FMFA Manager, Chelsea vs. Leicester City (Mon Oct 26) Chelsea | Leicester City 4-3-1-2 P | 5-4-1 P Jason Fortune | Will Schoolar | J_Caldwell GK | GK P_Gazzaniga S_de_Vrij DF | DF Lewis_Page S_Umtiti DF | DF B_Sosa+ J_Otto DF | DF J_Alba J_Gimenez DF | DF C_Azpilicueta G_Xhaka MF | DF H_Maguire E_Hazard MF | MF Lucas P_Gomez MF | MF Y_Bolasie S_de_Jong AM | MF L_Sherriff P_Dybala FW | MF G_Bale A_Lacazette FW | FW S_Aguero | J_Robles SUB | SUB D_Ward Y_Mina SUB | SUB A_Laporte J_Colley SUB | SUB C_Pulisic Oscar SUB | SUB D_Blind Damir_Ceter SUB | SUB P_Micin Min. 6 :(lei) B_Sosa+ 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! ... G_Bale receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But J_Gimenez wins the tackle Min. 8 :(lei) S_Aguero cuts the ball back to G_Bale ... G_Bale curls the ball in on goal ! ... But J_Caldwell tips it over ... CORNER! ... H_Maguire floats the ball in! ... J_Caldwell easily catches it! Min. 9 :(lei) Lewis_Page has it now ... He takes on J_Otto ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Aguero! ... But S_de_Jong wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Y_Bolasie chips the ball into the area! ... Lewis_Page gets something on it! ... J_Caldwell with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 10 :(che) S_Umtiti passes the ball to E_Hazard ... H_Maguire gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 12 :(che) S_Umtiti is hobbling. He's unable to continue Min. 12 :(che) Y_Mina comes on for S_Umtiti and takes up a DF role Min. 13 :(che) P_Dybala cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Otto ... J_Otto with a stunning strike ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by P_Gomez ... The ball comes to A_Lacazette ... He gets the shot away ... But P_Gazzaniga palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 13 :(lei) Lucas beats Y_Mina ... He muscled him off the ball ... Lucas with a powerful diving header! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 15 :(lei) Y_Bolasie cuts through the defence ... G_Xhaka with a reckless challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 15 :(lei) S_Aguero sidesteps J_Gimenez ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Otto takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 16 :(lei) B_Sosa+ runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to G_Bale ... G_Bale tries to catch the keeper out! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 17 :(che) P_Dybala beats H_Maguire ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But C_Azpilicueta will cut out the threat Min. 17 :(lei) C_Azpilicueta skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Aguero ... A delicate header from S_Aguero ! ... But J_Caldwell palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 27 :(lei) J_Alba finds S_Aguero with a perfectly weighted pass ... A cheeky lob from S_Aguero ! ... But J_Caldwell reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on J_Caldwell anyway Min. 33 :(lei) The defender under hits the back pass! ... S_Aguero is through! ... S_Aguero controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Caldwell with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... L_Sherriff chips the ball into the area! ... J_Gimenez clears the danger Min. 34 :(lei) B_Sosa+ with the diagonal pass L_Sherriff ... J_Otto slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 36 :(che) S_de_Jong runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Xhaka ... From long range G_Xhaka bends the ball towards goal! ... P_Gazzaniga makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 36 :(lei) S_Aguero sidesteps P_Gomez ... He showed great skill there ... S_Aguero smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 39 :(che) A_Lacazette sidesteps B_Sosa+ ... He showed great skill there ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... C_Azpilicueta picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 40 :(che) E_Hazard runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_Dybala ... He's played him in ... A delicate header from P_Dybala ! ... But P_Gazzaniga parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 41 :(che) The ball goes loose! ... A_Lacazette seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... H_Maguire with an awful challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 42 :(che) A_Lacazette sprints past B_Sosa+ ... A_Lacazette attempts a low drive! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Leicester City Min. 49 :(lei) H_Maguire beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But he loses control of it ... Y_Mina takes possession Min. 53 :(che) Oscar is being prepared to come on ... P_Gomez is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 54 :(lei) Lucas plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Lucas aims for the top right corner ! ... J_Caldwell gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... Lucas chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Gimenez reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 55 :(lei) There's going to be a change ... C_Pulisic will come on for Y_Bolasie and play MF Min. 55 :(lei) P_Micin is being prepared to come on ... S_Aguero is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 55 :(lei) A_Laporte takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace H_Maguire as DF Min. 55 :(che) P_Dybala leaves G_Bale standing ... C_Azpilicueta gathers up the loose ball Min. 58 :(che) Damir_Ceter replaces A_Lacazette and will play FW Min. 60 :(lei) P_Micin has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Gimenez! ... He has some space now! ... P_Micin bears down on goal! ... J_Caldwell with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 61 :(che) S_de_Jong unselfishly lays the ball back to Damir_Ceter ... Damir_Ceter with a little chip! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... Chelsea have snatched the lead! ... Chelsea 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 62 :(che) E_Hazard beats C_Azpilicueta ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... E_Hazard hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... P_Gazzaniga was beaten there! Min. 63 :(che) S_de_Jong brings it under control ... He takes on Lucas ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Otto! ... J_Otto with his head down lets it go ! ... GOAL !! ... It flew past P_Gazzaniga ... Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 64 :(che) Chelsea will now play C after the order comes from the dugout Min. 64 :(lei) C_Pulisic has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... B_Sosa+ gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Sosa+ attempts a lob! