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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 18,453 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Chelsea kick off!
4.30
1-0Brian Moffat makes a simple pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.14
1-0Ken Richardson threads the ball through to Gennaro Pesaresi. Gennaro Pesaresi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Said Borios.
10.36
Miguel Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Baldur Thórhallsson. Baldur Thórhallsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand goes all the way! Alan Ferdinand rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.52
2-0Baldur Thórhallsson chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.09
Miguel Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Baldur Thórhallsson. Baldur Thórhallsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand plays a perfect one-two with Ruslan Prykhodnoy and rushes in on goal... Alan Ferdinand rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.33
Neil Sturridge makes a simple pass to Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.01
3-0Chelsea are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.47
Noah Mahler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.55
Celestine Ikpeba knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.45
3-0Miguel Pinheiro threads the ball through to Brian Moffat. Brian Moffat makes a probing pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy threads the ball through to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand tries a spectacular strike but David Hulme is on top of it.
39.32
Amaro Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand whips in a cross ball towards Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. David Hulme easily smothers it.
42.57
Noah Mahler takes it forward alone. Noah Mahler plays a perfect one-two with Alan Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Noah Mahler tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Brian Moffat makes a probing pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy makes a probing pass to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by David Hulme!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Liverpool kick off!
48.30
Ken Richardson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl shoots from 25 yards but somehow Joao Batista De Souza manages to keep it out.
51.25
Baldur Thórhallsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy whips in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.18
Said Borios passes the ball forward to Noah Mahler. Noah Mahler knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! David Hulme has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.17
Amaro Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand rockets a shot on goal but David Hulme is on top of it.
75.41
Noah Mahler makes a simple pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy goes all the way! Ruslan Prykhodnoy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.42
Miguel Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Noah Mahler. Noah Mahler advances with the ball. Noah Mahler shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.03
Gennaro Pesaresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider lofts in a cross ball towards Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara directs the ball goalwards with his head. Joao Batista De Souza easily smothers it.
81.23
Tom Degryse kicks a strong pass forward to Gennaro Pesaresi. Gennaro Pesaresi knocks the ball forward to Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.25
Brian Moffat chips the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Amaro Carrasco makes a beautiful solo run. Amaro Carrasco knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. David Hulme easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
11
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.9%
30.1%
Play Area
24.1%
43.4%
32.5%
Scorers
| Alan Ferdinand 4, 10, 20, 59 Noah Mahler 43 |