FMFA Manager, Chelsea vs. Preston North End (Sat Mar 06) Chelsea | Preston North End 4-3-3 A | 4-3-1-2 A Jason Fortune | Caretaker Lee Clark | J_Caldwell GK | GK R_Burki H_Bellerin DF | DF T_Castagne J_Gimenez DF | DF Cedric_Kipre A_Masuaka DF | DF M_Keane Y_Mina DF | DF G_Cahill D_Klassen MF | MF S_Berge M_Gotze MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse P_Gomez MF | MF S_Bergwijn P_Dybala FW | AM J_Rodriguez A_Lacazette FW | FW E_Ponce Fernando FW | FW C_Slack | J_Robles SUB | SUB M_Neuer J_Otto SUB | SUB J_Schlupp S_de_Vrij SUB | SUB O_Gamble Oscar SUB | SUB D_van_de_Beek Damir_Ceter SUB | SUB M_Icardi Min. 2 :(pne) S_Berge runs at A_Masuaka ... The defender slips and falls over ... S_Berge with a scorcher of a shot ! ... J_Caldwell saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 6 :(pne) C_Slack pushes it past A_Masuaka ... C_Slack sends it flying towards goal! ... J_Caldwell makes a fine save Min. 7 :(che) P_Gomez looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Gomez ! ... But R_Burki with the difficult save Min. 7 :(pne) C_Slack turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... C_Slack tries to chip the ball over J_Caldwell! ... J_Caldwell watches it sail wide! Min. 13 :(che) Fernando rushes through the defence ... Fernando with his head down lets it go ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 14 :(pne) J_Rodriguez drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Ponce ... A skillful effort from E_Ponce ! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... That puts Preston North End ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Chelsea 0-1 Preston North End ... Min. 15 :(che) Chelsea are switching their playing style to C Min. 15 :(pne) The Preston North End manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E Min. 17 :(pne) C_Slack with a slide rule pass to E_Ponce ... A powerful header from E_Ponce ! ... It looks good ... J_Caldwell gathers it comfortably Min. 19 :(pne) T_Castagne takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Gotze with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 19 :(pne) E_Ponce looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Slack ... C_Slack with a screamer of a shot ! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 22 :(pne) E_Ponce takes possession ... Knocks it past H_Bellerin ... He's through on goal ... Good sliding challenge from Y_Mina and it had to be Min. 26 :(che) A_Lacazette beats Cedric_Kipre ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Lacazette aiming for the bottom corner ! ... But R_Burki palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 26 :(pne) E_Ponce gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Gimenez! ... He has some space now! ... Good sliding challenge from H_Bellerin ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Berge plays it towards the near post! ... H_Bellerin gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 27 :(che) D_Klassen off the woodwork. ... Fernando picks up the deflection ... Fernando tries to place it in the corner ! ... GOAL !! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Chelsea are back on level terms now! ... Chelsea 1-1 Preston North End ... Min. 28 :(pne) The Preston North End manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 28 :(che) A_Masuaka with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Dybala gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Dybala lobs R_Burki! ... But R_Burki punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 29 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse curls the ball out wide to E_Ponce ... But J_Gimenez slides in Min. 30 :(che) D_Klassen is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... R_Burki makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 32 :(pne) J_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... Y_Mina is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 34 :(che) D_Klassen with the deft touch ... He takes it past Cedric_Kipre ... He knocks it to Y_Mina! ... E_Ponce reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 38 :(che) Y_Mina swings an elbow ... He caught J_Rodriguez full in the face ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! Min. 40 :(pne) S_Bergwijn with a flicked pass to Cedric_Kipre ... Cedric_Kipre runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... J_Caldwell with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 41 :(pne) M_Keane with a precise ball to S_Berge ... H_Bellerin beats him to the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(che) M_Gotze has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Cedric_Kipre ... He knocks it to D_Klassen! ... D_Klassen with a powerful header ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 46 :(che) M_Gotze lobs it over the defender ... M_Gotze with the 40 yard drive ! ... R_Burki makes himself big and wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-1 Preston North End Min. 50 :(pne) T_Castagne feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Rodriguez runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Rodriguez hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... J_Caldwell takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 52 :(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! ... M_Gotze receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Gotze from 20 yards ! ... R_Burki with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 52 :(pne) Curled in dangerously from S_Berge to J_Rodriguez ... P_Dybala wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 53 :(che) M_Gotze with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... A cracking drive from M_Gotze ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 56 :(pne) C_Slack runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... C_Slack