell – 3
Marcos Alonso – 1
Cesar Azpilicueta – 0
Lucas Digne – 0

Assists

Reece James – 5
Marcos Alonso – 2
Cesar Azpilicueta – 2
Ben Chilwell – 1
Lucas Digne – 0

 

 

Shots per 90 minutes (inside penalty area)

Ben Chilwell – 2.2 (1.7)
Reece James – 1.7 (0.9)
Marcos Alonso – 1.2 (0.7)
Lucas Digne – 0.7 (0.2)
Cesar Azpilicueta 0.5 (0.3)

Dribbles (success rate)

Reece James – 1.4 (70%)
Lucas Digne – 0.6 (46.1%)
Ben Chilwell – 0.5 (50%)
Marcos Alonso – 0.5 (41.6%)
Cesar Azpilicueta – 0.4 (80%)

Fouls won per 90 minutes

Ben Chilwell – 2.5
Marcos Alonso – 1.4
Reece James – 1.4
Lucas Digne – 0.7
Cesar Azpilicueta – 0.2

 

Passes per 90 minutes (success rate)

Cesar Azpilicueta – 54.5 (84.1%)
Reece James – 51.3 (87.6%)
Ben Chilwell – 44.8 (82.9%)
Marcos Alonso – 33 (81%)
Lucas Digne – 29.7 (75.9%)

 

Chances created per 90 minutes

Reece James – 2.5
Ben Chilwell – 1.7
Lucas Digne – 1.7
Marcos Alonso – 1.6
Cesar Azpilicueta – 0.7

 

Tackles per 90 minutes (success rate)

Lucas Digne – 2.5 (80.6%)
Cesar Azpilicueta – 2.5 (75.7%)
Marcos Alonso – 1.9 (65.5%)
Reece James – 1.5 (65.2%)
Ben Chilwell – 1.3 (72.2%)

Interceptions per 90 minutes

Marcos Alonso – 2.1
Lucas Digne – 1.1
Cesar Azpilicueta – 1
Reece James – 0.9
Ben Chilwell – 0.7

Clearances per 90 minutes

Cesar Azpilicueta – 2.8
Marcos Alonso – 2.4
Ben Chilwell – 2.3
Lucas Digne – 1.9
Reece James – 0.7


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