Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Swansea CitySwansea City
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Andy Cox Andy Cox
Wes MonkW. Monk69
G
1
G
84Illya PeklushenkoI. Peklushenko
Darius ShieldsD. Shields70
D
2
D
77Sebastiano FerranteS. Ferrante
Sol RodgersS. Rodgers71
D
3captain
D
84Albrecht WilkeA. Wilke
Mick DyerM. Dyer70
D
captain4
D
83Romarin JobR. Job
Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu68
D
5
M
78Kubilay SükürK. Sükür
Anthony KeeganA. Keegan66
M
6
M
78Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish
Kees van den BergK. van den Berg69
M
7
M
86Rigobert NjankaR. Njanka
Daguyl DufresnesD. Dufresnes67
M
8
M
80Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui
Henry AdamsH. Adams69
A
9
A
88Giuseppe CenturioniG. Centurioni
Felipe MarcelinoF. Marcelino71
A
10
A
80Kanga Olivier SiéK. Olivier Sié
Carlos SerranoC. Serrano72
A
11
A
89Karim TalanK. Talan
 
Daniele ShawD. Shaw70
D
12
M
80Gavin BarmbyG. Barmby
Andre VieiraA. Vieira62
A
13
M
77Alberto BarrosA. Barros
Julian HierroJ. Hierro64
M
14
M
80Saliou GnanhouanS. Gnanhouan

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Swansea City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Clemence.


0.00
Swansea City kick off!
4.11
Albrecht Wilke flicks a high pass forward. Rigobert Njanka collects the pass. Rigobert Njanka flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Centurioni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuseppe Centurioni lofts in a cross ball towards Karim Talan. Karim Talan heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.31
Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui passes the ball forward to Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
16.24
Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui makes a simple pass to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.20
Kanga Olivier Sié clumsily knocks into Darius Shields. Kanga Olivier Sié is given a warning by the referee! Darius Shields hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.37
Karim Talan clumsily knocks into Mick Dyer. The referee brings Karim Talan to one side and gives him a warning! Mick Dyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.45
Sebastiano Ferrante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür flicks the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni advances inside the box! Giuseppe Centurioni side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.25
With imagination, Romarin Job plays the ball forward to Rigobert Njanka. Rigobert Njanka deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Wes Monk reads it well. Excellent keeping!
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. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chelsea players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
48.53
Albrecht Wilke sees a break and surges forward. Albrecht Wilke passes the ball forward to Karim Talan. Karim Talan makes a probing pass between the defence to Giuseppe Centurioni. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Giuseppe Centurioni provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
49.58
Sol Rodgers plays the ball forward to Kees van den Berg. Kees van den Berg makes an attacking run forward. Kees van den Berg shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.35
Romarin Job hacks Henry Adams from behind! The referee calls over Romarin Job and shows him a yellow card! Henry Adams runs off the knock.
53.31
Dominic Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Giuseppe Centurioni who takes it down. Giuseppe Centurioni tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.33
Anthony Keegan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Illya Peklushenko who gathers it comfortably.
57.05
Sebastiano Ferrante clumsily knocks into Henry Adams. The referee calls over Sebastiano Ferrante and warns him to calm down! Henry Adams runs off the knock.
60.08
Chelsea have made a substitution with Julian Hierro replacing Daguyl Dufresnes .
61.14
Sol Rodgers sweeps the ball long. Henry Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.51
Rigobert Njanka knocks the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni cuts inside the box! Giuseppe Centurioni strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Wes Monk manages to gather it effortlessly.
66.56
Sol Rodgers laces a weighted ball forward to Kees van den Berg. Kees van den Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Adams. Henry Adams makes a defence splitting pass to Felipe Marcelino. Felipe Marcelino rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
69.08
Albrecht Wilke flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Dalglish who brings the ball under control. Dominic Dalglish makes a probing pass to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mick Dyer.
71.33
Albrecht Wilke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rigobert Njanka. Rigobert Njanka sees a break and surges forward. Rigobert Njanka whips in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Centurioni. Giuseppe Centurioni connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Swansea City!
84.59
Romarin Job hits a low pass to Dominic Dalglish. Dominic Dalglish darts forward. Dominic Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Karim Talan. Karim Talan makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
89.41
Albrecht Wilke chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui. Jean-Sebastien Ferhaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Dominic Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Karim Talan. Karim Talan knocks in a cross ball towards Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Swansea City
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
8
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
31.5%
39.7%
28.8%

Scorers
Karim Talan 4
Giuseppe Centurioni 33, 71

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

Match Ratings