has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse swings it in! ... A_Masuaka wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 58 :(che) Oscar replaces M_Gotze and will play MF Min. 58 :(che) A_Masuaka puts in A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 59 :(pne) C_Slack runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Fernando ... He showed his class there ... D_Klassen with an awful challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 59 :(pne) E_Ponce with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Masuaka ... E_Ponce with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But J_Caldwell pulls out a save of the game Min. 60 :(che) Up goes the substitution board - J_Otto on for H_Bellerin as a DF Min. 60 :(che) D_Klassen boots it towards Fernando ... Fernando drives it towards goal ! ... R_Burki can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Burki has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 63 :(che) D_Klassen finds A_Lacazette with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Lacazette fires a shot at goal ! ... But R_Burki makes an easy save Min. 64 :(che) P_Gomez boots it towards D_Klassen ... S_Bergwijn with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Chelsea players Min. 65 :(che) Fernando runs towards the goal ... Fernando runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 72 :(che) Oscar flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Oscar has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Burki's arms ... Unlucky Min. 72 :(pne) The ball goes loose! ... S_Bergwijn gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... S_Bergwijn with a blistering shot ! ... Saved by J_Caldwell Min. 73 :(pne) C_Slack knocks it past J_Otto and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A vicious shot by C_Slack ! ... J_Caldwell watches it sail safely wide! Min. 75 :(che) A_Lacazette flicks it over T_Castagne and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Bergwijn with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 78 :(che) J_Otto takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Cedric_Kipre with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 83 :(pne) S_Bergwijn curls the ball out wide to J_Ward-Prowse ... J_Ward-Prowse attempts a lob! ... J_Caldwell just watches float over the bar! Min. 84 :(pne) S_Berge drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Rodriguez ... The defender is caught ball watching ... J_Rodriguez takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just J_Caldwell is between him and the goal ... He nutmegs J_Caldwell ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse with the diagonal pass J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez has a dig at goal! ... J_Caldwell manages to turn it behind Min. 93 :(che) A_Masuaka cuts inside T_Castagne ... He worked that well ... But M_Keane slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge Attendance : 48,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Klassen Scorers : Fernando (27) Sent Off : Y_Mina (38) Booked : M_Gotze (19) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Ponce (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Ponce (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Bergwijn (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Preston North End Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 8 | 10 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 2 Key Passes : 9 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 1 - 1 Preston North End ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Caldwell GK 32 1 1 1 22 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 2 26 10 3 20 | 61 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 J_Gimenez DF 2 26 10 3 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 26 11 3 23 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Y_Mina DF 1 26 10 5 28 | 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 D_Klassen MF 2 13 29 5 24 | 94 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 1 M_Gotze MF 2 2 28 11 24 | 59 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 7 4 P_Gomez MF 1 3 28 13 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 P_Dybala FW 1 4 14 27 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 A_Lacazette FW 2 3 3 27 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Fernando FW 1 3 12 26 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 J_Robles GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Otto DF 1 25 13 7 27 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 26 4 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oscar MF 3 2 28 12 23 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Damir_Ceter FW 1 3 10 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Preston North End Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 31 2 4 1 28 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 29 14 9 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 28 12 2 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Keane DF 2 28 11 2 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 29 3 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 28 3 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 28 13 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 0 J_Rodriguez AM 2 3 29 12 25 | 94 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 7 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 29 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 10 29 C_Slack FW 1 2 5 26 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 M_Neuer GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gamble MF 2 11 25 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 7 26 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1615058378 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35