FFO Prem, Chelsea vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Jan 17) Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-2-2 E | 4-4-2 D Steve Talbot | - | D_Henderson GK | GK A_Onana A_Rudiger DF | DF C_Lenglet M_Lacroix DF | DF C_Starfelt P_Kimpembe DF | DF R_Le_Normand Reinildo DF | DF A_Rrahmani R_Varane DF | MF N_Fekir K_Zefi MF | MF K_Phillips K_De_Bruyne AM | MF B_Guimaraes R_Leao AM | MF L_Sane R_Firmino FW | FW W_Ben_Yedder J_Doku FW | FW H_M_Son | N_Ratti SUB | SUB G_Shelvey K_Balmer SUB | SUB N_Cadden N_Rovella SUB | SUB W_T_Ekong N_Maksimovic SUB | SUB L_Johanns D_Berbarov SUB | SUB M_Palermo Min. 1 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... Chelsea have changed their playing style to A Min. 2 :(che) P_Kimpembe has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Doku gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Doku tries to beat A_Onana from outside the area! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 5 :(che) R_Varane chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Leao ... R_Leao tries to lob the keeper! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 8 :(che) R_Varane gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Reinildo ... Reinildo hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... In off the post ... That's put Chelsea into the lead! ... Chelsea 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 10 :(che) Reinildo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... W_Ben_Yedder with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... J_Doku with the curler ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Onana moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... A_Onana looks dejected! ... Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 11 :(che) J_Doku plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Doku has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Onana punches it away Min. 13 :(bla) L_Sane pass splits open the defence and finds K_Phillips ... But M_Lacroix wins the ball Min. 21 :(che) R_Varane with a 40-yard pass to K_De_Bruyne ... K_De_Bruyne tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Onana parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 23 :(che) K_Zefi curls the ball out wide to P_Kimpembe ... P_Kimpembe with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 26 :(che) R_Leao knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But B_Guimaraes will cut out the threat Min. 27 :(che) M_Lacroix with the towering header to K_De_Bruyne ... C_Lenglet wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 30 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... M_Lacroix catches his opponent late!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 37 :(che) J_Doku beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... B_Guimaraes intercepts the pass Min. 41 :(bla) L_Sane with an inswinging cross to C_Lenglet ... A_Rudiger with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 42 :(bla) N_Fekir brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... N_Fekir tries one from the edge of the box! ... D_Henderson makes a difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(che) M_Lacroix cuts inside R_Le_Normand ... He worked that well ... He puts in Reinildo! ... N_Fekir takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 44 :(che) K_Zefi with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Doku ... C_Lenglet tackles from behind ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 45 :(che) K_Zefi is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Doku latches onto the ball ... A_Rrahmani with the block Min. 46 :(che) P_Kimpembe squares it to J_Doku ... J_Doku with the cheeky shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 46 :(bla) H_M_Son gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Kimpembe ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 47 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: K_Balmer ... COMING OFF: Reinildo Min. 48 :(che) J_Doku runs into space ... C_Lenglet goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 61 :(bla) H_M_Son smashes the ball upfield ... W_Ben_Yedder latches onto the ball ... A thundering drive by W_Ben_Yedder! ... D_Henderson can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_Henderson makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 65 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: D_Berbarov ... COMING OFF: R_Firmino Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Palermo ... COMING OFF: H_M_Son Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 65 :(bla) L_Johanns with a 30-yard pass to C_Lenglet ... R_Leao with an ugly foul ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(bla) R_Le_Normand plays in W_Ben_Yedder with a beautiful ball ... A skilful effort from W_Ben_Yedder! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 68 :(che) J_Doku runs at C_Starfelt ... He takes it past him ... C_Starfelt does well to get the tackle in Min. 69 :(che) P_Kimpembe sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... P_Kimpembe with the shot! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 69 :(bla) N_Fekir with a smart pass to C_Starfelt ... P_Kimpembe with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 70 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: N_Maksimovic ... COMING OFF: K_De_Bruyne Min. 71 :(che) D_Berbarov plays a long ball to R_Leao ... R_Leao keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It floats over A_Onana ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 72 :(che) J_Doku plays a long ball to R_Leao ... R_Leao with the overhead! ... A_Onana gets up well to catch that one Min. 74 :(che) N_Maksimovic backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Doku gets on the end of it ... J_Doku tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Chelsea 3-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 75 :(che) P_Kimpembe plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Doku decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... C_Starfelt wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Berbarov ... That's a poor one ... A_Onana catches it with ease Min. 78 :(che) R_Leao flicks it over A_Rrahmani's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... R_Leao attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 80 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder leaves his marker standing ... N_Maksimovic wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 80 :(bla) L_Johanns feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Starfelt runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Lacroix reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 83 :(che) R_Leao controls the ball with ease ... Excellent sliding challenge by K_Phillips ... He timed it well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(bla) L_Johanns dribbles past P_Kimpembe ... P_Kimpembe goes in studs first ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... W_Ben_Yedder hits it hard ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Doku (Man of the Match) Scorers : Reinildo (8), J_Doku (10,74) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Leao (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Fekir Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 13 | 4 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 9 | 1 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 23 18 15 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lacroix DF 1 22 19 13 22 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 22 0 P_Kimpembe DF 1 22 19 14 23 | 98 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 33 28 Reinildo DF 1 22 18 11 25 | 47 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 R_Varane DF 1 21 20 14 25 | 98 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 44 0 K_Zefi MF 1 6 18 14 29 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_De_Bruyne AM 1 13 22 21 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_Leao AM 1 4 22 21 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 22 R_Firmino FW 1 6 20 24 23 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Doku FW 1 3 20 24 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 10 38 N_Ratti GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Balmer DF 1 15 11 4 30 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Rovella MF 1 18 22 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Maksimovic MF 1 10 14 7 23 | 25 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 D_Berbarov FW 1 4 13 17 22 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 4 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 19 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 7 9 K_Phillips MF 1 18 22 13 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 22 18 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_T_Ekong DF 1 13 6 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 13 20 | 30 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737128353 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40