FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Mon Sep 01)


                      Manchester City  |  Chelsea
                            5-1-1-3 A  |  5-2-0-2-1 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK R_Owusu_Oduro
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF F_Mendy
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF M_Lacroix
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                      J_Bellingham FW  |  DF Y_Couto
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DM M_Caicedo
                           B_Silva MF  |  DM R_Sanches
                          Am_Onana DM  |  AM K_Mbappe
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW R_Firmino
                            H_Kane FW  |  AM Joao_Felix
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                          A_Gordon SUB |  SUB R_Knoche
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB T_Bischof
                        A_Farnerud SUB |  SUB J_Reeves
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB L_Boa_Morte




Min. 1  :(che) Joao_Felix backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Sanches latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Sanches has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Ederson makes a good save 
Min. 2  :(che) K_Mbappe threads the through ball to Joao_Felix 
          ...  Joao_Felix belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Chelsea into the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 7  :(che) Joao_Felix kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  K_Mbappe chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 8  :(mnc) Am_Onana with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Sanches 
          ...  He crosses to M_Thiaw 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Thiaw! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 10 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Marquinhos 
          ...  B_Chilwell takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 14 :(che) R_Firmino with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Am_Onana a clean set of heals 
          ...  H_Kane brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 18 :(che) R_Sanches takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  Ederson comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to beat Ederson 
          ...  Ederson pulls off a save!! 
Min. 22 :(che) Y_Couto runs towards the goal 
          ...  Y_Couto with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri knocks it past J_Gomez and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Chilwell steals the ball of off him 
Min. 24 :(mnc) H_Kane is too quick for J_Gomez 
          ...  R_Sanches wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 27 :(che) F_Mendy gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell drives the shot in! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Gomez 
          ...  A delightful ball in to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(mnc) Am_Onana controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Mendy 
          ...  He puts in D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  K_Mbappe tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Couto 
          ...  He crosses to J_Bellingham 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Caicedo 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 34 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Silva 
          ...  M_Lacroix hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 34 :(che) K_Mbappe spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds R_Firmino with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Firmino with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Ederson saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 36 :(mnc) B_Silva eases past Y_Couto 
          ...  B_Silva with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 36 :(che) R_Sanches looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Firmino! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) H_Kane brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Am_Onana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Am_Onana could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Owusu_Oduro 
Min. 40 :(che) J_Gomez hoists the ball across to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Ederson falls over 
          ...  But Ederson is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 41 :(che) Joao_Felix beats Ruben_Dias 
          ...  What a challenge by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mbappe flights it in! 
          ...  Ederson makes the catch! 
Min. 42 :(che) R_Sanches with a smart pass to K_Mbappe 
          ...  Ruben_Dias takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mnc) Marquinhos squares it to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But M_Caicedo sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 45 :(che) M_Caicedo looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mbappe 
          ...  Driven towards goal by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Chilwell drives it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps R_Sanches 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Bellingham sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Stones plays it long to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Gomez intercepts the pass 
Min. 48 :(mnc) B_Silva looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  M_Caicedo with the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea

Min. 48 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri plays in D_Vlahovic with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Vlahovic carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro smothers the ball 
Min. 48 :(che) B_Chilwell looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Firmino 
          ...  Cleared by Am_Onana 
Min. 49 :(che) F_Mendy whips the ball across to B_Chilwell 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Ruben_Dias belts it clear 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Gordon 
          ...  COMING OFF: Am_Onana 
Min. 50 :(mnc) H_Kane gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  But J_Gomez sweeps up the threat 
Min. 53 :(mnc) B_Silva looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 53 :(che) R_Firmino gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  R_Firmino sees Ederson off his line! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) It's game over for B_Silva 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Farnerud 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Silva 
Min. 54 :(che) Joao_Felix get's past R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Joao_Felix belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
Min. 55 :(che) K_Mbappe has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Joao_Felix collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Joao_Felix with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Ederson catches it with style! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) H_Kane finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  Y_Couto with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 57 :(che) B_Chilwell with an early cross to K_Mbappe 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Marquinhos belts it clear 
Min. 58 :(che) Joao_Felix takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Caicedo 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Couto curls it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) M_Thiaw knocks the ball past Y_Couto 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  Y_Couto recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 63 :(che) J_Gomez chips the ball forward to M_Caicedo 
          ...  The ball hits Marquinhos in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) M_Thiaw runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Thiaw tries to beat R_Owusu_Oduro from outside the area! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 66 :(mnc) Marquinhos finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled B_Chilwell 
          ...  Marquinhos with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 67 :(che) R_Sanches has plenty of time and space 
          ...  R_Sanches with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 68 :(mnc) Marquinhos has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Caicedo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A left-footer by Marquinhos! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 69 :(che) F_Mendy chips the ball forward to J_Gomez 
          ...  J_Gomez breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson now! 
          ...  He rounds Ederson 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Thiaw clears it in the nick of time! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Bellingham spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Gordon with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Mbappe!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 72 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic loses his marker 
          ...  D_Vlahovic blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 72 :(che) M_Caicedo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Joao_Felix gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Joao_Felix sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  K_Mbappe will now play as a MF 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Joao_Felix will now play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  M_Caicedo will now play as a MF 
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Bellingham beats F_Mendy 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Gomez plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Thiaw with the header 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 76 :(che) Joao_Felix with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Joao_Felix with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Sanches with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 80 :(mnc) H_Kane beats M_Lacroix 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Caicedo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 84 :(che) M_Caicedo brushes J_Stones aside and breaks free 
          ...  M_Caicedo with the chance! 
          ...  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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Thiaw has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Gomez 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  F_Mendy hits it out for a throw 
Min. 93 :(che) J_Gomez with a byline cross to Joao_Felix 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Joao_Felix! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him 

*************  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          : Ruben_Dias
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Silva (54)
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Joao_Felix (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Joao_Felix (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mbappe (29), M_Caicedo (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          17        |       19
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 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  28   1   1   1  22 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  23  19  17  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  42  35
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  23  19  16  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  17  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  14  22
J_Stones       DF   1  24  20  16  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
J_Bellingham   FW   1  18  25  23  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   7
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  19  15  27 |  96   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  14  13
B_Silva        MF   1   4  25  19  24 |  57   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
Am_Onana       DM   1  21  23  12  29 |  53   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  20  18
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  18  25  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
H_Kane         FW   1   7  20  25  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  26   3
Moya           GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gordon       FW   1   5  22  21  26 |  43   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 |  39   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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R_Owusu_Oduro  GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  24  19  17  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  28  24
F_Mendy        DF   1  24  19  17  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  42   0
M_Lacroix      DF   1  23  20  14  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  23  20  10  29 |  96   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  39  20
Y_Couto        DF   1  22  21  14  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  14
M_Caicedo      MF   1  21  22  14  30 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  32  20  12
R_Sanches      DM   1  20  22  17  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  33  24
K_Mbappe       MF   1   4  20  25  27 |  96   0   1   3   1   3   0   1   0   0  32  55  11
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  21  26  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Joao_Felix     FW   1   5  19  25  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  42  37
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
T_Bischof      MF   1   7  21  20  28 |   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
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