Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     ChelseaChelsea
Dave WrightDave Wright Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Paul HallerP. Haller76
G
1
G
69Wes MonkW. Monk
Kai HelmerK. Helmer73
D
2
D
70Daniele ShawD. Shaw
Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro78
D
3
D
70Darius ShieldsD. Shields
Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen73
D
4captain
D
71Sol RodgersS. Rodgers
Cesar MendesC. Mendes76
D
5
D
68Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu
Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto72
M
6
M
66Anthony KeeganA. Keegan
Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel85
M
captain7
M
67Daguyl DufresnesD. Dufresnes
Lars DiakiteL. Diakite71
A
8
M
69Kees van den BergK. van den Berg
Petros SarakisP. Sarakis73
A
9
A
69Henry AdamsH. Adams
Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho73
A
10
A
71Felipe MarcelinoF. Marcelino
Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski74
A
11
A
62Andre VieiraA. Vieira
 
Gerard CombinG. Combin70
M
12
D
70Mick DyerM. Dyer
Terry AthertonT. Atherton71
M
13
A
72Carlos SerranoC. Serrano
Goran BrncicG. Brncic77
D
14
M
64Julian HierroJ. Hierro

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 20,249 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Thomson.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
2.05
Daguyl Dufresnes barges into Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. The referee warns Daguyl Dufresnes to calm down! Lucas Gabriel Taffarel stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.37
Andre Monteiro catches Henry Adams on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Henry Adams runs off the knock.
8.43
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel chips the ball to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Wes Monk smothers it!
12.10
Anthony Keegan hacks Rodrigo Pinto from behind! The referee brings Anthony Keegan to one side and gives him a warning! Rodrigo Pinto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.02
Darius Shields deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Marcelino who brings the ball under control. Felipe Marcelino skips past Kai Helmer! Felipe Marcelino takes a shot at goal. Paul Haller comfortably gets down and covers it.
16.43
Daguyl Dufresnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Adams. Henry Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Paul Haller gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
20.23
Kees van den Berg runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kees van den Berg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.10
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Klas Osmanowski holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Klas Osmanowski knocks in a cross ball towards Petros Sarakis. Petros Sarakis powers a header at goal but is denied by Wes Monk. Excellent save.
24.24
Kees van den Berg flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Marcelino who brings the ball under control. Felipe Marcelino skips past Andre Monteiro! Some good footwork from Felipe Marcelino provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
27.01
Anthony Keegan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Marcelino. Felipe Marcelino shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.11
Klas Osmanowski comes in with a late challenge on Sol Rodgers. Klas Osmanowski is shown the yellow card! Sol Rodgers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.59
Daguyl Dufresnes knocks the ball forward to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Daguyl Dufresnes hits a low pass to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
47.54
Kees van den Berg flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Marcelino who takes it down. Felipe Marcelino knocks the ball forward, putting Henry Adams through on goal. Henry Adams makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Haller.
49.32
Anthony Keegan takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Kai Helmer gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
51.02
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Wes Monk.
52.52
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Wes Monk punches the ball out of the danger area!
57.31
Jaakko Salminen makes a probing pass to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel chips the ball to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski shoots from distance but Wes Monk reads it well. Nice keeping!
60.07
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Terry Atherton replacing Lars Diakite and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Chelsea have made a substitution with Julian Hierro replacing Kees van den Berg .
61.17
Julian Hierro hits a low pass to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira plays a one-two with Henry Adams and rushes in on goal... Andre Vieira rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Paul Haller. Excellent save.
71.03
Kai Helmer barges into Henry Adams. Kai Helmer is shown the yellow card! Henry Adams stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.56
Anthony Keegan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira skips past Cesar Mendes! Some good footwork from Andre Vieira provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
73.54
Andre Monteiro sees Rodrigo Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Pinto flicks a high ball forward to Terry Atherton who takes it down. Terry Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Carvalho but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.46
Petros Sarakis clumsily knocks into Sol Rodgers. Petros Sarakis is shown the yellow card! Sol Rodgers runs off the knock.
78.28
Daniele Shaw decides to run forward with the ball. Daniele Shaw kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira edges inside the box! Andre Vieira shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Paul Haller comfortably smothers it!
79.52
Sol Rodgers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Marcelino. Felipe Marcelino plays a one-two with Henry Adams and advances towards the goal... Felipe Marcelino muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Paul Haller manages to gather it easily.
83.31
Darius Shields flicks a high ball forward to Julian Hierro who takes it down. Julian Hierro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Julian Hierro threads the ball through to Henry Adams but he's offside!
87.52
Rodrigo Pinto knocks the ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Rodgers.
89.25
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski shoots from 20 yards but Wes Monk is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.1%
69.9%
Play Area
27.4%
49.3%
23.3%

Scorers
Felipe Marcelino 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Marcelino of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Paul Haller (GK)
8
2.Kai Helmer (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Andre Monteiro (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Jaakko Salminen (DEF)
6
5.Cesar Mendes (DEF)
6
6.Rodrigo Pinto (MID)
6
7.Lucas Gabriel Taffarel (MID)
6
8.Lars Diakite (ATT)
6
9.Petros Sarakis (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Artur Carvalho (ATT)
6
11.Klas Osmanowski (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Gerard Combin (MID)
0
13.Terry Atherton (MID)
6
14.Goran Brncic (DEF)
0

1.Wes Monk (GK)
8
2.Daniele Shaw (DEF)
6
3.Darius Shields (DEF)
6
4.Sol Rodgers (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Ehiogu (DEF)
6
6.Anthony Keegan (MID)
7
7.Daguyl Dufresnes (MID)
6
8.Kees van den Berg (MID)
6
9.Henry Adams (ATT)
6
10.Felipe Marcelino (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Andre Vieira (ATT)
7
 
12.Mick Dyer (DEF)
0
13.Carlos Serrano (ATT)
0
14.Julian Hierro (MID)
6