Drogba11CFC Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Leeds United were Chelsea's next opponents, with the Yorkshire side travelling to Stamford Bridge for the first time since they were relegated in 2004. Carlos Coberán's side had spent the season hovering around the bottom three, but Spencer knew that they would be determined to win, given the historic rivalry between the two sides that had started in the late 1960s. Alex Telles was suspended, so Emerson started on the left. Chelsea Kepa Azpilicueta Christensen Zouma Emerson Kovacic Mount Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Kanté, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, James Leeds United Casilla Souquet Kenneh Cooper Silva Aina Shackleton Phillips Costa Eze Augustin Substitutes: Huffer, Davis, McCalmont, Edmondson, Stevens, Gotts, Alioski Referee: David Coote In the 6th minute, Chelsea won a corner. Werner won the ball in the air from Helder Costa, but his header was saved by Casilla. Werner had another chance in the 10th minute, but his shot was again saved by Casilla. In the 19th minute, a corner from Mount found Werner, whose header skimmed the top of the bar. In the 25th minute, Costa was penalised for a foul on Sancho. Ziyech took the free kick, but his shot was saved by Casilla. Casilla would be called into action again in the 27th minute as he saved from Emerson, and again in the 28th minute as he saved a shot from Havertz, followed by a Ziyech header in the 29th minute. On the half hour mark, a cross from Mount found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. Three minutes later, Mount received the ball from Azpilicueta and played it into space for Sancho to run onto. Sancho exchanged passes with Werner and hit a swerving shot which was tipped over by Casilla. In the 34th minute, a clearance from Silva was intercepted by Azpilicueta, who passed to Mount. Mount then played it to Ziyech, and Ziyech hit a dipping shot which went in off the post from 25 yards to give Chelsea the lead, with Martin Tyler describing it as "a fabulous strike" on Sky Sports. A minute later, Kovacic played a one-two with Azpilicueta and passed to Mount. Mount looked up, and sent a shot flying into the top corner from 25 yards. Once again, Martin Tyler didn't hold back, describing the goal as "A 25-yard blockbuster", "Sheer Brilliance", and "An incredible goal". Chelsea now looked to add to the misery, and in the 37th minute Werner was denied by a last-ditch tackle. Three minutes later, a shot from Sancho was saved by Casilla. Chelsea started the second half as they'd finished the first, and in the 48th minute a cross from Emerson was met by Ziyech, whose volley was charged down by Silva. A minute later, a free kick from Costa found former Chelsea player Ola Aina, whose header went just wide, before Cooper blocked a shot from Mount. In the 53rd minute, a cross from Azpilicueta found Werner, whose header went over the bar. Four minutes later, Leeds replaced Silva with Gotts while Sancho was replaced by Hudson-Odoi. On the hour, Ziyech received the ball from Azpilicueta and got down the right before sending the ball 30 yards back to Havertz. Havertz saw his shot blocked by Kenneh, but Hudson-Odoi pounced on the rebound and sent a half-volley into the top corner. Hudson-Odoi nearly got on the scoresheet again in the 64th minute, as he received the ball from Havertz and hit a right-footed shot which was saved by Casilla. A minute later, Phillips was booked for a foul on Mount. Ziyech struck the free kick goalwards, but his shot was saved by Casilla. With 20 minutes to go, Chelsea replaced a disappointing Werner with Batshuayi. A minute later, Havertz received the ball from Emerson before taking a shot which was tipped over by Casilla, who also saved Batshuayi's header from the corner and another shot from Batshuayi a minute later. In the 76th minute, Havertz was replaced by Loftus-Cheek, but a minute later Emerson was injured in a tackle by Gotts and was forced off with fractured ribs. Spencer ordered his wingers back and Azpilicueta inside, while Aina was replaced by Alioski before Phillips was replaced by McCalmont. With a man advantage, Leeds looked to get back into the game. In the 83rd minute, a cross from Souquet found Augustin, who sent a header just over, before Eze saw a shot blocked by Zouma. In the 88th minute, Souquet saw a shot tipped against the post by Kepa before Zouma cleared. In the final minute of added time, Ziyech saw a free kick saved by Casilla as Chelsea saw out a convincing win. Sunday 6 December 2020, 14:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 3-0 Leeds United (Ziyech 34, Mount 35, Hudson-Odoi 60) Attendance: 41,631 (3,000 away) Man of the Match: Mason Mount Other results Liverpool 2-0 Norwich (Dybala pen 21, Origi 90) Arsenal 4-2 Aston Villa (Depay 43, Lacazette 68, Elneny 89, Saka 90+1; Samatta 38, Mata pen 77) Bournemouth 2-1 Huddersfield (King 20, de Jong 26; Mbenza 45) Everton 2-0 Burnley (Iwobi 32, Davies 67) Southampton 2-3 Tottenham (Ings 47, Elyounoussi 86; Son 17, 20, Zaha 39) Leicester 0-1 Man Utd (Pogba 17) West Ham 1-3 Man City (Yarmolenko 17, Rice s/o 54; Silva 33, 86, Sterling 70) Sunday Sheff Utd 1-1 Brighton (L. Freeman 1; Andone pen 88) Monday Fulham 1-0 Wolves (Mitrovic 64) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Arsenal | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man City | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 42 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 36 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Everton | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Fulham | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Brighton | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Aston Villa | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Huddersfield | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Leicester | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Leeds | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Burnley | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 12 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Norwich | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 11 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 47 | -35 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Chelsea's final Champions League Group game saw them travel to Belgium to face Club Brugge. Victory would be enough to see them win the group on goal difference as long as Juventus didn't beat Krasnodar by a margin of three goals greater than Chelsea's. Spencer opted to keep Mount and Hudson-Odoi, as well as playing Loftus-Cheek and Kana. Club Brugge Mignolet Diatta Djimsiti Castelletto Naert Garcia Vormer Pussetto Birsa Yildirim Braithwaite Substitutes: Letica, Vancraeyveldt, Deman, Claeys, Mazinho, Munganga, Okereke Chelsea Kepa Azpilicueta Christensen Rüdiger Telles Kana Loftus-Cheek Mount Ziyech Werner Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Caballero, Jorginho, Kovacic, Sancho, Batshuayi, James, Tomori Referee: Alejandro Hernández (ESP) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les meilleurs équipes The Champions! In the 7th minute, Rüdiger was shown a yellow card for a foul on Braithwaite. In the 11th minute, a cross from Hudson-Odoi found Ziyech, whose header was saved by Mignolet. A minute later, Azpilicueta received the ball from Loftus-Cheek and passed to Ziyech, who hit a hopeful long-range effort which flew past Mignolet at his near post to give Chelsea the lead. In the 17th minute, a cross from Azpilicueta found Hudson-Odoi, whose header was saved by Mignolet. In the 25th minute, Club Brugge got their first chance, a header from Djimsiti which looped over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Braithwaite was pushed by Christensen. Yildirim's free kick found Vormer, whose header was saved by Kepa. In the 28th minute, a pass from Loftus-Cheek found Telles, whose shot was saved by Mignolet. A minute later, a free kick from Mount found Christensen, whose header went over the bar. In the 33rd minute, Naert was shown a yellow card for a foul on Ziyech. Three minutes later, Mount sent a volley wide before Ziyech sent a crashing drive narrowly over and a shot from Werner was saved by Mignolet, with Ziyech sending the ball wide. Two minutes later, a cross from Azpilicueta found Werner, whose volley was parried by Mignolet before he headed over a minute later. The second half started like the first had finished, with a shot from Loftus-Cheek being blocked by García before Azpilicueta hit the side netting. In the 51st minute, Okereke came on to replace Birsa before Hudson-Odoi saw a shot saved by Mignolet. In the 57th minute, Werner appeared to be held as he looked to run onto Hudson-Odoi's cross. Alejandro Hernández initially waved play on despite Werner's protests, but VAR advised him to check the monitor. As a result, he awarded Chelsea a penalty and showed Castelletto a yellow card. Mason Mount stepped up and drilled the ball into the bottom corner. In the 64th minute, Pussetto was replaced by Vancraeyveldt. Two minutes later, Mount received the ball from Ziyech and weighted one out right to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek centred the ball, and Werner got free in the area and buried it from point-blank range. The home fans, seeing their side's Europa League hopes vanish, began to leave early, while Diatta came off to be replaced by Deman. In the 73rd minute, a cross from Telles found Azpilicueta, whose header was saved by Mignolet. With 15 minutes left, Azpilicueta was replaced by Reece James. Hudson-Odoi was next to try his luck, seeing a shot saved by Mignolet. With six minutes left, Kana was shown a yellow card for a foul on Yildirim. In stoppage time, Mount and Christensen were replaced by Tomori and Kovacic. With Juventus only able to beat Krasnodar 2-0, Chelsea secured top spot in the group. Wednesday 9 December 2020, 20:00: UEFA Champions League Group F - at Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Club Brugge 0-3 Chelsea (Ziyech 12, Mount pen 58, Werner 66) Attendance: 29,042 (1,452 away) Man of the Match: Ruben Loftus-Cheek Group Tables: | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Bayern Munich | GER | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Real Madrid | ESP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | A.C. Milan | ITA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | CSKA Moscow | RUS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Barcelona | ESP | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | RB Leipzig | GER | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Shakhtar | UKR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | PAOK | GRE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 1 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Liverpool | ENG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 18 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Lazio | ITA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Real Sociedad | ESP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Lyon | FRA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Arsenal | ENG | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 15 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Fenerbahçe | TUR | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Zenit | RUS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Olympiakos | GRE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 1 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Man Utd | ENG | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Ajax | NED | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Schalke 04 | GER | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Partizan Belgrade | SRB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 1 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Chelsea | ENG | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Juventus | ITA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Krasnodar | RUS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 3 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Club Brugge KV | BEL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 3 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | Man City | ENG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Valencia | ESP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Inter Milan | ITA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 2 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pos | Inf | Team | Nation| Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q1 | PSG | FRA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q2 | Celtic | SCO | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | SL Benfica | POR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Basel | SUI | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Other results UEFA Champions League Group A: CSKA Moscow 0-2 Real Madrid (Hazard 26, 44), Bayern Munich 2-1 AC Milan (Lewandowski 26, Pavard 76; Besedin 47) Group B: RB Leipzig 2-1 Barcelona (Daka 59, Sabitzer 77; Dembélé 45), Shakhtar 2-1 PAOK (Biglia 42, pen 50; Baker 75) Group C: Liverpool 2-0 Lazio (Shaqiri 19, 80), Lyon 1-1 Real Sociedad (Dembélé 49; Minamino 81) Group D: Fenerbahçe 5-1 Arsenal (Muriqi 9, 26, 33, Deniz Türüç 41, Aziz 48; Nelson 58), Olympiakos 0-3 Zenit (Dzyuba pen 22, 62, Azmoun 28) Group E: Ajax 2-1 Schalke (van de Beek 43, Huntelaar 80, Huntelaar m/pen 76; Harit 30), Man Utd 8-0 Partizan Belgrade (Martial 1, 10, 24, 72, 90+1, Barbosa pen 6, 8, Fernandes 23; Korac s/o 81) Group F: Juventus 2-0 Krasnodar (Rabiot 15, Cristiano Ronaldo 84) Group G: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Inter Milan (Reus 69), Man City 1-0 Valencia (Gabriel Jesus 39, Kane m/pen 3) Group H: Celtic 2-0 Basel (Ntcham 30, Bonatini 71), Benfica 0-0 PSG Europa League Group C: Napoli 2-0 Kilmarnock (Politano 12, Ounas 25, Manolas s/o 63) Group H: Rangers 3-0 Legia Warsaw (Kent 20, Borrello 30, Morelos 34) Group J: Wolves 3-0 Sturm Graz (Doherty 44, Jiménez 50, Wilson 61) Group K: Everton 3-1 Lille (Kluivert 16, Calvert-Lewin 24, Richarlison 44; Alario 90) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Brighton for their next match. The Seagulls were doing well in the league, having already beaten Man Utd earlier that season. Loftus-Cheek and Mount retained their places, with Reece James coming in on the right. There was a new team on top of the league, as Manchester City had demolished Arsenal 4-0 in the lunchtime kickoff. Brighton Ryan Webster White Clarke D'Ambrosio Pröpper Mooy Henry Mac Allister Alzate Maupay Substitutes: Walton, Duffy, Drinkwater, Connolly, Bissouma, Bernardo, Andone Chelsea Kepa James Christensen Rüdiger Azpilicueta Kanté Loftus-Cheek Mount Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Havertz, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, James, Tomori Referee: Simon Hooper The first chance fell to Brighton in the 5th minute, as Alzate hit a speculative effort which was no problem for Kepa. In the 13th minute, Maupay received the ball from Alzate, but he couldn't get his shot on target. In the 18th minute, a corner from Mount found Werner, whose header went sailing over the bar. A minute later, Azpilicueta received the ball from Mount and passed to Kanté. Kanté unleashed a volley at goal, which nestled in the far corner of the net to give Chelsea the lead. On the half hour mark, Mount played a one-two with Kanté before passing to Azpilicueta. Azpilicueta sent a cross into the area, and Werner powered a header into the net. However, the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR. A minute later, Alzate sent a shot wide from Mooy's pass, before Kepa tipped a shot from Mac Allister over the bar. Brighton would regret those misses, as in the 35th minute Azpilicueta received the ball from Mount and passed to Sancho. Sancho slipped a pass to Mount, and Mount unleashed a low shot which flew into the bottom corner of the net to put Chelsea in total control. On the stroke of half time, a header from Rüdiger was intercepted by Pröpper, whose header was tipped over by Kepa. A minute later, a cross from James found Loftus-Cheek, whose header was off target. In the 48th minute, Pröpper was shown a yellow card for holding onto Azpilicueta's shirt. In the 55th minute, Henry was fouled by James. Maupay sent the ball into the box for Henry, who volleyed it into the net. However, the goal was disallowed for offside by VAR. On the hour mark, a corner from Mooy found Clarke, whose header was saved by Kepa. Four minutes later, a corner from Mount found Ziyech, who powered a header into the net. Brighton then made their first change, replacing Maupay with Connolly. In the 68th minute, Pröpper received the ball from D'Ambrosio and bent a shot wide from distance. With twenty minutes left, many of the home fans began to leave early. With fifteen minutes left, a shot from Connolly was tipped behind by Kepa, before Pröpper was replaced by Drinkwater. Two minutes later, Mac Allister received the ball from Webster and saw a shot tipped wide by Kepa. With ten minutes left, Alzate was replaced by Andone, while Chelsea replaced Loftus-Cheek and Christensen with Kovacic and Tomori. Two minutes later, a throw-in from Henry was headed clear by Kovacic, and Ziyech sent a long ball to Werner. Werner found himself in space and got to the edge of the area before firing across Ryan to put the gloss on the win. Ziyech was replaced by Hudson-Odoi in the 86th minute as Chelsea closed out a dominant performance. Saturday 12 December 2020, 19:45: Barclays Premier League - at American Express Community Stadium, Brighton Brighton and Hove Albion 0-4 Chelsea (Kanté 19, Mount 35, Ziyech 64, Werner 82) Attendance: 30,666 (3,000 away) Man of the Match: Mason Mount Other results Friday Huddersfield 4-5 Sheff Utd (Masina 10, Ghezzal 21, Kownacki pen 43, Johnson 73; Mousset 3, 23, 33, 79, L. Freeman 6) Saturday Man City 4-0 Arsenal (Mendy 3, Agüero pen 79, Gabriel Jesus 87, 90+2) Aston Villa 0-4 Fulham (Mitrovic pen 11, Troost-Ekong 14, Cavaleiro 24, Mawson 62) Burnley 2-2 Bournemouth (Gudmundsson pen 43, Foyth 87; Cook 41, King 73) Leeds 3-0 West Ham (Augustin 15, Eze pen 18, Shackleton 57) Man Utd 1-0 Southampton (Pereira 13) Tottenham 2-0 Leicester (Zaha 49, Draxler 83; Pereyra s/o 69) Sunday Norwich 3-1 Everton (Cantwell 7, Idah 46, Petkovic 49; Richarlison 34) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 45 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 16 | 40 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 36 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Everton | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Aston Villa | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Leeds | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Huddersfield | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 14 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Leicester | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Burnley | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 48 | -36 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 The draw for the knockout stage of the Champions League took place the following Monday. Chelsea, as group winners, were seeded, but they could still face Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund. "Borussia Dortmund," the UEFA official said, "Cannot be drawn against Manchester City or Bayern Munich. They will play...Barcelona." "Fenerbahçe cannot be drawn against Arsenal. They will play...Chelsea." "Celtic cannot be drawn against Paris Saint-Germain. They will play...Arsenal." "RB Leipzig cannot be drawn against Bayern Munich. They will play...Manchester United." "Real Madrid cannot be drawn against Bayern Munich. They will play...Liverpool." "Ajax can be drawn against any of the remaining group winners. They will play...Paris Saint-Germain." "Juventus will play Manchester City. Meaning that Lazio will play Bayern Munich." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 The fifth round of the Carabao Cup saw Chelsea face West Ham United at Stamford Bridge. Spencer retained Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Reece James, with Alex Telles also coming in. Chelsea Kepa James Christensen Rüdiger Telles Kanté Loftus-Cheek Mount Hudson-Odoi Werner Pulisic Substitutes: Caballero, Havertz, Zouma, Kana, Sancho, Batshuayi, Azpilicueta West Ham United Trott Meunier Kabasele Diop Lulic Fofana Soucek Yarmolenko Fornals Anderson Haller Substitutes: Randolph, Malcuit, Gameiro, Noble, Bowen, Fredericks, Diagana Referee: Craig Pawson Chelsea wanted a strong start and in the first minute, a cross from Telles found Werner, who sent a shot over the bar. Four minutes later, another Telles cross found Pulisic, whose header was saved by Trott. A minute later, Fornals was pushed by Kanté. Anderson's free kick found Haller, whose header went over the bar. In the 7th minute, a pass from Kabasele was intercepted by Werner, who passed back to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek played a first time ball ahead of Hudson-Odoi, who dribbled past Kabasele before hitting a low shot into the net to give Chelsea the lead. Things got even better for Chelsea two minutes later. Reece James played a free kick short to Loftus-Cheek, who played a long ball to Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi struck a half volley on the edge of the box which flew into the net at the near post. It could have been three in the tenth minute. A cross from Telles was headed clear by Diop, but only as far as Pulisic. Pulisic struck a volley which was tipped wide by Trott. Trott would again be on hand to save from Pulisic in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Reece James was shown a yellow card for a foul on Anderson. Anderson went for goal from the free kick, but his shot was tipped over by Kepa. Yarmolenko then struck a volley which went wide. Chelsea were then awarded a free kick, with Mason Mount seeing his effort saved by Trott. It was virtually one-way traffic, and in the 20th minute Mason Mount saw a long-range effort saved by Trott. Two minutes later, Telles was shown a yellow card for a shove on Yarmolenko. In the 27th minute, Pulisic received the ball from Loftus-Cheek and sought out Werner. Werner drove a shot in low, but it was tipped behind by Trott. A minute later, a corner from Telles found Hudson-Odoi, whose header was saved by Trott. In the 31st minute, Christensen was fouled by Lulic. Telles' free kick found Christensen, whose header went wide. Two minutes later, a header from Werner went well over. In the 37th minute, a corner from Telles found Werner, whose header was blocked by Trott. Three minutes later, a free kick from James found Werner, whose shot went over the bar. In the 42nd minute, Kabasele was shown a yellow card for a handball. At half time, West Ham took Yarmolenko off, replacing him with Bowen. In the 49th minute, a shot from Haller was blocked by Christensen. In the 55th minute, Bowen was shown a yellow card for a foul on Telles, before Haller was replaced by Kevin Gameiro. A corner from Telles then found Mount, whose header was saved by Trott. Chelsea were dealt a major blow on the hour mark. Pulisic landed badly from a hard tackle by Anderson, and was stretchered off with a damaged spine. Spencer opted to bring Marco Kana on, with Hudson-Odoi moving to the right and Mason Mount moving wide. A minute later, Werner received the ball from Hudson-Odoi and hit a shot which was turned behind by Trott. Telles corner found Hudson-Odoi, who headed over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Felipe Anderson was booked for a shirt pull on Christensen. Four minutes later, Fornals was penalised for a foul on Christensen. Mason Mount struck the free kick, which Trott beat against the crossbar. Mount had another chance in the 76th minute, nodding wide from Telles' corner. A minute later, another corner from Telles found Kana, whose header was saved by Trott. In the 82nd minute, a square ball from Hudson-Odoi found Kanté, whose shot went just over the bar. Four minutes later, a cross from Telles found Hudson-Odoi, who fired over when he should have had his hat-trick. Chelsea then took Loftus-Cheek off, replacing him with Havertz. In stoppage time, a long ball from Trott found Bowen, who drifted past Telles before seeing his shot saved by Kepa. That was all West Ham could muster, and Chelsea secured their place in the last four. Wednesday 16 December 2020, 19:45: Carabao Cup Fifth Round - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-0 West Ham United (Hudson-Odoi 7, 9) Attendance: 40,712 (2,081 away) Man of the Match: Callum Hudson-Odoi Other results Saturday Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace (Dybala 16, 29, van Dijk 24) Tuesday Man Utd 5-2 Wolves (Pogba 20, Bailey 25, Martial 59, 86, Gabriel Barbosa pen 74; Diogo Jota 46, Taison 53) Norwich 1-0 Rotherham (Godfrey 7, Petkovic m/pen 20) Semi final draw Man Utd vs Chelsea Norwich vs Liverpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Chelsea hosted a struggling Burnley side in their final game before Christmas. Spencer opted to retain the services of Hudson-Odoi and Loftus-Cheek from the West Ham game. He also gave Marco Kana a place in the squad, the Belgian wonderkid having performed faultlessly in training. Chelsea Kepa James Zouma Rüdiger Azpilicueta Loftus-Cheek Kanté Ziyech Havertz Hudson-Odoi Werner Substitutes: Caballero, Christensen, Kana, Mount, Sancho, Batshuayi, Tomori Burnley Pope Tete Tarkowski Foyth Mee Ghoulam Gudmundsson Cork García McNeil Barnes Substitutes: Hart, Taylor, Hendrick, Wood, Doku, Porro, Westwood Referee: Anthony Taylor Chelsea looked for a good start and in the first minute, Kanté bent a shot towards goal which was tipped over by Pope, with Loftus-Cheek shooting wide from the corner. Two minutes later, a shot from Kanté was blocked by Cork. In the 4th minute, a cross from James was headed just wide by Werner, before Ziyech required the physio on due to a gashed leg. Three minutes later, another shot from Werner was blocked by Foyth, before Kanté saw a long-range effort strike the post. In the 13th minute, Reece James was shown a yellow card for a foul on McNeil. García's free kick found