FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Mon Mar 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Chelsea
                          5-1-2-1-1 C  |  5-2-0-2-1 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF M_Lacroix
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF P_Kimpembe
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF R_Varane
                          Am_Onana DF  |  DF T_Lamptey
                          A_Gordon MF  |  DM R_Sanches
                           B_Silva MF  |  DM K_De_Bruyne
                      J_Bellingham DM  |  AM R_Leao
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW R_Firmino
                            H_Kane AM  |  AM Ansu_Fati
                                       |
                          S_Soares SUB |  SUB N_Ratti
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB D_Collins
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB S_Busquets
                            S_Sohm SUB |  SUB K_Zefi
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB D_Berbarov




Min. 4  :(mnc) J_Bellingham gets lucky and beats B_Chilwell 
          ...  Now with the centre to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Kimpembe 
Min. 6  :(mnc) M_Thiaw knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Leao 
          ...  Ansu_Fati tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 8  :(che) P_Kimpembe takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rensch 
          ...  He puts in Ansu_Fati! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 11 :(che) T_Lamptey beats D_Rensch 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Rensch recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 14 :(mnc) H_Kane knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Sanches 
          ...  R_Varane reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(che) P_Kimpembe finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  P_Kimpembe attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But Ederson with the difficult save 
Min. 15 :(che) Ansu_Fati turns on a sixpence 
          ...  Ansu_Fati belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But Ederson smothers the ball 
Min. 16 :(mnc) Marquinhos drives it across the face of the goal M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Thiaw with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  D_Henderson never had a chance! 
Min. 21 :(mnc) B_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Sanches 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Henderson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Bellingham gets to it! 
          ...  D_Henderson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 23 :(che) P_Kimpembe cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Sanches 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Sanches! 
          ...  But Ederson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 24 :(mnc) Marquinhos hoists the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  R_Varane tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 27 :(che) R_Sanches holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Firmino! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Gordon dribbles past R_Varane 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 29 :(mnc) J_Bellingham cuts inside T_Lamptey 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Bellingham with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 30 :(mnc) H_Kane has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Lacroix 
          ...  He puts in D_Rensch! 
          ...  D_Rensch launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  D_Henderson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 31 :(che) R_Sanches kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Sanches! 
          ...  Ederson takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Stones with the header on 
          ...  He finds Marquinhos in space 
          ...  Marquinhos with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 33 :(mnc) A_Gordon spots D_Vlahovic who is in acres of space 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Manchester City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Sanches will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Varane will now play as a DM 
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  T_Lamptey will now play as a DM 
Min. 34 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Leao will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(che) M_Lacroix moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Ederson plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 36 :(che) B_Chilwell with a reverse pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino fires the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 40 :(che) R_Sanches with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Bellingham 
          ...  B_Silva wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 40 :(che) R_Leao crosses into the box, finding B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(che) R_Varane with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_Chilwell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Am_Onana goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 45 :(mnc) J_Stones spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds M_Thiaw with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_Thiaw looks to see where D_Henderson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 47 :(che) M_Lacroix with the first time pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  But J_Stones slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 48 :(che) B_Chilwell lays the ball back to R_Sanches 
          ...  R_Sanches runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Ederson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sanches with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Firmino with the header 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea

Min. 47 :(che) R_Leao gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  R_Leao with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane lays the ball back to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch attempts a low drive! 
          ...  D_Henderson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 49 :(che) K_De_Bruyne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao lobs Ederson! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him! 
Min. 56 :(che) R_Firmino nutmegs M_Thiaw, he continues to run forward 
          ...  But B_Silva wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(mnc) H_Kane sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Stones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) A_Gordon has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Thiaw collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Thiaw with the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 64 :(mnc) Am_Onana jumps over P_Kimpembe's challenge 
          ...  R_Varane cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 67 :(mnc) H_Kane brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  H_Kane throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 68 :(che) Ansu_Fati with a penetrating pass to R_Sanches 
          ...  R_Sanches with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 72 :(che) R_Varane knocks the ball past D_Rensch 
          ...  Now he crosses to R_Leao! 
          ...  R_Leao with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) Marquinhos gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Lacroix with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 73 :(che) Ansu_Fati finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  M_Thiaw with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 73 :(che) Ansu_Fati sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  T_Lamptey runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Lamptey with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 74 :(mnc) A_Gordon runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Gordon attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Varane will now play as a DF 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  T_Lamptey will now play as a DF 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Sanches will now play as a DM 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne will now play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Leao will now play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Ansu_Fati will now play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(che) K_De_Bruyne turns on a sixpence 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne with the overhead! 
          ...  Ederson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Marquinhos looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Firmino fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 77 :(mnc) A_Gordon is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Lamptey 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane curls it into the box! 
          ...  Am_Onana gets a shot in 
          ...  D_Henderson 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. 79 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rensch 
          ...  R_Leao takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 81 :(mnc) B_Silva wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson 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!! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 87 :(mnc) D_Rensch finds the run of B_Silva 
          ...  B_Chilwell slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(mnc) Am_Onana beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones with the chance! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 89 :(mnc) Marquinhos turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Marquinhos from 20 yards! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  D_Henderson looks relieved there! 
Min. 89 :(che) R_Varane holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne hits a great drive! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 90 :(che) Ansu_Fati had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  J_Stones with the tackle 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gordon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Bellingham (29), D_Vlahovic (33), M_Thiaw (45,63), A_Gordon (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Silva (40), M_Thiaw (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : R_Firmino
Scorers              : R_Firmino (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Varane (24), R_Leao (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 5 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  16  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  23
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  15  26 |  94   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  34  13
D_Rensch       DF   1  22  18  15  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12  26
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  18  16  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -4  -4  67
Am_Onana       DF   1  20  23  11  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   7  16
A_Gordon       MF   1   5  21  21  26 |  94   0   0   3   2   2   1   0   0   0   0  53  26
B_Silva        MF   1   5  24  19  24 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  28  12  -4
J_Bellingham   DM   1  18  24  22  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   6  24
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  17  24  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  14
H_Kane         AM   1   7  19  24  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33   3
S_Soares       GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Magnino      MF   1  15  12  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  16   9   4  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  16  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |   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
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D_Henderson    GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  24  19  16  24 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  37  11
M_Lacroix      DF   1  22  20  13  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  20   0
P_Kimpembe     DF   1  23  20  14  23 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  20  14
R_Varane       DF   1  21  20  15  25 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  26  -4
T_Lamptey      DF   1  21  20  16  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  11
R_Sanches      DM   1  20  22  16  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  17   8  46
K_De_Bruyne    FW   1  13  22  22  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  12
R_Leao         FW   1   4  22  22  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4   4  13
R_Firmino      FW   1   6  20  25  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  19
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   4  20  24  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
N_Ratti        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  17  12   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Busquets     MF   1  16  20   7  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zefi         MF   1   6  18  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbarov     FW   1   4  13  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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