FFO2 Premiership, Chelsea vs. Manchester City (Mon Mar 20)


                              Chelsea  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 C
                           Andy Babbs  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                        Unai_Simon GK  |  GK Ederson
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF J_Stones
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                           R_James DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                          D_Carlos DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                         S_M_Savic MF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                           N_Fekir MF  |  MF B_Silva
                         P_Sarabia MF  |  MF N_Rovella
                         O_Edouard FW  |  FW H_Kane
                       Richarlison FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                            L_Sane AM  |  AM P_Foden
                                       |
                           J_Butez SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                          E_Garcia SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                           Marcelo SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                            D_Kohr SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                          H_Knibbs SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 2  :(che) P_Sarabia finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Stones 
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Sarabia! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 2  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sidesteps D_Carlos 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Well intercepted by R_James 
Min. 5  :(mnc) P_Foden looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts to nutmeg Unai_Simon! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Nick Lovell spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 6  :(che) O_Edouard takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  O_Edouard uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  Ederson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 7  :(che) N_Fekir takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to O_Edouard! 
          ...  O_Edouard with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  Ederson makes a good save 
Min. 9  :(mnc) Marquinhos knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Robertson 
          ...  A delightful ball in to J_Gimenez 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 10 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka plays a long ball to D_Carlos 
          ...  D_Carlos shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(mnc) P_Foden holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Andy Babbs is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 13 :(che) S_M_Savic get's past A_Laporte 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 15 :(mnc) Marquinhos kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 16 :(che) S_M_Savic with the towering header to R_James 
          ...  A_Laporte reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 17 :(che) Richarlison cuts inside J_Stones 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in O_Edouard! 
          ...  H_Kane body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 20 :(che) L_Sane pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Richarlison is clean through! 
          ...  Richarlison rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That's got Chelsea back level! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  D_Vlahovic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Foden with the header 
          ...  It's beaten Unai_Simon 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 27 :(che) Richarlison knocks it past A_Laporte and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Richarlison looks to see where Ederson is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 30 :(che) L_Sane is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Robertson 
          ...  A_Robertson hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 35 :(che) P_Sarabia sprints past J_Gimenez 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Sarabia flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 35 :(mnc) A_Laporte runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  N_Rovella latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  N_Rovella with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a fine save 
Min. 37 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Richarlison tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 39 :(che) N_Fekir jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Fekir swings in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 39 :(mnc) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Unai_Simon tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva flights it in! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of D_Vlahovic 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  R_James rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 44 :(che) O_Edouard changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Robertson 
          ...  A_Robertson with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds D_Vlahovic with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 46 :(mnc) Marquinhos cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Marquinhos chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 49 :(che) O_Edouard gets to the byline and finds A_Wan_Bissaka with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Wan_Bissaka! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson looks dejected 
          ...  That's given Chelsea the lead! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

Min. 50 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a probing through ball P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden drives it low! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 53 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic cuts the ball back to H_Kane 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(mnc) N_Rovella flicks it past A_Robertson 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  N_Rovella rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) P_Foden looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Unai_Simon is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Stones makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 57 :(mnc) J_Stones with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Robertson a clean set of heals 
          ...  S_M_Savic reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Stones with a byline cross to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 62 :(che) L_Sane plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Sane controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over Ederson 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Foden hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Kane collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Fekir fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 63 :(mnc) B_Silva looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Foden 
          ...  N_Fekir with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  B_Silva with the thundering drive 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unai_Simon had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Manchester City are back level! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 63 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 63 :(mnc) J_Gimenez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Stones gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Stones! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 71 :(che) A_Robertson spots L_Sane who is in acres of space 
          ...  L_Sane cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 76 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  P_Sarabia will now play as a AM 
Min. 77 :(che) S_M_Savic finds A_Wan_Bissaka on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Laporte with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 78 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 79 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  L_Sane will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 80 :(che) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Richarlison seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Laporte 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 81 :(che) N_Fekir sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  B_Silva with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  D_Carlos hoists it forward 
          ...  O_Edouard gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_Edouard hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Ederson gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 84 :(mnc) P_Foden turns past A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Foden looks to see where Unai_Simon is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Unai_Simon saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 85 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Robertson with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  H_Kane hits it over the wall 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 87 :(che) N_Fekir finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  N_Fekir belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(che) O_Edouard sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Richarlison 
          ...  A skilful effort from Richarlison! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 91 :(che) N_Fekir cuts the ball back to Richarlison 
          ...  Richarlison is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round Ederson 
          ...  He tries to beat Ederson 
          ...  Ederson dives bravely at his feet!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : O_Edouard
Scorers              : Richarlison (20), A_Wan_Bissaka (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Fekir (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Foden (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stones (12), B_Silva (63), D_Vlahovic (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Laporte (77), B_Silva (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       12
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 3 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Unai_Simon     GK  21   1   1   1  25 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  19  16   8  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  32
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  19  15  10  23 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  42  17  44
R_James        DF   1  18  16   6  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
D_Carlos       DF   1  18  15   3  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_M_Savic      MF   1  16  18   7  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  28   0
N_Fekir        MF   1   4  20  16  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  22  14
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  18  17  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  14  20  23 |  98   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  80  24
Richarlison    FW   1   7  13  19  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  19  49
L_Sane         FW   1   3  19  17  23 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  47  14
J_Butez        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  18  15   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  16  13  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kohr         MF   1  10  14   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Knibbs       FW   1   3   8  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  20  17  13  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  60
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  15  13  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  40  15   9
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  16  12  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  16  12
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  16  14  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  10
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  21  16  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   9  30
N_Rovella      MF   1  15  18   6  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  20  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  17  52
P_Foden        FW   1   5  18  17  28 |  98   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  78  29
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   1   4  12   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  13   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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