English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 2, 2019
Huddersfield Town LLDLL 0
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Chelsea WLWWL 5
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Stamford Bridge · 40,626 att.

Match Report

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Higuain and Hazard shine as Chelsea thrash Huddersfield to ease Sarri pressure

Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea secured a 5-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
2
35
Possession
65
5
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
320
Accurate Passes
651
395
Passes
737
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
30
34
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
8
8
Effective Tackles
21
13
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
7
21
Clearances
7

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 27Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 8Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 10Eden HazardLF
  11. 22WillianRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  2. 18Olivier GiroudSUB
  3. 17Mateo KovacicSUB
  4. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  5. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  6. 11PedroSUB
  7. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB

HUD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonas LösslG
  2. 5Terence KongoloCD-L
  3. 26Christopher SchindlerCD-R
  4. 15Chris LöweLB
  5. 2Tommy SmithRB
  6. 7Juninho BacunaCM
  7. 10Aaron MooyLM
  8. 8Philip BillingRM
  9. 9Elias KachungaF
  10. 18Isaac MbenzaLF
  11. 11Adama DiakhabyRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Ben HamerSUB
  2. 24Steve MouniéSUB
  3. 42Jason PuncheonSUB
  4. 25Mathias JørgensenSUB
  5. 16Karlan GrantSUB
  6. 33Florent HadergjonajSUB
  7. 21Alex PritchardSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Chelsea 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  2. 27' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Steve Mounie replaces Isaac Mbenza because of an injury.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Chelsea 2, Huddersfield Town 0. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 66' Goal! Chelsea 3, Huddersfield Town 0. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a through ball.
  5. 67' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Karlan Grant replaces Philip Billing.
  6. 69' Goal! Chelsea 4, Huddersfield Town 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  7. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Jorginho.
  8. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Eden Hazard.
  9. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  10. 84' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Alex Pritchard replaces Adama Diakhaby.
  11. 86' Goal! Chelsea 5, Huddersfield Town 0. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.

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