English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 27, 2019
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Chelsea WLWLW 3
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Match Report

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Chelsea cruise to FA Cup win as VAR denies Sheffield Wednesday penalty

Chelsea secure 3-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday, who had a penalty award overturned by VAR at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
1
20.6
Possession
79.4
3
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
156
Accurate Passes
782
226
Passes
861
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
1
3
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
49
19
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
5
21
Effective Clearances
4
21
Clearances
4

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 13Wilfredo CaballeroG
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 44Ethan AmpaduCM
  7. 8Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 17Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 22WillianLF
  11. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiRF

SHW · 4-5-1

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Jordan ThornileyCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 6Morgan FoxLB
  5. 2Liam PalmerRB
  6. 10Barry BannanCM-L
  7. 8Joel PelupessyCM-R
  8. 23Sam HutchinsonAM
  9. 21George BoydLM
  10. 20Adam ReachRM
  11. 9Steven FletcherF

Timeline

  1. 23' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  2. 26' Goal! Chelsea 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Willian (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 38' Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Goal! Chelsea 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  5. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Ethan Ampadu.
  6. 69' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Fernando Forestieri replaces Joey Pelupessy.
  7. 75' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces George Boyd.
  8. 76' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Steven Fletcher.
  9. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  10. 83' Goal! Chelsea 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  11. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Ross Barkley.

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