FFO2 Premiership, Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace (Thu Jul 20)


                              Chelsea  |  Crystal Palace
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                           Andy Babbs  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                        Unai_Simon GK  |  GK D_Livakovic
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF F_Balbuena
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF K_Tsimikas
                           R_James DF  |  DF W_Anton
                          D_Carlos DF  |  DF M_Alonso
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DM A_Diawara
                            L_Sane AM  |  MF Parejo
                           N_Fekir MF  |  MF M_Pasalic
                         P_Sarabia MF  |  AM E_Eze
                       Richarlison FW  |  FW D_Dike
                          P_Schick FW  |  FW Adama_Traore
                                       |
                           J_Butez SUB |  SUB W_Morris
                           Marcelo SUB |  SUB K_Vogt
                         S_M_Savic SUB |  SUB J_Ralls
                        J_Rossiter SUB |  SUB J_Swift
                          H_Knibbs SUB |  SUB K_Furuhashi




Min. 1  :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  E_Eze will now play as a MF 
Min. 3  :(che) P_Sarabia runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Carlos 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Tsimikas hits it out for a throw 
Min. 4  :(che) R_James takes advantage of a mistake by F_Balbuena 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  R_James with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  D_Livakovic with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 4  :(che) P_Schick with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Alonso is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  N_Fekir plays it short to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  D_Livakovic makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 5  :(che) E_Garcia takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  W_Anton cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 8  :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Sarabia latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Sarabia drives the shot in! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Livakovic's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 12 :(cry) Parejo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Adama_Traore! 
          ...  R_James with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 13 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka drives it across the face of the goal P_Schick 
          ...  Parejo bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 13 :(cry) A_Diawara turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Tsimikas 
          ...  K_Tsimikas keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 15 :(cry) D_Dike jumps over R_James's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Dike has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Unai_Simon saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 16 :(che) E_Garcia with a simple pass to L_Sane 
          ...  W_Anton makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 18 :(che) P_Sarabia runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Diawara back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Parejo with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 19 :(cry) A_Diawara volleys it forward. He finds Adama_Traore 
          ...  P_Schick muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Lee Clark looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 23 :(che) P_Sarabia sidesteps K_Tsimikas 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_Sarabia! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  That puts Chelsea ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 27 :(che) N_Fekir hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Schick collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Schick flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  D_Livakovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 28 :(che) N_Fekir cuts inside M_Alonso 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Robertson! 
          ...  A_Robertson chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Livakovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And D_Livakovic tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  N_Fekir gets something on it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 30 :(che) N_Fekir whips the ball across to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  D_Livakovic fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 32 :(che) A_Robertson is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A_Robertson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But D_Livakovic makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 34 :(che) L_Sane finds N_Fekir with a ball over the defence 
          ...  W_Anton with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 35 :(che) L_Sane runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Richarlison 
          ...  Richarlison flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 36 :(che) D_Carlos slips past his marker M_Alonso 
          ...  The ball is whipped into N_Fekir 
          ...  M_Alonso does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 41 :(che) A_Robertson plays a long ball to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia sees D_Livakovic off his line! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  E_Garcia gets to it! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic is equal to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(che) L_Sane takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  L_Sane drives it towards goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  L_Sane tries to place the shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(cry) E_Eze plays the early ball across the box to find M_Pasalic in space 
          ...  M_Pasalic shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(cry) Parejo with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Eze 
          ...  L_Sane with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 46 :(che) L_Sane picks out N_Fekir with the cross 
          ...  E_Eze body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  P_Sarabia swings it in 
          ...  P_Schick takes control of it! 
          ...  P_Schick attempts the shot! 
          ...  D_Livakovic with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 47 :(cry) Parejo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Adama_Traore! 
