Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Port ValePort Vale
David BaconDavid Bacon Chris Frost Chris Frost
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
82Richardur HermannssonR. Hermannsson
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
2
D
81Philipp WallnerP. Wallner
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
3
D
73Jonatan SchwarzJ. Schwarz
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
4
D
68Oliver KauderO. Kauder
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
70Ole Gunnar KvarmeO. Kvarme
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
6captain
M
79Christian GyanC. Gyan
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
captain7
M
77Max DoumbiaM. Doumbia
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
68Peter LawrenceP. Lawrence
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
68Danny ElliottD. Elliott
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger74
A
10
A
88Octavian BuscanO. Buscan
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin73
A
11
A
77Malte ReimersM. Reimers
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
D
66Adrian BeckhamA. Beckham
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
13
M
73Mick DavisM. Davis
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
14
A
76Jorge JesusJ. Jesus

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 19,823 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Chelsea and Port Vale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Izzet.


0.00
Port Vale start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.27
Peter Lawrence knocks the ball forward to Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Clive Lowe with no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
6.56
Christian Gyan comes in with a late challenge on Clarence Jansen. Christian Gyan is shown the yellow card! Clarence Jansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.04
Philipp Wallner chips the ball to his team mate, Max Doumbia. Max Doumbia flicks a high ball forward to Octavian Buscan who takes it down. Octavian Buscan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darl Janssen.
9.06
Jonatan Schwarz runs forward with the ball. Jonatan Schwarz brings the ball forward. Jonatan Schwarz finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
14.48
Christian Gyan knocks the ball forward to Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers knocks in a cross ball towards Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Clive Lowe is on top of it.
18.01
Clarence Jansen brings the ball forward. Clarence Jansen puts a great ball through. Bojan Dahlin runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
21.39
Carsten Timm kicks a strong pass forward to Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano threads the ball through to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Coppinger but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.17
Carsten Timm flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Jansen controls it well on his chest. Clarence Jansen threads the ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tobias Beck is offside!
34.40
Ole Gunnar Kvarme makes a probing pass to Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Clive Lowe manages to gather it.
36.24
Jonatan Schwarz sees Max Doumbia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Doumbia kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clive Lowe who gathers it comfortably.
39.49
Max Doumbia flicks a high ball forward to Danny Elliott who takes it down. Danny Elliott controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Octavian Buscan through on goal. Octavian Buscan shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Clive Lowe with no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
44.35
Giuseppe Romano barges into Christian Gyan. The referee warns Giuseppe Romano to calm down! Christian Gyan runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale have changed their lineup with Mick Davis replacing Ole Gunnar Kvarme and Jorge Jesus replacing Malte Reimers. The Chelsea players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
47.21
Christian Gyan flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Jesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.56
Mick Davis hits a low pass to Jorge Jesus. Jorge Jesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marvin Clemence.
60.39
Port Vale have made a substitution with Adrian Beckham replacing Philipp Wallner .
67.39
Giuseppe Romano flicks a high pass forward. Bojan Dahlin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bojan Dahlin whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
71.50
Christian Gyan takes it forward alone. Christian Gyan shoots from long range. Clive Lowe gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
77.54
Christian Gyan knocks the ball forward to Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
78.36
Marvin Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen threads a neat ball through to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck shoots from 25 yards but somehow Richardur Hermannsson manages to keep it out.
84.55
Oliver Kauder hacks Tobias Beck from behind! Oliver Kauder is warned by the referee! Tobias Beck hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Christian Gyan barges into Giuseppe Romano. Christian Gyan is warned by the referee! Giuseppe Romano stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Port Vale
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
30.8%
44.9%
24.4%

Scorers
Danny Elliott 2, 47
Octavian Buscan 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Elliott of Port Vale

Match Ratings
1.Clive Lowe (GK)
7
2.Marvin Clemence (DEF)
7
3.Darl Janssen (DEF)
6
4.Carsten Timm (DEF)
6
5.Tommy Vickers (MID)
6
6.Clarence Jansen (MID)
7
7.Giuseppe Romano (MID)
6
8.Thanassis Tsoukalas (MID)
6
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)
6
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)
6
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)
6
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0

1.Richardur Hermannsson (GK)
6
2.Philipp Wallner (DEF)
6
3.Jonatan Schwarz (DEF)
7
4.Oliver Kauder (DEF)
5
5.Ole Gunnar Kvarme (MID)
6
6.Christian Gyan (MID)yellow card
6
7.Max Doumbia (MID)
6
8.Peter Lawrence (MID)
6
9.Danny Elliott (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Octavian Buscan (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Malte Reimers (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Beckham (DEF)
6
13.Mick Davis (MID)
6
14.Jorge Jesus (ATT)
6