Tete, whose header was saved by Kepa. Three minutes later, Kanté hit a shot wide before Loftus-Cheek saw a shot go just wide. Another shot from Loftus-Cheek went sailing over the bar a minute later. In the 20th minute, a 40 yard ball from Havertz found Ziyech. Ziyech headed the ball on to Werner, whose header missed the target. A minute later, Ashley Barnes received a yellow card for a foul on Zouma. In the 27th minute, a free kick from James found Havertz, whose header flew well over the bar. A minute later, another free kick was pushed away by Pope. On the half hour mark, a through ball from Loftus-Cheek found Werner, whose shot was turned behind by Pope. Three minutes later, a pass from Havertz found Ziyech, whose long-range effort went wide of the mark. In the 35th minute, a piledriver by Ziyech was blocked by Ghoulam. A minute later, a pass from Barnes found Gudmundsson, whose shot was saved by Kepa. In the 38th minute, a shot from Loftus-Cheek was tipped over by Pope, who also saved a shot from James. Three minutes before half time, a shot from Havertz was tipped behind. In the 43rd minute, Rüdiger was booked for a foul on Barnes, before García was booked in stoppage time for a foul on Ziyech. Hudson-Odoi then received the ball from Havertz and took a shot which was tipped over the bar. In the 50th minute, a shot from Ziyech clattered off Tarkowski. Werner reacted quickest, but his shot was saved by Pope when it was easier to score. Pope would be on hand again a minute later, as he saved a speculative effort from Werner. In the 52nd minute, Barnes passed to García, who sent a long-range drive sailing over the crossbar. A minute later, a shot from Loftus-Cheek was saved by Pope, who also saved a swerving shot from Reece James. In the 56th minute, Chelsea were awarded a free kick. Ziyech struck it at goal, but his shot was tipped away by Pope. Two minutes later, Kanté took over from Hudson-Odoi and played a one-two with Havertz before his shot was saved by Pope. On the hour mark, Chelsea were awarded a free kick. Reece James stepped up, but his shot was pushed away by Pope. Ziyech had been kicked around all game and he was then subbed off, with Sancho replacing him. Burnley then made a change of their own, as Hendrick replaced García. A minute later, Cork had his name taken for a foul on Kanté. In the 63rd minute, a free kick from James found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. In the 67th minute, Zouma appeared to be pushed in the box by Hendrick. VAR confirmed a penalty, and Werner sent Pope the wrong way to give Chelsea the lead. Two minutes later, Gudmundsson sent a free kick off-target, before Tarkowski was booked for a foul on Sancho. In the 72nd minute, Loftus-Cheek saw a shot saved by Pope, before Werner sent a shot sailing over the crossbar and Burnley brought Porro on for Tete. In the 79th minute, a pass from Mee was intercepted by Sancho. Sancho then got away from Gudmundsson with ease and surged past Tarkowski before trying his luck. His shot was saved by Pope, but Werner pounced on the rebound and slid the ball into the net. Burnley replaced Cork with Westwood before McNeil saw a header saved by Kepa. Chelsea then took James off, replacing him with Tomori. In the 84th minute, Ghoulam was shown a yellow card for a foul on Loftus-Cheek. In stoppage time, Kana came on for Loftus-Cheek before a shot from Hendrick was saved by Kepa. It proved to be Danny Cowley's last game in charge of Burnley, as he was sacked the following day. Sunday 20 December 2020, 14:30: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-0 Burnley (Werner pen 68, 79) Attendance: 41,631 (3,000 away) Man of the Match: Timo Werner Other results Friday Southampton 0-1 Brighton (Groß 25, Andone s/o 45+1) Saturday Arsenal 2-1 Huddersfield (Lacazette 45+1, Aubameyang 81, Xhaka s/o 16; Kownacki pen 75) Leicester 1-4 Wolves (Choudhury 58, Choudhury s/o 68; Taison 70, Montiel 73, 90+1, Moutinho 88) Sheff Utd 0-4 Tottenham (Sánchez 52, Ndombele 57, Zaha 58, Son 72) Everton 0-2 Man Utd (Rashford pen 20, Pereira 90+1) Bournemouth 0-3 Man City (Kane 20, 45+1, Bernardo Silva 38) Sunday West Ham 0-1 Norwich (Petkovic pen 90+2) Monday Fulham 1-1 Leeds (Cavaleiro 66; Stevens pen 31) Tuesday Wolves 1-1 Liverpool (Diogo Jota 2; Keïta 45+1) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 48 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 41 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Liverpool | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Sheff Utd | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Aston Villa | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Norwich | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Leeds | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | West Ham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Huddersfield | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Leicester | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Burnley | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 49 | -37 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 The boxing day fixture saw Chelsea host Sean Dyche's Everton at Stamford Bridge. The Blues had less than 48 hours recovery between the match and their trip to Anfield, which Spencer was not happy about. He opted to rest a large number of his first team so that they would be fresh for the Liverpool game. Chelsea Kepa James Tomori Rüdiger Azpilicueta Kana Kanté Loftus-Cheek Hudson-Odoi Werner Mount Substitutes: Caballero, Telles, Christensen, Abraham, Ziyech, Havertz, Sancho Everton Pickford Coleman Mina Holgate Augustinsson Kluivert Gomes Gbamin Iwobi Ikoné Richarlison Substitutes: Lössi, Sánchez, Calvert-Lewin, Sandro, Rosario, Keane, Verschaeren Referee: Lee Mason It was in fact Everton who had the first chance, as in the 3rd minute Kluivert evaded Azpilicueta and took a shot which was saved by Kepa. Two minutes later, Mount got past Coleman and took a shot which was saved by Pickford. In the 22nd minute, Azpilicueta beat Coleman to the loose ball and passed to Tomori, who sprayed it to Rüdiger. Rüdiger looked for Loftus-Cheek, who moved the ball on to Kanté. Kanté played the ball out wide to Mount, and Mount drilled a low shot into the opposite corner to give Chelsea the lead. In the 27th minute, a cross from James found Werner, whose header was saved by Pickford. Pickford was called into action again two minutes later, saving Werner's header from a corner. In the 35th minute, Azpilicueta was booked for a foul on Kluivert. Spencer wanted to see his side keep focused and got exactly what he wanted. The second half was barely a minute old when a long ball from Tomori was nodded to Hudson-Odoi by James. Hudson-Odoi sent a cross to the far post, where Mount arrived to turn the ball into the net. Three minutes later, a shot from Hudson-Odoi was blocked by Holgate. In the 55th minute, Werner got on the end of a long ball from Kana and found himself in space, before taking a shot which was tipped over by Pickford. Everton had barely threatened, but in the 64th minute a free kick from Augustinsson found Holgate, whose header went over the bar. Five minutes later, Rosario came on for Gbamin, before Kana was booked for a foul on Ikoné. Chelsea then replaced Werner with Tammy Abraham, before Kanté received a yellow card for a foul on Iwobi. Everton then replaced Augustinnson with Sánchez. In the 77th minute, a corner from Mount found Abraham, who headed over the bar. Two minutes later, Loftus-Cheek received the ball from Abraham and sent a vicious shot flying over the bar. With ten minutes left, Everton replaced Ikoné with Verschaeren while Telles came on for Reece James. With five minutes left, Mount took the ball away from Coleman and sent a left-footed shot wide. Sancho came on to replace Hudson-Odoi in stoppage time and saw a header saved by Pickford before Iwobi sent a header over the bar. Thursday 26 December 2020, 19:45: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-0 Everton (Mount 22, 46) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Mason Mount Other results Arsenal 1-3 Liverpool (Saka 90; Dybala 28, Alexander-Arnold 43, Mané 47) Aston Villa 0-2 Burnley (Barnes 12, Tarkowski 41, Wood m/pen 22) Fulham 1-0 Burnley (Mitrovic 43) Huddersfield 0-0 Tottenham Leicester 1-1 Norwich (Vardy 82; Petkovic 81) Man Utd 2-0 Leeds (Rashford 24, Fernandes 78) Sheff Utd 1-0 West Ham (Fleck pen 3) Southampton 0-2 Wolves (Coady 32, Dendoncker 75, Jiménez s/o 81) Man City 3-0 Brighton (Webster og 29, Agüero 43, Kane 82) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 51 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 39 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Sheff Utd | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Brighton | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Norwich | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Bournemouth | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Leeds | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Huddersfield | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | West Ham | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leicester | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 14 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 51 | -39 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Anfield less than 48 hours after the game against Everton. The Blues were able to make wholesale changes, with much of their first team squad coming back into the side. Liverpool Alisson Fabinho Matip Lovren Bernat Henderson Keïta Dybala Lallana Origi Firmino Substitutes: Karius, Gomez, Chamberlain, Brewster, Shaqiri, Arroyo, Wijnaldum Chelsea Kepa Azpilicueta Christensen Zouma Telles Kovacic Kanté Mount Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Jorginho, Abraham, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Michael Oliver In the 6th minute, a free kick from Dybala found Lovren, whose header went over the bar. A minute later, Telles sent a free kick to Christensen, whose header went over the bar. In the 12th minute, a cross from Fabinho found Origi, whose header was saved by Kepa. Kepa was on hand again in the 17th minute, as he punched Dybala's cross clear. In the 18th minute, a shot from Sancho was blocked by Fabinho at the expense of a corner. Telles corner was headed clear by Matip but only to Zouma, whose volley was turned over by Alisson. In the 23rd minute, a shot from Origi was saved by Kepa. Chelsea then turned defence into attack, and a cross from Sancho found Werner, who slid the ball home to give Chelsea the lead. Liverpool looked to respond immediately, and a shot from Firmino was turned behind by Kepa, who also saved Firmino's header from the corner. Chelsea then looked to attack, and Sancho saw a shot blocked by Fabinho. In the 34th minute, Origi got past Azpilicueta and took a shot which was saved by Kepa. Three minutes later, a shot from Henderson was blocked by Mount. Four minutes before half time, Henderson played a quick ball into the area. Lallana took over from Dybala and slipped the ball to Fabinho, who fired the ball into the net before Kepa could react to bring Liverpool level. Two minutes later, Henderson received the ball from Dybala and hit a long range effort which went just wide. In stoppage time, Sancho got one on one with Alisson but couldn't direct his shot goalwards. A minute into the second half, a shot from Henderson was tipped behind by Kepa, who also saved Firmino's volley from the corner. Two minutes later, Mount saw a free kick saved by Alisson. In the 49th minute, a corner from Dybala found Origi, whose header skimmed the top of the bar. A minute later, Sancho drilled a low cross to Ziyech, whose volley was blocked by Bernat. Dybala was then tripped by Telles, and the free kick was headed over by Matip. In the 57th minute, a Lallana shot from a tight angle was saved by Kepa, before Firmino put a shot wide two minutes later. In the 64th minute, a corner from Dybala found Origi, whose header went narrowly over. Two minutes later, Lovren was shown a yellow card for a foul on Kanté, before Dybala was replaced by Oxlade-Chamberlain. Oxlade-Chamberlain nearly made an instant impact, with his header being saved by Kepa before he sent a shot wide. In the 69th minute, a header from Sancho found Mount. Mount hit a shot which moved all over the place, but went narrowly over. With 18 minutes left, Liverpool replaced Origi with Wijnaldum, before Havertz came on to replace Mount. In the 78th minute, Keïta received the ball from Matip and passed to Lallana. Lallana found Wijnaldum in the area, and Wijnaldum played a square ball to Firmino, who hit a left-footed shot into the net to give Liverpool the lead. With 8 minutes left, Chelsea replaced a tiring Azpilicueta with Reece James. With a minute left, Wijnaldum put a thunderous drive wide. Chelsea pushed forward in stoppage time. A shot from Ziyech was saved by Alisson, before Zouma sent a header just over the bar. Monday 28 December 2020, 17:30: Barclays Premier League - at Anfield, Liverpool Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea (Fabinho 41, Firmino 78; Werner 23) Attendance: 54,074 Man of the Match: Fabinho Other results Saturday Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal (Brooks 71; Guendouzi 85) Brighton 3-0 Aston Villa (Bissouma 17, Maupay 32, Connolly 84) Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd (McNeil 60) Everton 2-2 Leicester (Calvert-Lewin 8, Richarlison 27; Tielemans 5, Evans 20) Norwich 2-1 Southampton (Pukki 84, Touré 90+3; Ings 55) West Ham 2-2 Huddersfield (Anderson 43, Ajeti 47; Johnson 43, Kownacki 63) Tottenham 1-0 Fulham (Correa 45) Tuesday Wolves 2-1 Man Utd (Ennis 90+1, 90+4; Bailey 14) Wednesday Leeds 0-3 Man City (Cancelo 4, Kane pen 70, 81) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 47 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 42 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Norwich | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Burnley | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Huddersfield | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | West Ham | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Leeds | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leicester | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 53 | -40 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 The draw for the third round of the FA Cup had been favourable to Chelsea, who had been given a home tie against National League side Sutton United. Spencer used this as an opportunity to give several youth prospects a run out, although he was unable to utilise Billy Gilmour, who was in dire need of a rest following his loan at Sheffield Wednesday, or Joe Haigh, a promising winger who had been picked for the Under 18's squad earlier that day despite Spencer putting him in the first team squad. Chelsea Caballero Chalobah Ampadu Tomori Emerson Kana Gallagher Bate Hudson-Odoi Abraham Lewis Substitutes: Cumming, Rüdiger, Jorginho, Zouma, Batshuayi, James, Simons Sutton United Andrésson Barden Rowe Goodliffe Fyfield Appiah-Forson Wright Eastmond Beautyman Jones-Thomas Jarvis Substitutes: Butler, Pearce, Boyo, Clayden, Henry, Ewuoso, Burgess Referee: Martin Ross The gulf in class was evident from the first minute and in the first minute, Hudson-Odoi sent a shot narrowly wide. Three minutes later, a cross from Emerson found Abraham, whose header went over the bar. In the 6th minute, Gallagher received the ball from Kana and passed to Hudson-Odoi, whose shot was tipped wide by Andrésson. In the 8th minute, Bate received the ball from Chalobah and passed to Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi sent a cross into the area which was blocked, but Abraham reacted quickest to stick the ball into the net for his first goal after a long injury layoff. Things got even better for Chelsea a minute later. As a corner came into the area, VAR alerted Martin Ross to a push on Tomori. Tammy Abraham stepped up and drilled the penalty into the bottom corner. Abraham then had a chance to score a quick hat-trick, but his header was saved by Andrésson. In the 16th minute, Emerson got past Wright and sent a cross to Abraham, whose shot was tipped over by Andrésson. Abraham then headed way over from the corner, before a shot from Lewis was charged down 3 minutes later. In the 20th minute, a rare Sutton attack saw Barden play a one-two with Wright before crossing to the back post. Jones-Thomas met the cross, but his header was saved by Caballero. In the 27th minute, Marcel Lewis sent a free kick wide. Two minutes later, Chalobah played a one-two with Hudson-Odoi before crossing into the area, where Lewis Bate got up above Rowe and powered a header into the net. In the 31st minute, Lewis received the pass from Emerson and put a hopeful shot wide, before Fyfield went into the book for a foul on Hudson-Odoi. In the 35th minute, a corner from Lewis found Abraham, whose header went over the bar, before Hudson-Odoi sent a shot wide a minute later. Emerson then put a free kick wide before a shot from Hudson-Odoi was blocked by Barden. Just before half time, a cross from Emerson found Abraham, whose header flew well over. Chelsea showed no sign of letting up and in the 49th minute, a header from Abraham was saved by Andrésson, who also saved a speculative shot from Abraham a minute later. It was all one-way traffic and in the 60th minute, Hudson-Odoi ran onto Kana's pass before seeing his shot saved by Andrésson. The second half was largely uneventful, and in the 67th minute Pearce replaced Fyfield, with Clayden replacing Jones-Thomas. In the 77th minute, Abraham received the ball from Emerson and passed to Bate. Bate looked to double his tally, but his shot was saved by Andrésson. He was then taken off, with fellow youth prospect Xavier Simons replacing him. With 8 minutes left, a free kick from Lewis was headed over by Tomori, before Ewuoso replaced Beautyman. Simons then saw a shot saved by Andrésson, before he sent a shot sailing over with two minutes left. Saturday 2 January 2021, 15:00: FA Cup Third Round - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 3-0 Sutton United (Abraham 8, pen 10, Bate 28) Attendance: 40,782 Man of the Match: Tammy Abraham Other results (Premier League sides only) Arsenal 7-0 Lincoln City (Stengs 9, Holding 15, 88, Nketiah 24, Aubameyang 39, 45, pen 74) Aston Villa 2-0 Watford (Suárez og 40, Mata 70, Mata m/pen 33) Blackpool 0-2 Brighton (Husband s/o 87; Mooy 22, Clarke 57) Cardiff 2-0 Leeds (Murphy 37, 83) Everton 3-2 Crystal Palace (Sandro 13, Richarlison 28, Rosario 76; Ayew 37, McCarthy 45+3) Fulham 4-0 Crewe (Mitrovic 17, 57, Troost-Ekong 50, Lolley 86) Liverpool 3-0 Huddersfield (Firmino 15, Mané 23, Origi 70) Man Utd 5-0 Middlesbrough (Greenwood 5, 15, Rashford 11, Pereira 39, Fernandes 64) Mansfield 1-3 Burnley (Tunnicliffe 88; Gudmundsson 32, Brady 36, Tarkowski 44) Millwall 0-1 Norwich (Chalobah 90) Southend 0-2 Southampton (Redmond 11, Ings pen 26) Tottenham 4-1 Grimsby (Dier 37, Draxler 44, Alli pen 53, Bergwijn 72; Koiki 82) Wolves 3-0 Brentford (Neves 31, Taison 61, Traoré 90+1) West Brom 0-1 Man City (Rodri 90+5) Sunday Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham (Jota 29, Cash 31, Gouveia 86) Leicester 1-1 Sheff Utd (Çaglar Söyüncü 16; Baldock 86) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup took place on The One Show the following Monday. "The first team out is Number 10, Derby County. They at home to...Number 5, Blackburn Rovers. "Number 14, Manchester City, will play...Number 22, Chelsea." "Number 32, Swansea City, are at home to...Number 15, Burnley." "Number 31, Fulham, will play...Number 28, Tottenham Hotspur." "Number 3, Scunthorpe United, are at home to...Number 13, Bolton Wanderers." "Number 11, Ipswich Town, will play...Number 18, Southampton." "Number 1, Newcastle United, are at home to...Number 16, Reading or Sunderland." "Number 24, AFC Bournemouth, will play...Number 5, Bradford City." "Number 4, Everton, are at home to...Number 12, Manchester United." "Number 19, Bristol City, will play...Number 17, Cardiff City." "Number 9, Wolverhampton Wanderers, are at home to...Number 2, Brighton and Hove Albion." "Number 8, Hull City, will play...Number 7, Norwich City." "Number 6, Leicester City or Sheffield United, are at home to...Number 27, Sheffield Wednesday." "Number 26, Liverpool, will play...Number 21, Arsenal." "Number 23, Nottingham Forest, are at home to...Number 30, Luton Town." "Number 20, Preston North End, will play Number 25, Aston Villa." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Old Trafford for the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi final. While the transfer window was open, Spencer had made his signings in the summer. He had, however, pulled off a massive coup by getting AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to join the club when his contract with Milan expired at the end of the season. Man Utd De Gea Semedo Maguire Dias Tuanzebe Fernandes Fred Bailey Pereira Rashford Martial Substitutes: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Barbosa, James, Lindelöf, Greenwood Chelsea Kepa Azpilicueta Rüdiger Zouma Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Christensen, Kanté, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Andrew Davies In the third minute, Havertz was upended by Bailey. Telles' free kick found Zouma, who powered a header at goal. Sancho turned the ball into the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside. A minute later, Bailey outpaced Telles and took a shot which was tipped wide by Kepa. Pereira's corner found Martial, whose header skimmed the top of the bar. In the ninth minute, Sancho received the ball from Kovacic and played it to Havertz. Havertz took a shot which was blocked by Dias. In the 15th minute, a corner from Telles found Sancho, whose header was tipped over by De Gea. The resulting corner saw Werner send a header just over. In the 19th minute, a good forward pass from Maguire found Semedo, whose shot was saved by Kepa. In the 26th minute, Bailey received the ball from Semedo and hit a hopeful shot which was blocked by Rüdiger. In the 32nd minute, Rashford received the ball from Tuanzebe and crossed to Martial. Martial connected with a half volley which was tipped wide by Kepa. Two minutes later, Ziyech saw a shot blocked by Tuanzebe. In the 41st minute, Telles received a yellow card for a foul on Bailey which would rule him out of the second leg. Man Utd flew out of the blocks in the second half and almost immediately, a long range effort from Rashford was saved by Kepa. Three minutes later, a corner from Pereira found Maguire, whose header went over the bar. In the 56th minute, Fernandes was replaced by Scott McTominay. Five minutes later, Azpilicueta was booked for handball. In the 65th minute, Semedo was tripped by Sancho. From the free kick, Fred took over from McTominay and played in Semedo. Semedo had all the time in the world as he delivered a cross to Martial, who sent a volley into the bottom corner to give the hosts the lead. Four minutes later, Bailey received the ball from Dias, only to see his shot blocked by Rüdiger. Chelsea then replaced a disappointing Werner with Abraham as they won a corner. Telles' initial ball was cleared but Zouma headed it from 15 yards. De Gea blocked the header but the loose ball fell to Sancho, who nodded home from point-blank range to bring Chelsea level. With five minutes left, Rashford was replaced by Barbosa, before Kovacic was booked for a foul on Fred. In the 87th minute, a free kick from Ziyech saw a header from Rüdiger saved by De Gea, before Kepa turned a shot from Tuanzebe over the crossbar. Wednesday 6 January 2021, 19:45: Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - at Old Trafford, Manchester Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (Martial 65; Sancho 73) Attendance: 75,635 (3,781 away) Man of the Match: Nelson Semedo Other results Tuesday Norwich 0-2 Liverpool (Origi 36, Firmino 88) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Norwich City for their first league match of 2021. Spencer faced something of a quandary; Alex Telles was out for three weeks with sprained ankle ligaments, while Cesar Azpilicueta had come down with a cold and Jadon Sancho was only fit enough for the bench following a bruised ankle. The big story of the weekend, meanwhile, was that Chelsea's record for league games unbeaten at home was safe after Liverpool's home defeat by Manchester City. Norwich City Krul Ayhan Godfrey Zimmermann Lewis Rupp Chalobah Lamela Buendía Cantwell Pukki Substitutes: Gunn, Byram, Touré, Idah, Ricci, Clavería, Hernández Chelsea Kepa James Rüdiger Zouma Emerson Kana Kanté Havertz Hudson-Odoi Werner Mount Substitutes: Caballero, Christensen, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Sancho, Tomori Referee: Paul Tierney Chelsea looked to get on top from the start and had a succession of early chances. In the seventh minute, Havertz saw a shot hit the side netting, before Werner saw a half volley saved by Krul and Havertz fired wide after a one-two with Kanté. In the 14th minute, Lamela was fouled by Emerson. Ayhan had a go from the free kick, but he only found the side netting. Kanté then had a shot which was blocked by Zimmermann, before Emerson was booked for a foul on Lamela and Reece James saw a free kick saved by Krul. In the 23rd minute, Lewis was shown a yellow card for a foul on Hudson-Odoi. Ayhan would follow him into the book on the half hour mark for a foul on Mount. Reece James struck the free kick, but he couldn't direct it goalwards. Four minutes later, Werner saw a volley blocked by Chalobah. Four minutes before half time, Emerson was fouled by Ayhan as he entered the box. Paul Tierney consulted VAR as to where the foul had taken place, and awarded a penalty. Mason Mount stepped up and drilled the ball into the bottom corner on his birthday. Chelsea looked for a second as the half ended. Zouma and Hudson-Odoi both saw headers tipped over by Krul, before Mount saw a shot charged down by Zimmermann. The second half started as the first had ended, with Hudson-Odoi seeing a header saved by Krul. A minute later, Emerson had the legs on Ayhan and took a shot which was parried by Krul. The