Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Elsworth | Ian Elsworth | Stewart James Leighton | Stewart James Leighton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mattia Pagliarini | M. Pagliarini |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Ian Reyes | I. Reyes | |||||||||
| Luke Grant | L. Grant |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Kostyantyn Korkishko | K. Korkishko | |||||||||
| Roland Deroff | R. Deroff |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Felipe Parra | F. Parra | |||||||||
| Stefano Vendrame | S. Vendrame | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Lassina Domoraud | L. Domoraud | |||||||||
| Artur Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Daniel Antunes | D. Antunes | |||||||||
| Mykhaylo Lytovchenko | M. Lytovchenko | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Lars Håland | L. Håland | |||||||||
| Rui Reis | R. Reis | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Eben Nyarko | E. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Badra Tébily | B. Tébily | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 |  | Romarin Tchoutang | R. Tchoutang | |||||||||
| Joseph-Desire Job | J. Job | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Jay Noonan | J. Noonan | |||||||||
| Jaakko Malmberg | J. Malmberg |  | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Cristi Pancu | C. Pancu | |||||||||
| Bradley Blatsis | B. Blatsis |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Shaun Burbage | S. Burbage | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 18,710 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
8.02
0-0Kostyantyn Korkishko clumsily knocks into Bradley Blatsis. Kostyantyn Korkishko is given a warning by the referee! Bradley Blatsis runs off the knock.
9.51
0-0Stefano Vendrame makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Badra Tébily. Badra Tébily sees space and advances. Badra Tébily sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
12.02
0-0Rui Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.52
Stefano Vendrame controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Badra Tébily. Badra Tébily knocks the ball forward to Bradley Blatsis. Bradley Blatsis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lassina Domoraud.
21.58
0-0Mykhaylo Lytovchenko comes in with a late challenge on Romarin Tchoutang. Mykhaylo Lytovchenko is shown the yellow card! Romarin Tchoutang runs off the knock.
21.58
0-0Manchester United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
26.09
Jaakko Malmberg hacks Lassina Domoraud from behind! Jaakko Malmberg is warned by the referee! Lassina Domoraud hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.04
0-0Badra Tébily kicks a strong pass forward to Bradley Blatsis. Bradley Blatsis lofts in a cross ball towards Jaakko Malmberg. Jaakko Malmberg is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Ian Reyes easily smothers it.
28.37
Lars Håland threads the ball through to Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.32
Rui Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Rui Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Parra.
33.16
Rui Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaakko Malmberg. Jaakko Malmberg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ian Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
38.29
Manchester United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Chelsea's defence.
39.21
Eben Nyarko makes a beautiful solo run. Eben Nyarko lofts in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Mattia Pagliarini easily picks it out of the air!
44.55
Eben Nyarko knocks the ball forward to Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Mattia Pagliarini is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Chelsea kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Rui Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaakko Malmberg. Jaakko Malmberg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lassina Domoraud.
49.05
Mykhaylo Lytovchenko threads the ball through to Bradley Blatsis. Bradley Blatsis tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.43
0-0Rui Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Rui Reis knocks the ball forward to Bradley Blatsis but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.14
0-0Cristi Pancu comes in with a late challenge on Stefano Vendrame. Cristi Pancu is warned by the referee! Stefano Vendrame gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.56
Romarin Tchoutang comes in with a late challenge on Mykhaylo Lytovchenko. Romarin Tchoutang is warned by the referee! Mykhaylo Lytovchenko stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.03
Badra Tébily deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job goes all the way! Joseph-Desire Job shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
61.30
1-0Rui Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaakko Malmberg. Jaakko Malmberg whips in a cross ball towards Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.38
Daniel Antunes clumsily knocks into Badra Tébily. Daniel Antunes is given a warning by the referee! Badra Tébily gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.40
Romarin Tchoutang controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luke Grant.
69.43
Rui Reis makes a probing pass to Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job knocks the ball forward to Bradley Blatsis. Bradley Blatsis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Ian Reyes manages to gather it comfortably.
71.00
Artur Pinheiro makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.29
Kostyantyn Korkishko kicks a strong pass forward to Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko threads the ball through to Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roland Deroff.
78.36
Lassina Domoraud hacks Bradley Blatsis from behind! Lassina Domoraud is given a warning by the referee! Bradley Blatsis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.29
Mykhaylo Lytovchenko makes a probing pass to Joseph-Desire Job. Joseph-Desire Job tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Ian Reyes.
83.39
Stefano Vendrame passes the ball forward to Badra Tébily. Badra Tébily knocks the ball to his team mate, Bradley Blatsis. Bradley Blatsis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Parra.
87.23
Eben Nyarko knocks the ball to his team mate, Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roland Deroff.
89.30
Jaakko Malmberg comes in with a late challenge on Felipe Parra. Jaakko Malmberg is shown the yellow card! Felipe Parra runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22.8%
44.3%
32.9%
Scorers