FMFA League Cup, Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Oct 08) Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion 5-3-2 D | 4-4-2 N James Bucknall | Neil Rowley | H_Lewis GK | GK J_Whitworth D_Cirkin DF | DF B_Chilwell T_Malacia DF | DF S_Shotton B_Koumetio DF | DF S_Ajayi J_Justin DF | DF K_Bartley D_Coppala DF | MF J_Hinshelwood T_Iroegbunam MF | MF S_Wilding C_Gallagher MF | MF Q_Castro T_Soucek MF | MF A_Gilbert Richarlison FW | FW J_Adedeji Sam_Lammers FW | FW N_Pepe | J_Caldwell SUB | SUB E_Mendy N_Semedo SUB | SUB A_Hegazy K_Trippier SUB | SUB M_Samuelsen S_Adringa SUB | SUB Matt_Phillips A_Mitrovic SUB | SUB K_Edwards Min. 5 :(che) Sam_Lammers controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Richarlison gets onto the end of the pass! ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_Bartley Min. 7 :(wba) A_Gilbert has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Adedeji collects the loose ball! ... B_Koumetio is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... H_Lewis misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Wilding chips the ball into the area! ... T_Soucek gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 8 :(che) T_Iroegbunam holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Richarlison ... Richarlison rifles it to the far post ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 10 :(che) B_Koumetio runs at the heart of the defence ... But Q_Castro barges him off the ball Min. 14 :(wba) S_Ajayi brings it under control ... He takes on D_Cirkin ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Pepe! ... N_Pepe tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 19 :(wba) S_Wilding is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Adedeji latches onto the ball ... T_Malacia with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... A_Gilbert plays it short to J_Adedeji ... J_Adedeji with the attempt at goal! ... H_Lewis makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 27 :(wba) K_Bartley drives it across the face of the goal N_Pepe ... T_Malacia gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Shotton plays it into the danger area! ... H_Lewis easily catches it! Min. 35 :(wba) Q_Castro controls it with ease ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Justin ... He timed it well Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(che) C_Gallagher backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... Sam_Lammers latches onto the end of it ... Sam_Lammers must beat J_Whitworth! ... But J_Whitworth makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 45 :(che) Up goes the substitution board - S_Adringa on for T_Soucek as a MF Min. 46 :(che) T_Iroegbunam threads the through ball to Richarlison ... N_Pepe with the block Min. 47 :(che) C_Gallagher plays a long ball to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers with the goal bound shot! ... J_Whitworth makes a difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 50 :(che) A_Mitrovic is coming on for Sam_Lammers and will play FW Min. 50 :(che) C_Gallagher runs at A_Gilbert ... The defender slips and falls over ... C_Gallagher tries to beat J_Whitworth! ... J_Whitworth beats the ball away Min. 54 :(che) Richarlison takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... Launched towards the top corner by Richarlison ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The West Bromwich Albion fans taunt him! Min. 56 :(che) B_Koumetio runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_Iroegbunam ... From long range T_Iroegbunam bends the ball towards goal! ... But J_Whitworth smothers the ball. Min. 67 :(che) T_Iroegbunam with the nod to Richarlison ... Richarlison with the attempt at goal! ... J_Whitworth with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 67 :(wba) A_Gilbert heads the ball back to S_Ajayi ... Richarlison with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... James Bucknall looks relieved Min. 68 :(wba) J_Hinshelwood finds J_Adedeji in the box ... But D_Cirkin wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 70 :(wba) K_Edwards replaces J_Adedeji to play as a FW Min. 70 :(wba) M_Samuelsen replaces an unhappy J_Hinshelwood and will play as a MF Min. 80 :(wba) A_Hegazy replaces B_Chilwell and will play DF Min. 80 :(che) D_Cirkin looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_Mitrovic ... A_Mitrovic with the 40 yard drive ! ... But J_Whitworth just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... B_Koumetio curls it into the box! ... K_Bartley reads it well and clears the danger Min. 82 :(che) B_Koumetio looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Mitrovic ... Good sliding challenge from N_Pepe Min. 86 :(che) A_Mitrovic knocks it past S_Shotton and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Ajayi rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(che) J_Justin holds the ball up ... He sees S_Adringa in space! ... S_Adringa could have let it bounce! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 90 :(wba) M_Samuelsen with the cross-field pass to K_Edwards ... B_Koumetio with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee warns him Min. 92 :(wba) N_Pepe breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Lewis! ... B_Koumetio brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Cirkin Scorers : N/A Sent Off : B_Koumetio (92) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Bartley (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Ajayi (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 9 | 2 Off target : 3 | 1 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 10 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lewis GK 25 3 2 2 23 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 D_Cirkin DF 1 24 10 3 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Malacia DF 1 23 14 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Koumetio DF 1 22 16 3 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 13 -7 J_Justin DF 1 22 15 7 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Coppala DF 1 22 14 7 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Iroegbunam MF 1 15 23 15 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 C_Gallagher MF 1 11 22 11 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 T_Soucek MF 1 13 22 5 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Richarlison FW 1 4 14 24 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 14 23 23 | 54 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 J_Caldwell GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 21 14 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 19 14 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Adringa MF 1 2 22 10 22 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 22 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Whitworth GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 22 14 2 23 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 S_Shotton DF 1 21 8 2 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 17 13 4 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 K_Bartley DF 1 16 7 2 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Hinshelwood MF 1 14 22 5 28 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Wilding MF 1 11 20 3 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Q_Castro MF 1 10 20 8 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Gilbert MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Adedeji FW 1 3 4 21 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 N_Pepe FW 1 6 13 19 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 E_Mendy GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 16 6 2 26 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 17 4 21 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Matt_Phillips AM 1 2 15 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Edwards FW 1 2 5 17 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1759949499 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35