rebound fell to Werner, who pounced on it and sent it into the net via a deflection off Godfrey. In the 54th minute, Zouma took a shot which was blocked by Zimmermann. Emerson pounced on the rebound, but Krul saved the shot. On the hour mark, Mount encouraged Kanté to come forward with a searching pass. Kanté took a shot which Krul did well to tip wide. In the 66th minute, Kanté was taken off and replaced by Loftus-Cheek. Three minutes later, Werner saw a header from a corner saved by Krul. Norwich then took Ricci off, with Rupp replacing him. In the 72nd minute, Mount's corner found Werner. Werner beat Lamela in the air, but his header went over the crossbar. Four minutes later, Sam Byram and Idah replaced Lewis and Lamela, while Kovacic came on for Havertz. In the 78th minute, Zouma was shown a yellow card for a foul on Idah. With ten minutes left, Mount passed the ball to Loftus-Cheek, who passed instantly to James. James took a shot which Krul did well to turn over the crossbar. Three minutes later, Buendía skied a shot right over the crossbar, prompting the Norwich fans to start leaving early. With six minutes left, Hudson-Odoi was replaced by Sancho. Three minutes later, Idah took a shot from a tight angle which Kepa managed to turn behind. Chelsea continued to attack in the closing stages. In the 89th minute, Zouma headed over from a Mount free kick, before Timo Werner headed way over in stoppage time. Sunday 10 January 2021, 14:00: Barclays Premier League - at Carrow Road, Norwich Norwich City 0-2 Chelsea (Mount pen 41, Werner 48) Attendance: 27,359 (2,735 away) Man of the Match: Mason Mount Other results Friday Bournemouth 1-0 Aston Villa (King 90+1) Saturday Liverpool 0-1 Man City (Kane 5) Burnley 1-1 Fulham (Foyth 45; Cavaleiro 70) Leeds 0-0 Southampton West Ham 0-2 Leicester (Tielemans 87, 90+4) Wolves 2-0 Sheff Utd (Gibbs-White 11, Diogo Jota 36) Tottenham 0-1 Man Utd (Rashford 52) Everton 0-4 Arsenal (Lacazette 16, 18, Depay 20, Xhaka 65) Sunday Brighton 1-0 Huddersfield (Bernardo 44) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 13 | 36 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 49 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Man Utd | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 49 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 42 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 41 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Brighton | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Fulham | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Norwich | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Leicester | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Leeds | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | West Ham | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 53 | -40 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Chelsea hosted Tottenham in the middle of a packed January as the fixtures came thick and fast. Spencer opted to keep Mount on the left, with Sancho on the right. Chelsea Kepa Azpilicueta Rüdiger Christensen Emerson Kovacic Kanté Havertz Sancho Werner Mount Substitutes: Caballero, Jorginho, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Zouma, Hudson-Odoi, James Tottenham Lloris Alderweireld Sánchez Dier Rose Winks Lo Celso Correa Alli Draxler Son Substitutes: Reimann, Davies, Ndombele, Calvert-Lewin, Sissoko, Walker-Peters, Almada Referee: Jon Moss Both sides set up to win and in the first minute, Werner met Sancho's cross with a header which Lloris saved. A minute later, Kepa tipped a shot from Alli over the bar. In the 4th minute, Alderweireld was booked for a foul on Christensen. Four minutes later, Kanté sent a shot well over the bar, before Emerson was shown a yellow card for a foul on Correa. Kanté then centred the ball to Havertz, whose header was saved by Lloris. In the 10th minute, Kovacic fouled Draxler and was shown a yellow card. A corner from Correa then found Sánchez, whose header was saved by Kepa. In the 13th minute, Kanté received the ball from Mount and attempted a thunderous drive which Lloris did just enough to tip over. From Mount's corner, Werner dominated Dier in the air and had a header which Lloris saved. In the 23rd minute, Correa surged past Emerson and took a shot which evaded Kepa but struck the post. Chelsea then went to the other end, and a cross from Emerson found Sancho, whose header was saved by Lloris. Tottenham then launched a counter attack, which ended with Rüdiger blocking Allì's shot, before Werner saw a shot blocked by Alderweireld. Chelsea looked to take control of the game, and in the 27th minute, Sancho met Emerson's cross with a header which was saved by Lloris. In the 34th minute, Christensen was shown a yellow card for a push on Son. In the 39th minute, Rose received the ball from Alli and took a shot which Kepa tipped wide. Two minutes before half time, Sancho received a loose ball and took a shot which was saved by Lloris. Tottenham then launched a flurry of stoppage time attacks, as Kepa saved a 25 yard piledriver from Rose and Draxler hit the crossbar. Havertz then met Werner's cross and headed the ball over the bar. At half time, a tiring Draxler was replaced by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a £55M signing from Everton. In the 52nd minute, Rose was booked before Lloris saved a volley from Kanté. In the 56th minute, Tottenham made their second substitution, with Ndombele replacing Winks. Two minutes later, Mount received Azpilicueta's cross only to send the ball looping over the crossbar, before Rüdiger was booked for a foul on Calvert-Lewin and Mount came off for Hudson-Odoi. In the 62nd minute, Alli's accurate pass found Correa, whose shot was saved by Kepa. In the 66th minute, a clearance from Lloris found Calvert-Lewin, who flicked the ball forward to Son. Son fed Correa with a low pass right, and Correa sent a savage right-footed shot into the net off the near post. Chelsea almost responded immediately. Sancho received the ball from Kanté on the right, but his shot went wide of the post. Two minutes later, Ndombele ran onto Alderweireld's pass only to see his shot blocked by Havertz. With just under 20 minutes left, Spencer brought Reece James on for the booked Emerson. Rüdiger was then fouled by Ndombele, and James sent the ball curling over the wall and into the net to bring Chelsea level. Chelsea now looked to get the winner, and in the 74th minute, another James free kick found Sancho, who headed over the bar. Dier then charged down a shot from Havertz, before Lloris saved a Sancho header and then a volley from Sancho. Spencer took Sancho off with 8 minutes left, replacing him with Abraham, while Tottenham replaced Rose with Davies. As the game entered the closing stages, Abraham saw a shot blocked by Lo Celso, before in stoppage time he saw another shot blocked, this time by Alli. Wednesday 13 January 2021, 20:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur (James 71; Correa 66) Attendance: 41,631 (3,000 away) Man of the Match: Ángel Correa Other results: Tuesday Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves Wednesday Premier League Arsenal 3-0 Brighton (Depay 6, Stengs pen 21, 23) Fulham 1-2 Liverpool (Cairney 29; Firmino 37, Origi 51) Huddersfield 0-1 Everton (Kluivert 63) Man City 3-0 Norwich (Kane 31, Agüero 76, Gabriel Jesus 79) Man Utd 3-0 Bournemouth (Fred 45+1, Lindelöf 48, Gabriel Barbosa 68; Acuña s/o 61) Southampton 2-3 West Ham (Ward-Prowse 55, 60; Felipe Anderson 7, Soucek 56, Haller 90+3) FA Cup Third Round Replay Leicester 0-0 Sheff Utd (Leicester win 4-3 on penalties) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 60 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 53 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Man Utd | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 52 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 31 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 42 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Brighton | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Fulham | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Sheff Utd | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Bournemouth | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Norwich | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | West Ham | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Leicester | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Leeds | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Huddersfield | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 56 | -41 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 So, for this one I'm going to do something a little different. I'm going to do this as though it was being broadcast on TV. Barclays Premier League Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Kick Off 19:45 "Hello, and welcome to Saturday Night Football on Sky Sports Premier League. We're at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea host Wolverhampton Wanderers. A win will be vital for Chelsea, as Liverpool play at St Mary's tomorrow and are just a point behind the Blues. First, a recap of the results from earlier today." 12:45 Man City 2-0 Tottenham (Rodri 29, Kane 37, Mendy s/o 40) 15:00 Arsenal 5-1 Burnley (Stengs 13, 36, Depay 15, Xhaka 46, Rodrigo Caio 89; Wood 2) Aston Villa 3-0 Norwich (Chong 6, Soteldo 12, Samatta 82) Fulham 3-0 West Ham (Mawson 24, Knockeart 37, Mitrovic pen 79) Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth (Maddison 89) Man Utd 1-0 Brighton (Martial 79) Sheff Utd 1-1 Everton (Freeman 11; Sánchez 13) Southampton 0-1 Liverpool (Alexander-Arnold 8) 17:30 Huddersfield 2-0 Leeds (Kownacki 36, Masina 67) And here are the lineups. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Rüdiger Christensen Azpilicueta Kovacic Kanté Havertz Hudson-Odoi Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Jorginho, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Zouma, Mount, Emerson Wolves Patricio Sokratis Dendoncker Coady Doherty Neves Doucouré Jonny Wilson Jota Taison Substitutes: Ruddy, Montiel, Moutinho, Jiménez, Traoré, Luiz, Neto Referee: André Marriner Commentary Team: Martin Tyler and Alan Smith 00: It's Wolves who get us underway, looking to repeat their victory here from last season. 02: Hudson-Odoi was tripped there, it looks like James is going to take the free kick. He goes for the far post, for Havertz, but the header sails over the crossbar. 05: Throw-in taken by Azpilicueta. Kovacic to Havertz. Havertz with a searching pass, now Sancho arriving in the area, Sancho with a low strike at the far post, and it's in! What a goal by Sancho, Patricio was completely bamboozled, and Chelsea are off to a fantastic start! 07: Werner's chasing after the ball, but he's been brought down, and Sokratis Papastathopoulos receives the first yellow card of the match. 10: Kovacic is calling for the physio, it looks like a calf strain. 12: Long ball from Rüdiger, finds Havertz. Havertz gets past Neves, he's looking for Sancho. Sancho with the legs on Doherty, goes for goal, but Patricio pushes it away. 17: Kovacic sends the corner into the area. Doucouré with the header but it's fallen to Rüdiger…not even close. 18: Foul by Kovacic on Doherty, and it's a yellow card. 21: It's going to be James with the free kick. He's gone for goal, but it goes wide. 22: Doucouré with a sliding tackle on Havertz. Taison with a long ball to Jota. He's got past Christensen, goes for it, but it's saved by Kepa. 27: Wilson with the free kick. Header by Doherty, but it's saved by Kepa. 31: James moving the ball on to Havertz. Havertz with a first time ball to Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi with the header, but it's wide. 37: Sancho wins the ball from Doherty, finds Hudson-Odoi on the right. Hudson-Odoi gets to the byline and cuts inside. Goes for the shot...saved! Loose ball falls to Werner, scores! No way he was going to miss that, and Chelsea are in control! 38: Hudson-Odoi with the shot, but he couldn't get it on target. 45: There's going to be three minutes of added time. 45+4: Foul by Azpilicueta on Jota. Wilson with the free kick, Doherty's there, now Coady, and it's in! Wolves are back in it, but George Spencer will be fuming at the defending of that set piece! 47: Jonny's throw-in finds Doucouré. Doucouré nods the ball to Taison, but Kepa makes the save. 54: Doherty with the cross, but Rüdiger's there to head clear. Chelsea looking to break, here's Havertz, looking for Sancho. Sancho going deep into the Wolves half here, he's got past Dendoncker, he's in the area, can he finish, he has! What an incredible solo goal from Jadon Sancho! 55: It looks like Taison is being taken off, with Raul Jiménez replacing him. 61: Another substitution for Wolves, as Traoré comes on for Wilson. It looks like Chelsea are taking Rüdiger off, with Zouma replacing him. 66: Wolves are making their final substitution, as João Moutinho comes on to replace Rúben Neves. 71: Free kick to Chelsea. James goes for goal, but it's saved by Patricio. 77: It looks like Chelsea are making a change, off comes Kovacic, to be replaced by Jorginho. 78: Here's Werner, passes to Sancho. Sancho goes for goal, but Patricio had no problem saving it. 82: Here's James on the right, exchanges passes with Kanté. Kanté taking over now, plays a one-two with Hudson-Odoi, now tries his luck, but it's saved by Patricio. 82: This free kick looks ideal for James. He's gone for it, but it hits the side netting! 84: Sokratis with a pass to Doherty. Doherty with the shot, but it's saved by Kepa. 86: Jorginho now, looks for the run of James. James with the shot, saved by Patricio. 89: Doucouré with a cross, Jiménez heads it on, Traoré...tipped wide by Kepa, but Traoré should never have missed that! 89: Chelsea make their final change, with Loftus-Cheek replacing Havertz. 90+3: Here's Doherty, centres the ball to Jonny. Jonny heads it on to Jota, Jota with the volley, but it's diverted away by Kepa. 90+4: The final whistle, and Chelsea record a richly-deserved victory to keep in touch with Arsenal and Man Utd. Chelsea 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sancho 6, 54, Werner 37; Coady 45+4) Man of the Match: Jadon Sancho League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 63 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Arsenal | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 56 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Man Utd | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 55 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 33 | 53 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 49 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 42 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Sheff Utd | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Leicester | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Norwich | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Huddersfield | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | West Ham | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 23 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 57 | -42 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| “Really, there was only one team in it,” Kelly Cates said on Sky Sports Premier League after the match. "Well for me, Havertz was outstanding," Graeme Souness said, "I know Sancho got two goals but for both of them he was supplied by Havertz. Now we all know that Spencer wanted Pogba last season, but I don't think he'd get anywhere near this Chelsea side." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Goodison Park in the middle of a hectic January. The Toffees, now under the management of Sean Dyche, were tenth in the league and had sold their main striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin to Tottenham for £55million. Chelsea arrived without Antonio Rüdiger, who was out for two weeks with a damaged heel, or Mateo Kovacic, who would miss up to four weeks with a calf strain. Everton Pickford Sánchez Holgate Mina Augustinsson Rosario Gomes Davies Richarlison Sandro Ikoné Substitutes: Lössl, Kenny, Coleman, Kean, Sibley, Keane, Branthwaite Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Tomori Christensen Azpilicueta Jorginho Kanté Mount Hudson-Odoi Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Havertz, Zouma, Kana, Emerson Referee: Martin Atkinson It took until the 14th minute for the first chance, as a cross from Davies found Sandro, whose header was saved by Kepa. Two minutes later, Richarlison pulled up while chasing a loose ball. He was forced off with Sibley replacing him, and would be out for up to three months with a torn hamstring. In the 24th minute, Sibley received a yellow card for a foul on Mount. Two minutes later, Hudson-Odoi skipped past Davies and took a shot which was blocked by Mina. In the 32nd minute, James received the ball from Hudson-Odoi and sent a cross to the near post. Werner headed the ball down to Kanté, who sent it inches wide. A minute later, Mount saw a right-footed shot saved by Pickford. Three minutes before half time, Sancho dispossessed Rosario and had the legs on Gomes before seeing his shot saved by Pickford. In first half stoppage time, Mount's corner was headed clear by Mina. Tomori hit a half volley, but it went over the bar. At half time, Everton replaced Ikoné with Kean. In the 51st minute, Azpilicueta hit a shot which went wide of the post. Three minutes later, Tom Davies sent a shot wide before Rosario was shown a yellow card for a foul on Sancho. In the 58th minute, Louie Sibley was taken off and replaced by Coleman, before a header from Holgate sailed over the bar. Hudson-Odoi hadn't been at the races and in the 65th minute, Spencer replaced him with Havertz. A minute later, a shot from Rosario was tipped over by Kepa. In the 73rd minute, Kean ran onto a 40 yard ball from Augustinsson and took a shot which was tipped away by Kepa. A minute later, Mount beat Sánchez to the ball only to see his shot saved by Pickford. A tiring Sancho was then taken off, with Tammy Abraham replacing him, before Sandro saw a shot tipped around the post by Kepa. Chelsea had their backs against the wall and in the 77th minute, Mina beat Christensen in the air but headed over the bar. Chelsea then took Azpilicueta off, replacing him with Emerson. In the 81st minute, Jorginho got past Sánchez and crossed the ball to Werner, whose header was saved by Pickford. A minute later, a free kick from James found Tomori, whose header grazed the crossbar. Tom Davies then went into the book for persistent fouling, before Christensen followed a minute later. In the 86th minute, Davies raced clear of the last man only to see his shot strike the post. Tuesday 19 January 2021, 19:45: Barclays Premier League - at Goodison Park, Liverpool Everton 0-0 Chelsea Attendance: 39,572 Man of the Match: Ludwig Augustinsson That result left Chelsea in danger of losing the initiative to Liverpool, but the following evening former Blue Marcos Alonso salvaged a point for Arsenal at Anfield deep into stoppage time. On the transfer front, Scott McTominay departed Man Utd for PSV for £13.5million following the Red Devils' £35million capture of Adrien Rabiot. Other results Tuesday Bournemouth 2-0 Fulham (Wilson 17, de Jong 77) Brighton 0-5 Man City (De Bruyne 26, Kane 31, 45, Sterling 40, Sané 72, Kane m/pen 84) Burnley 0-0 Aston Villa Norwich 0-3 Leicester (Pereira 25, Tielemans 73, Praet 89) Tottenham 2-0 Huddersfield (Lo Celso pen 53, Correa 58) West Ham 4-2 Sheff Utd (Yarmolenko 59, 90+4, Felipe Anderson 74, Meunier 77; Mousset 58, Baldock 90+3) Wolves 2-0 Southampton (Jiménez 68, Neto 74) Leeds 0-1 Man Utd (Martial 51) Wednesday Liverpool 3-3 Arsenal (Origi 66, Wijnaldum 77, Matip 90+2; Depay 50, O'Connell 87, Alonso 90+6) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 66 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 32 | 58 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Arsenal | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 33 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 46 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 45 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Sheff Utd | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Bournemouth | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Leicester | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | West Ham | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Burnley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 59 | -44 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup saw Chelsea face Manchester City at the Etihad. The Blues came into the match missing Kovacic, Rüdiger, Pulisic and Telles through injury, while Man City could rely on the service of new £25.5million signing Everton Soares. Man City Steffen Cancelo Stones Otamendi Mendy Fernandinho De Bruyne Foden Jesus Agüero Everton Substitutes: Ederson, García, Sané, Boadu, Sterling, Walker, Kane Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Emerson Jorginho Kanté Havertz Hudson-Odoi Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Kana, Mount, James, Tomori Referee: Kevin Friend The first real chance came in the 7th minute, as Gabriel Jesus sent a header sailing over from an acute angle. A minute later, a shot from Fernandinho was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. Arrizabalaga would be called into action again almost immediately, saving first from Agüero and then Foden. In the 12th minute, new signing Everton beat Sancho to the loose ball, only to send his shot wide. Four minutes later, John Stones beat Zouma in the air only to see his header saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 25th minute, De Bruyne's free kick found Otamendi, who out-jumped Zouma before sending his header looping over the bar. A minute later, Mendy sent a pass to Fernandinho, who crossed the ball to Cancelo. Cancelo hit a fierce shot past Arrizabalaga and into the net to give Man City the lead. City could have doubled their lead in the 33rd minute, as Everton beat Hudson-Odoi in the air only for his header to go sailing over. Manchester City had dominated so far but in the 39th minute, Werner raced onto Sancho's pass and sent in a cross. Mendy's header could only find Hudson-Odoi, whose volley was saved by Steffen. Two minutes later, Havertz's cross found Hudson-Odoi, who was again denied by Steffen and then Mendy. Two minutes before half time, a volley from Sancho went sailing over the crossbar, before Fernandinho sent a crashing drive wide of the mark. Spencer moved Havertz forward for the second half, and in the 46th minute Otamendi received a yellow card for holding back Werner. In the 50th minute, Agüero got free of the last defender, only to see his shot tipped wide. From the corner, Gabriel Jesus saw his header saved by Arrizabalaga. A minute later, Stones headed over from a De Bruyne free kick. In the 54th minute, Agüero was booked for a foul on Christensen. Three minutes later, Everton saw a shot strike the post before Fernandinho saw a shot blocked by Hudson-Odoi. In the 61st minute, Emerson sent a free kick into the area. Havertz met it, but his header was saved by Steffen. Chelsea then replaced an underperforming Sancho with Abraham. A minute later, a loose ball was pounced on by Werner, who sent it wide. Mendy then saw a shot saved by Arrizabalaga before Everton sent a shot wide. Chelsea then won a corner, and Werner saw his header saved by Steffen. In the 67th minute, a corner from Emerson was headed clear by Fernandinho. Kanté won the ball back, and headed it down to Christensen, who sent a left-footed volley into the net to bring Chelsea level with his first goal of the season. Manchester City then made a double change, as Everton and Jesus were replaced by Boadu and Sterling. Sterling nearly made an instant impact, running onto a pass from Agüero before sending a shot just wide. With 15 minutes left, Abraham received the ball from Havertz and took a shot which was blocked by Stones. Cancelo then looked to repeat his goal, although this time Arrizabalaga tipped it away before saving Stones' header from the corner. With ten minutes left, Hudson-Odoi was shown a yellow card for a foul on Mendy. From the free kick, Stones saw his header saved by Arrizabalaga. With 4 minutes left, Cancelo put a volley high and wide before Arrizabalaga pushed away a shot from Sterling. In stoppage time, Arrizabalaga saved a header from Otamendi before De Bruyne put a shot over the bar as Chelsea salvaged a draw to earn a replay at Stamford Bridge. Sunday 24 January 2021, 16:00: FA Cup Fourth Round - at Etihad Stadium, Manchester Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea (Cancelo 27; Christensen 67) Attendance: 55,097 Man of the Match: João Cancelo Other results Saturday Ipswich 2-3 Southampton (Jackson 16, 20; Redmond 24, 88, Ings pen 70) Bournemouth 5-0 Bradford City (Wilson 13, 27, pen 75, 89, Acuña 62; O'Connor s/o 40) Bristol City 0-2 Cardiff (Whyte 66, Ward 71) Derby 1-2 Blackburn (Bird 58; Dack 10, 38) Everton 1-2 Man Utd (Sandro 60; Gabriel Barbosa pen 72, Rashford 89) Fulham 2-0 Tottenham (Mitrovic 34, 50) Hull 0-2 Norwich (Touré 24, Kaan Ayhan 66) Newcastle 5-2 Reading (Saint-Maximin 3, 8, 90+1, Clark 6, Carvalho 90+3; Morrison 2, Puscas 19) Nottingham Forest 1-1 Luton (Cash 60; Pantilimon og 72) Preston 1-4 Aston Villa (Browne 39; Samatta 13, Mata pen 16, Soteldo 38, 75) Scunthorpe 4-2 Bolton (van Veen 3, 26, Gwargis 38, Olomola 56; Crawford 27, Riley 90+1) Swansea 0-1 Burnley (Wood 38) Wolves 2-1 Brighton (Doherty 28, Neto 68; Duffy 86) Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal (Lallana 63) Sunday Sheff Utd 0-0 Sheff Wed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup took place the following Monday evening. "The first team out is Number 1, Blackburn Rovers. They are at home to...number 15, Nottingham Forest or Luton Town." "Number 11, Wolverhampton Wanderers, will play...number 5, Scunthorpe United." "Number 3, Burnley, are at home to...number 8, AFC Bournemouth." "Number 12, Norwich City, will play...number 4, Fulham." "Number 9, Manchester United, are at home to...number 6, Southampton." "Number 7, Newcastle United, will play...number 10, Cardiff City." "Number 13, Sheffield United or Sheffield Wednesday, are at home to...number 14, Liverpool." "And finally, Number 2, Manchester City or Chelsea, will play number 16, Aston Villa." