FFO2 Premiership, Chelsea vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Sun Jan 01) Chelsea | Sheffield Wednesday 4-1-3-2 C | 5-2-3 C Andy Babbs | Mike Bradwell | Unai_Simon GK | GK A_Gunn A_Robertson DF | DF M_Targett A_Wan_Bissaka DF | DF B_Engels R_James DF | DF E_Dier E_Garcia DF | DF A_Webster S_M_Savic DM | DF E_Pinnock N_Fekir MF | MF H_Calhanoglu P_Sarabia MF | MF H_Mkhitaryan L_Sane MF | FW O_Watkins T_Abraham FW | FW S_Azmoun O_Edouard FW | FW D_Undav | J_Butez SUB | SUB C_Dawson D_Carlos SUB | SUB E_Palacios Marcelo SUB | SUB Fred D_Kohr SUB | SUB N_Kebano H_Knibbs SUB | SUB D_Samassekou Min. 1 :(che) P_Sarabia with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Fine tackle by E_Dier ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 13 :(shw) E_Pinnock sprints past the defender ... A_Wan_Bissaka with a nasty foul Min. 20 :(che) T_Abraham controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Webster ... He puts in L_Sane! ... L_Sane with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But A_Gunn just gets his fingers to that one Min. 21 :(che) O_Edouard knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... O_Edouard sees A_Gunn off his line! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Gunn is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_M_Savic hits it towards the far post! ... A_Gunn comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... E_Garcia swings a leg at it! ... Looks like it should be A_Gunn's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Wan_Bissaka ... The danger is dealt with by B_Engels Min. 22 :(che) E_Garcia finds himself in acres of space ... E_Garcia has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... A_Gunn claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... Chelsea have taken the lead! ... Chelsea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 25 :(che) R_James plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Abraham ... A_Webster takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 26 :(che) L_Sane beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... L_Sane hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Sane chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Abraham swings a leg at it! ... But it goes just over Min. 30 :(che) N_Fekir controls it with ease ... Well executed sliding challenge from H_Calhanoglu ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_M_Savic crosses it in! ... R_James gets on the end of it ... A_Gunn parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_M_Savic hits it into the box! ... P_Sarabia with the shot! ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 35 :(che) N_Fekir searches out T_Abraham ... T_Abraham tries to beat A_Gunn from outside the area! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 35 :(shw) O_Watkins beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Robertson tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 38 :(shw) O_Watkins chests it down ... P_Sarabia with a nasty foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 38 :(shw) A_Webster takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun with the chance! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 41 :(che) E_Garcia plays a long ball to O_Edouard ... O_Edouard with the crafty shot! ... But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save Min. 42 :(shw) O_Watkins volleys it forward. He finds H_Mkhitaryan ... H_Mkhitaryan hits the ball first time! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... Unai_Simon never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(shw) E_Dier has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past E_Garcia ... He puts in H_Calhanoglu! ... N_Fekir hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... H_Calhanoglu hits it into the box! ... S_M_Savic cleans up with a great clearance Min. 46 :(che) N_Fekir spots his team mate making a run ... He finds L_Sane with a lovely pass! ... L_Sane with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Gunn won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 46 :(che) O_Edouard sprints past M_Targett ... O_Edouard hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... A_Gunn makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 48 :(che) P_Sarabia with the first time pass to O_Edouard ... O_Edouard with the strike! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Gunn ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Gunn looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 55 :(che) Unai_Simon slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 55 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: J_Butez ... COMING OFF: Unai_Simon Min. 56 :(che) A_Robertson flicks it past E_Pinnock ... He runs forward ... A_Robertson has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 57 :(che) A_Robertson with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Webster ... He crosses to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 58 :(che) S_M_Savic finds O_Edouard with a ball over the defence ... O_Edouard unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Gunn is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: Fred ... COMING OFF: H_Mkhitaryan Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: E_Palacios ... COMING OFF: H_Calhanoglu Min. 60 :(shw) Tactical Change by Sheffield Wednesday ... Sheffield Wednesday have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(shw) O_Watkins jumps over S_M_Savic's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... O_Watkins attempts a chip! ... But J_Butez pulls out a save of the game Min. 62 :(che) O_Edouard can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... O_Edouard with the header! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 66 :(che) P_Sarabia with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... P_Sarabia rifles it at the goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... L_Sane swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It is kicked away by B_Engels Min. 67 :(che) P_Sarabia brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Fekir gets on the end of the pass ... A great volley from N_Fekir! ... The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 69 :(shw) O_Watkins sprints past S_M_Savic ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... O_Watkins tries the shot! ... J_Butez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Butez reacts well to save!! Min. 70 :(che) N_Fekir is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... S_M_Savic latches onto the ball ... S_M_Savic hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 77 :(shw) E_Palacios floats the ball in to find D_Undav ... D_Undav with the goal bound shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... J_Butez never had a chance! ... Sheffield Wednesday have narrowed the deficit! ... squeaky bum time for Chelsea now ... Chelsea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 78 :(shw) E_Dier retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... O_Watkins latches onto the end of it ... O_Watkins with the punt towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... J_Butez tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... M_Targett with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Butez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 80 :(shw) O_Watkins wins possession ... He plays the ball across to B_Engels ... B_Engels with the header! ... It floats over J_Butez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 84 :(che) P_Sarabia with a 40-yard pass to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham with the overhead! ... But A_Gunn stops that one easily Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(shw) D_Undav with the heel pass to Fred ... Fred with the crafty shot! ... J_Butez makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Edouard (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Garcia (22), O_Edouard (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Robertson (35), P_Sarabia (38) Injured : Unai_Simon (55) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins Scorers : D_Undav (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 21 | 8 Off target : 12 | 3 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 6 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 18 15 7 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15 19 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 18 15 9 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 18 15 6 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 E_Garcia DF 1 17 15 3 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 79 S_M_Savic DM 1 16 18 6 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 14 18 N_Fekir MF 1 4 20 15 29 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 36 9 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 17 17 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 43 16 L_Sane MF 1 3 18 17 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 T_Abraham FW 1 4 12 18 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 O_Edouard FW 1 4 13 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 59 J_Butez GK 17 1 1 1 22 | 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 D_Carlos DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 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 - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 18 1 1 1 21 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 18 10 8 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Engels DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 0 16 E_Dier DF 1 17 11 7 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 42 0 A_Webster DF 1 16 12 4 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 0 E_Pinnock DF 1 17 11 7 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 3 17 13 21 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 16 12 27 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 O_Watkins FW 1 5 9 19 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 46 27 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 10 17 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 D_Undav FW 1 2 11 18 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 28 C_Dawson GK 13 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Palacios MF 1 12 16 2 26 | 33 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Fred MF 1 2 17 11 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 N_Kebano MF 1 5 14 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Samassekou MF 1 11 15 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672609227 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40