English Premier League

Cardiff City vs Chelsea, 2018/2019 English Premier League

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  • 46': Víctor Camarasa
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1 - 2
  • 84': César Azpilicueta
  • 90'+1': Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Chelsea snatch controversial win at Cardiff to ease Sarri pressure

Chelsea scored an injury-time winner as they came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Cardiff and ease the pressure on manager Maurizio Sarri.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
  • 4': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 4': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Willian.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Arter.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Luiz.
  • 21': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 21': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 26': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 26': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
  • 32': Offside, Cardiff City. Harry Arter tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
  • 34': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 34': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 37': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 37': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Arter.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 41': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Cardiff City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Oumar Niasse is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+1': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 46': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 0. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Arter with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
  • 52': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 52': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Pedro.
  • 53': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 53': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Harry Arter (Cardiff City).
  • 54': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
  • 56': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
  • 61': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 61': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho.
  • 64': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 68': Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is caught offside.
  • 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 75': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 76': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 76': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 79': Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Harry Arter.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 1. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Oumar Niasse.
  • 86': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
  • 86': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 86': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Josh Murphy.
  • 90': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
  • 90': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
  • 90'+6': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 90'+8': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 1
71.1 Possession 28.9
21 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
493 Accurate Passes 132
592 Passes 239
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 79
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
9 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 27
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 14
20 Effective Clearances 23
20 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 32,657

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 10 +15 25
2 Manchester City 10 +12 19
3 Liverpool 10 +4 18
4 Sunderland 10 +4 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
5 Bruno Ecuélé Manga
4 Sean Morrison
3 Joe Bennett
2 Lee Peltier
21 Víctor Camarasa
7 Harry Arter
17 Aron Gunnarsson Yellow Card
29 Oumar Niasse
33 Junior Hoilett
11 Josh Murphy

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
30 David Luiz
2 Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta Yellow Card
5 Jorginho Yellow Card
8 Ross Barkley
17 Mateo Kovacic
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
22 Willian
11 Pedro

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