FFO Prem, Chelsea vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Oct 28)


                              Chelsea  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          5-1-0-1-3 P  |  4-2-1-1-2 L
                         Steve Talbot  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF N_Aguerd
                         T_Lamptey DF  |  DF A_Cresswell
                        T_Chalobah DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                         A_Rudiger DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                           D_Dalot DF  |  MF N_Fekir
                        L_Goretzka DM  |  DM K_Phillips
                         S_Jovetic AM  |  AM M_Mount
                       K_De_Bruyne FW  |  DM L_Johanns
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW H_M_Son
                         D_Berardi FW  |  FW Savio
                                       |
                           N_Ratti SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                        I_Fresneda SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                      N_Maksimovic SUB |  SUB L_Woudenberg
                         M_Montoya SUB |  SUB N_Nartey
                           S_Banza SUB |  SUB S_Dembele




Min. 2  :(bla) M_Mount finds the run of Savio 
          ...  Savio bears down on goal! 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 5  :(che) K_De_Bruyne cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But T_Courtois parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 6  :(che) K_De_Bruyne eases past K_Phillips 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne gets something on it! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 8  :(che) K_De_Bruyne backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Firmino latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Firmino with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 8  :(bla) N_Fekir runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Wan_Bissaka back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Lamptey hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Henderson comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 9  :(che) That's it for A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He's picked up a knock and can't continue... 
          ...  AWW BOO-HOOOO! 
          ...  SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! 
          ...  Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! 
          ...  Players are such faries these days! 
Min. 9  :(che) Substitution by Chelsea 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Fresneda 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Wan_Bissaka 
Min. 10 :(bla) N_Fekir feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  H_M_Son runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_M_Son keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 14 :(che) K_De_Bruyne skips the challenge from A_Cresswell 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 14 :(che) L_Goretzka runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Jovetic 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Cresswell with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 15 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(che) S_Jovetic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  S_Jovetic sees T_Courtois off his line! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Chelsea have the advantage! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 21 :(che) S_Jovetic sidesteps A_Cresswell 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Blocked by L_Johanns 
Min. 21 :(bla) N_Aguerd takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  N_Aguerd attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 27 :(che) I_Fresneda knocks the ball on and sprints past N_Aguerd 
          ...  A delightful ball in to T_Chalobah 
          ...  T_Chalobah hits a great drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 29 :(che) A_Rudiger spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Berardi! 
          ...  D_Berardi aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away 
Min. 30 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(bla) L_Johanns gets lucky and beats A_Rudiger 
          ...  Now with the centre to Savio 
          ...  A_Rudiger recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 35 :(che) K_De_Bruyne takes advantage of a mistake by K_Phillips 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 39 :(bla) H_M_Son finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  T_Lamptey with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(che) T_Chalobah crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Firmino in the box 
          ...  R_Firmino hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 45 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 46 :(bla) L_Johanns fires over a low cross to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 49 :(bla) Savio is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Savio with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Henderson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Johanns! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Henderson's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Johanns plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 53 :(bla) N_Fekir gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Johanns 
          ...  I_Fresneda with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 55 :(bla) L_Johanns is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 55 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Nartey 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Johanns 
Min. 57 :(che) D_Berardi pushes it past A_Cresswell 
          ...  D_Berardi with the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 59 :(che) T_Chalobah looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  K_Phillips stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 60 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 60 :(bla) A_Cresswell with a probing pass to H_M_Son 
          ...  I_Fresneda wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 61 :(che) R_Firmino sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(che) D_Berardi with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Chalobah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 64 :(che) L_Goretzka takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 65 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Montoya 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lamptey 
Min. 67 :(che) D_Dalot picks out R_Firmino with the cross 
          ...  Savio with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 68 :(che) L_Goretzka takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cresswell 
          ...  He crosses to K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  But R_Bensebaini wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 70 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  D_Berardi will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  N_Fekir will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  M_Mount will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(bla) N_Fekir with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves L_Goretzka behind 
          ...  D_Berardi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  N_Nartey plays it short to M_Mount 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by M_Montoya 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount hits it into the box! 
          ...  I_Fresneda heads it away 
Min. 72 :(che) K_De_Bruyne knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Le_Normand 
          ...  But N_Nartey wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(che) D_Berardi jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Berardi tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  T_Courtois never had a chance! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 74 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Maksimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Jovetic 
Min. 74 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 74 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  L_Goretzka will now play as a AM 
Min. 74 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne will now play as a FW 
Min. 74 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  D_Berardi will now play as a FW 
Min. 74 :(che) K_De_Bruyne slips past his marker 
          ...  Savio with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 75 :(bla) A_Cresswell controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  H_M_Son gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  H_M_Son with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
Min. 77 :(che) D_Dalot runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to N_Maksimovic 
          ...  N_Maksimovic bears down on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Chalobah curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Courtois 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 78 :(bla) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Savio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But T_Chalobah clears the ball to safety 
Min. 81 :(che) R_Firmino runs at R_Bensebaini 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  R_Firmino lobs T_Courtois! 
          ...  But T_Courtois parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 83 :(che) L_Goretzka retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But K_Phillips barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 86 :(che) D_Berardi runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Le_Normand back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Bensebaini 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(che) K_De_Bruyne takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne with a blistering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Chelsea 3-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 89 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  D_Dalot will now play as a DM 
Min. 91 :(bla) N_Fekir changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : D_Berardi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Jovetic (20), D_Berardi (73), K_De_Bruyne (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lamptey (39)
Injured              : A_Wan_Bissaka (9)
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : L_Johanns
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Bensebaini (61), Savio (74)
Injured              : L_Johanns (55)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Chelsea 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
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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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D_Henderson    GK  25   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  22  18  12  23 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
T_Lamptey      DF   1  20  20  15  22 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -4  -4
T_Chalobah     DF   1  20  17  14  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  24  13
A_Rudiger      DF   1  23  18  15  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  11   0
D_Dalot        DM   1  22  20  14  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Goretzka     AM   1  16  23  17  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
S_Jovetic      AM   1   4  19  18  28 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
K_De_Bruyne    FW   1  13  23  22  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  12  32
R_Firmino      FW   1   6  20  24  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Berardi      FW   1   8  21  23  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   8  29
N_Ratti        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  19  18   3  27 |  86   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  11   0
N_Maksimovic   MF   1  10  14   7  23 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
M_Montoya      DF   1  16  11   6  27 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Banza        FW   1   3  11  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -9   0   0   0
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  14  12  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  15   7  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  19
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  -4  -4
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  23  19  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   2  21  19  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
L_Johanns      DM   1  13  17  13  20 |  56   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  24   0
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
Savio          FW   1   2  17  21  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   7
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        DF   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woudenberg   DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nartey       DM   1   9  14   7  26 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
S_Dembele      FW   1   4  13  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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