Chelsea second half player ratings vs Charlotte: Colwill good, Kenedy lively, Sterling sharp

The only player who kept his spot from the opening 45 minutes, Mendy was forced into action shortly after the hour mark to deny a low drive from Andrew Shinyashiki. The Senegal international should've been beaten when Shinyashiki was afforded a free header and wasn't able to stop Daniel Rios' late penalty.

Very much the senior member of the back three, Chalobah drifted out to the right flank when Chelsea didn't have possession but didn't look uncomfortable. He always looked to play forward when on the ball and wasn't afraid to bark instructions to his teammates. Was unfortunate to give away a late penalty.

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Tuchel stated in his pre-match press conference that he hadn't seen enough of the academy graduate, so this was an opportunity for Colwill to catch the eye in the middle of the back three. The 19-year-old looked comfortable in the Chelsea side; there was one nice pass out wide and a good recovery challenge to stop a Charlotte attack.

The Frenchman saw an early second-half header skew wide of the post. Defensively, Sarr produced one important interception to protect Chelsea's lead with a little more than ten minutes to play.

With his bleached blonde hair, it was impossible to miss Kenedy on the right flank. The Brazilian showed plenty of energy and showcased his technical ability with two outside-of-the-boot crosses, the second of which ended with a chance for Mason Mount. Kenedy also teed up Conor Gallagher for a chance.

The England international impressed in the weekend victory over Club America in Las Vegas and again looked sharp after being introduced at the interval. He almost teed up Raheem Sterling for a finish at