FMFA, Southampton vs. Chelsea (Wed Mar 22) Southampton | Chelsea 5-4-1 C | 5-1-2-2 C P Alberti | Caretaker Will Schoolar | Diogo_Costa GK | GK J_Caldwell S_Reguilon DF | DF F_Uduokhai L_Digne DF | DF L_Hernandez F_Miguel DF | DF A_Masuaka R_James DF | DF K_Trippier E_Alvarez DF | DF A_Rudiger D_Klaassen MF | MF B_Fernandes V_Wanyama MF | DM E_Fernandez L_Goretzka MF | MF M_Gotze N_Redmond MF | FW Torrem_Moffi E_Haaland FW | FW A_Mitrovic | H_Lewis SUB | SUB J_Oblak A_Jones SUB | SUB J_Gimenez O_Gardener SUB | SUB Emerson A_Chamberlain SUB | SUB Isco G_Simeone SUB | SUB P_Dybala Referee: Robert_Jones (Merseyside) Min. 2 :(sou) S_Reguilon threads the through ball to E_Haaland ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Hernandez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 5 :(sou) E_Alvarez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Haaland keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... E_Haaland with a screamer of a shot ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 6 :(sou) D_Klaassen holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to E_Haaland ... L_Hernandez takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 6 :(che) The ball is passed in from F_Uduokhai, he finds Torrem_Moffi ... Torrem_Moffi gets his head to the ball ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 10 :(che) E_Fernandez finds A_Mitrovic in acres of space ... Brilliantly taken away by F_Miguel !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 12 :(che) B_Fernandes looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to Torrem_Moffi ... Torrem_Moffi goes for goal ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 20 :(che) L_Hernandez is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 20 :(che) J_Gimenez will come on for L_Hernandez and play DF Min. 21 :(sou) E_Haaland could get a shot on goal here ... Torrem_Moffi with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 22 :(che) E_Fernandez controls it well ... He nutmegs F_Miguel ... He puts in A_Mitrovic! ... A_Mitrovic gets up high for the header ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at the delight!! ... And Chelsea are leading in the game now ... Southampton 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 31 :(che) K_Trippier moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Gotze ... F_Miguel with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 39 :(che) A_Rudiger with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Klaassen behind ... A_Rudiger aiming for the bottom corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Diogo_Costa dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... The deflection beat Diogo_Costa! ... Southampton 0-2 Chelsea ... Min. 40 :(sou) Southampton restructured their strategy to A Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sou) D_Klaassen unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland aiming for the bottom corner ! ... J_Caldwell with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(che) Torrem_Moffi takes advantage of a mistake by E_Alvarez ... He runs towards goal ... S_Reguilon with the tackle Min. 48 :(che) E_Fernandez gets to the by line and finds Torrem_Moffi with a beautiful cross ... Torrem_Moffi attempts a lob! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-2 Chelsea Min. 58 :(sou) V_Wanyama takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gimenez ... That mistake could prove costly ... V_Wanyama tries to lob the keeper ! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... Southampton 1-2 Chelsea ... Min. 59 :(sou) The Southampton manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 60 :(che) A_Mitrovic lobs it over the defender ... F_Miguel attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 65 :(che) Emerson is going to be brought on ... A_Rudiger is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(che) A_Mitrovic knocks the ball past E_Alvarez ... S_Reguilon read the danger and stops the pass Min. 68 :(sou) A_Jones comes on for S_Reguilon and takes up a DF role Min. 68 :(che) Isco replaces B_Fernandes to play as a MF Min. 71 :(sou) D_Klaassen finds E_Haaland with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Mitrovic with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... P Alberti looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK! ... E_Haaland drives it under the wall ... But J_Caldwell makes a fine save Min. 77 :(sou) D_Klaassen with the header on ... He finds E_Haaland in space ... Emerson seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 83 :(sou) E_Haaland takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... F_Uduokhai forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen drives it into the box! ... F_Uduokhai reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sou) V_Wanyama backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... R_James latches onto the end of it ... Emerson gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 91 :(sou) L_Goretzka finds the run of E_Haaland ... E_Haaland hits a crisp volley! ... But J_Caldwell palms it behind ... Robert_Jones has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Wanyama Scorers : V_Wanyama (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Fernandez (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Mitrovic (22), A_Rudiger (39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Mitrovic (71) Injured : L_Hernandez (20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 5 | 5 Off target : 1 | 3 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 2 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diogo_Costa GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 31 12 8 28 | 71 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 L_Digne DF 1 30 12 5 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 30 10 3 26 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 31 5 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 29 3 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 31 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 H_Lewis GK 30 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Jones DF 2 26 4 2 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gardener DF 2 26 4 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Chamberlain MF 2 3 28 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Caldwell GK 33 1 1 1 22 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Uduokhai DF 1 31 14 3 24 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 30 11 2 25 | 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 30 11 1 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 K_Trippier DF 1 29 13 2 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 29 6 4 27 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 B_Fernandes MF 1 8 32 14 23 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Fernandez DM 1 14 31 12 26 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 30 12 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 30 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 5 28 J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 2 28 10 3 25 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 27 14 7 24 | 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Isco MF 1 3 29 12 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Dybala FW 1 4 14 28 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1679514365 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35