Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Hexi LeeHexi Lee Kevin Dunn Kevin Dunn
Jamie YoudsJ. Youds64
G
1
G
61Mark LawtonM. Lawton
Tony MatthewsT. Matthews53
D
2
D
62Pedro LopesP. Lopes
Ronnie WhiteR. White62
D
3
D
65Max AdamsM. Adams
Robert VernazzaR. Vernazza71
D
4
D
55Joe PearsonJ. Pearson
Billy BradyB. Brady57
D
5
D
62Matt HansenM. Hansen
Liam OwenL. Owen57
M
6
M
59Djezon KingD. King
Steve PattersonS. Patterson67
M
7
M
64Youssef Van Der ReeY. Van Der Ree
George Van HelmondG. Van Helmond52
M
8
M
60Marc SeamanM. Seaman
Romero P. RedondoR. Redondo62
A
9
A
59Chris PallisterC. Pallister
Robert MacleanR. Maclean63
A
10
A
69Adam RoyceA. Royce
Craig LiddellC. Liddell62
A
11
A
59Ronnie SwiftR. Swift

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 18,821 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Chelsea and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic get the match underway!
3.56
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.58
Djezon King advances with the ball. Djezon King finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jamie Youds.
12.06
Youssef Van Der Ree deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Swift. Ronnie Swift connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jamie Youds easily picks it out of the air!
15.17
Ronnie Swift hacks Robert Vernazza from behind! Ronnie Swift is warned by the referee! Robert Vernazza stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.56
Joe Pearson makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Pearson passes the ball forward to Adam Royce. Adam Royce shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.00
Billy Brady knocks the ball forward to Steve Patterson. Steve Patterson threads the ball through to Romero P. Redondo. Romero P. Redondo finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.03
Youssef Van Der Ree clumsily knocks into Robert Vernazza. Youssef Van Der Ree is warned by the referee! Robert Vernazza runs off the knock.
27.03
Chelsea are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
34.43
Robert Vernazza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Owen. Liam Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joe Pearson.
36.19
Robert Vernazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Owen. Liam Owen makes a beautiful solo run. Liam Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Redondo. Romero P. Redondo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.33
Tony Matthews threads the ball through to Liam Owen. Liam Owen takes it forward alone. Liam Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Redondo. Romero P. Redondo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.45
Adam Royce comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie White. The referee calls over Adam Royce and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie White runs off the knock.
45.00
Djezon King makes a probing pass to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie White.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
48.20
George Van Helmond knocks the ball forward to Robert Maclean. Robert Maclean goes all the way! Robert Maclean takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Mark Lawton had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
51.10
Adam Royce comes in with a late challenge on Robert Vernazza. The referee calls over Adam Royce and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Robert Vernazza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.41
Marc Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Swift. Ronnie Swift directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.01
Billy Brady threads the ball through to Liam Owen. Liam Owen brings the ball forward. Liam Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joe Pearson.
66.06
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.11
Max Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djezon King. Djezon King advances with the ball. Djezon King shoots from 25 yards. Jamie Youds easily smothers it.
78.24
Marc Seaman makes a probing pass to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.50
Liam Owen threads the ball through to Robert Maclean. Robert Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.03
George Van Helmond kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Redondo. Romero P. Redondo shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.17
Ronnie White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Owen. Liam Owen makes a simple pass to Robert Maclean. Robert Maclean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Lawton who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Ronnie Swift clumsily knocks into Ronnie White. The referee calls over Ronnie Swift and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie White runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Liam Owen of Chelsea
Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Wigan Athletic
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
62.1%
37.9%
Play Area
33.3%
48.5%
18.2%

Scorers
Robert Maclean 48