FMFA Cup, Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Aug 29) Chelsea | Crystal Palace 5-3-2 C | 3-2-2-1-2 C Aldridge | Caretaker | J_Butland* GK | GK S_Mandanda C_Azpilicueta DF | DF J_Ward S_de_Vrij DF | DF P_Suare H_Bellerin* DF | DF D_Delaney A_Florenzi DF | DM H_Boateng* C_Smalling DF | DM L_Milivojevic G_Xhaka MF | MF B_Sako N_Kante MF | MF Y_Cabaye A_Ramsey MF | AM J_Puncheon B_Assombalon- FW | FW C_Benteke P_Dybala FW | FW C_Wickham | J_Ruddy SUB | SUB J_Speroni C_Chambers SUB | SUB S_Dann R_LoftusCh'k* SUB | SUB S_Kaikai* K_Benzema SUB | SUB L_Chung-Yong G_Jesus* SUB | SUB F_Ladapo Referee: Neil_Swarbrick (Level_1) Min. 2 :(che) G_Xhaka with an intelligent ball to P_Dybala ... But D_Delaney barges him off the ball Min. 3 :(che) P_Dybala gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... P_Dybala with the header ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 5 :(che) C_Azpilicueta gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at D_Delaney ... Neil_Swarbrick lectures him Min. 6 :(che) C_Azpilicueta with the towering header to B_Assombalon- ... L_Milivojevic wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 8 :(che) N_Kante is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 13 :(che) H_Bellerin* has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Ward ... He knocks it to G_Xhaka! ... G_Xhaka hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 15 :(cry) L_Milivojevic has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Puncheon gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Puncheon fires the shot in! ... J_Butland* can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Butland* makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 17 :(che) S_de_Vrij retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... B_Assombalon- latches onto the end of it ... H_Boateng* reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 20 :(che) A_Ramsey sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Ward goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 23 :(che) N_Kante has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Milivojevic ... He knocks it to P_Dybala! ... B_Sako with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 26 :(che) A_Ramsey plays the early ball across the box to find B_Assombalon- in space ... D_Delaney slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Kante curls it into the box! ... D_Delaney clears the corner Min. 31 :(cry) Y_Cabaye gets to the by line and finds C_Benteke with a beautiful cross ... C_Benteke rifles it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag Min. 32 :(che) P_Dybala flicks it over D_Delaney's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A glorious effort by P_Dybala ! ... S_Mandanda catches the ball Min. 36 :(che) H_Bellerin* runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala swings in the shot! ... S_Mandanda has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... S_Mandanda reacts well to save!!! Min. 41 :(che) H_Bellerin* looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... P_Dybala receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... P_Dybala blasts it at the goal ! ... It hits off a defender! ... S_Mandanda is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante chips the ball in towards the far post! ... P_Dybala gets a shot in ... GOAL !! ... S_Mandanda had no chance! ... Chelsea go in front now with that goal! ... Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 42 :(che) B_Assombalon- moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(che) A_Ramsey takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Assombalon- ... An audacious effort from B_Assombalon- ! ... S_Mandanda won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 46 :(che) Chelsea altered their play to a D strategy Min. 46 :(che) N_Kante is changing his role to a DM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace Min. 55 :(cry) C_Wickham flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... H_Bellerin* reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 66 :(che) K_Benzema comes on for B_Assombalon- and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 67 :(che) P_Dybala chests it down ... P_Dybala sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... S_Mandanda makes a fine save Min. 70 :(che) R_LoftusCh'k* replaces an unhappy A_Ramsey and will play as a MF Min. 70 :(cry) F_Ladapo is coming on and J_Puncheon is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 70 :(cry) There's going to be a change ... L_Chung-Yong will come on for L_Milivojevic and play AM Min. 71 :(cry) L_Chung-Yong loses his marker ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Florenzi ... He timed it well Min. 75 :(cry) Crystal Palace's manager orders his side to play A Min. 77 :(che) P_Dybala barges P_Suare off the ball ... P_Dybala tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... S_Mandanda gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 78 :(che) C_Chambers comes on for C_Smalling and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 81 :(che) G_Xhaka takes possession ... G_Xhaka drives it towards goal ! ... But S_Mandanda parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 85 :(che) G_Xhaka pulls it back to P_Dybala ... J_Ward takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge Attendance : 41,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Dybala (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Dybala (41), B_Assombalon- (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Milivojevic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 10 | 2 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 2 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland* GK 27 3 2 3 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 24 12 2 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 24 4 3 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Bellerin* DF 2 23 9 3 20 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 A_Florenzi DF 2 23 8 4 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Smalling DF 2 22 3 3 29 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 26 8 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 N_Kante DM 2 11 25 2 24 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 4 23 11 25 | 72 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 B_Assombalon- AM 2 2 4 24 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 P_Dybala FW 1 4 13 25 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 8 8 43 J_Ruddy GK 24 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Chambers DF 2 22 3 4 27 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 R_LoftusCh'k* MF 2 3 23 10 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 2 3 5 24 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Jesus* FW 2 2 4 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mandanda GK 28 3 2 2 27 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 J_Ward DF 1 22 5 2 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Suare DF 2 21 6 3 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Delaney DF 1 20 2 1 28 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 H_Boateng* DM 2 4 21 3 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Milivojevic DM 2 5 21 6 26 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 B_Sako MF 2 3 23 7 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Y_Cabaye MF 2 2 22 5 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Puncheon AM 2 2 22 9 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Benteke FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C_Wickham FW 2 2 3 22 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Speroni GK 23 2 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dann DF 1 23 5 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kaikai* MF 2 2 21 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Chung-Yong AM 2 2 21 9 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Ladapo FW 2 2 2 20 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1535565790 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35