English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 6, 2024
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Chelsea WWLWW 4
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Match Report

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Chelsea ease past Preston to book place in FA Cup fourth round

Chelsea booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as they eased past Championship side Preston North End with four unanswered second half goals at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
2
30.5
Possession
69.5
4
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
12
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
228
Accurate Passes
625
299
Passes
696
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
45
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
18
Effective Tackles
6
24
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
3
25
Effective Clearances
9
25
Clearances
9

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 26Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 27Malo GustoLB
  5. 42Alfie GilchristRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 19Armando BrojaF
  10. 10Mykhailo MudrykAM-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingAM-R

PNE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 6Liam LindsayCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 13Alistair McCannCM-L
  6. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM-R
  7. 23Liam MillarLM
  8. 44Brad PottsRM
  9. 28Milutin OsmajicF
  10. 7Will KeaneCF-L
  11. 8Alan BrowneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 58' Goal! Chelsea 1, Preston North End 0. Armando Broja (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  2. 61' Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
  3. 61' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  4. 64' Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Will Keane.
  5. 64' Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  6. 66' Goal! Chelsea 2, Preston North End 0. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
  7. 68' Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Goal! Chelsea 3, Preston North End 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  9. 74' Substitution, Preston North End. Kian Best replaces Andrew Hughes.
  10. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Deivid Washington replaces Armando Broja.
  11. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Cole Palmer.
  12. 85' Goal! Chelsea 4, Preston North End 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  13. 88' Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Ali McCann.
  14. 88' Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
  15. 89' Substitution, Chelsea. Michael Golding replaces Enzo Fernández.
  16. 90'+4' Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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