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Chelsea hosted Manchester United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi final. The winners would face Liverpool at Wembley, after the Reds had demolished Norwich. Chelsea (1) Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Tomori Christensen Emerson Jorginho Loftus-Cheek Havertz Hudson-Odoi Abraham Mount Substitutes: Caballero, Kanté, Werner, Zouma, Kana, Sancho, James Man Utd (1) De Gea Wan-Bissaka Tuanzebe Lindelöf Semedo Fred Rabiot Barbosa Pereira Martial Greenwood Substitutes: Henderson, Maguire, Garner, Gomes, James, Laird, Levitt Referee: Rob Jones In the 9th minute, a cross from Azpilicueta found Abraham, whose header was saved by De Gea. Abraham had another chance in the 15th minute, meeting Emerson's cross with a header which clipped the crossbar. A minute later, Pereira's free kick found Rabiot, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the nineteenth minute, Loftus-Cheek was booked for a foul on Rabiot. From the free kick, Barbosa saw a volley saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 23rd minute, a corner from Mount found Abraham, whose header went over the bar. Man Utd went to the other end, and a fingertip save from Arrizabalaga denied Semedo. In the 27th minute, a loose ball fell to Hudson-Odoi, whose shot was saved by De Gea. De Gea was called into action again a minute later, as he saved a shot from Abraham before tipping a shot from Emerson wide in the 30th minute. In the 34th minute, Wan-Bissaka ran onto a pass from Tuanzebe only to see his shot parried by Arrizabalaga. A minute later, Emerson was shown a yellow card for a foul on Barbosa. Chelsea continued to attack at the end of the half, as Mount and Hudson-Odoi saw shots blocked by Tuanzebe and Lindelöf respectively. In the 50th minute, Azpilicueta was shown a yellow card for a foul on Martial. Two minutes later, Abraham brought Mount into play only for his shot to be blocked by Tuanzebe. In the 56th minute, Fred was taken off and replaced by Angel Gomes. A minute later, Emerson received the ball from Havertz and took a shot which was saved by De Gea. In the 59th minute, Jorginho was booked for a foul on Gomes, before James Garner replaced Pereira. In the 63rd minute, Gomes received the ball from Barbosa and took a shot which was blocked by Christensen. Three minutes later, Lindelöf was booked for a foul on Abraham. Man Utd then replaced Greenwood with Maguire, while Chelsea replaced Hudson-Odoi with Sancho. In the 68th minute, a Mount free kick found Sancho, whose header was saved by De Gea. De Gea then hit a long ball to Barbosa, who broke the offside trap and got through on goal. Arrizabalaga saved the initial shot, but Tomori's clearance deflected back to Barbosa, who tucked it away to give the visitors the lead. In the 72nd minute, a cross from Azpilicueta found Mount. Mount met it with a header which De Gea turned over the bar before the offside flag went up against Azpilicueta. A minute later, Martial got past Azpilicueta and took a shot which was tipped away by Arrizabalaga. With 15 minutes left, Christensen was booked for a foul on Barbosa. A minute later, Barbosa saw a shot cannon off Christensen, before Sancho saw a shot saved by De Gea. Chelsea then took Loftus-Cheek off, replacing him with Werner. With 8 minutes left, Sancho was again denied by De Gea before Semedo entered the book. With three minutes left, Rabiot received the ball from Garner and passed to Gomes. Gomes fired it across the body of Arrizabalaga and into the bottom corner to send Man Utd to Wembley. Barbosa sent a shot wide two minutes later, while Tomori headed over in the 90th minute. Wednesday 27 January 2021, 19:45: Carabao Cup semi final 2nd leg - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea (1) 0-2 (3) Manchester United (Gabriel Barbosa 68, Gomes 87) Attendance: 41,638 Man of the Match: Angel Gomes Other results: Tuesday Norwich (0) 0-3 (5) Liverpool (Lallana 7, Origi 12, Firmino 51) Wednesday Premier League Leicester 1-0 Burnley (Tielemans 63) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Southampton were Chelsea's next opponents at St Mary's Stadium. The Saints sat bottom of the league with the lowest number of goals scored and the highest number conceded. In addition, Spencer wanted to take full advantage of Liverpool's shock defeat at home to Bournemouth and Arsenal's draw with Leicester. Hakim Ziyech was available again following Morocco's exit from the Cup of Nations. Southampton Forster Valery Bednarek Cathcart Bertrand Nzonzi Ward-Prowse Armstrong Perez Ings Elyounoussi Substitutes: McCarthy, Opoku, Romeu, Petagna, Adams, Ballo-Touré, Stephens Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Emerson Kanté Jorginho Ziyech Havertz Sancho Werner Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, James, Tomori Referee: Simon Hooper It was in fact the hosts who had the first chance. Elyounoussi ran onto a pass from Bertrand and got into the area before taking a shot which Arrizabalaga turned away. Two minutes later, Havertz sent a shot off target. In the 8th minute, Sancho was impeded by Valery. Ziyech took the free kick, but it hit the side netting. Christensen was the next player to have a go in the 13th minute, meeting Ziyech's cross with a header which was saved by Forster before Sancho had a shot blocked by Cathcart. A minute later, Zouma headed over from Ziyech's free kick. In the 26th minute, Bertrand ran onto Elyounoussi's header and sent his shot into the side netting, before Werner saw a header saved by Forster. In the 34th minute, Pérez was booked for a foul on Emerson. Ziyech met Azpilicueta's cross, but Forster saved again. In the 42nd minute, Forster was called into action yet again. Emerson received the ball from Jorginho and let fly from 30 yards, only for Forster to tip it over. Two minutes later, Zouma headed clean over from a Ziyech free kick before an ambitious attempt from Kanté was also tipped behind by Forster. The deadlock was broken in the first minute of stoppage time. A cross from Ziyech was headed clear by Cathcart. Zouma intercepted and passed to Ziyech, who hit a 25-yard blockbuster into the net to give Chelsea the lead. Southampton introduced Andrea Petagna in place of Valery in the second half, changing to a 3-1-3-1-2 formation, and in the 49th minute Armstrong headed over before seeing a shot saved by Arrizabalaga. For all Southampton's pressure, however, it was Chelsea who struck again in the 54th minute. Christensen hit a 35 yard ball to a wide-open Sancho, who centred the ball. Ziyech met it and volleyed home from a tight angle to double Chelsea's lead. Chelsea nearly added a third immediately, as Azpilicueta met a pass from Sancho with a shot which was saved by Forster. Two minutes later, Pérez and Petagna were denied by Arrizabalaga in quick succession. In the 60th minute, Stuart Armstrong took a knock in a challenge with Werner, and was replaced by Ballo-Touré. In the 64th minute, Havertz took over from Zouma and played the ball out left for Emerson. Emerson fired a low cross to the far post, where Ziyech met it with a header to complete a perfect hat-trick and mark his return from the Cup of Nations with a bang. Southampton then took Bertrand off, replacing him with Stephens. A minute later, Ward-Prowse sprung the offside trap only to be denied by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then took Ziyech off, replacing him with Hudson-Odoi. In the 69th minute, a cross from Azpilicueta found Hudson-Odoi, whose header went flying over the bar, before Sancho headed over two minutes later. Havertz then saw a shot tipped wide by Forster, before Abraham replaced Werner. In the 73rd minute, Azpilicueta was shown a yellow card for a foul on Fodé Ballo-Touré. Two minutes later, Emerson saw a shot saved by Forster before Ballo-Touré hit the side netting. Sancho then had another shot which was tipped over by Forster. With five minutes left, Spencer replaced Azpilicueta with Tomori. Three minutes later, Zouma was booked for a foul on Petagna, before Ballo-Touré saw a shot saved by Arrizabalaga. In stoppage time, a header from Kanté was saved by Forster, before Ings saw a header blocked by Christensen as Chelsea secured a dominant win. Sunday 31 January 2021, 14:00: Barclays Premier League - at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Southampton 0-3 Chelsea (Ziyech 45+1, 54, 63) Attendance: 32,384 Man of the Match: Hakim Ziyech Other results Saturday Man Utd 2-1 Man City (Gabriel Barbosa 2, 24; Silva 77) Aston Villa 4-1 Leeds (Grealish 3, Chong 9, Wesley 60, 62; Eze pen 45+1) Everton 0-1 West Ham (Haller 36) Tottenham 3-2 Burnley (Calvert-Lewin 34, 53, Alli 90+6, Lo Celso m/pen 90+5; Gudmundsson 11, Wood 44) Wolves 1-0 Huddersfield (Jiménez 86) Liverpool 1-2 Bournemouth (Mané 89; Lerma 14, Mepham 32) Arsenal 1-1 Leicester (Bellerín 3; Tierney og 90+3) Sunday Sheff Utd 1-3 Fulham (Osborn 40; Mitrovic pen 16, 62, Dummett 41) Monday Brighton 3-1 Norwich (Dunk 13, Andone 15, Godfrey og 86; Stiepermann 50) Manager of the Month: 1. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Man Utd) 2. Michael O'Neill (Leicester) 3. Pep Guardiola (Man City) Player of the Month: 1. Youri Tielemans (Leicester) 2. Memphis Depay (Arsenal) 3. Calvin Stengs (Arsenal) Young player of the Month: 1. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) 2. Reece James (Chelsea) 3. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 25 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 45 | 66 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 61 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Arsenal | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 58 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 49 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 48 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Leicester | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | West Ham | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Burnley | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 53 | -31 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 62 | -47 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Chelsea faced Manchester City again in the FA Cup fourth round replay. The team was unchanged from the win at Southampton. Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Emerson Kanté Jorginho Ziyech Havertz Sancho Werner Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, James, Tomori Man City Steffen Walker Stones García Mendy Rodri De Bruyne Foden Silva Kane Everton Substitutes: Ederson, Otamendi, Jesus, Agüero, Sané, Laporte Referee: Chris Kavanagh Man City started the better side and in the 3rd minute, Arrizabalaga had to be on hand to save from Silva before tipping the rebound from Kane around the post. In the 11th minute, Everton hit a long-range shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 17th minute, Emerson was shown a yellow card for a foul on Silva. In the 21st minute, García missed a cross from Emerson. Ziyech met it with a header, which he put wide. A minute later, Ziyech found a wide-open Werner, who was denied by a brilliant save by Steffen. In the 26th minute, Kane hit a long ball to Everton, who was denied by a save from Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Ziyech outpaced Mendy only to send his shot off-target. In the 32nd minute, Silva was shown a yellow card for a foul on Emerson. Ziyech sent the free kick into the area, but Steffen fisted it to safety. Three minutes before half time, Sancho received the ball from Christensen and played a quick one-two with Emerson before bringing Werner into play with a searching pass. Werner got into a dangerous position and slotted the ball past Steffen at his near post to give Chelsea the lead. On the stroke of half time, Walker received the ball from Silva and took a shot which went wide of the mark. Manchester City came out all guns blazing in the second half and in the 50th minute, Walker skipped past Sancho and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. However, three minutes later, City won a corner. De Bruyne found Rodri, who headed home to bring City level. In the 56th minute, Azpilicueta was shown a yellow card for a foul on Everton. A minute later, Foden took a shot which went wide. Chelsea then went to the other end and Werner saw a shot saved by Steffen before seeing a header tipped over by Steffen. From the corner, a City counter-attack saw Foden strike the bottom of the post. In the 61st minute, Guardiola replaced De Bruyne with Boadu. Two minutes later, Walker saw a shot tipped behind by Arrizabalaga, with Rodri heading just over from the corner. With just under 20 minutes left, a cross from Boadu caused chaos in the Chelsea area before Kane scrambled it over the line to give City the lead. Four minutes later, Zouma was shown a yellow card for a foul on Kane. Silva's free kick found Mendy, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. With ten minutes left, a corner from Foden found García, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 87th minute, Kanté lost the ball to Foden, who sent in a cross to Kane. Kane had the goal at his mercy and doubled his tally to secure the win, while a tiring Sancho was replaced by Abraham. Havertz was denied by a save from Steffen in the 89th minute, while Arrizabalaga saved a header from Rodri in the 90th as Chelsea's FA Cup hopes ended for another season. Wednesday 3 February 2021, 19:45: FA Cup Fourth Round Replay - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City (Werner 42; Rodri 56, Kane 71, 87) Attendance: 34,450 Man of the Match: Harry Kane Other results FA Cup Replay Tuesday Luton 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Pereira Lage 19, Cash 45+1) Wednesday Sheff Wed 2-1 Sheff Utd (Freeman og 53, Börner 69, Cenk Tosun s/o 47; Mousset 16) Premier League Saturday Leicester 0-0 Sheff Utd Man City 4-0 Southampton (Kane pen 14, pen 28, 60, Walker 30; Lemina s/o 30) Huddersfield 0-2 Man Utd (Rashford 15, Pereira 47) Burnley 0-3 Liverpool (Mané 22, 63, 68) Fulham 1-2 Arsenal (Mitrovic pen 47; Xhaka 5, Depay 14) West Ham 1-3 Tottenham (Felipe Anderson 32; Alli 30, Lo Celso 57, Calvert-Lewin 70) Leeds 2-4 Brighton (Bamford 2, 61; Dunk 1, Mac Allister 31, Groß pen 58, 85) Sunday Norwich 0-2 Wolves (Diogo Jota 54, Taison 58) Bournemouth 0-0 Everton (Lerma s/o 84) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 69 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 64 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Arsenal | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 27 | 51 | 61 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 53 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 52 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 51 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Brighton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 36 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Fulham | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Leicester | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | West Ham | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Burnley | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 57 | -33 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 66 | -51 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 The First Knockout Round of the Champions League saw Chelsea travel to Istanbul to face Fenerbahçe. Spencer was confident in his side's ability, but also knew that the Sari Kanayalar were a threat, having demolished Arsenal 5-1 in their final group game. Fenerbahçe Bayindir Dirar Stambouli Serdar Kaldirim Kruse Gustavo Deniz Zajc Rodrigues Muriqi Substitutes: Tekin, Jørgensen, Arslan, Mevlüt, Alper, Ciğerci, Pekesen Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Emerson Jorginho Kanté Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Ricardo Bengoetxea (ESP) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les meilleurs équipes The Champions! In the second minute, Stambouli was shown a yellow card for a foul on Werner. Two minutes later, Ziyech sent a cross to Sancho, whose header looped over the crossbar before Kanté put a shot wide. In the 13th minute, Luiz Gustavo missed a chance, before Muriqi missed one a minute later. Chelsea then went to the other end, with Ziyech hitting a shot off-target. In the 21st minute, Luiz Gustavo was booked for a foul on Christensen, ruling him out of the next match. Ziyech took the free kick, but he couldn't get it on target. Two minutes later, Kanté headed over from Ziyech's corner. In the 27th minute, Havertz headed the ball down to Sancho, whose volley went wide. Three minutes later, Serdar met Deniz's corner with a header which was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 34th minute, Azpilicueta whipped in a cross to Werner, whose header was easily gathered by Altay. Three minutes later, Serdar Aziz was shown a yellow card for a foul on Werner, despite protests that the German had appeared to dive. Azpilicueta then followed him into the book for a foul on Garry Rodrigues. Five minutes before half time, a free kick from Ziyech found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. Chelsea came out in the second half looking to show that they meant business and in the 47th minute, Werner played a one-two with Ziyech before taking a shot which was saved by Altay, before Zouma was booked. In the 55th minute, Ziyech received Kanté's through ball and took a shot which was tipped over by Altay. Two minutes later, Zouma saw a volley saved by Altay, before Jorginho had a shot blocked by Hasan Ali. Spencer asked his team for more and in the 59th minute, Jorginho won the ball from Luiz Gustavo and passed to Kanté. It was 4 against 3 as Kanté hit a first time pass to Werner, who brought Sancho into play. Sancho was in a dangerous position, but his shot was blocked by Stambouli. Sancho had another chance a minute later, which was saved by Altay. Altay then saved a volley from Werner in the 62nd minute. Two minutes later, a rare Fenerbahçe attack saw Garry Rodrigues get away down the left before being denied by a save from Arrizabalaga before Zouma slide tackled him before he could shoot again. In the 67th minute, a corner from Deniz was headed clear by Jorginho. Ziyech launched a long ball to Werner, who hunted it down and burst through on goal before firing the ball into the bottom corner to finish a counter attack that was executed with almost surgical precision. Fenerbahçe then made a change, replacing Muriqi with Mevlüt as they went to a 4-2-4. With 20 minutes left, Sancho received the ball from Emerson and centred it to Ziyech, whose header went over the crossbar. It was a miss Ziyech would regret as, a minute later, Garry Rodrigues broke the offside trap and sent a shot into the bottom corner to level the score. Fenerbahçe then replaced Deniz with Tolga, before Alper came on to replace Zajc. Meanwhile, Chelsea replaced Havertz with Mount. Alper nearly made an impact immediately, as he met Rodrigues' cross with a header which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Three minutes later, Mevlüt was booked for a foul on Zouma. Ziyech then took a knock, and was replaced by Hudson-Odoi. In the 86th minute, Kanté intercepted a long ball and passed to Zouma. Zouma brought Mount into play, and Mount played a low forward pass towards Sancho. Sancho closed in and placed a shot into the bottom corner to give Chelsea the lead again and two away goals with four minutes left. In the 90th minute, a volley from Zouma was cleared off the line by Garry Rodrigues, as the board went up to indicate six added minutes. Dirar then saw a shot tipped behind by Arrizabalaga, as Spencer ordered his side to batten down the hatches. In the final minute of stoppage time, Werner sent a header over the bar as Chelsea closed out a vital win to put them in a commanding position. Tuesday 16th February 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League First Knockout Round First Leg - at Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Fenerbahçe 1-2 Chelsea (Garry Rodrigues 71; Werner 67, Sancho 86) Attendance: 46,253 (810 away) Man of the Match: Kurt Zouma Other results UEFA Champions League Tuesday Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Barcelona (Atal 22, Zagadou 27; Aouar 84) Wednesday Celtic 1-2 Arsenal (Mariano 16; Rodríguez 48, Xhaka 63) RB Leipzig 3-0 Man Utd (Adams 33, Lookman 45+1, 55, Majer m/pen 49) Thursday UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Mayoral 6, Aránguiz pen 38) Wolves 5-1 Galatasaray (Taison 32, Diogo Jota 49, Wilson 53, Jiménez 80, 90+3; Falcao pen 19) Everton 0-1 AC Milan (Besedin 33) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Turf Moor to face Burnley off the back of their Champions League game in Istanbul. Spencer opted to bring Ruben Loftus-Cheek in for Kai Havertz, while Mateo Kovacic only made the bench. Kepa Arrizabalaga had passed a late fitness test following a groin strain in training. Burnley Pope Porro Tarkowski Montero Ghoulam Cork García Connell Gudmundsson Wood McNeil Substitutes: Peacock-Farrell, Tete, Westwood, Barnes, Doku, Taylor, Hendrick Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Emerson Kanté Jorginho Ziyech Loftus-Cheek Sancho Werner Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Abraham, Kovacic, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Jon Moss Chelsea could have been in front after 50 seconds, but Loftus-Cheek's shot was blocked by the feet of Pope after getting free of the defence. In the 3rd minute, Wood beat Zouma in the air and ran onto the loose ball only to see his shot strike the post. Two minutes later, Wood drifted past Zouma and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 9th minute, Sancho connected with a cross from Azpilicueta with a volley which was blocked by Porro. In the 13th minute, Azpilicueta was booked for a foul on McNeil. A minute later, Ghoulam crossed the ball to McNeil, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. McNeil would regret that miss, as Chelsea then came forward. Azpilicueta received the ball from Loftus-Cheek and sent a cross to the far post, which Sancho volleyed past Pope to give Chelsea the lead. Burnley looked to respond, but Gudmundsson headed over after outjumping Emerson. A minute later, Werner got away from Porro only to be denied by Pope, with Sancho heading wide from the corner. Ziyech then got past Ghoulam before shooting over. In the 20th minute, Sancho surged past Gudmundsson and sought out Emerson, who played a cross-field ball to Ziyech on the right. Ziyech crossed the ball into the area, where Emerson headed the ball into the net to double Chelsea's lead. In the 25th minute, Ziyech's free kick found Christensen, whose header went over the bar. Two minutes later, a corner from Sancho found Ziyech, whose shot was turned behind by Pope. In the 37th minute, Jorginho was booked for a foul on McNeil. A minute later, Porro received the ball from Wood and sent a cross to McNeil, who headed the ball into the net despite Arrizabalaga getting a hand to it. Four minutes before half time, Loftus-Cheek saw a header saved by Pope before he put a shot over the bar three minutes later. Manu García then had to be on hand to block another shot from Loftus-Cheek. Both sides came out fighting in the second half. A hopeful looking shot from Azpilicueta was saved by Pope, before a header from Wood was saved by Arrizabalaga and a McNeil shot blocked by Azpilicueta. In the 50th minute, Sancho was brought down by Porro. Ziyech stepped up and bent the free kick around the wall and into the net from 25 yards to restore Chelsea's two-goal lead. In the 54th minute, McNeil sent a header over the bar from a free kick, before Wood headed over after getting above Zouma. Ziyech then skipped past Ghoulam and sent a cross to Sancho, whose header was blocked by Tarkowski. Zouma then headed over from a free kick on the hour mark, before Connell was replaced by Westwood. In the 63rd minute, Ziyech crossed the ball to Zouma, who headed over the bar. A minute later, shot from McNeil was saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then suffered a massive blow, as Azpilicueta was injured tackling McNeil. He was stretchered off with a broken arm, with Reece James replacing him. McNeil hadn't come out of it unscathed either, and he was replaced by Jérémy Doku. In the 73rd minute, Kovacic came on, replacing Loftus-Cheek. A minute later, Sancho saw a shot tipped away by Pope. With 15 minutes left, Kanté received the ball from Ziyech and passed down the left for Sancho. Sancho cut inside and bent the ball into the top corner to score his tenth goal of the season in some style. Two minutes later, it nearly became five as Werner met James' cross with a header which he nodded against the crossbar, before seeing another header saved by Pope. With 8 minutes left, Ghoulam was injured in a challenge with Ziyech, and replaced by Taylor. Ziyech tgen went off, being replaced by Hudson-Odoi. With 4 minutes left, Doku received the ball from Wood and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Nick Pope made one more save in stoppage time from Werner as Chelsea closed out a dominant second half. Saturday 19th February 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Turf Moor, Burnley Burnley 1-4 Chelsea (McNeil 38; Sancho 15, 75, Emerson 20, Ziyech 50) Attendance: 22,093 Man of the Match: Jadon Sancho Other Results: Saturday Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool (Guilbert s/o 18; Salah 29, Soteldo og 70) Huddersfield 1-2 Arsenal (Mbenza 88; Bellerín 21, Tierney 25) Leeds 1-3 Fulham (Eze 83; Cavaleiro 2526, 73, Mitrovic 56) Norwich 1-1 West Ham (Lamela 60; Nkunku 78) Man City 4-1 Bournemouth (Kane 58, Otamendi 61, Everton 68, 82; Acuña 48) Sunday Tottenham 5-0 Sheff Utd (Correa 4, 35, Alli 24, 50, Son 45; Stevens s/o 48) Brighton 2-2 Southampton (Forster og 7, Maupay 87; Ings pen 70, Ward-Prowse 76) Monday Man Utd 4-0 Everton (Martial 40, 50, 77, Rabiot 53) Wolves 2-0 Leicester (Jiménez pen 42, pen 45) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 52 | 72 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 67 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Arsenal | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 52 | 64 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 60 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 56 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 55 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Leicester | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | West Ham | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 60 | -35 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 27 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 68 | -51 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Chelsea's next Premier League game saw them host Aston Villa. Spencer knew that a win was imperative, although Cesar Azpilicueta was out for up to 5 weeks with a broken arm. