English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 31, 2016
Stoke City WLDDL 2
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Chelsea WWWWW 4
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STK022
CHE134
Stamford Bridge · 41,601 att.

Match Report

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Willian at the double as Chelsea make it a lucky 13 against Stoke

Willian scored twice as Chelsea held off valiant Stoke for a Premier League record 13th successive win in a single season.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 7N'Golo KantéCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

STK · 3-4-2-1

  1. 33Lee GrantG
  2. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD
  3. 15Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  4. 8Glen JohnsonCD-R
  5. 16Charlie AdamCM-L
  6. 4Joe AllenCM-R
  7. 3Erik PietersLM
  8. 18Mame Biram DioufRM
  9. 25Peter CrouchF
  10. 14Ibrahim AfellayCF-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Victor Moses (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Chelsea 1, Stoke City 0. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
  3. 46' Goal! Chelsea 1, Stoke City 1. Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 57' Goal! Chelsea 2, Stoke City 1. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  5. 59' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Stoke City. Bojan replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  7. 62' Substitution, Stoke City. Giannelli Imbula replaces Ibrahim Afellay.
  8. 64' Goal! Chelsea 2, Stoke City 2. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mame Diouf.
  9. 65' Goal! Chelsea 3, Stoke City 2. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  10. 70' Mame Diouf (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 70' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  13. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic replaces Victor Moses.
  14. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Willian.
  15. 85' Goal! Chelsea 4, Stoke City 2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  16. 86' Charlie Adam (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.

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