          ...  Adama_Traore hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Adama_Traore with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Unai_Simon 
Min. 49 :(che) P_Sarabia picks up a loose ball 
          ...  P_Sarabia fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Livakovic's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 51 :(cry) D_Dike with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows D_Carlos a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Dike sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 52 :(che) Richarlison takes advantage of a mistake by K_Tsimikas 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A heafty challenge by Parejo 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Garcia floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Richarlison with the header 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_Livakovic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 52 :(cry) W_Anton takes advantage of a mistake by N_Fekir 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Carlos seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 52 :(che) Richarlison flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  K_Tsimikas is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 53 :(cry) M_Pasalic beats his man 
          ...  M_Pasalic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Unai_Simon won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 54 :(che) L_Sane runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  N_Fekir latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  N_Fekir with a thundering shot! 
          ...  D_Livakovic 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? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 58 :(che) Richarlison finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Eze 
          ...  Richarlison with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Schick rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Vogt 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Balbuena 
Min. 61 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Swift 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Pasalic 
Min. 65 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  E_Eze will now play as a AM 
Min. 66 :(che) N_Fekir pulls it back to Richarlison 
          ...  M_Alonso with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 67 :(cry) J_Swift holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Dike 
          ...  D_Dike attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 68 :(che) Richarlison makes the tackle 
          ...  Richarlison bears down on goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 70 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Furuhashi 
          ...  COMING OFF: Adama_Traore 
Min. 72 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka cuts inside 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  D_Livakovic is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 72 :(che) Richarlison eases past M_Alonso 
          ...  D_Dike is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 73 :(che) A_Robertson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round D_Livakovic 
          ...  D_Livakovic charges out of his area 
          ...  D_Livakovic belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Wan_Bissaka! 
          ...  D_Livakovic fists it away! 
Min. 74 :(che) P_Sarabia chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 76 :(cry) M_Alonso floats the ball in to find J_Swift 
          ...  J_Swift hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Unai_Simon beats the ball away 
Min. 78 :(che) N_Fekir with a flicked pass to A_Robertson 
          ...  A_Robertson with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 78 :(cry) A_Diawara finds D_Dike in acres of space 
          ...  D_Dike with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Unai_Simon collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 82 :(che) L_Sane takes possession 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by L_Sane! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Schick drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Livakovic easily catches it! 
Min. 83 :(che) P_Sarabia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Schick 
          ...  M_Alonso with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  E_Garcia floats it forward 
          ...  L_Sane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Sane rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  P_Sarabia swings a leg at it! 
          ...  D_Livakovic watches it sail wide! 
Min. 84 :(che) E_Garcia sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  P_Schick runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  P_Schick hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 85 :(che) N_Fekir has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Schick collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Furuhashi with an awful challenge 
Min. 86 :(che) Richarlison cuts in on K_Vogt's blind side 
          ...  Richarlison attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Livakovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Livakovic 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(cry) J_Swift beats R_James 
          ...  J_Swift hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : L_Sane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sarabia (23), N_Fekir (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Schick (19), L_Sane (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Parejo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Alonso (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          31        |       10
Off target           :          16        |       5
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :          10        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
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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  22   1   1   1  25 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  20  17   8  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  56
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  20  16  11  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  43
R_James        DF   1  20  16   7  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
D_Carlos       DF   1  19  15   4  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  17   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  18  16   3  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  48  25
L_Sane         AM   1   3  19  18  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   5   0   1   0   0  -2  58  44
N_Fekir        MF   1   4  21  17  29 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  55  37
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  18  17  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  42  69
Richarlison    FW   1   7  13  20  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
P_Schick       FW   1   6  12  21  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  21
J_Butez        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  15  13  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_M_Savic      MF   1  16  19   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rossiter     DM   1  10  12   7  25 |   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 - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Livakovic    GK  22   1   1   1  27 |  96  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  17  13   5  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  18  14   9  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  19
W_Anton        DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
M_Alonso       DF   1  18  13   4  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  17  -2
A_Diawara      DM   1  13  18   5  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
Parejo         MF   1  11  18   9  29 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  58  42   0
M_Pasalic      MF   1   6  18  15  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
E_Eze          AM   1   7  17  16  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Dike         FW   1   5  14  18  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
Adama_Traore   FW   1   5  10  19  28 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Morris       GK  12   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Vogt         DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ralls        MF   1   8  17   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Swift        AM   1   3  14  11  31 |  30   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  34
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   3  12  17  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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