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Christensen Emerson Jorginho Kanté Loftus-Cheek Ziyech Abraham Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Werner, Kovacic, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Tomori Aston Villa Heaton Bree Konsa Mings Targett Luiz Mata Puig McGinn Grealish Samatta Substitutes: Kalinic, Engels, Soteldo, Wesley, Chong, Revan, Braaf Referee: Mike Dean Chelsea looked to assert themselves from the off, and in the 3rd minute Emerson received the ball from Christensen and darted past Targett before skewing his shot wide. In the 7th minute, James received the ball from Ziyech's header and sent a cross into the area, where Abraham hit a first time shot into the net to score his first Premier League goal since breaking his leg. Three minutes later, a cross from Sancho found Christensen, whose header was saved by Heaton. The next 15 minutes passed without much incident, but in the 26th minute Ziyech encouraged Sancho to come forward with a searching pass. Sancho took a shot which Heaton pushed behind. From the corner, Zouma headed over the bar. Aston Villa had barely had a sniff, but in the 36th minute, Puig was tripped by Jorginho. Mata went for goal from the free kick, but his shot went well wide. In the 52nd minute, Grealish was shown a yellow card for a foul on James. Ziyech sent the free kick into the area, but it was punched clear by Heaton. James then went into the book 3 minutes later for a foul on Grealish. In the 58th minute, Sancho skipped past Mata and had a shot which was saved by Heaton, before Puig was booked. Spencer then took Sancho off, replacing him with Hudson-Odoi. In the 66th minute, a 40 yard ball from Ziyech found Emerson, whose shot was saved by Heaton. Ziyech was then shown a yellow card for a foul on Grealish, before Tahith Chong replaced Puig. James' free kick found Christensen, whose header was saved by Heaton. With 20 minutes left, a corner from Ziyech was headed just over by Abraham. A minute later, Villa's second chance of the match saw Chong send a shot off-target, before Samatta was replaced by Wesley. In the 73rd minute, a cross from Emerson was headed over by Ziyech. A minute later, Ziyech was taken off and replaced by Mason Mount. Abraham then met James' corner with a header which was tipped away by Heaton. Mount sent the resulting corner into the area, where Zouma got above Wesley and powered a header at goal. Heaton pushed it away, but Zouma pounced on the rebound and took a shot which deflected into the net off Tyrone Mings. In the 77th minute, Aston Villa's first corner of the match found Konsa, who headed over. 4 minutes later, Hudson-Odoi saw a shot blocked by Targett before Bree was replaced by Björn Engels. With 3 minutes left, Hudson-Odoi darted past Targett and took a shot which was tipped over by Heaton. Loftus-Cheek then came off to be replaced by Kovacic. In the 88th minute, Engels was shown a yellow card for a foul on Abraham. From the free kick, Zouma headed the ball down to Kovacic, who volleyed home. However, VAR judged Zouma to have been offside, and the goal was ruled out. A minute later, Arrizabalaga was called into action for the first time and turned a shot from Wesley behind. In stoppage time, Kovacic and Hudson-Odoi were denied by Heaton as Chelsea closed out a dominant win. Wednesday 24th February 2021, 19:45: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa (Abraham 7, Mings og 75) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Reece James Other results Tuesday Ajax 0-1 PSG (Saúl 45+1) Real Madrid 1-3 Liverpool (Jovic 61; Salah 51, Matip 56, Dybala 67) Wednesday Juventus 2-2 Man City (Cristiano Ronaldo pen 15, 33; Sterling 31, 49) Lazio 0-0 Bayern Munich League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 52 | 72 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 67 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Arsenal | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 52 | 64 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Chelsea | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 63 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Liverpool | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 56 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 55 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Leicester | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | West Ham | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 60 | -35 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 27 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 68 | -51 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Chelsea hosted Brighton at the end of February. The Seagulls were having a good season and were battling it out with Fulham for the title of "Best of the rest". Spencer opted to retain Tammy Abraham following his goal against Aston Villa, with Hudson-Odoi and Tomori also starting. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Tomori Emerson Jorginho Loftus-Cheek Kanté Ziyech Abraham Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Telles, Werner, Kovacic, Mount, Sancho Brighton and Hove Albion Ryan Webster White Dunk D'Ambrosio Pröpper Mooy Henry Mac Allister Groß Maupay Substitutes: Walton, Duffy, Berisha, Andone, Clarke, Molumby Referee: Graham Scott Chelsea flew out of the blocks and in the first minute, James sent a free kick to Zouma, whose header was saved by Ryan. In the 7th minute, Zouma was booked for a foul on Maupay. A minute later, Mac Allister played a one-two with Maupay before shooting over the bar. In the 9th minute, James received the ball from Kanté and floated a cross into the area. Hudson-Odoi connected with a volley which struck the post. In the 21st minute, Groß tripped Emerson. James' free kick found Zouma, whose header looped over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Chelsea won a corner. James aimed it at the near post, where Abraham was there to power a header into the net to make it 2 in 2. Brighton looked to respond immediately, and Mac Allister exchanged passes with Groß before taking a shot which beat Arrizabalaga but went just wide. Pröpper was then booked for a foul on Emerson, before Mooy followed him into the book for a trip on James. In the 34th minute, Henry found Mac Allister in a good position. Mac Allister hit a speculative long-range effort, which was blocked by Zouma. Brighton's pressure paid off two minutes later. Mac Allister wriggled away from Emerson and hit a pass towards Maupay. Maupay got clear of the defence and passed the ball into the net to bring Brighton level. Chelsea looked to respond, and in the 39th minute Tomori went on a run from his own half to the edge of the Brighton area. He was tackled by Pröpper, but Loftus-Cheek got to the rebound only to send it off-target. Four minutes before half time, Jorginho sustained a gashed leg and signalled that he wanted to come off. Mateo Kovacic came on to replace him. Deep into injury time, Ziyech met Emerson's cross with a header which was saved by Ryan. Spencer told his players at half time that he expected much better from them and he got his wish in the first minute. James received the ball from Ziyech and outpaced Mooy into the area. He looked to centre the ball, but his pass deflected off Dunk and into the net to restore Chelsea's lead. In the 50th minute, a cross from Ziyech found Abraham, whose header was saved by Ryan. Abraham would again be denied by Ryan two minutes later, before the Brighton keeper saved from Ziyech. In the 67th minute, Mac Allister was tripped by James. Groß took the free kick, but he sent it wide. Pröpper was then taken off, with former Chelsea player Danny Drinkwater replacing him. With 20 minutes left, Hudson-Odoi was tripped by D'Ambrosio. James sent the free kick into the area, where Ziyech powered a header into the net to surely wrap up the points. Brighton looked to get back into the match, and a minute later Mac Allister received the ball from Webster before sending a shot off-target. With 18 minutes left, Ziyech left the field to be replaced by Sancho. Two minutes later, Hudson-Odoi was again tripped by D'Ambrosio. Once again James sent the free kick into the area, where this time Tomori - who had once played for Brighton on loan - volleyed home for Chelsea's fourth. Brighton brought Duffy on for Webster, before Chelsea came forward again in the 77th minute. Abraham ran onto Sancho's pass and shot from an angle, only for Ryan to push it away. A minute later, Hudson-Odoi put the ball into the six-yard box, where Sancho's volley struck the post. With ten minutes left, Groß was replaced by Berisha. Reece James had had a hand in all four of Chelsea's goals and looked to get on the scoresheet himself in the 82nd minute, running onto Sancho's pass before being denied by Ryan. A minute later, another James free kick found Tomori, who headed the wrong side of the post. James was then taken off, with Rüdiger replacing him. However, Chelsea were dealt a blow two minutes later as N'Golo Kanté was forced off with a groin injury, reducing Chelsea to ten men. In the last five minutes, Brighton looked to take advantage of their numerical superiority, with Arrizabalaga saving from Maupay and Berisha. In the third minute of added time, Loftus-Cheek saw a shot turned around the post by Ryan. It was another win for Chelsea, which was marred by the fact that N'Golo Kanté was out for up to five weeks with a torn groin muscle. Saturday 27th February 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 4-1 Brighton and Hove Albion (Abraham 27, Dunk og 46, Ziyech 70, Tomori 74; Maupay 36) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Reece James Other results Saturday Leicester 1-3 Tottenham (Barnes 64; Zaha 1, Alderweireld 18, Alli 61) Fulham 2-0 Aston Villa (Dummett 27, Knockeart 36) West Ham 2-0 Leeds (Haller 45+1, 71) Arsenal 1-1 Man City (Depay 15; De Bruyne 24) Sunday Bournemouth 0-2 Burnley (Manu García 25, Wood 78) Everton 2-1 Norwich (Gbamin 49, Sandro pen 90+4; Buendía 73) Carabao Cup Final Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd (Salah 67, 116; Bailey 90) Awards Manager of the Month: 1 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Man Utd) 2. Carlo Ancelotti (Tottenham) 3. George Spencer (Chelsea) Player of the Month: 1. Harry Kane (Man City) 2. Anthony Martial (Man Utd) 3. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) Young Player of the Month: 1. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) 2. Reece James (Chelsea) 3. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 17 | 52 | 73 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 67 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 66 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 29 | 52 | 65 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 58 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 56 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 41 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Sheff Utd | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | West Ham | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Leicester | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Bournemouth | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Burnley | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 24 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 21 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 27 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 68 | -51 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Chelsea's first game in March took them to Elland Road to face Leeds United. The Whites were bottom of the form table, but had appointed Sam Allardyce as manager in an attempt to stay up. Spencer knew a win was imperative with the impending visit of Manchester City. In addition, Tammy Abraham was out for another four weeks with a back injury. Leeds United Casilla Souquet Kenneh Cooper Aina Shackleton Phillips Costa Eze Dallas Augustin Substitutes: Huffer, Silva, McCalmont, Bamford, Forshaw, Gil, Gotts Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Tomori Zouma Emerson Kana Mount Loftus-Cheek Ziyech Werner Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Telles, Havertz, Kovacic, Sancho, Batshuayi Referee: Lee Mason Chelsea looked to attack early on and in the 2nd minute, Hudson-Odoi centred the ball to Ziyech, whose header went over the bar. Ziyech had another header two minutes later, which also went over the bar. In the 13th minute, Tomori was shown a yellow card for a foul on Augustin. Arnaud Souquet took the free kick and struck it into the net to give Leeds the lead. Chelsea looked to respond immediately, and two minutes later Werner received the ball from Loftus-Cheek and took a shot which was saved by Casilla. In the 24th minute, a corner from Souquet was headed clear by Tomori. Helder Costa intercepted it and took a shot which he couldn't get on target. Three minutes later, Costa headed over from an Aina cross. Chelsea then went up the other end and won a free kick. Ziyech went for goal, but his effort was saved by Casilla. In the 32nd minute, Phillips brought down Mount and was shown a yellow card. Two minutes later, Mount saw a shot from a tight angle blocked by Cooper. In the 36th minute, a fierce shot by Loftus-Cheek was blocked by Aina before Werner saw a header saved by Casilla. Two minutes later, Casilla was on hand again to save Zouma's header. Three minutes before half time, Aina ran onto Dallas' pass. The former Chelsea player looked to shoot, but his effort was blocked by Kana. Leeds looked to take their lead into the break, but on the stroke of half time James received the ball from Mount and played it into the area. Ziyech received and fired a snapshot into the roof of the net at the near post, with Martin Tyler commenting that "You don't save those!" Three minutes into the second half, Zouma was shown a yellow card. Shackleton then followed him into the book for a foul on Ziyech, before Costa was also booked for a foul on James. In the 51st minute, Dallas saw a shot from a tight angle saved by Arrizabalaga. A minute later, Werner took Hudson-Odoi's cross on the bounce and took a shot which was blocked by Kenneh, before he saw a header saved by Casilla. In the 55th minute, Souquet looked to restore Leeds' advantage, receiving the ball from Shackleton before taking a shot. His effort beat Arrizabalaga, but not the post, and Chelsea were able to clear. Souquet would regret that miss, as a minute later Ziyech was brought down by Aina. Mount stood the free kick up to the far post, where Zouma met it with a header which crashed in off the crossbar to give Chelsea the lead. Leeds responded by introducing another former Chelsea player, Patrick Bamford, for Dallas. In the 59th minute, Kana was shown a yellow card for a foul on Aina. A minute later, James curled a cross to the far post, where Hudson-Odoi's header went flying over the bar. In the 66th minute, Mount intercepted a clearance and took a shot which was saved by Casilla. Three minutes later, Souquet took a shot which clattered off Emerson. Spencer opted to make a change in the 71st minute. Loftus-Cheek had played well, but Spencer wanted to add some steel to his midfield, and Mateo Kovacic replaced him. A minute later, Eze took a shot from a very tight angle which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Leeds then took Shackleton off, replacing him with McCalmont. With 11 minutes left, James wriggled away from Aina and sent the ball left to Mount. Mount went for goal, but his shot was saved by Casilla. Aina was then taken off, with Silva replacing him. In the 81st minute, Emerson was upended by Souquet. The free kick found Tomori, whose header went over the bar. Two minutes later, Emerson played the ball to Hudson-Odoi, who sent the shot wide. Spencer then opted for some fresh legs, replacing Zouma with Rüdiger. With 5 minutes left, Emerson was shown a yellow card for a foul on Bamford. In the second minute of stoppage time, a long ball from Casilla found Eze, whose shot was saved by Arrizabalaga. A minute later, Ziyech saw a shot turned behind by Casilla before putting a shot wide. Saturday 7th March 2021, 16:30: Barclays Premier League - at Elland Road, Leeds Leeds United 1-2 Chelsea (Souquet 14; Ziyech 45, Zouma 56) Attendance: 37,799 Man of the Match: Hakim Ziyech Other results Saturday Man Utd 2-0 Leicester (Fernandes 14, Gabriel Barbosa pen 82) Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal (Hause 12; Depay 87, Lacazette 90+2) Huddersfield 0-0 Bournemouth Man City 6-0 West Ham (Foden 2, 12, Haller og 51, Everton 54, Kane 59, Fernandinho 79; Felipe Anderson s/o 58) Norwich 2-2 Liverpool (Chalobah 9, Lamela 32; Firmino 37, Salah 50, Robertson s/o 45+1) Tottenham 5-1 Southampton (Aurier 1, Son 11, 71, 73, Lo Celso pen 89; Lemina 60, Lemina s/o 90+4) Sunday Burnley 1-0 Everton (Gudmundsson 27) Wolves 2-1 Fulham (Taison 32, 51; Mitrovic 24) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 17 | 58 | 76 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 16 | 41 | 70 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 22 | 45 | 69 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 30 | 53 | 68 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 61 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 33 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 41 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | West Ham | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Leicester | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Burnley | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 49 | -25 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 55 | -29 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 64 | -38 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 73 | -55 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 The second leg of the Champions League first knockout round saw Chelsea hold a 2-1 lead at Stamford Bridge against Fenerbahçe. Despite their injuries, the Blues were favourites to go through. Chelsea (2) Arrizabalaga Tomori Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Mount Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, James, Emerson Fenerbahçe (1) Altay Ozan Stambouli Jørgensen Kaldirim Tolgay Zajc Deniz Kruse Rodrigues Muriqi Substitutes: Tekin, Dirar, Alper, Erdinç, Pekesen, Tolga Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les meilleurs équipes The Champions! In the second minute, a free kick from Mount struck the wall and Garry Rodrigues broke away down the right. Rodrigues played the ball into the path of Muriqi, who hit a first time shot into the net. However, the goal was ruled out by VAR, as Muriqi had been a yard offside. In the 6th minute, Chelsea came forward and Havertz played a ball to Ziyech. Ziyech crossed the ball to Werner, whose header went over the bar. Fenerbahçe then went to the other end, with Zajc heading just wide from Deniz's cross. In the 9th minute, Jorginho played a 35 yard pass to Sancho, who passed to Havertz. Havertz played in Telles, who got down the left and slipped the ball into the box for Sancho. Sancho crossed to the far post, where Ziyech was there to turn the ball into the net to give Chelsea the lead. In the 13th minute, Sancho was shown a yellow card for a foul on Deniz. Deniz took the free kick, but it was no trouble for Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Deniz was again denied by Arrizabalaga. In the 16th minute, Hasan Ali was cautioned for a foul on Ziyech. Telles' free kick found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. Two minutes later, Zouma held Muriqi back. Deniz' free kick caused chaos in the Chelsea box before Jørgensen stabbed the ball home to equalise. Fenerbahçe now came forward with purpose, and in the 23rd minute they won a corner. Deniz sent the ball in for Rodrigues, who got up above Havertz to head home and give Fenerbahçe the lead on the night and equalise on aggregate. Chelsea responded by attacking, and a minute later Werner fed the ball to Ziyech, who put it wide. Stambouli was then booked for a foul on Ziyech. In the 31st minute, Havertz played the ball to Telles, who sent a cross into the area. Ziyech's shot was blocked by Hasan Ali, but Werner made no mistake with the rebound and Chelsea retook the lead on aggregate. In the 35th minute, a free kick from Mount found Zouma, who headed over. A minute later, Arrizabalaga was on hand to save a volley from Rodrigues. In the 38th minute, Jørgensen was booked for a foul on Werner. A minute later, Ziyech put a shot wide from Sancho's pass. Christensen was then booked for a foul on Muriqi. Muriqi had the chance to give Fenerbahçe the lead on away goals in stoppage time, but his header went sailing over the crossbar. Spencer told his side that he was not happy at half time, and the Blues came out looking to make a point. In the 54th minute, Zouma passed the ball forward to Mount, who played it out wide to Ziyech. Ziyech took a moment and then sent the ball flying into the net to give Chelsea the lead on the night with a strike described as "a special goal from a special player" by Ian Darke on BT Sport and "absolutely stupendous" by Jonathan Pearce on Radio 5 Live. Fenerbahçe brought Alper on for Tolgay, but Chelsea now had the bit between their teeth. In the 56th minute, a cross from Tomori found Werner, who sent his header over the bar. A minute later, a shot from Ozan was charged down by Christensen. In the 61st minute, Deniz was robbed by Christensen who passed to the feet of Telles. Telles knocked the ball down the line for Sancho, who played it into the area for Werner. Werner had time and took full advantage, shooting low into the bottom corner to double Chelsea's lead and surely put the tie to bed. Fenerbahçe tried to get back into the game, and in the 63rd minute Muriqi saw a header saved by Arrizabalaga before Rodrigues had a shot blocked by Zouma. A minute later, Ziyech headed over from a tight angle, before Werner saw a speculative shot blocked by Stambouli. With just over 15 minutes left, Muriqi got on the end of a long ball and raced clear of the defence before scoring to pull one back. Two minutes later, Zouma was shown a yellow card for a foul on Muriqi. Deniz then shot wide from a tight angle as Fenerbahçe threw everything forward. In response, Spencer replaced a tiring Zouma with Reece James. With 11 minutes left, Rodrigues got into space and took a shot which was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then went to the other end and Werner took a shot which was saved by Altay. A minute later, Tomori played a one-two with Havertz before shooting wide, before Havertz sent a shot wide. With five minutes left, Arrizabalaga lofted the ball 45 yards upfield. Werner skinned Stambouli for pace and took a shot which struck the post from 25 yards out. A minute later, Jorginho was booked, while Hudson-Odoi replaced Sancho. Muriqi then met Deniz's cross with a header that was saved by Arrizabalaga, before Werner met Ziyech's cross with a shot which was saved by Altay. With two minutes left, Jorginho came off to be replaced by Kovacic. In the 91st minute, Deniz saw a free kick saved by Arrizabalaga, before Ozan was booked for a foul on Hudson-Odoi. James' free kick found Werner, whose header clipped the crossbar before Fenerbahçe replaced Zajc with Tolga. In the second minute of stoppage time, Havertz received the ball from Hudson-Odoi and played a forward pass to Werner, who got past Jørgensen and sent the ball into the net to complete his hat-trick. Muriqi sent a shot wide in the dying seconds, but Chelsea held on to progress to the quarter finals after a pulsating match. Wednesday 10th March 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League First Knockout Round Second Leg - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea (7) 5-3 (4) Fenerbahçe (Ziyech 9, 53, Werner 31, 61, 90+2; Jørgensen 18, Garry Rodrigues 23, Muriqi 74) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Timo Werner Other results Tuesday Arsenal (5) 3-1 (2) Celtic (Torreira 42, 63, Aubameyang 72; Johnston 71) Man Utd (3) 3-1 (4) RB Leipzig (Bailey 2, Pereira 4, Martial 84; Lookman 77) Wednesday Champions League Barcelona (2) 1-0 (2) Borussia Dortmund (de Jong 22) Barcelona win on away goals Premier League Liverpool 5-0 Aston Villa (Fabinho 15, Mané 20, Firmino 45+2, Dybala pen 62, Alexander-Arnold 66) Thursday Europa League AC Milan (3) 2-0 (1) Villarreal (Borré 34, Leão 88) Bayer Leverkusen (5) 2-0 (1) AS Monaco (Jatta 40, Weiser 79) Dinamo Zagreb (1) 1-1 (3) (Kachunga 83; Burgstaller 2) Anderlecht (0) 0-2 (3) Atalanta (Bettella pen 51, Zapata 53) AS Roma (4) 3-1 (1) Borussia Mönchengladbach (Florenzi 6, Dzeko 46, Reinier 87; Neuhaus 3) Atlético Madrid (4) 0-0 (0) Benfica (Giménez s/o 79) Napoli (5) 3-1 (2) FC Augsburg (Allan 22, Lozano 41, 46; Yusuf Yazici 26) Wolves (3) 3-1 (1) Valencia (Jiménez 22, pen 50, 86; Gómez 71) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Following the thriller against Fenerbahçe, Chelsea hosted leaders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Far from being runaway leaders the previous season, City had Manchester United breathing down their necks after the Red Devils' victory at Arsenal the previous evening. Chelsea were after revenge for the FA Cup, and Spencer knew that a win could propel the Blues into the title race. