English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 23, 2017
Chelsea WWWDW 4
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Stoke City WDDLL 0
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bet365 Stadium · 29,661 att.

Match Report

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Alvaro Morata nets hat trick in destruction of Stoke

Chelsea continued to show there is life after Diego Costa with a Premier League victory at Stoke, with Alvaro Morata scoring a hat trick in a 4-0 win.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
55.9
Possession
44.1
7
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
466
Accurate Passes
319
547
Passes
407
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
63
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
4
24
Effective Tackles
12
26
Tackles
18
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
8
29
Clearances
8

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

STK · 3-4-3

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 15Bruno Martins IndiCD
  3. 3Erik PietersCD-L
  4. 8Glen JohnsonCD-R
  5. 24Darren FletcherCM-L
  6. 4Joe AllenCM-R
  7. 32Ramadan SobhiLM
  8. 18Mame Biram DioufRM
  9. 10Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  10. 11JeséCF-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  2. 12Josh TymonSUB
  3. 36Harry SouttarSUB
  4. 25Peter CrouchSUB
  5. 14Ibrahim AfellaySUB
  6. 33Lee GrantSUB
  7. 9Saido BerahinoSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 9Álvaro MorataF
  10. 11PedroCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Gary CahillSUB
  2. 1Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  3. 10Eden HazardSUB
  4. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  5. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  6. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  7. 17Charly MusondaSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 1. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a through ball.
  2. 30' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 2. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 49' Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 51' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Gary Cahill replaces Marcos Alonso.
  7. 61' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Jesé.
  8. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Pedro.
  9. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Willian.
  10. 76' Substitution, Stoke City. Ibrahim Afellay replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
  11. 77' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 3. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
  12. 82' Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 4. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  13. 89' Peter Crouch (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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