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 66 :(che) Y_Mina puts in Damir_Ceter ... Damir_Ceter runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But P_Gazzaniga parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 68 :(che) E_Hazard gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Laporte! ... He has some space now! ... E_Hazard chases it through, he must score ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... P_Gazzaniga plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 69 :(che) S_de_Vrij is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to P_Dybala ... G_Bale slices it ... P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Hazard! ... Lewis_Page gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 69 :(lei) P_Micin flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Micin with a screamer of a shot ! ... The shot slips through J_Caldwell's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 71 :(che) S_de_Vrij finds a hole in the defence ... S_de_Vrij with his head down lets it go ! ... P_Gazzaniga falls over ... But P_Gazzaniga is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 74 :(che) P_Dybala takes advantage of a mistake by Lewis_Page ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Alba gathers up the loose ball Min. 76 :(che) G_Xhaka runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... P_Dybala latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Alba reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 76 :(lei) P_Micin flicks it over Y_Mina and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_de_Vrij with the tackle Min. 78 :(lei) P_Micin slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... P_Micin hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... J_Caldwell was left standing ... That’s given Leicester City a glimmer of hope! ... Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 79 :(lei) Leicester City will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 80 :(che) Curled in dangerously from G_Xhaka to Damir_Ceter ... Damir_Ceter swings in the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 80 :(lei) P_Micin finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... P_Micin strikes a wicked curler ! ... J_Caldwell claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Chelsea 2-2 Leicester City ... Min. 81 :(lei) Leicester City are switching their playing style to L Min. 83 :(lei) A_Laporte squares it to G_Bale ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... S_de_Jong picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 85 :(che) The defender under hits the back pass! ... Oscar is through! ... G_Bale with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... P_Dybala with the delicate chip over the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong chips the ball in towards the back post! ... L_Sherriff gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 86 :(che) Oscar with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Y_Mina ... J_Alba is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... Oscar drives it under the wall ... P_Gazzaniga saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(che) Oscar spots S_de_Vrij who is in acres of space ... S_de_Vrij fires a shot at goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 91 :(che) S_de_Jong has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Damir_Ceter collects the loose ball! ... Lucas fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 93 :(lei) P_Micin takes advantage of a mistake by S_de_Vrij ... It's a lucky break ... A powerful header from P_Micin ! ... It looks good ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge Attendance : 48,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_de_Jong (Man of the Match) Scorers : Damir_Ceter (61), J_Otto (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Xhaka (15) Injured : S_Umtiti (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Micin Scorers : P_Micin (78,80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 9 | 11 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 2 - 2 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 1 1 1 22 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 26 4 3 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 4 S_Umtiti DF 1 26 4 2 25 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Otto DF 1 25 13 7 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 26 0 24 J_Gimenez DF 2 25 10 3 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 27 8 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 0 E_Hazard MF 2 3 26 11 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 P_Gomez MF 1 3 27 13 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_de_Jong AM 2 4 26 12 25 | 96 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 66 0 P_Dybala FW 1 4 14 26 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 A_Lacazette FW 2 3 3 26 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 J_Robles GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Mina DF 1 25 10 5 28 | 84 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Colley DF 2 25 2 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oscar MF 3 2 27 12 23 | 40 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Damir_Ceter FW 1 3 10 26 22 | 35 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gazzaniga GK 30 2 3 1 24 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Lewis_Page DF 1 26 10 3 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 B_Sosa+ DF 1 26 14 2 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 J_Alba DF 1 26 10 3 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 25 12 2 23 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 H_Maguire DF 2 25 11 2 23 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Lucas MF 2 12 27 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Y_Bolasie MF 2 2 26 13 28 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sherriff MF 1 13 26 2 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Bale MF 2 12 26 11 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 S_Aguero FW 2 4 13 25 24 | 58 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 D_Ward GK 27 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 25 12 5 29 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 26 11 24 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Blind DM 2 10 24 2 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Micin FW 1 5 13 27 31 | 38 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 1603717881 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35