English Premier League

FT Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Brighton & Hove Albion LLLDW 0
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Chelsea LWWWD 2
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Stamford Bridge · 41,568 att.

Match Report

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Alvaro Morata on target as Chelsea beat Brighton

Alvaro Morata returned from suspension to ignite Chelsea's 2-0 Premier League victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
13
6
Saves
1
32.9
Possession
67.1
8
SHOTS
25
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
264
Accurate Passes
614
341
Passes
695
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
46
45
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
13
32
Clearances
13

Lineups

CHE · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 7N'Golo KantéAM
  8. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  9. 15Victor MosesRM
  10. 9Álvaro MorataF
  11. 10Eden HazardRCF

BHA · 4-5-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 29Markus SuttnerLB
  5. 21Ezequiel SchelottoRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM-L
  7. 7Biram KiyalCM-R
  8. 6Dale StephensAM
  9. 19José IzquierdoLM
  10. 20Solly MarchRM
  11. 10Tomer HemedF

Timeline

  1. 46' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  2. 57' Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
  4. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
  5. 73' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Beram Kayal.
  6. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Tomer Hemed.
  7. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Anthony Knockaert replaces Solly March.
  8. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Álvaro Morata.
  9. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Daniel Drinkwater replaces N'Golo Kanté.

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