FFO Prem, Chelsea vs. Manchester City (Fri Nov 28) Chelsea | Manchester City 5-2-2-1 C | 5-1-1-1-2 C Steve Talbot | Nick Lovell | G_Restes GK | GK Ederson M_Lacroix DF | DF M_Thiaw E_Can DF | DF R_Ait_Nouri T_Lamptey DF | DF Marquinhos M_Caicedo DF | DF Ruben_Dias R_Sanches DF | DM J_Stones T_Bischof MF | DF A_Khusanov Ruben_Neves MF | MF B_Silva R_Firmino AM | AM A_Gordon K_Mbappe AM | FW D_Vlahovic Joao_Felix FW | FW H_Kane | G_Ochoa SUB | SUB Moya R_Knoche SUB | SUB L_Aigner K_Balmer SUB | SUB A_Farnerud J_Reeves SUB | SUB E_Robson L_Boa_Morte SUB | SUB N_Goodman Min. 15 :(che) Joao_Felix brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Caicedo makes himself available ... R_Ait_Nouri reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 17 :(che) The ball is passed in from T_Bischof, he finds M_Caicedo ... M_Caicedo attempts a lob! ... Ederson makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 20 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into R_Ait_Nouri ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Ruben_Neves hits it out for a throw Min. 21 :(che) R_Sanches finds K_Mbappe in acres of space ... J_Stones with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 21 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from J_Stones to M_Thiaw ... M_Thiaw tries to chip the ball over G_Restes! ... G_Restes just watches it drift out of play! Min. 22 :(che) T_Lamptey finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Well intercepted by A_Gordon Min. 22 :(mnc) Marquinhos flicks it over M_Lacroix's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... R_Sanches dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 27 :(mnc) A_Khusanov elbows Ruben_Neves off the ball ... The Chelsea players are furious! ... They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... E_Can beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 32 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 35 :(che) K_Mbappe finds himself in a good position ... K_Mbappe curls it towards the top corner! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 36 :(che) R_Firmino with a penetrating pass to E_Can ... E_Can with a bicycle kick! ... But Ederson reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Ederson anyway Min. 37 :(che) K_Mbappe plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... K_Mbappe hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But Ederson is equal to it Min. 42 :(che) T_Bischof with an inswinging cross to K_Mbappe ... Marquinhos gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 42 :(mnc) B_Silva sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Caicedo goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(che) R_Firmino is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to R_Sanches ... Marquinhos with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City Min. 54 :(che) E_Can spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Caicedo with a lovely pass! ... M_Caicedo flings a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Ederson beaten! Min. 54 :(mnc) A_Gordon is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to J_Stones ... J_Stones looks to see where G_Restes is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Restes moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Vlahovic ... But M_Lacroix wins the tackle cleanly Min. 56 :(mnc) H_Kane hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Vlahovic latches onto it! ... M_Lacroix wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 58 :(mnc) A_Khusanov beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Thiaw ... M_Thiaw with a scorcher of a shot! ... G_Restes heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 59 :(mnc) J_Stones can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to H_Kane ... H_Kane with a graceful, looping effort! ... He hits the side netting Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Khusanov fires over a low cross to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic tries to beat G_Restes! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... D_Vlahovic with the cheeky shot! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... And Manchester City are leading in the game now ... Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 63 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: D_Vlahovic Min. 63 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a DM Min. 63 :(che) T_Lamptey moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_Can ... E_Can belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But Ederson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 65 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... R_Sanches will now play as a AM Min. 65 :(mnc) N_Goodman gets possession in his own half ... N_Goodman tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 67 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... Chelsea have changed their playing style to P Min. 67 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... R_Firmino will now play as a FW Min. 67 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea ... K_Mbappe will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to L Min. 70 :(che) Ruben_Neves knocks the ball past the defender ... Ruben_Neves blasts it at the goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 70 :(mnc) B_Silva with an inch perfect pass to Ruben_Dias ... E_Can pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 71 :(che) M_Caicedo holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Sanches ... Marquinhos pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 71 :(mnc) A_Gordon feeds the ball through the middle ... B_Silva runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... B_Silva fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But G_Restes makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 72 :(che) R_Firmino spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to Ruben_Neves! ... M_Thiaw fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 74 :(che) Joao_Felix plays it forward to R_Firmino ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Thiaw Min. 76 :(che) E_Can watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... E_Can with a stunning strike! ... 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. 78 :(che) M_Caicedo with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Caicedo chases it through, he must score! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 84 :(che) T_Lamptey with the cross-field pass to K_Mbappe ... K_Mbappe shoots towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a flicked pass to R_Ait_Nouri ... T_Lamptey takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 94 :(mnc) A_Gordon brings the ball into the opposing area ... B_Silva makes himself available ... M_Caicedo cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Can Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Marquinhos (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Vlahovic (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Thiaw (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 8 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 12 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 0 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lacroix DF 1 23 21 14 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 E_Can DF 1 23 21 16 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 12 40 T_Lamptey DF 1 21 21 17 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 24 0 M_Caicedo DF 1 21 22 14 30 | 96 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 11 44 R_Sanches AM 1 20 23 17 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 0 T_Bischof MF 1 7 21 21 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Ruben_Neves MF 1 7 22 21 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 7 R_Firmino FW 1 5 21 26 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_Mbappe FW 1 4 21 25 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Joao_Felix FW 1 5 20 25 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 G_Ochoa GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Knoche DF 1 18 13 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Balmer DF 1 15 11 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Reeves MF 1 12 16 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Boa_Morte FW 1 8 12 17 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 23 20 17 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13 -2 22 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 23 19 16 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 24 20 17 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 20 16 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 J_Stones DM 1 24 21 16 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 24 12 A_Khusanov DF 1 21 19 12 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 B_Silva MF 1 5 25 20 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 A_Gordon DM 1 5 22 22 26 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 44 0 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 19 26 27 | 64 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 18 H_Kane FW 1 8 20 25 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 Moya GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Aigner DF 1 17 9 4 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Farnerud MF 1 3 18 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 18 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 14 18 23 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1764355474 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40