FMFA, Chelsea vs. Southampton (Wed Jul 26) Chelsea | Southampton 4-3-1-2 C | 5-1-2-2 C David Hanna | Caretaker Will Schoolar | J_Caldwell GK | GK Diogo_Costa F_Uduokhai DF | DF S_Reguilon L_Hernandez DF | DF L_Digne A_Masuaka DF | DF F_Miguel K_Trippier DF | DF R_James B_Fernandes AM | DF E_Alvarez E_Fernandez MF | MF D_Klaassen Isco MF | DM V_Wanyama M_Gotze MF | MF L_Goretzka A_Mitrovic FW | FW E_Haaland Torrem_Moffi FW | FW G_Simeone | J_Oblak SUB | SUB H_Lewis A_Rudiger SUB | SUB A_Jones P_Gomez SUB | SUB O_Gardener Oscar SUB | SUB N_Redmond P_Dybala SUB | SUB Richarlison Referee: Paul_Tierney (Lancashire) Min. 3 :(sou) E_Haaland runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Masuaka back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Haaland fires a shot at goal ! ... Looks like it should be J_Caldwell's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... J_Caldwell looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 5 :(che) A_Mitrovic loses his marker ... A_Mitrovic shoots towards goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Diogo_Costa moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... Diogo_Costa looks dejected! ... Chelsea go ahead in this match now! ... Chelsea 1-0 Southampton ... Min. 9 :(che) Torrem_Moffi sidesteps L_Digne ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Torrem_Moffi with a blistering shot ! ... Diogo_Costa is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 12 :(sou) F_Miguel squares it to E_Haaland ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... B_Fernandes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 13 :(che) L_Hernandez finds Torrem_Moffi on the edge of the box ... R_James intercepts the pass Min. 15 :(sou) V_Wanyama with an intelligent ball to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The shot slips through J_Caldwell's hands ... But J_Caldwell recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 21 :(sou) V_Wanyama runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... G_Simeone latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A glorious effort by G_Simeone ! ... J_Caldwell gathers it comfortably Min. 28 :(sou) G_Simeone runs with pace at the defence ... K_Trippier gets to the ball first Min. 31 :(sou) G_Simeone knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Hernandez Min. 35 :(sou) L_Digne stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... E_Fernandez with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 39 :(che) Torrem_Moffi controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Reguilon ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Uduokhai! ... Diogo_Costa reads it well, and claims it! Min. 39 :(che) Torrem_Moffi pulls it back to E_Fernandez ... S_Reguilon goes in studs first ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 40 :(che) L_Hernandez curls the ball out wide to A_Mitrovic ... S_Reguilon with an ugly foul ... Paul_Tierney will want to speak to him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(che) Isco crosses into the box, finding Torrem_Moffi ... Torrem_Moffi blasts it at the goal ! ... Over the bar Min. 45 :(che) B_Fernandes nutmegs R_James ... F_Miguel makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes chips the ball in towards the far post! ... F_Miguel heads it away Min. 48 :(sou) V_Wanyama beats F_Uduokhai ... He showed great skill there ... B_Fernandes with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He got away with just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Southampton Min. 49 :(che) K_Trippier fires over a low cross to A_Mitrovic ... A_Mitrovic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It hits off a defender! ... Diogo_Costa is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Fernandez hits it towards the far post! ... R_James gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 49 :(sou) V_Wanyama plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Hernandez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 60 :(sou) A_Jones is coming on for S_Reguilon and will play DF Min. 63 :(sou) O_Gardener will replace the useless L_Digne and will play DF Min. 66 :(sou) N_Redmond takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Klaassen ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 69 :(sou) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... Richarlison will come on for E_Haaland and play FW Min. 70 :(che) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... A_Rudiger will come on for L_Hernandez and play DF Min. 70 :(che) P_Gomez comes on for E_Fernandez and takes up a MF role Min. 70 :(che) P_Dybala is ready to come on to replace Torrem_Moffi ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 74 :(che) P_Dybala takes advantage of a mistake by L_Goretzka ... Can he make them pay? ... P_Dybala bears down on goal! ... Diogo_Costa makes a difficult save Min. 81 :(che) F_Uduokhai plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Alvarez takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 81 :(sou) V_Wanyama feeds the ball through the middle ... Richarlison runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Trippier takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(che) P_Dybala beats A_Jones ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_James with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Paul_Tierney ignores the protests for a card ... Caretaker Will Schoolar looks relieved Min. 91 :(che) A_Mitrovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... F_Miguel with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... Paul_Tierney shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 93 :(sou) G_Simeone takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... But he loses control of it ... K_Trippier hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Trippier (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Mitrovic (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Wanyama Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Miguel (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 5 | 3 Off target : 3 | 1 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 4 Fouls : 5 | 13 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 4 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 1 - 0 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 1 1 1 22 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 F_Uduokhai DF 1 31 14 3 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 30 11 2 25 | 74 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 30 12 1 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 29 14 2 24 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 B_Fernandes AM 1 8 32 14 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Fernandez MF 1 14 32 12 26 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isco MF 1 3 30 12 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 31 12 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 30 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 29 6 4 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 P_Gomez MF 1 2 29 13 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oscar MF 3 2 28 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Dybala FW 1 4 14 28 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 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 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 31 13 8 28 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Digne DF 1 30 12 5 23 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 30 10 3 26 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 32 5 24 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama DM 2 13 29 3 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 32 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 31 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gardener DF 2 26 4 2 19 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 26 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1690397692 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35