Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 19,294 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Chelsea start the match!
6.07
0-0Adam Moore hacks Ashley Owen from behind! The referee calls over Adam Moore and warns him to calm down! Ashley Owen runs off the knock.
9.58
0-0Alessandro Di Masi passes the ball forward to Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Young.
15.57
Samuel Fonseca makes a probing pass to Uwe Hoeness. Uwe Hoeness knocks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Young.
16.24
Armin Thiele threads the ball through to Thomas Morales. Thomas Morales makes a simple pass to Eddie Britton. Eddie Britton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Titus Waters who gathers it comfortably.
22.02
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.00
Fredrik Insley catches Rainer Bräutigam on the ankles. Fredrik Insley is given a warning by the referee! Rainer Bräutigam hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.46
0-0Ashley Owen comes in with a late challenge on Adam Moore. The referee calls over Ashley Owen and shows him a yellow card! Adam Moore stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.30
0-0Uwe Hoeness kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Moore. Adam Moore finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.34
0-0Thomas Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Britton. Eddie Britton shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Titus Waters!
39.35
Samuel Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Di Masi. Alessandro Di Masi makes a probing pass to Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fredrik Insley.
42.04
Emile Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Morales. The referee calls over Emile Higginbotham and shows him a yellow card! Thomas Morales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.55
Oleg Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
47.23
Dominic Young threads the ball through to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin threads the ball through to Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Glynn Gilchrist!
55.03
Ashley Owen makes a probing pass to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin sees space and advances. Oleg Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Gilchrist who gathers it comfortably.
57.37
1-0Seth Holloway advances with the ball. Seth Holloway knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.38
Eddie Britton hacks Dominic Young from behind! Eddie Britton is shown the yellow card! Dominic Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.28
Alessandro Di Masi knocks the ball forward to Adam Moore. Adam Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Titus Waters who gathers it comfortably.
66.59
Alessandro Di Masi barges into Oleg Makin. The referee calls over Alessandro Di Masi and warns him to calm down! Oleg Makin stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.06
Uwe Hoeness chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Britton. Eddie Britton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Titus Waters has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.15
Thomas Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Moore. Adam Moore shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.19
Uwe Hoeness makes a probing pass to Eddie Britton. Eddie Britton shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.40
Armin Thiele makes a simple pass to Alessandro Di Masi. Alessandro Di Masi flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Britton. Eddie Britton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
83.22
Anthony Bower knocks the ball forward to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy threads the ball through to Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn shoots from just inside the box but somehow Glynn Gilchrist manages to keep it out.
84.40
Seth Holloway knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy plays a perfect one-two with Callum Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Ruslan Prykhodnoy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.29
Thomas Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Moore. Adam Moore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
36.4%
44.2%
19.5%
Scorers