Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     ChelseaChelsea
Andy CoxAndy Cox Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson83
G
1
G
69Wes MonkW. Monk
Stephan NyarkoS. Nyarko77
D
2
D
71Sol RodgersS. Rodgers
Simion StingaS. Stinga78
D
captain3captain
D
67Marchanno Van HelmondM. Van Helmond
Albrecht WilkeA. Wilke84
D
4
D
49Joe SinclairJ. Sinclair
Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah75
D
5
D
70Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish78
M
6
M
65Alassan LuccinA. Luccin
Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan81
M
7
M
73Robbie WrightR. Wright
Alberto BarrosA. Barros77
M
8
M
67Yannick ThimothéeY. Thimothée
Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui82
M
9
M
69Kees van den BergK. van den Berg
Giuseppe CenturioniG. Centurioni90
A
10
A
71Fabian JonesF. Jones
Darren WinterburnD. Winterburn69
A
11
A
72Carlos SerranoC. Serrano
 
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür79
M
12
A
69Henry AdamsH. Adams
Alberto AndresA. Andres85
M
13
M
63Trevor FormonT. Formon
Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli78
M
14
D
70Darius ShieldsD. Shields

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 17,907 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Swansea City and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Makin.


0.00
Swansea City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.07
Saliou Gnanhouan kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from 25 yards. Wes Monk gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
3.49
Marchanno Van Helmond chips the ball to his team mate, Yannick Thimothée. Yannick Thimothée makes a beautiful solo run. Yannick Thimothée tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Gerson Richardson comfortably smothers it!
4.18
Alberto Barros makes a simple pass to Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.27
Saliou Gnanhouan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Saliou Gnanhouan finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.49
Fabian Jones comes in with a late challenge on Simion Stinga. Fabian Jones is shown the yellow card! Simion Stinga hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.55
Dominic Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Wes Monk manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.57
Simion Stinga flicks a high pass forward. Saliou Gnanhouan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Saliou Gnanhouan chips the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joe Sinclair.
26.42
Alberto Barros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni advances inside the box! Giuseppe Centurioni comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.58
Yannick Thimothée flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Serrano who takes it down. Carlos Serrano tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.01
Saliou Gnanhouan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni shoots from outside the area but somehow Wes Monk manages to keep it out.
44.41
Dominic Dalglish runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dominic Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chelsea players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
47.33
Dominic Dalglish brings the ball forward. Dominic Dalglish passes the ball forward to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Wes Monk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.14
Mohammed Amoah passes the ball forward to Alberto Barros. Alberto Barros laces a weighted ball forward to Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
54.26
Kees van den Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.28
Saliou Gnanhouan flicks a high pass forward. Darren Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
60.07
Chelsea have made a substitution with Trevor Formon replacing Fabian Jones .
63.22
Dominic Dalglish runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dominic Dalglish tries a spectacular long range effort but Wes Monk is on top of his game. Well saved!
69.41
Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Giuseppe Centurioni through on goal. Giuseppe Centurioni looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.28
Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Henry Adams replacing Joe Sinclair and Darius Shields replacing Robbie Wright .
83.21
Saliou Gnanhouan makes a probing pass to Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn plays a one-two with Giuseppe Centurioni and rushes in on goal... Darren Winterburn strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Wes Monk!
87.43
Mohammed Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Barros collects the pass. Alberto Barros flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Centurioni controls it well on his chest. Giuseppe Centurioni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Chelsea
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
18.7%
50.7%
30.7%

Scorers
Giuseppe Centurioni 26
Darren Winterburn 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giuseppe Centurioni of Swansea City

Match Ratings