Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Liam RollingsLiam Rollings John Diffey John Diffey
Mauricio KapoM. Kapo74
G
captain1
G
85Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Paul BarmbyP. Barmby70
D
2
D
73Corrado BigicaC. Bigica
Duarte FernandesD. Fernandes70
D
3
D
77Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Andres DelgadoA. Delgado70
D
4
D
73Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Lee ScholesL. Scholes73
D
5
D
72Pierre TchoutangP. Tchoutang
Alfredo DelgadoA. Delgado75
M
6
M
82Roy ArtsR. Arts
Pedro CarcedoP. Carcedo75
M
7captain
M
88Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Mihai YonescuM. Yonescu76
M
8
M
82Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Harvey PowerH. Power69
A
9
A
77Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
Jonas HässlerJ. Hässler71
M
10
A
77Shota HillS. Hill
Mast H. AkinbiyiM. Akinbiyi73
A
11
A
74Miguel MedinaM. Medina
 
Hauke SeifertH. Seifert68
D
12
D
69Colin MatteoC. Matteo
Alberto GaladamesA. Galadames68
A
13
M
77Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira
Mitchel PaauweM. Paauwe68
A
14
A
72Pascal WielerP. Wieler

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Crystal Palace. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the match underway!
10.01
Duarte Fernandes flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Hässler who takes it down. Jonas Hässler shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.02
Hugo Moreno threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Barmby.
24.04
Lee Scholes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mihai Yonescu. Mihai Yonescu chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.42
Hugo Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Medina controls it well on his chest. Miguel Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Barmby.
28.01
Sylvain Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shota Hill!
33.48
Crystal Palace are playing very defensively.
34.21
Mihai Yonescu makes a beautiful solo run. Mihai Yonescu whips in a cross ball towards Mast H. Akinbiyi. Mast H. Akinbiyi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Youssouf Olivier Sié with no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
38.54
Mihai Yonescu surges forward with the ball. Mihai Yonescu whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Power. Harvey Power jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.43
Harvey Power plays the ball forward to Mihai Yonescu. Mihai Yonescu lofts in a cross ball towards Mast H. Akinbiyi. Mast H. Akinbiyi makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Colin Matteo replacing Sebastian Segarra and Eduardo Teixeira replacing Sylvain Jeffers. The Crystal Palace players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
49.39
Alfredo Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Mihai Yonescu. Mihai Yonescu knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.18
Hugo Moreno runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hugo Moreno cuts inside the box! Hugo Moreno cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hugo Moreno!
57.53
Duarte Fernandes clumsily knocks into Shota Hill. The referee warns Duarte Fernandes to calm down! Shota Hill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.21
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Pascal Wieler replacing Hryhoriy Oliynyk .
61.26
Roberto Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno knocks the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.03
Paul Barmby makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Barmby lofts in a cross ball towards Harvey Power. Harvey Power is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
69.22
Mihai Yonescu advances with the ball. Mihai Yonescu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
72.22
Alfredo Delgado hits a low pass to Harvey Power. Harvey Power tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
73.55
Colin Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Arts. Roy Arts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.06
Colin Matteo makes a probing pass to Roy Arts. Roy Arts takes it forward alone. Roy Arts knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Mauricio Kapo!
79.22
Alfredo Delgado threads a neat ball through to Harvey Power. Harvey Power knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
89.28
Miguel Medina barges into Duarte Fernandes. The referee brings Miguel Medina to one side and gives him a warning! Duarte Fernandes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Mast H. Akinbiyi 34
Shota Hill 28
Hugo Moreno 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Moreno of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Kapo (GK)
6
2.Paul Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Duarte Fernandes (DEF)
6
4.Andres Delgado (DEF)
6
5.Lee Scholes (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Delgado (MID)
6
7.Pedro Carcedo (MID)
6
8.Mihai Yonescu (MID)
8
9.Harvey Power (ATT)
6
10.Jonas Hässler (MID)
6
11.Mast H. Akinbiyi (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Hauke Seifert (DEF)
0
13.Alberto Galadames (ATT)
0
14.Mitchel Paauwe (ATT)
0

1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
6
2.Corrado Bigica (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
5.Pierre Tchoutang (DEF)
6
6.Roy Arts (MID)
7
7.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
6
8.Hugo Moreno (MID)goal scored
9
9.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
7
10.Shota Hill (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Miguel Medina (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Matteo (DEF)
6
13.Eduardo Teixeira (MID)
6
14.Pascal Wieler (ATT)
6