Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| James Maher | James Maher | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jón Vilhelm Hjartarson | J. Hjartarson |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Garba Nwakire | G. Nwakire | |||||||||
| Godwin Aliyu | G. Aliyu | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 81 | | Sverrir Sigfússon | S. Sigfússon | |||||||||
| Ásgeir Brynjarsson | Á. Brynjarsson | | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 82 |  | Ishak Mimouni | I. Mimouni | |||||||||
| Nicky Jacobs | N. Jacobs |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Del Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Andrei Baicu | A. Baicu |  | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 81 |  | Antonio Sotelo | A. Sotelo | |||||||||
| Scott Shields | S. Shields | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 81 |  | Michael Riegler | M. Riegler | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares |  | 82 | M | | 7 | | M | 85 |  | Cristóbal Leiva | C. Leiva | |||||||||
| Brian Franco | B. Franco |  | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 80 | | Max Ramos | M. Ramos | |||||||||
| Yevhen Kryvenko | Y. Kryvenko |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Dragan Bergkamp | D. Bergkamp | |||||||||
| Alberto Cooper | A. Cooper | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Kevin Athirson | K. Athirson | |||||||||
| Yuu Ishigawa | Y. Ishigawa |  | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 83 |  | Saul Campolonghi | S. Campolonghi | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Bradford City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Chelsea and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Chelsea and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
2.30
0-0Cristóbal Leiva threads the ball through to Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Godwin Aliyu.
4.57
0-0Sverrir Sigfússon flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristóbal Leiva. Cristóbal Leiva makes a probing pass to Saul Campolonghi. Saul Campolonghi shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.43
0-0Nicky Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Franco. Brian Franco flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa heads the ball goalwards. Garba Nwakire easily smothers it.
9.23
0-0Chelsea are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
12.58
1-0Brian Franco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa lofts in a cross ball towards Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.24
Antonio Sotelo knocks the ball to his team mate, Saul Campolonghi. Saul Campolonghi goes all the way! Saul Campolonghi rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.47
1-1Kevin Athirson comes in with a late challenge on Godwin Aliyu. The referee calls over Kevin Athirson and shows him a yellow card! Godwin Aliyu runs off the knock.
22.51
Scott Shields makes a probing pass to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.48
Nicky Jacobs decides to run forward with the ball. Nicky Jacobs knocks the ball forward to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.25
Scott Shields advances with the ball. Scott Shields plays a perfect one-two with Yuu Ishigawa and rushes in on goal... Scott Shields rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Shields!
32.58
Nicky Jacobs flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares threads the ball through to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.41
Antonio Sotelo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.08
Brian Franco sees a break and surges forward. Brian Franco knocks in a cross ball towards Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.44
Scott Shields makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Garba Nwakire manages to gather it comfortably.
40.58
Godwin Aliyu kicks a strong pass forward to Andrei Baicu. Andrei Baicu makes a simple pass to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Garba Nwakire manages to gather it comfortably.
44.23
2-1Andrei Baicu kicks a strong pass forward to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yevhen Kryvenko but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Scott Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko knocks in a cross ball towards Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
47.27
Brian Franco passes the ball forward to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
51.09
Andrei Baicu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Del Collymore.
57.24
2-1Saul Campolonghi barges into Godwin Aliyu. Saul Campolonghi is given a warning by the referee! Godwin Aliyu stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.43
Scott Shields makes a simple pass to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.04
Scott Shields threads the ball through to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.06
Max Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Dragan Bergkamp. Dragan Bergkamp plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Athirson and rushes in on goal... Dragan Bergkamp shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.15
Max Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Dragan Bergkamp. Dragan Bergkamp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicky Jacobs.
78.01
Ishak Mimouni makes a probing pass to Michael Riegler. Michael Riegler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saul Campolonghi. Saul Campolonghi goes all the way! Saul Campolonghi tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.35
Michael Riegler flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson plays a perfect one-two with Dragan Bergkamp and rushes in on goal... Kevin Athirson shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.6%
41.4%
Play Area
27.1%
44.3%
28.6%
Scorers
| Yevhen Kryvenko 13 Scott Shields 28 Alberto Cooper 63 | Saul Campolonghi 15, 78 Kevin Athirson 85 |