English Premier League

FT Monday, December 22, 2014
Chelsea WLWWW 2
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Stoke City LLLWD 0
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bet365 Stadium · 27,550 att.

Match Report

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Cesc Fabregas stars again as Chelsea win 2-0 at Stoke City

Chelsea won 2-0 at Stoke City on Monday to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League at Christmas.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
4
49.2
Possession
50.8
15
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
359
452
Passes
439
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
32
0.1
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
54
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
27
Effective Tackles
18
37
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
20
37
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 5Marc MuniesaCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 2Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 27Bojan KrkicAM
  7. 20Geoff CameronLM
  8. 15Steven N'ZonziRM
  9. 25Peter CrouchF
  10. 10Marko ArnautovicAM-L
  11. 19Jonathan WaltersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Oussama AssaidiSUB
  2. 18Mame Biram DioufSUB
  3. 4Robert HuthSUB
  4. 6Glenn WhelanSUB
  5. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  6. 22Jack ButlandSUB
  7. 12Marc WilsonSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 12John Obi MikelRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Petr CechSUB
  2. 3Filipe LuísSUB
  3. 8OscarSUB
  4. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  5. 11Didier DrogbaSUB
  6. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  7. 14André SchürrleSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 1. John Terry (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
  2. 20' Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 53' Erik Pieters (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 63' Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf replaces Peter Crouch.
  5. 68' Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Geoff Cameron.
  6. 78' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 2. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  7. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. André Schürrle replaces Willian.
  8. 82' Substitution, Stoke City. Oussama Assaidi replaces Marko Arnautovic.
  9. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Didier Drogba replaces Diego Costa.
  10. 90' Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Eden Hazard because of an injury.

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