FFO Champions League, Newcastle United vs. Chelsea (Wed Aug 14) Newcastle United | Chelsea 4-1-2-1-2 N | 4-2-0-3-1 C Chris Banks | Steve Talbot | T_Strakosha GK | GK D_Henderson J_Clauss DF | DF A_Wan_Bissaka A_Grimaldo DF | DF Y_Berchiche Nuno_Santos DF | DF D_Dalot M_Acuna DF | DF M_Kayode M_Llorente MF | DM T_Lamptey J_W_Prowse MF | DM R_Sanches T_Kroos DM | AM M_Odegaard S_Canales AM | AM K_De_Bruyne J_David FW | FW R_Firmino R_De_Tomas FW | AM Saint_Maximin | S_Herrera SUB | SUB N_Ratti J_Tarkowski SUB | SUB M_Montoya J_Evans SUB | SUB K_Zefi Brais_Mendez SUB | SUB T_Stepanenko K_Moore SUB | SUB S_Banza Min. 2 :(che) M_Odegaard with a smart turn ... M_Odegaard with the side footed shot! ... Over the bar! Min. 3 :(che) T_Lamptey beats M_Acuna ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... T_Lamptey with the header! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Newcastle United fans taunt him! Min. 9 :(new) J_Clauss runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... R_Firmino does well to intercept the ball Min. 9 :(che) M_Odegaard plays a long ball to Saint_Maximin ... Saint_Maximin has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Sanches drives it into the box! ... J_Clauss with a great clearance! Min. 10 :(new) T_Kroos plays it long to J_David ... J_David tries to beat D_Henderson! ... But D_Henderson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 17 :(new) T_Kroos gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Llorente is unmarked ... K_De_Bruyne with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 18 :(che) M_Kayode with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Lamptey gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Lamptey hits a great shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... T_Strakosha looks dejected! ... Chelsea go in front now with that goal! ... Newcastle United 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 21 :(che) R_Firmino jumps over Nuno_Santos's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A powerful shot by R_Firmino! ... But T_Strakosha tips it behind ... CORNER! ... K_De_Bruyne lofts the ball in! ... It is cleared by M_Acuna Min. 26 :(new) D_Henderson miskicks! ... R_De_Tomas takes control of the ball! ... But R_Sanches comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 26 :(che) R_Firmino beats Nuno_Santos with absolute ease! ... R_Firmino with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Brilliant save from T_Strakosha Min. 27 :(new) T_Kroos with an amazing show of skill to get past T_Lamptey ... He crosses to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna fires off a right-footed shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 28 :(new) J_W_Prowse with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... J_W_Prowse tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 28 :(che) K_De_Bruyne skips the challenge from J_W_Prowse ... K_De_Bruyne with a bomb of a shot! ... T_Strakosha heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 32 :(new) M_Acuna with the Cruyff turn ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... D_Dalot picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 36 :(new) J_David saunters past R_Firmino ... M_Kayode tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Kayode with the clearance Min. 40 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to C Min. 40 :(che) R_Firmino sprints past J_Clauss ... M_Acuna with a terrible tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-1 Chelsea Min. 46 :(che) R_Firmino beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... R_Firmino with a low drive through the rain! ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 49 :(che) T_Lamptey crosses into the box, finding R_Sanches ... J_W_Prowse with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 49 :(che) Saint_Maximin is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Odegaard latches onto the ball ... A powerful shot by M_Odegaard! ... T_Strakosha makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 52 :(che) M_Kayode leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Saint_Maximin ... Driven towards goal by Saint_Maximin! ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 55 :(new) J_W_Prowse brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_David gets on the end of the pass ... M_Kayode with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 57 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Sanches latches onto it! ... But T_Kroos slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 60 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... T_Lamptey will now play as a DF Min. 60 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... K_De_Bruyne will now play as a DM Min. 64 :(new) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Llorente is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... M_Llorente with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 64 :(che) M_Odegaard slips past his marker Nuno_Santos ... The ball is whipped into R_Sanches ... R_Sanches with the attempt at goal! ... T_Strakosha saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 66 :(new) D_Henderson miskicks! ... R_De_Tomas is through! ... R_De_Tomas hits the ball first time! ... D_Henderson parries it Min. 68 :(che) D_Dalot can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... J_David with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 70 :(new) M_Acuna off the woodwork! ... T_Kroos picks up the deflection ... But R_Sanches sweeps up the threat Min. 70 :(che) Saint_Maximin gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Wan_Bissaka ... The defender plays it back to T_Strakosha ... A_Wan_Bissaka intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy T_Strakosha ... He rounds T_Strakosha ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 74 :(che) R_Sanches brings it under control ... He takes on T_Kroos ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Odegaard! ... M_Acuna gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 77 :(new) S_Canales runs with pace at the defence ... S_Canales throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Henderson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 82 :(che) M_Odegaard dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... M_Odegaard attempts to nutmeg T_Strakosha! ... The fans get off their seats! ... T_Strakosha plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 83 :(che) The ball rolls free! ... Saint_Maximin takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... Saint_Maximin smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 85 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: K_Zefi ... COMING OFF: M_Odegaard Min. 85 :(new) T_Kroos searches out M_Acuna ... T_Lamptey slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 86 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: T_Stepanenko ... COMING OFF: R_Sanches Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: S_Banza ... COMING OFF: Saint_Maximin ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Kroos Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kayode (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Lamptey (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 6 | 14 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 2 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 6 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 0 - 1 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 21 17 15 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 20 16 11 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 22 16 15 25 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 13 11 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 20 14 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 T_Kroos DM 1 16 22 16 22 | 94 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 0 S_Canales AM 1 4 21 20 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_David FW 1 6 17 20 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 16 22 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 21 13 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brais_Mendez MF 1 10 15 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 4 15 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Henderson GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 22 17 12 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 15 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dalot DF 1 21 19 14 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 M_Kayode DF 1 19 18 13 28 | 94 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 37 0 T_Lamptey DF 1 20 20 15 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 0 41 R_Sanches DM 1 19 21 15 28 | 89 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 12 M_Odegaard AM 1 4 21 20 27 | 88 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 K_De_Bruyne DM 1 13 22 21 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Firmino FW 1 5 19 23 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 31 0 12 Saint_Maximin AM 1 5 17 22 28 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 N_Ratti GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Zefi MF 1 6 17 13 29 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Stepanenko DM 1 13 18 5 21 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Banza FW 1 3 11 14 28 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1723663553 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40