English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Bristol Rovers LWWLD 2
–
Chelsea LWWWW 3
1st2ndT
BRI112
CHE303
Stamford Bridge · 39,276 att.

Match Report

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Michy Batshuayi scores twice as Chelsea edge out Bristol Rovers

Chelsea survived a tense second-half to secure passage into the third round of the EFL Cup with a 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
9
9
Saves
1
46
Possession
54
7
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
12
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
4
Accurate Crosses
11
4
Crosses
11
1.0
Cross %
1.0
12
Long Balls
5
12
Accurate Long Balls
5
1.0
Long Balls %
1.0
0
Blocked Shots
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 2Branislav IvanovicCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 14Ruben Loftus-CheekAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 4Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 11PedroAM-L
  11. 15Victor MosesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26John TerrySUB
  2. 41Dominic SolankeSUB
  3. 13Thibaut CourtoisSUB
  4. 8OscarSUB
  5. 19Diego CostaSUB
  6. 29Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  7. 10Eden HazardSUB

BRI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Steve MildenhallG
  2. 6Peter HartleyCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterRB
  6. 14Chris LinesAM
  7. 24Stuart SinclairLM
  8. 8Ollie ClarkeRM
  9. 9Ellis HarrisonF
  10. 29Luke JamesAM-L
  11. 23Billy BodinAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Matt TaylorSUB
  2. 25Will PuddySUB
  3. 17Jermaine EasterSUB
  4. 30Rory GaffneySUB
  5. 15James ClarkeSUB
  6. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  7. 27Ryan BroomSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Chelsea 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
  2. 31' Goal! Chelsea 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  3. 35' Goal! Chelsea 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Peter Hartley (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Lines with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 41' Goal! Chelsea 3, Bristol Rovers 1. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Matty Taylor replaces Luke James.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Billy Bodin.
  7. 48' Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 48' Goal! Chelsea 3, Bristol Rovers 2. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 66' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Rory Gaffney replaces Ellis Harrison.
  10. 71' Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Pedro.
  12. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. John Terry replaces Ola Aina because of an injury.
  13. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  14. 86' Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

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