English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 15, 2018
Cardiff City LDDLL 1
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Chelsea WWWWW 4
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CAR101
CHE224
Stamford Bridge · 40,499 att.

Match Report

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Eden Hazard scores hat trick to send Chelsea top

A hat trick from Eden Hazard gave Chelsea their fifth win in five games, a 4-1 victory over Cardiff that sent them to the top of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
24
Possession
76
3
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
51
Accurate Passes
270
95
Passes
314
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
32
16
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
2
6
Tackles
3
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
1
11
Effective Clearances
8
11
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 17Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Eden HazardLF
  11. 11PedroRF

CAR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 22Sol BambaCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaRB
  6. 7Harry ArterCM-L
  7. 8Joe RallsCM-R
  8. 33Junior HoilettLM
  9. 21Víctor CamarasaRM
  10. 9Daniel WardF
  11. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidRCF

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Chelsea 0, Cardiff City 1. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  2. 37' Goal! Chelsea 1, Cardiff City 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  3. 43' Goal! Chelsea 2, Cardiff City 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  4. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Jazz Richards replaces Harry Arter because of an injury.
  5. 50' Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  6. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
  7. 71' Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Bobby Reid.
  8. 77' Substitution, Cardiff City. Gary Madine replaces Danny Ward.
  9. 80' Goal! Chelsea 3, Cardiff City 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 83' Goal! Chelsea 4, Cardiff City 1. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Eden Hazard.

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