Three months and four Chelsea games have passed since Christian Pulisic last struck for his club. Fifty-five minutes into the Blues' 3-0 win over Leeds United back on May 11, the American found the back of the net with a left-footed strike past Illan Meslier.
It was his eighth and final goal of what was a disappointing season for Pulisic, who was restricted in terms of minutes on the pitch. The 23-year-old played a total of 2,207 minutes – in 38 appearances in all competitions – for Chelsea over the 2021/22 season.
Only Callum Hudson-Odoi – who missed much of the season through injury – played less minutes (1,876) out of Chelsea's attacking options than Pulisic. Timo Werner (2,215), Hakim Ziyech (2,489), Romelu Lukaku (2,748), Mason Mount (3,784) and Kai Havertz (3,244) were all on the pitch for longer.
