English Premier League

FT Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Reading WWDLD 2
–
Chelsea DLLLW 4
1st2ndT
REA202
CHE134
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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
28.4
Possession
71.6
7
SHOTS
27
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
158
Accurate Passes
579
234
Passes
651
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
63
18
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
17
38
Clearances
28

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 12John Obi MikelLM
  7. 8Frank LampardRM
  8. 9Fernando TorresF
  9. 17Eden HazardRCF
  10. 10Juan MataAM-L
  11. 7RamiresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11OscarSUB
  2. 22Ross TurnbullSUB
  3. 5Michael EssienSUB
  4. 6Oriol RomeuSUB
  5. 16Raul MeirelesSUB
  6. 23Daniel SturridgeSUB
  7. 34Ryan BertrandSUB

REA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 17Kaspars GorkssCD-L
  3. 5Alex PearceCD-R
  4. 23Ian HarteLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8Mikele LeigertwoodCM-L
  7. 20Danny GuthrieCM-R
  8. 4Jem KaracanRCM
  9. 11Jobi McAnuffLM
  10. 12Garath McClearyRM
  11. 7Pavel PogrebnyakF

Substitutes

  1. 19Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  2. 24Shaun CummingsSUB
  3. 21Alex McCarthySUB
  4. 10Noel HuntSUB
  5. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  6. 16Jay TabbSUB
  7. 9Adam Le FondreSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Chelsea 1, Reading 0. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Goal! Chelsea 1, Reading 1. Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
  3. 29' Goal! Chelsea 1, Reading 2. Danny Guthrie (Reading) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 57' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mikele Leigertwood.
  5. 58' Foul by Jem Karacan (Reading).
  6. 65' Foul by Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading).
  7. 68' Attempt missed. Ashley Cole (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  8. 69' Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar.
  9. 71' Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar.
  10. 78' Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 81' Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  12. 85' Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Cole.
  13. 86' Noel Hunt (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  14. 90'+5' Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Terry.

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