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Mount Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Tomori, Emerson Man City Ederson Walker García Laporte Zinchenko Rodri De Bruyne Foden Silva Kane Boadu Substitutes: Steffen, Otamendi, Sané, Agüero, Everton, Cancelo, Jesus Referee: David Coote It took just a minute for the first yellow card to be shown. Eric García was the recipient, for a foul on Werner. In the 4th minute, Reece James passed to Mount, whose shot went off target. Two minutes later, Myron Boadu headed well over from De Bruyne's corner. In the 8th minute, Christensen was booked for a foul on Kane. Werner then intercepted a pass from García and took a shot which was blocked by Rodri. In the 13th minute, Bernardo Silva played a one-two with De Bruyne before taking a shot which was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. From the corner, Boadu intercepted Zouma's clearance and took a shot which went just over. Three minutes later, a pass from Ziyech found Mount, whose vicious shot was tipped over by Ederson. In the 27th minute, Bernardo Silva received a headed pass from Walker and took a shot which moved all over the place, but was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 28th minute, a clearance from Christensen found Werner. Werner left Laporte standing and took a shot which was tipped wide by Ederson. Three minutes later, Telles' free kick found Mount, who headed over. Four minutes before half time, Jorginho played a one-two with Ziyech before searching out James. James fired a low cross towards the far post which Zinchenko failed to reach, and Sancho applied the finish to open the scoring against his former team. In stoppage time, a shot from Silva was blocked by Jorginho, before Ziyech saw a header saved by Ederson. Manchester City came out fighting in the second half, and in the 50th minute they won a corner. De Bruyne's delivery found Kane, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Seven minutes later, a free kick from De Bruyne found Kane, whose header was again saved by Arrizabalaga. On the hour mark, a corner from De Bruyne was headed to Boadu by Kane. Boadu struck a volley which went just over the bar. Two minutes later, Boadu was replaced by Leroy Sané. In the 63rd minute, Manchester City were awarded a free kick. Again De Bruyne looked for Kane, and again Kane headed over. Four minutes later, Kane received the ball from Rodri and spread play to the right. De Bruyne arrived and took a curling shot which went wide. With just over 20 minutes left, a cross from Kyle Walker found Kane. Jorginho missed the ball, but Arrizabalaga didn't. Two minutes later, Telles received a yellow card for a foul on Silva. The free kick was cleared behind, and De Bruyne's corner found Rodri, whose header went high into the stands. With 11 minutes left, Sané received the ball and looked for Kane, who played in Zinchenko. Sané took over and, with all the time in the world, hit a hopeful looking shot which was tipped wide by Arrizabalaga. Everton then replaced Foden, with Bernardo Silva moving into midfield. Chelsea made their first change a minute later, as Kovacic replaced Mason Mount. In the 82nd minute, De Bruyne saw a shot blocked by Jorginho, with Zouma blocking the follow-up from Walker. Walker was then taken off, with Cancelo replacing him. In the 89th minute, Zinchenko received the ball from Rodri and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga as Chelsea battened down the hatches. As the match entered stoppage time, Manchester City continued to try and salvage a point. A cross from Kane found De Bruyne, whose header went just wide, but Chelsea held firm to take the points and suddenly enter the title race. Saturday 13 March 2021, 17:30: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City (Sancho 41) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Jorginho Other results Friday Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (Lacazette 56, Rodrigo Caio s/o 61; Rashford 19, Martial 41, 44) Saturday Everton 3-2 Tottenham (Sandro 18, 31, Verschaeren 71; Zaha 23, Son 75) Leicester 4-1 Leeds (Benkovic 49, 74, Vidal pen 65, Ilicic 69; Phillips 81) Liverpool 4-0 Brighton (Dybala 2, Firmino 11, 20, Lallana 13) Southampton 2-2 Burnley (Ings 76, Pérez 90+2; Wood 43, Porro 70) Sunday West Ham 2-0 Aston Villa (Haller 43, 65) Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves (Tavares 13; Vinagre s/o 90+3) Sheff Utd 4-0 Norwich (Mousset 17, Stevens 62, 90+2, Baldock 71) Monday Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield (Decordova-Reid 78) Tuesday Bayern Munich (1) 1-3 (3) Lazio (Goretzka 64; Lazzari 19, Felipe 33, Zaracho 46) Man City (5) 3-0 (2) Juventus (Sterling 48, Everton 89, Agüero 90) Wednesday Champions League Liverpool (7) 4-2 (3) Real Madrid (Dybala 1, Firmino 8, van Dijk 53, 56; Jovic 11, 78) PSG (4) 3-1 (1) Ajax (Saúl 11, Mbappé 12, Icardi pen 67; Lucas Leiva pen 20) Premier League Southampton 2-3 Man Utd (Stevens 30, Redmond 76; Rabiot 41, Rashford 51, Pogba 84) Champions League Quarter Final draw Barcelona vs Lazio Man City vs RB Leipzig Arsenal vs Chelsea PSG vs Liverpool League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 18 | 57 | 76 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 44 | 76 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 46 | 72 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 33 | 51 | 68 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | EC2 | Liverpool | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 63 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 61 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 57 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 44 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 35 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | West Ham | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 55 | -25 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 32 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Leicester | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 32 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Burnley | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 28 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Aston Villa | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 27 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 59 | -33 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 22 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 68 | -41 | 18 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 78 | -56 | 9 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 The victory over Manchester City had sparked talk of a title challenge at Stamford Bridge from the stands to the boardroom, and even journalists like Martin Samuel and Henry Winter were touting the possibility of Chelsea snatching the trophy from under Pep's nose. Spencer, however, knew that it would count for nothing if the Blues failed to beat West Ham the following Friday. The Hammers, now under the management of Tony Mowbray, had climbed to 12th in the table but had conceded 6 without reply in their last away match at The Etihad. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Rüdiger Telles Jorginho Mount Kovacic Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Loftus-Cheek, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Tomori, Emerson West Ham United Fabianski Meunier Diop Cardoso Vertonghen Yarmolenko Fofana Rice Anderson Fornals Haller Substitutes: Trott, Malcuit, Nkunku, Bowen, Haksabanovic, Alese, Diangana Referee: Mike Dean Spencer wanted a good start and that is exactly what he got. In the 8th minute, Telles played a free kick long to Werner, who got in behind the defence and, with only Fabianski to beat, placed a low shot into the net to give Chelsea the lead. It could have been two three minutes later. James played a one-two with Mount which evaded Rice and passed to Ziyech. Ziyech crossed the ball into the area for Mount, whose header was saved by Fabianski. In the 13th minute, Yarmolenko was booked for a foul on Telles. James' free kick found Zouma, whose header was saved by Fabianski. It had been all Chelsea in the opening 15 minutes, but in the 17th minute West Ham came forward. Anderson got on the end of Rice's ball, but was denied by a last ditch tackle from Reece James. Three minutes later, James played the ball to Ziyech, whose cross was intercepted by Fofana. James got to the clearance and passed to Ziyech, who this time smashed a shot into the top corner at the near post, marking his birthday with his 20th goal of the season. In the 24th minute, a pass from Vertonghen was intercepted by Mount, who exchanged passes with Jorginho before playing a first time ball to Sancho. Sancho hit a low, left-footed volley which struck the inside of the post and settled in the net to put Chelsea three goals ahead inside 25 minutes. In the 27th minute, Declan Rice was booked for a trip on Mount. Telles' free kick found Rüdiger, whose header was blocked by Vertonghen. In the 39th minute, Kovacic looked to get on the act, playing a one-two with Sancho before getting past Fofana and shooting wide. A minute later, Telles also shot wide after receiving the ball from Kovacic. West Ham had barely been out of their own half, but in stoppage time they won a corner. Anderson's delivery found Diop, whose header went over the bar. Chelsea continued to attack in the second half, with Werner being denied by a crucial challenge from Yarmolenko. Two minutes later, Sancho hit a 35 yard ball to Ziyech, whose shot was blocked by Vertonghen. In the 50th minute, a rare Hammers attack resulted in a corner. Anderson delivered the ball to Diop, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Four minutes later, another West Ham attack saw Arrizabalaga tip Anderson's shot over the bar, before tipping Haller's header over from the corner. Having withstood that period of West Ham pressure, in the 56th minute a cross from Telles found Werner, whose header was saved by Fabianski. Werner would have better luck three minutes later. Jorginho exchanged passes with Kovacic before playing a long ball to Telles on the left. Telles then passed into the area for Sancho, whose cross was headed into the net by Werner for Chelsea's fourth. Two minutes later, however, West Ham launched an attack as Vertonghen took the ball down the left, getting past James before sending a cross into the area, where Yarmolenko volleyed it into the net to add some respectability to the scoreline. Felipe Anderson then went into the book, for a foul on James. Four minutes later, James played in Mount, whose shot was saved by Fabianski. With just under 20 minutes left, Mount was taken off, with Loftus-Cheek replacing him, before Malcuit replaced Meunier a minute later. In the 74th minute, a cross from James was tipped behind by Fabianski. Two minutes later, a counter attack by West Ham saw Anderson receive the ball from Fofana before hitting a hopeful shot which was turned behind by Arrizabalaga. In the 78th minute, Hudson-Odoi came on for Ziyech while West Ham replaced Anderson with Nkunku. With ten minutes left, a shot from Kovacic was blocked by Diop. A minute later, Fofana was given a warning for a foul on Kovacic. James took the free kick, but it struck the wall, Sancho then had a shot which was blocked by Malcuit. With 5 minutes remaining, Loftus-Cheek played a one-two with James before putting the ball into the six yard box, where Werner's header was saved by Fabianski. As the game entered stoppage time, Tomori came on to replace James. Kovacic had a chance in the 92nd minute, but he put it wide as Chelsea's dominant win saw them move to within a point of top spot. Friday 19th March 2021, 20:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 4-1 West Ham United (Werner 8, 59, Ziyech 20, Sancho 24; Yarmolenko 61) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Timo Werner Other results Saturday Premier League Brighton 1-2 Leicester (D'Ambrosio 42; Ilicic 47, Niang 70) Leeds 2-2 Bournemouth (Costa 22, Shackleton 83; de Jong 25, King 54) Norwich 1-0 Huddersfield (Petkovic 7) Aston Villa 1-6 Tottenham (Grealish 33; Alli 4, Winks 43, Son 50, 64, Correa 67, Lo Celso 81) FA Cup Cardiff 3-0 Blackburn (Glatzel 5, Murphy 73, Ward 81) Wolves 1-0 Man City (Taison 44, Doherty s/o 90+5) Sunday Fulham 0-0 Liverpool - Liverpool win 12-11 on penalties Man Utd 2-0 Burnley (Greenwood 71, Pereira 74) Premier League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 18 | 57 | 76 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 44 | 76 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 23 | 49 | 75 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 33 | 51 | 68 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 31 | 36 | 64 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 63 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 44 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 36 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Leicester | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Everton | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 35 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Burnley | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Aston Villa | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Norwich | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 59 | -32 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 70 | -41 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 78 | -56 | 9 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Dean Court knowing that victory could see them go top if the two Manchester clubs slipped up. This was Spencer's first match since signing a new four-year contract, and he made one change, with Hudson-Odoi replacing Sancho, who was tired after the international break. AFC Bournemouth Ramsdale Tavares S. Cook Mepham Kelly Lerma L. Cook Billing Acuña Solanke Wilson Substitutes: Begovic, Stacey, King, de Jong, Ibe, Besic, Brooks Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Rüdiger Telles Jorginho Mount Kovacic Ziyech Werner Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Havertz, Sancho, Tomori, Emerson Referee: Simon Hooper In the 3rd minute, Telles was booked for a foul on Tavares. A minute later, a loose ball found Solanke, whose shot was saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea had their first real chance in the 7th minute. Kovacic received a first time ball from Zouma and hit a speculative long-range effort which was tipped over by Ramsdale. Three minutes later, Acuña left James standing and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then began to turn up the pressure and in the 14th minute, a shot from Kovacic was blocked by Billing before Ziyech sent a shot wide and James forced a save from Ramsdale. The pressure paid off in the 17th minute. Telles fed the ball to Jorginho, who put the ball into the area. Ziyech was unmarked, and leapt up to power a header into the net. Chelsea now had the bit between their teeth, and in the 19th minute Kovacic saw a shot blocked by Steve Cook before Ziyech saw a free kick tipped behind by Ramsdale. Werner then pounced on a poor backpass by Callum Wilson only to see his shot skew wide. Werner would have better luck in the 23rd minute. A shot from Ziyech was tipped over the bar for a corner. Telles sent the ball into the area, where Werner was left with a simple finish to score his 30th goal of the season. However, Chelsea's two-goal lead lasted barely a minute. A cross from Billing found Solanke, who volleyed home from close range to bring the Cherries back into the game. In the 26th minute, Rüdiger received a yellow card for a foul on Solanke. Just after the half hour mark, Acuña sent a free kick into the area. Lerma dominated Telles in the air, but his header was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 38th minute, a fierce shot from Telles was blocked by Steve Cook. Lewis Cook was then cautioned for a foul on Kovacic, before Ziyech shot just wide two minutes later. Four minutes before half time, a pass from Tavares found Solanke, whose shot was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. In the 45th minute, a corner from Telles found Werner, whose shot skimmed the top of the bar. Bournemouth came out in the second half looking to get level and in the 49th minute, a cross from Acuña found Solanke, whose header went over the bar. Two minutes later, a corner from Telles found Hudson-Odoi, whose header was saved by Ramsdale. In the 53rd minute, a headed clearance from Steve Cook was intercepted by Ziyech, whose volley went over the bar. Bournemouth then won a series of corners, before Kelly was shown a yellow card for a foul on Werner. A minute later, Werner was brought down in the area and VAR confirmed the penalty. Telles stepped up and drilled the ball into the bottom corner beyond the outstretched arm of Ramsdale. However, once again Bournemouth refused to lie down. In the 66th minute, a cross from Tavares found Marcos Acuña, whose header from a tight angle found the net. Acuña had another chance a minute later, but his shot flew over the bar. In the 70th minute, a corner from Acuña was punched clear by Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Lewis Cook came off to be replaced by Brooks. Chelsea were still dangerous, however, and in the 73rd minute a half volley by Kovacic was saved by Ramsdale. Kovacic had another chance a minute later, putting a shot wide. With 11 minutes left, a shot from Brooks was blocked by Telles, before Wilson sent a header over the bar four minutes later. Ziyech was then taken off with Loftus-Cheek replacing him. With 5 minutes left, Steve Cook was shown a yellow card for a foul on Werner. Bournemouth pushed hard for an equaliser as the game entered its closing stages. With 2 minutes left, Brooks saw a shot blocked by Telles, while Jordon Ibe replaced Wilson. In stoppage time, Lerma sent a header off-target before a superb save from Arrizabalaga at the death denied Lerma after a poor pass from Jorginho allowed Bournemouth to set up a counter attack. The corner came to nothing, and Chelsea came away with their eighth win on the bounce to make it 12 games unbeaten. Saturday 3rd April 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Dean Court, Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Chelsea (Solanke 24, Acuña 66; Ziyech 17, Werner 23, Alex Telles pen 56) Attendance: 11,464 Man of the Match: Alex Telles Other results Friday Leicester 2-1 Aston Villa (Barnes 44; Vidal pen 89; McGinn 41) Saturday Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool (Zaha 19; Origi 44) Arsenal 1-1 Norwich (Nketiah 54; Gilmour 6) Burnley 0-2 Man City (Agüero 37, García 77) Fulham 3-1 Brighton (Sessegnon 3, Mitrovic 39, Cavaleiro 68; D'Ambrosio 90+1) Sunday West Ham 1-3 Wolves (Rice 55; Neto 58, David Luiz pen 70, Traoré 72) Huddersfield 1-1 Southampton (Sobhi 71; Elyounoussi 76) Monday Everton 4-3 Leeds (Gomes pen 8, Iwobi 16, Richarlison 42, 49; Phillips 11, Aina 45, Dallas 53) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 59 | 79 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 79 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 78 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 34 | 51 | 69 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 65 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 64 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 60 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 47 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Leicester | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 62 | -30 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Burnley | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 28 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 27 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Aston Villa | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 62 | -33 | 27 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 74 | -42 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 79 | -56 | 10 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Chelsea faced Arsenal in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, with the first leg at the Emirates. Whilst the Blues were slight favourites, Arsenal were the Premier League's top scorers, with Lacazette, Aubameyang, Calvin Stengs, a £58million signing from Ajax, and Memphis Depay, who was enjoying a much better spell in the Premier League than his disastrous first one at Manchester United under Louis van Gaal. As such, Spencer abandoned his principles and opted for a counter-attacking setup. On BT Sport, Simon Brotherton described it as "a clash of two potential dark horses" Arsenal Leno Bellerín Caio Chambers Alonso Elneny Torreira Stengs Depay Aubameyang Lacazette Substitutes: Macey, O'Connell, Pépé, Nketiah, Mkhitaryan, Maitland-Niles, John-Jules Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Rüdiger Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, James, Tomori Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les grandes équipes The Champions! The first real chance came Chelsea's way in the 7th minute, as a free kick from Telles was headed over by Zouma. A minute later, Havertz intercepted a pass and got past Chambers before hitting a low shot which was turned behind by Leno. Chelsea's pressure would pay off in the 10th minute. A throw in from Telles found Havertz, who played a first time ball into the area for Werner. Werner struck a curling shot into the net to put Chelsea ahead and give them a vital away goal. Chelsea now looked to keep their lead, and in the 12th minute, Cüneyt Çakir - who had infamously sent off John Terry in the Nou Camp in 2012 - showed Rüdiger a yellow card for a foul on Lacazette. Two minutes later, Arsenal won a corner. Torreira's ball found Aubameyang, whose header flew well over. In the 16th minute, a clearance from Ziyech fell to Bellerín. The Spaniard tried a pot-shot at goal which went wide. Two minutes later, Lacazette saw a powerful left-footed shot saved by Arrizabalaga. Lacazette would have another chance in the 22nd minute. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ran past Azpilicueta and delivered a cross into the area. Lacazette met it with a volley, but he skewed it wide when it looked easier to score than to miss. A minute later, Jorginho was shown a yellow card for a foul on Lacazette. Torreira delivered the free kick into the area, where Bellerín headed home to equalise. Chelsea looked to retake their lead, and in the 25th minute Bellerín was called into action at the other end as he blocked a shot from Werner. Two minutes later, Azpilicueta was booked for a foul on Lacazette. Torreira then met Aubameyang's cross with an ambitious effort which was blocked by Rüdiger. Zouma was the next player to go into the book, for a foul on Lacazette. From the free kick, Stengs got above Telles and powered a header at goal which Arrizabalaga diverted over with his fingertips. Ten minutes before half time, Depay got to a loose ball ahead of Ziyech, only to send his shot wide. Chelsea then went to the other end, with Zouma sending a header well over the bar. Aubameyang and Lacazette both had chances in the latter stages of the half, before Brazilian defender Rodrigo Caio - an £18million signing from Flamengo - was booked for a trip on Werner. Arsenal came out fighting in the second half and in the 49th minute, Arrizabalaga saved a shot from Depay before Kovacic was shown a yellow card for a foul on Aubameyang. Torreira's free kick found Stengs, whose header went over the bar. In the 58th minute, Aubameyang ran onto a long ball from Caio. He had the legs on Azpilicueta, but his shot was turned behind by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea had been on the back foot for the opening stages of the second half, but in the 61st minute Kovacic played a one-two with Jorginho and weighted the ball out wide to Ziyech. Ziyech sent a cross into the area, where Sancho saw his header saved by Leno. A minute later, Elneny was shown a yellow card for a foul on Havertz. Telles' free kick found Havertz, whose header went harmlessly over. In the 65th minute, a pass from Torreira found Aubameyang, who was once again denied by Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Depay was taken off, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan replacing him. In the 69th minute, Werner was brought down by Calum Chambers. Ziyech's free kick struck the wall, however, and was cleared. With 17 minutes left, Calvin Stengs was withdrawn, being replaced by Eddie Nketiah. Kepa Arrizabalaga then made two saves in as many minutes, first from Nketiah and then from Aubameyang. With 12 minutes to go, Lacazette was replaced by Nicolas Pépé. In the 82nd minute, Mkhitaryan saw a shot saved by Arrizabalaga, with Mount replacing a tiring Jorginho two minutes later. Arsenal threw players forward in the dying minutes, with Arrizabalaga saving twice from Aubameyang in as many minutes. Eddie Nketiah then broke away as Arsenal launched a counter attack, but again Arrizabalaga made a good save to deny him. Chelsea battened down the hatches as the game entered stoppage time. In the dying seconds, Mkhitaryan set Marcos Alonso free down the left. The Spaniard entered the Chelsea area and took a shot which he couldn't get on target, as Chelsea came away from The Emirates with a draw and an away goal. Tuesday 6th April 2021: 20:00: UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg - at The Emirates, London Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (Bellerín 23; Werner 10) Attendance: 60,432 Man of the Match: Héctor Bellerín Other results Tuesday PSG 1-1 Liverpool (Verratti 47; Salah 69) Wednesday Champions League Barcelona 0-1 Lazio (Immobile 53) Man City 2-0 RB Leipzig (Silva 35, García 50) Premier League Man Utd 2-0 Burnley (Maguire 7, Lindelöf 53) Thursday AC Milan 2-2 Atlético Madrid (Hernández 32, Rebic 63; João Félix 42, 76) AS Roma 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Dzeko 11, Rodrygo 26, Zaniolo 69, Florenzi 86; Dabbur 75) Napoli 1-0 Atalanta (Lozano 30) Wolves 1-0 Schalke (Boly 53) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man Utd | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 19 | 49 | 82 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man City | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 59 | 79 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 78 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 34 | 51 | 69 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 65 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 64 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 60 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 47 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Leicester | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 62 | -30 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Burnley | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 55 | -29 | 28 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 27 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Aston Villa | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 62 | -33 | 27 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 74 | -42 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 79 | -56 | 10 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Sandwiched between the two Champions League games against Arsenal was a league match at home to Leicester, who were now under the management of former Watford manager Walter Mazzari. They also had former Juventus, Bayern Munich and Barcelona playmaker Arturo Vidal on their books. With the second leg against Arsenal looming, Spencer rotated his squad, with Tomori, Loftus-Cheek, Mount and Abraham all coming in. Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Tomori Rüdiger Telles Jorginho Loftus-Cheek Mount Hudson-Odoi Abraham Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Christensen, Kanté, Ziyech, Werner, Kovacic, James Leicester City Schmeichel Söyüncü Ndidi Benkovic Hateboer Tielemans Vidal Chilwell Barnes Ilicic Vardy Substitutes: Ward, Pereira, Choudhury, Niang, Praet, Evans, Pereyra Referee: Stuart Atwell In the second minute, Arturo Vidal was booked for a foul on Azpilicueta. The first real chance came in the 11th minute. Mount sent a free kick to the back post, where Rüdiger headed over from a tight angle. Leicester then countered, and a cross from Hateboer found Chilwell, whose volley was turned over by Arrizabalaga. It was a miss that Chilwell would regret, as in the 18th minute, Sancho fed Telles in an advanced position. Telles hit the ball 30 yards back towards Loftus-Cheek, who struck a first time shot into the net from 25 yards out for his first goal since 2019. Leicester looked to get back into the game and in the 24th minute, Chilwell again met a cross from Hateboer which skimmed the top of the bar. Two minutes later, a free kick from Tielemans found Çaglar Söyüncü, who blazed a volley over the bar. Chelsea then began to attack again, and a cross from Telles was cleared by Ndidi before Abraham saw a header saved by Schmeichel. On the half hour mark, an ambitious shot from Hudson-Odoi was blocked by Vidal. The game then entered a quiet phase, until two minutes before half time, when a free kick from Telles found Mount, whose header was saved by Schmeichel as the heavens opened. The second half started slowly with few chances, before Vardy was replaced by Niang in the 56th minute. A minute later, Chelsea won a corner. Telles lifted the ball to Abraham, whose header was saved by Schmeichel. On the hour mark, Mount passed into the area for Telles, whose shot went wide. Three minutes later, a free kick from Telles found Tomori, whose header looped over the crossbar. Mount was the next player to try his luck, with his low shot saved by Schmeichel. In the 72nd minute, Hateboer was replaced by Ricardo Pereira. With 15 minutes left, Loftus-Cheek saw a shot go over, before a disappointing Sancho was replaced by Ziyech and Barnes was replaced by Dennis Praet. With 11 minutes left, a cross from Tielemans found Niang, whose header came back off the crossbar. A minute later, a cross from Telles found Ziyech, who headed the ball just over. Leicester began to push forward as the game entered the closing stages, and with five minutes left, the Foxes were awarded a free kick. Tielemans sent the ball into the area, where Söyüncü headed the ball into the net for a late equaliser. Spencer brought N'Golo Kanté on for Jorginho, but with a minute left Leicester were awarded another free kick. Tielemans found Niang, whose header from a tight angle went just over. Chelsea knew that they needed a win to stay in the title race and as the clock ticked round to the 90th minute, Azpilicueta hit a 40 yard ball to Mount. Mount didn't let it bounce, but struck a volley high into the stands. As the game entered stoppage time, Hudson-Odoi drove forward. He was dispossessed by Praet, but Mount got to the loose ball and took it deep into the Leicester half, getting into the area before being bundled over by Ilicic, with VAR confirming the penalty. With the Leicester fans in their corner of the Shed End trying to put him off, Mount stepped up and drilled the ball into the bottom corner to surely snatch the points at the death. Leicester tried to salvage a point, but with barely any time left, Chelsea ran out winners. Saturday 10th April 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City (Loftus-Cheek 18, Mount pen 90+2; Çaglar Söyüncü 85) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Ruben Loftus-Cheek "I'm not going to make any excuses," Spencer told Radio 5 Live after the match, "We were poor out there and I've told the lads as such. However," he continued, "Sometimes, you have to grind out wins if you're going to challenge for the title, and that's what we did today." Walter Mazzari, meanwhile, called Chelsea "lucky" and claimed that Leicester "deserved far more". Other results: Friday Southampton 2-0 Bournemouth (Nzonzi 16, Lemina 50) Saturday Brighton 0-3 Tottenham (Zaha 4, Correa 57, Alderweireld 80) Leeds 0-2 Arsenal (Saka 19, Lacazette 60) Liverpool 2-1 Sheff Utd (Milner 76, Lallana 79; Berge 90+5) Man City 3-0 Fulham (Boadu 27, Gabriel Jesus 29, 54) Man Utd 5-0 West Ham (Maguire 13, Rashford pen 15, Bailey 36, Fernandes 46, Greenwood 87) Sunday Aston Villa 3-1 Huddersfield (Braaf 8, Chong 33, 65; Kownacki 5) Norwich 3-2 Burnley (Chalobah 22, Cantwell 24, Wickham 90; Gudmundsson 54, Kubo 68) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man Utd | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 19 | 54 | 85 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man City | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 18 | 62 | 82 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 51 | 81 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 72 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 68 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 67 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 60 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 47 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Leicester | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 33 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 63 | -31 | 30 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 30 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 58 | -30 | 28 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 76 | -44 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 32 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 79 | -54 | 13 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 In what was arguably George Spencer's biggest game so far as Chelsea manager, the Champions League quarter final was on a knife edge when Arsenal arrived in West London. The Blues had faced Arsenal in two previous European competitions; first in 2004 when, famously, a Chelsea side with Spencer in midfield had knocked the legendary Invincibles out of the Champions League at Highbury, and the Europa League final in 2019, when Hazard and Giroud had taken Arsenal apart in what had been both Maurizio Sarri and Unai Emery's last game in charge. Gary Lineker, on BT Sport, opened the program by saying "You may have heard about a football match taking place tonight." To up the ante, Piers Morgan had pledged to present the following day's Good Morning Britain in a Chelsea shirt if Arsenal lost. Chelsea (1) Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Kanté, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, James Arsenal (1) Leno Bellerín Chambers O'Connell Tierney Xhaka Torreira Saka Depay Aubameyang Lacazette Substitutes: Macey, Alonso, Pépé, Nketiah, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, John-Jules Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les grandes équipes The Champions! Spencer wanted his side to impose themselves early on and in the 3rd minute, Ziyech got up above Tierney with a header which was straight at Leno. It was expected to be a feisty game and in the 4th minute, Azpilicueta was booked for impeding Lacazette, before Zouma followed him into the book two minutes later. Arsenal looked to cancel out Chelsea's away goal and in the 7th minute, a cross from Aubameyang found Lacazette, whose shot was charged down by Zouma. Two minutes later, Chambers was cautioned for a foul on Werner. Ziyech then took a shot from long range which went inches wide. In the 12th minute, O'Connell fed Tierney, whose shot was turned behind by Arrizabalaga. O'Connell was then called into action at the other end, blocking a shot from Werner. In the 17th minute, Telles sent a free kick into the area, where Zouma saw a header saved by Leno. Three minutes later, O'Connell was shown a yellow card for a foul on Kovacic, before Leno saved another header, this time from Werner. Arsenal then launched a counter attack, and Arrizabalaga did really well to turn Depay's shot behind. The corner was headed clear by Christensen, with Xhaka putting a shot wide. In the 28th minute, Ziyech dispossessed Tierney and had a go, only to see his shot beaten against the crossbar by Leno, before Sancho headed over. In the 33rd minute, Telles was shown a yellow card for a foul on Bukayo Saka. Mikel Arteta ordered his players to attack more, but Chelsea began to put Arsenal under pressure. In the 36th minute, Kovacic was denied by Leno, before Werner sent a header over the crossbar. Ziyech then surged past O'Connell only to see his shot turned behind by Leno, with Havertz heading over from the corner, before Leno tipped a hopeful Ziyech effort behind and saved from Werner. A minute later, Chelsea had arguably their best chance. Werner ran onto a clearance from Zouma and left O'Connell standing. He was in space as he took his shot, but the ball went just wide when he would normally have scored. A minute before half time, Aubameyang received the ball from Depay and took a shot which was blocked by Zouma. In stoppage time, Werner saw a shot blocked by O'Connell, before a shot from Ziyech was saved by Leno. Arsenal, knowing that they would be eliminated on away goals as things stood, looked to start the second half on the front foot, and in the 48th minute a shot from Aubameyang clattered off Zouma. In the 56th minute, Werner sent a shot off-target, before Arteta replaced Saka with Pépé. Pépé looked to make an immediate impact, but his long-range effort was charged down by Christensen. Chelsea made their first change a minute later, as Spencer had seen enough from Werner, with Tammy Abraham replacing him. In the 63rd minute, Havertz was tripped by O'Connell. Ziyech went for goal, but his shot went over the bar. A minute later, Bellerín was booked for a foul on Sancho. Ziyech's free kick found Christensen, whose header was tipped over by Leno. Ziyech then received the ball from Kovacic and struck a long-range piledriver which was blocked by Lacazette. Lacazette looked to make an impact in more familiar territory in the 69th minute, as he received the ball from Pépé before hitting a vicious shot well over the bar. A minute later, a shot from Sancho was saved by Leno. Chambers picked up the loose ball and passed to Pépé, who cleared it to Aubameyang. Aubameyang's pass found Lacazette, who was tackled by Christensen. Aubameyang, however, recovered the loose ball and centred to Lacazette, who tucked the ball away to give Arsenal the lead and put them 20 minutes away from their first Champions League semi final since 2009. However, things turned sour for the Frenchman a minute later as he pulled up with pulled knee ligaments. He struggled on for another five minutes before being replaced by Nketiah. Spencer, meanwhile, hooked Ziyech for Hudson-Odoi. Arteta now ordered his players to tighten up, as Telles saw a shot saved by Leno. With ten minutes left, Chelsea won a corner. Telles sent the ball into the area, but Sancho was impeded by Bellerín, with VAR confirming the penalty. Jorginho was tasked with taking it, but his spot kick struck the post. Despair turned to joy for the home fans, however, as Sancho reacted quickest and stuck the rebound into the net. Arsenal replaced Xhaka with Elneny as Chelsea now looked to win the match in normal time. With 3 minutes left, Hudson-Odoi saw a shot saved by Leno. Arsenal came forward in stoppage time, as Torreira received the ball from Nketiah and took a shot which was charged down by Kovacic. Then, with time almost up, Depay's cross found Aubameyang, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Right at the death, a cross from Telles found Abraham, whose header was saved by Leno. As the game entered extra time, Arteta replaced Depay with Tyreece John-Jules. Chelsea looked to attack from the outset, with Hudson-Odoi beating Tierney before hitting the side netting. Three minutes later, Aubameyang hit a speculative effort which was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 96th minute, Pépé intercepted a header from Zouma and hit a volley high into the stands, before Nketiah saw a shot tipped behind by Arrizabalaga before shooting just wide. He then left Zouma standing in the 100th minute, only to see his shot blocked by Arrizabalaga. Nketiah would regret those missed chances, as a minute later Jorginho angled the ball out left for Telles. Telles took it down the left and crossed into the box, where Abraham arrived to turn the ball into the net to send Stamford Bridge into raptures. On BT Sport, Peter Drury said, "He broke his leg in preseason, he had to watch from the sidelines as Timo Werner banged in goal after goal, then he suffered another injury, but Tammy Abraham might just have scored the goal that puts Chelsea in the semi finals of the Champions League!" Arsenal desperately tried to get the goal which would put them ahead on away goals, but Chelsea had no intention of letting them anywhere near the ball. They had to wait until the 115th minute for a chance, as Aubameyang saw a shot saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then went to the other end, and Hudson-Odoi saw a shot saved by Leno. Two minutes later, Hudson-Odoi was booked for a foul on Tierney. Torreira's free kick found Aubameyang, whose shot was saved by Arrizabalaga. Spencer then made another change. Zouma had run himself into the ground, so Rüdiger came on to replace him for the last few minutes. Arsenal were unable to muster up any meaningful attack, and the final whistle was greeted with jubilation from the players and fans, as Tammy Abraham sank to his knees with his arms raised in celebration. While he and Sancho would get the plaudits, it was a dominant rearguard display from Andreas Christensen which had arguably won the tie. Wednesday 14th April 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea (3) 2-1 (2) Arsenal (Sancho 80, Abraham 101, Jorginho m/pen 80; Lacazette 70) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Andreas Christensen "I'm delighted with the result and the performance," Spencer told BT Sport after the match, "The players knew how important this match was and really rose to the occasion." This was in stark contrast to his post-match team talk, which simply consisted of the words "GET IN THERE!" Arteta, meanwhile, said that "My players worked hard and performed admirably, there's no shame in this defeat." Chelsea's opponents would be Manchester City, who were now joint favourites to lift the trophy after beating RB Leipzig 3-0 on aggregate. The other semi final would see Lazio, who had pulled off shock victories over Bayern Munich and Barcelona, take on Liverpool, who had survived a late scare to beat PSG. Other results Tuesday Lazio (2) 1-1 (1) Barcelona (Immobile 20; Milinkovic-Savic 72) RB Leipzig (0) 0-1 (3) Man City (Zinchenko 84) Premier League Burnley 0-1 Wolves (Traoré 6) Wednesday Champions League Liverpool (3) 2-1 (1) PSG (Wijnaldum 11, Dybala 42; Icardi 67) Premier League Southampton 1-2 Fulham (Elyounoussi 59; Knockeart 34, Mitrovic pen 43) Thursday Atalanta (0) 0-0 (1) Napoli Atlético Madrid (3) 1-0 (2) AC Milan (Hermoso 90+5) Bayer Leverkusen (1) 0-1 (5) AS Roma (Reinier 72) Schalke (1) 1-0 (1) Wolves (Todibo 23) Wolves win 4-3 on penalties League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man Utd | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 19 | 54 | 85 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man City | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 18 | 62 | 82 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 51 | 81 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 72 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 68 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | EC2 | Liverpool | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 67 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 63 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 50 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Leicester | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 38 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 37 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 36 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | West Ham | 33 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 33 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 63 | -31 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 59 | -31 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 76 | -44 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | | Southampton | 33 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 81 | -55 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Chelsea and Arsenal barely had time to rest before they met again at The Emirates. Neither Spencer nor Arteta was happy at the 12:45 kick off, with both sides having to rest key players. For Chelsea, Pulisic, Emerson and Rüdiger came in for the fatigued Sancho, Telles and Zouma, while Bukayo Saka came in for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Arsenal Leno Chambers Saliba O'Connell Alonso Maitland-Niles Xhaka Saka Mkhitaryan Depay Nketiah Substitutes: Macey, Tierney, Pépé, John-Jules, Guendouzi, Elneny, Balogun Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Rüdiger Christensen Emerson Kovacic Mount Havertz Pulisic Werner Ziyech Substitutes: Caballero, Kanté, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, James, Tomori Referee: Andy Madley Spencer's decision to start Pulisic was justified after just 3 minutes. Havertz exchanged passes with Ziyech and weighted the ball to Emerson. Emerson sent a cross to the far post, where Pulisic headed home for only his second goal of an injury-hit season. Chelsea could have made it two two minutes later. Werner spread the play to the left, where Havertz laid it left to Ziyech. Ziyech was denied by the fingertips of Leno. In the 10th minute, Xhaka was booked for a shirt pull on Werner. Four minutes later, Pulisic was impeded by Alonso. Mount nearly caught Leno off guard, but the Arsenal keeper pushed the ball away. Spencer had set Chelsea up to keep it tight at the back, and it took until the 25th minute for Arsenal to have their first chance, as Nketiah got clear of the defence only to see his shot beaten away by Arrizabalaga. A minute later, Nketiah ghosted past Kovacic only to be tripped by the Croatian, who was shown a yellow card. Ainsley Maitland-Niles followed him into the book in the 29th minute for a foul on Werner. In the 34th minute, a shot from Werner was saved by Leno. Depay got on the end of Leno's long ball and outpaced Rüdiger only to see his shot saved by Arrizabalaga. Five minutes later, Xhaka received the ball from Mkhitaryan only to send the ball wide. In first half stoppage time, a cross from Alonso found Nketiah, who headed the ball over the bar. The second half started slowly but in the 53rd minute, Werner pounced on a loose ball only to shoot wide. Four minutes later, Christensen was booked for a push on Nketiah. Depay's free kick found Nketiah, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. As the game passed the hour mark, Depay left the pitch, with Nicolas Pépé replacing him, before Elneny replaced Calum Chambers. In the 68th minute, Rüdiger was shown a yellow card for a foul on Nketiah. With just under 20 minutes left, Arsenal launched an attack. Saka received the ball from Nketiah and smashed the ball towards the top corner, only for Arrizabalaga to tip it over the bar. With 15 minutes to go, Pépé was booked for a foul on Ziyech. A minute later, a cross from Emerson found Pulisic. Pulisic headed the ball down to Werner, whose volley was tipped over by Leno. Arsenal then went to the other end, and Pépé saw a shot saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 78th minute, Azpilicueta was shown a yellow card for a foul on Saka, while Alonso was replaced by Tierney. Pépé stepped up and fired the free kick into the net to bring Arsenal level. In the 82nd minute, William Saliba, making his Arsenal debut, was shown a yellow card for a foul on Havertz. A minute later, Xhaka saw a shot tipped behind by Arrizabalaga before Elneny headed over from the corner. With five minutes left, Tierney put a shot wide. A minute later, Ziyech was upended by Maitland-Niles. Mount put the free kick into the area, where Christensen powered a header into the net to give Chelsea the lead again. In the 87th minute, Saka intercepted a clearance from Christensen and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Spencer then took Kovacic off, with N'Golo Kanté replacing him. With a minute of normal time left, Werner ran on to a 40 yard ball from Havertz, only to send his shot wide. A minute later, Ziyech saw a header saved by Leno. Four minutes of added time saw Saliba head well over from a free kick, as Chelsea successfully parked the bus to secure the points. Saturday 17th April, 12:45: Barclays Premier League - at The Emirates, London Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (Pépé 79; Pulisic 3, Christensen 86) Attendance: 60,432 Man of the Match: Nicolas Pépé Other results Saturday Bournemouth 0-3 Norwich (Cantwell 10, Stiepermann 13, Pukki 87) Everton 3-4 Aston Villa (Iwobi 1, Sandro 3, Gbamin 24; Grealish 8, 68, Samatta 18, Mata pen 89) Sheff Utd 0-0 Southampton West Ham 0-2 Brighton (Webster 21, Andone 90) Tottenham 4-1 Leeds (Draxler 35, Lo Celso pen 77, Kenneh og 84, Dier 87; McCalmont 66) FA Cup Cardiff 0-2 Man Utd (Rashford pen 39, Martial 53) Sunday Huddersfield 0-1 Man City (De Bruyne 90+3) FA Cup Liverpool 1-2 Wolves (Henderson 81, Dybala m/pen 105; Jiménez pen 118, Diogo Jota 120+1) Tuesday Fulham 1-2 Man Utd (Mitrovic 33; Pereira 24, Semedo 90+4) Wednesday Leicester 0-3 Liverpool (Henderson 10, Wijnaldum 33, 61) Man City 3-2 Sheff Utd (Kane 30, García 82, Walker 90; Ampadu 2, Mousset 19) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Man City | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 20 | 64 | 88 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 88 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 27 | 52 | 84 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 36 | 52 | 72 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 71 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | ECL | Liverpool | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 70 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 63 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 50 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 40 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Leicester | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Everton | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Bournemouth | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Norwich | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 62 | -28 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 66 | -30 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | West Ham | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 69 | -37 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 59 | -31 | 28 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | Leeds | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 80 | -47 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | R | Southampton | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 81 | -55 | 14 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Chelsea faced another tough test prior to their UEFA Champions League semi final, in a title six-pointer at home to Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were also going for the title, although they were without Gabriel Barbosa, Rúben Dias and Leon Bailey. In addition, Paul Pogba had been rushed back into the side, but the Red Devils had a reliable source of goals in Marcus Rashford, who was second only to runaway leader Harry Kane in the race for the golden boot. Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Kanté, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, James, Tomori Man Utd De Gea Semedo Lindelöf Maguire Shaw Rabiot Pogba James Fernandes Rashford Martial Substitutes: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Pereira, Gomes, Fred, Tuanzebe, Garner Referee: Michael Oliver Chelsea looked to dominate and in the 12th minute, Kovacic passed through to Werner. Werner took a shot, which De Gea tipped over the bar. Four minutes later, Havertz sprayed the ball out to the left for Sancho, who sent a cross far post. Ziyech powered a header at goal, but it was saved by De Gea. In the 18th minute, Chelsea won a corner. Telles' delivery fell to Sancho, whose shot was saved by De Gea. De Gea launched a long ball to Daniel James, who got clear of the Chelsea defence and took the ball into the area before beating Arrizabalaga at his near post, sparking wild celebrations among the Man Utd fans. In the 23rd minute, Azpilicueta was booked for a foul on Rashford. A minute later, a cross from Shaw found Martial, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then launched a counter attack, and Ziyech saw a shot blocked by Rashford. Two minutes later, Rashford sprinted past Azpilicueta only to see his shot saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea's players were starting to pour forward regularly, and in the 31st minute Havertz's pass found Sancho, whose shot was saved by De Gea. Two minutes later, a pot-shot from Ziyech was saved by De Gea, who then saved from Werner. In the 38th minute, a Telles free kick found Werner, whose header was saved by De Gea. Two minutes later, Ziyech received the ball from Havertz and took a shot which hit the side netting. Chelsea's pressure paid off a minute later. Ziyech beat Rashford to a loose ball and exchanged passes with Werner before finding Sancho. Sancho skipped past Lindelöf and slotted home to bring Chelsea level. Chelsea now looked to take the lead, and in the 45th minute Sancho won the ball in the air from Semedo, but couldn't get it on target. In stoppage time, Ziyech received the ball from Kovacic, only to see his shot blocked by Shaw. Solskjær made a change at half time. Bruno Fernandes had spent the first half in Jorginho's pocket, so he was replaced by Andreas Pereira. However, Sancho's runs were causing the Man Utd defence countless problems, and in the 48th minute he received the ball from Kovacic and took a shot which was saved by De Gea. In the 51st minute, Rashford was replaced by Angel Gomes, before Zouma was cautioned for a push on Martial. Christensen followed him into the book a minute later for a foul on Gomes. In the 59th minute, Telles received the ball from Havertz and put a cross into the area. Werner met it with a header which was saved by De Gea. A minute later, Ziyech ran onto a pass from Werner only to see his shot blocked by Maguire. Chelsea then won a corner, and Havertz headed just over the bar. In the 64th minute, Ziyech received the ball from Kovacic and found Werner. Werner's shot eluded De Gea, but went the wrong side of the post. Two minutes later, Azpilicueta beat Pogba to a loose ball and played a quick one-two with Jorginho before the Italian sprayed the ball out left. Telles put the ball into the six yard box, where Ziyech got up and headed the ball into the net to give Chelsea the lead. Solskjær responded by taking Rabiot off, with Fred replacing him. United looked to respond immediately, and a minute later, Gomes received the ball from Martial and took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Spencer then made his first change, replacing a disappointing Werner with Abraham. In the 74th minute, Azpilicueta was brought down by Martial. Telles' free kick found Kovacic, whose header went flying over the bar. Two minutes later, Telles was cautioned for a foul on Daniel James, before Luke Shaw was shown a yellow card for a foul on Kovacic. In the 78th minute, Sancho received the ball from Telles but couldn't get his shot on target. From the goal kick, Maguire passed to Martial, who passed to Pereira. As Solskjær demanded more from his team, Pereira played the ball to Martial, who got past Azpilicueta before placing his shot past Arrizabalaga to equalise. Chelsea looked to respond immediately, and Ziyech beat Shaw in the air to head Sancho's long ball down to Abraham. Abraham's shot was blocked by Maguire, with De Gea saving the rebound. A minute later, Kovacic got onto Jorginho's header and passed through to Ziyech. Ziyech crossed the ball to Sancho, who powered a header into the net to restore Chelsea's lead barely two minutes after United's equaliser. Chelsea now looked to put the game to bed, and a pass from Maguire was intercepted by Ziyech, who skipped past Shaw before taking a shot which was pushed away by De Gea. Kanté then came on for Havertz, before Zouma saw a header saved by De Gea. With three minutes left, Spencer replaced Ziyech with Pulisic. Andreas Pereira then saw a header saved by Arrizabalaga, before De Gea secured a shot from Zouma. Chelsea looked to tighten up as the game entered stoppage time and Angel Gomes saw a header sail over the crossbar. United continued to try and salvage a point, as a half volley from Pereira was blocked by Jorginho. In the dying seconds, Daniel James ran onto Pogba's ball only to see his shot saved by Arrizabalaga as Chelsea won a thrilling encounter. Saturday 24th April 2021, 12:45: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 3-2 Manchester United (Sancho 41, 80, Ziyech 66; James 18, Martial 78) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Jadon Sancho Other results Friday Everton 1-2 Fulham (Kluivert 65; Decordova-Reid 63, 77) Wolves 1-1 Brighton (Neto 4; Connolly 84) Burnley 2-0 Leeds (Wood 68, Kubo 90+4; Kenneh s/o 77, Cooper s/o 89, Shackleton s/o 90+1) Saturday Leicester 0-1 Man City (Boadu 78) Liverpool 3-0 Huddersfield (Bernat 14, Firmino 42, van Dijk 62) Arsenal 5-0 Southampton (Nketiah 30, Saka 32, 36, Pépé 58, Elneny 75) Sunday Aston Villa 0-0 Sheff Utd Bournemouth 2-4 West Ham (Billing 32, Wilson 71; Fornals 4, 89, Bowen 20, Rice 29) Monday Wolves 0-0 Everton Norwich 0-3 Tottenham (Alli 19, Correa 22, Calvert-Lewin 74) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | CL | Man City | 35 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 20 | 65 | 91 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Man Utd | 35 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 23 | 54 | 88 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chelsea | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 29 | 53 | 87 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 36 | 57 | 75 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Tottenham | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 33 | 45 | 74 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | ECL | Liverpool | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 73 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 65 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 53 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Brighton | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 66 | -27 | 41 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Everton | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 39 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Leicester | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Sheff Utd | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | West Ham | 35 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 71 | -35 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Aston Villa | 35 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 66 | -30 | 34 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Bournemouth | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Norwich | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 65 | -31 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 35 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 31 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Huddersfield | 35 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 23 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | R | Leeds | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 82 | -49 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | R | Southampton | 35 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 86 | -60 | 14 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Manchester City came to Stamford Bridge for the first leg of the semi final as joint favourites to lift the trophy. It was with good reason, too, as in Harry Kane they had the Premier League's leading goalscorer. Spencer opted to retain the side which had beaten Man Utd the previous weekend. Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Kanté, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, James, Tomori Man City Ederson Walker Stones Laporte Mendy Fernandinho De Bruyne Foden Silva Kane Sterling Substitutes: Steffen, Zinchenko, Sané, Agüero, Everton, García, Gabriel Jesus Referee: Antonio Miguel Matéu Lahoz (ESP) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les grandes équipes The Champions! City looked to attack from the off, and in the 2nd minute, Kane received Walker's throw-in and got past Zouma before passing to Walker's feet. Walker then looked to bring De Bruyne into play. The previous season's PFA and FWA Player of the Year's shot was met with a save from Arrizabalaga who tipped the ball over the bar. Chelsea then launched their first attack, as Zouma cleared De Bruyne's corner ahead of Kane. Ziyech got onto the pass and played a searching ball to encourage Werner to come forward. Werner darted past Walker and got into the area, where his shot, from a very tight angle, was turned behind by Ederson. Telles' delivery from the corner was missed by Stones, but Werner sent his header over the bar. In the 6th minute, Manchester City won a corner after a cross from Foden deflected behind off Ziyech. De Bruyne's delivery found Kane, whose header was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Kyle Walker saw a shot saved. Chelsea had soaked up a lot of City pressure and in the 11th minute, Kovacic received the ball from Jorginho and searched out Azpilicueta on the right wing. Azpilicueta hit a 30 yard ball left to Sancho, whose header sailed well over the bar. Both sides won a corner which came to nothing before Werner was tripped by Fernandinho in the 18th minute. Ziyech went for goal from the free kick, but Ederson tipped the shot over. With Chelsea defending resolutely, City tried their luck from distance. Fernandinho received the ball from Foden and took a long-range shot which was blocked by Jorginho. It was turning into an end-to-end game, and in the 31st minute, Havertz received the ball from Kovacic and passed to Ziyech on the right. Ziyech cut inside and tried a left-footed shot which Ederson was able to save. Ziyech had another chance a minute later, but he shot wide after running onto Havertz's ball. Man City would have another good opportunity in the 39th minute. Sterling received a pass from Mendy and delivered a cross into the area. Azpilicueta missed his interception, and Foden dribbled past Kovacic only to see his shot tipped behind by Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Telles received the ball from Jorginho and jinked past De Bruyne before hitting a cross towards the back post. Ziyech opted to pass to Havertz rather than shooting, and Havertz saw his shot clatter off Walker. Man City looked to attack early in the second half, but John Stones nearly made a disastrous mistake as he lost the ball to Werner. Werner got one-on-one with Ederson, but he was denied by a good save. Two minutes later, a cross from Sterling went behind off Jorginho. De Bruyne's corner was headed clear by Zouma, with Havertz latching onto the clearance. The German won a tussle with Silva before Sancho took over in his own half, evading the challenge of Walker and getting into the area before placing a low shot past Ederson at his near post to spark wild celebrations around Stamford Bridge. City now looked to equalise and grab an away goal, and in the 50th minute Foden was brought down by Kovacic. De Bruyne's free kick found Stones, who out-jumped Telles but headed the ball way over the bar. Chelsea then looked to counter, and Kovacic hit the ball forward to Sancho. Sancho looked to double his tally, but a picture-perfect slide tackle from Walker stopped the attack at the expense of a corner. Telles' delivery was headed clear by Stones but only as far as Zouma, who played the ball to the feet of Ziyech. Ziyech hit a first time shot which thundered off the bar, with Peter Drury commenting that "If that had gone in, it would have been a very long way back for Manchester City." Man City, energised by that let-off, won a corner in the 53rd minute. Stones got up above Kovacic, but his header went way over the bar. Guardiola asked his team for more, but in the 55th minute Mendy lost the ball to Ziyech, who played in Werner with a searching pass. Werner went for goal, but he was denied by a brilliant block by Laporte. A minute later, Azpilicueta was booked for a foul on Sterling. Man City then won a corner, with Stones again heading over the bar. Guardiola then made his first change, bringing Leroy Sané on for Bernardo Silva. Harry Kane hadn't made much of an impact but in the 60th minute, he met a crashing drive from De Bruyne with a header which went just over. Sancho's runs forward were causing Man City all kinds of problems, and in the 66th minute he saw a volley blocked by Walker before sending a header over the crossbar. Guardiola then took De Bruyne off, replacing him with Zinchenko. Chelsea came forward again in the 67th minute, Azpilicueta received the ball from Havertz before moving it onto Ziyech. Ziyech showed Fernandinho a clean set of heels before taking a shot which was tipped wide by Ederson. The Citizens then countered, and a 30 yard ball from Foden found Sterling, whose hopeful-looking shot was saved by Arrizabalaga. The game then entered a lull, before Fernandinho saw a shot blocked by Jorginho in the 77th minute. Telles was then shown a yellow card for holding back Sterling. Foden's free kick found Kane, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. As the game entered the closing stages, Man City piled on the pressure. Mendy saw an 85th-minute effort blocked by Azpilicueta, before Stones sent a header over the bar. Chelsea won a free kick a minute later, from which Ziyech saw a header saved by Ederson. Ziyech himself would go into the book a minute later, after he tripped Mendy. The free kick resulted in Walker seeing a shot from a tight angle saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then launched another attack, and in the 89th minute a shot from Sancho was blocked by Stones. Stones was taken off in stoppage time, with García replacing him, but Man City couldn't muster up another attack and the final whistle saw Chelsea within 90 minutes of the Champions League Final. Wednesday 28th April 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City (Sancho 48) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Jorginho Other results Tuesday Lazio 1-0 Liverpool (Acerbi 86) Thursday AS Roma 1-0 Atletico Madrid (Mancini 71) Wolves 1-0 Napoli (Boly 29) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Chelsea travelled to Craven Cottage knowing that a win would secure 3rd and a place in the Champions League, 4th being no guarantee with Liverpool and Wolves in European semifinals. Spencer made some rotations with the second leg against Manchester City in mind. Fulham, under Scott Parker, had recovered from their 7-0 opening day mauling at The Emirates and had guaranteed themselves 8th place in the league. Fulham Rodák Sessegnon Mawson Troost-Ekong Bryan Séri Anguissa Knockeart Cairney Cavaleiro Mitrovic Substitutes: Ashby-Hammond, Davies, O'Riley, Maja, Paredes, Krafth, Decordova-Reid Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Rüdiger Christensen Telles Jorginho Kanté Mount Ziyech Abraham Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Pulisic, James, Tomori Referee: Craig Pawson Scott Parker had been stoking the tensions before the match and in the 7th minute, a counter attack from Fulham saw Cavaleiro find Mitrovic, whose shot was tipped behind by Arrizabalaga. From the resulting corner, Mitrovic saw a header saved. The first booking came in the 16th minute, with Kanté having his name taken for a trip on Anguissa. Azpilicueta followed him into the book two minutes later for a foul on Cavaleiro. Chelsea hadn't created much but in the 23rd minute, Mount sent a free kick into the area. Ziyech out-jumped Cavaleiro, but his header was saved by Rodák. Chelsea would have much more success three minutes later. Mount played the ball upfield looking for the run of Hakim Ziyech. Ziyech headed the ball into the area for Abraham, and Abraham left Troost-Ekong standing before hitting a left-footed shot into the net. The game entered a quiet phase which lasted until the 37th minute. Jorginho hit a pass forward to Mount, who sprayed it out to Ziyech on the right. Bryan missed Ziyech's cross, but Sancho sent his volley wide of the goal. Chelsea were now dominant, and launched another offensive in the 41st minute. Abraham received Ziyech's forward pass and skipped past Joe Bryan before sending a cross towards Sancho, whose volley was blocked by Troost-Ekong. Two minutes before half time, Mount was shown a yellow card for a foul on Mawson. Fulham had been on the back foot for much of the first half but a minute before half time, Cavaleiro received the ball from Knockeart and got away from Azpilicueta down the left. He got into the area before taking a shot which Arrizabalaga tipped behind. Séri found Mawson with the corner, but his header was way too high. Fulham made a change at half time, replacing Anguissa with O'Riley. Chelsea had the first meaningful attack of the second half, as Sancho received the ball from Telles before crossing to Abraham. Abraham hit a hopeful looking shot, which was blocked by Mawson. In the 55th minute, Bryan received the ball from Mawson and got into the area before taking a shot which Arrizabalaga did well to tip behind. The corner was cleared by Telles, and Sancho won it from Séri before driving it into the path of Abraham. Abraham was brought down by Sessegnon, who received a yellow card. Two minutes later, Jorginho was penalised for a foul on Cavaleiro. Séri sent the free kick into the area, where O'Riley saw his header saved by Arrizabalaga. Rüdiger was then booked in the 59th minute for a foul on Mitrovic. Just after the hour mark, a bad pass from Mawson was intercepted by Kanté, who got into the area before shooting wide. Spencer made his first change a minute later. Sancho had struggled to perform, so he was replaced by Pulisic with Ziyech moving to the left. Ziyech then came close to getting on the scoresheet, heading just over from a corner. Then, in the 67th minute, Chelsea were given an absolute gift. There seemed to be no danger when Sessegnon intercepted a pass from Jorginho, but he played an extremely sloppy backpass towards Rodák. Abraham raced in, stole the ball before the Fulham keeper could get to it, took it around him and, to add insult to injury, took it into the six-yard box before tapping it in from a yard out. Chelsea now looked to get a third, and in the 69th minute Kanté received the ball from Azpilicueta and hit a long-range shot which was tipped over by Rodák, who pushed Mount's header away from the corner. In the 71st minute, Ziyech was taken off with Man City in mind, with Loftus-Cheek replacing him. A minute later, Mount was again denied by Rodák. Fulham then took Séri off, replacing him with Paredes. With just under 15 minutes left, Abraham ran onto a ball from Telles and crossed into the area for Pulisic. Pulisic struck it on the volley, but it skimmed the top of the bar. Two minutes later, Fulham replaced Tom Cairney with Decordova-Reid. With ten minutes left, Loftus-Cheek received the ball from Jorginho and looked to find Telles. Telles connected with a shot which Rodák managed to hold. Telles would have another chance a minute later, shooting wide from Loftus-Cheek's pass. With six minutes left, Troost-Ekong was cautioned for holding back Abraham. Mount struck the free kick, but it hit the side netting. With a minute left, Tomori came on to replace Azpilicueta. Mount sent a shot sailing over the bar and Knockeart was booked for a foul on Telles as Chelsea secured qualification for the Champions League. Saturday 1st May 2021, 12:45: Barclays Premier League - at Craven Cottage, London Fulham 0-2 Chelsea (Abraham 26, 67) Attendance: 19,000 Man of the Match: Tammy Abraham After the match, Scott Parker was in no mood for pleasantries, telling BT Sport "This defeat hurts all the more given that it was at the hands of Spencer and his tinpot club". Spencer, in response, suggested Parker's comments were "Unprofessional" and that "He should be worrying about his own team instead of mouthing off in the press". Fans of numerous clubs wasted no time in drawing up comparisons to an infamous sore loser from Come Dine With Me. Spencer, however, was already looking to his next game. On Monday, his side flew up to Manchester for the second leg of the semi final against Man City. They would, however, have to do it without Hakim Ziyech. The frontrunner for the FWA Footballer of the Year award would be sidelined for 3 weeks with a pulled calf muscle. Other results Friday Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal (Aurier 75; O'Connell 58, Depay 90+5) Saturday Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley (Stankovic s/o 85) Man Utd 6-1 Aston Villa (Rashford 19, 52, Gabriel Barbosa 27, pen 30, Rabiot 51, Tuanzebe 61; Samatta 18) Sheff Utd 2-1 Bournemouth (Mousset 26, 75; Wilson 43) West Ham 1-1 Liverpool (Haller 36; Origi 73) Man City 1-1 Wolves (Gabriel Jesus 24; David Luiz 12, Doucouré s/o 58, Jonny s/o 60) Southampton 2-1 Leicester (Ings pen 2, Lemina 13; Pereyra 22) Sunday Brighton 0-1 Everton (Richarlison 45) Leeds 0-1 Norwich (Buendía 37) Monday Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Lovren 23, Firmino 41; David Luiz s/o 16) League Table | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | GD | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | CL | Man City | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 21 | 65 | 92 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | CL | Man Utd | 36 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 83 | 24 | 59 | 91 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | CL | Chelsea | 36 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 29 | 55 | 90 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Arsenal | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 37 | 58 | 78 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | ECL | Liverpool | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 22 | 51 | 77 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Tottenham | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 74 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Wolves | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 66 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Fulham | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 53 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Everton | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 42 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Sheff Utd | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 41 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Brighton | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 41 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Leicester | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 38 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | West Ham | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 72 | -35 | 37 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Norwich | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 65 | -30 | 36 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Aston Villa | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 72 | -35 | 34 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Bournemouth | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Burnley | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 32 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | R | Huddersfield | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 24 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | R | Leeds | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 83 | -50 | 19 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 20th | R | Southampton | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 87 | -59 | 17 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Chelsea took a slender lead going into the second leg of the Champions League semi final against Man City. The hosts were favourites to win the match, but if Chelsea scored an away goal, then City would have to score three. Spencer opted to play Abraham in place of Werner following the striker's brace at Fulham the previous Saturday. Man City Ederson Cancelo Stones Laporte Zinchenko Fernandinho De Bruyne Foden Silva Kane Sterling Substitutes: Steffen, Walker, Sané, Agüero, Boadu, García, Jesus Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Christensen Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Pulisic Abraham Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Kanté, Werner, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU) Ils sont les meilleurs Sie sind die besten These are the Champions Die meister Die besten Les grandes équipes The Champions! Manchester City needed a two-goal victory to go through but it was Chelsea who made the first attack in the 11th minute. Havertz played a one-two with Telles before looking for Abraham in the area. Abraham blasted it goalwards with his left foot, but the shot was blocked by Stones. A minute later, Kovacic received the ball from Jorginho and took a shot which went wide. In the 17th minute, Zouma intercepted a pass and cleared the ball. Zinchenko laid the ball back to Laporte, but Abraham pounced and robbed him. He had just the keeper to beat, but Ederson stood his ground and tipped the ball wide. Five minutes later, Chelsea got their reward. Pulisic was pushed by Zinchenko, and Chelsea were awarded a free kick. With Ziyech absent, responsibility fell to Telles, and he bent it around the wall from 25 yards to give Chelsea an away goal and give them a foot in the final. Chelsea had dominated so far, but City won a corner in the 33rd minute. De Bruyne found Kane, but his header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Three minutes later, Pulisic ran onto a pass from Havertz and jinked past Laporte, only to see his shot tipped wide by Ederson. From the corner, Abraham beat Fernandinho in the air, but his header went well over the bar. Five minutes before half time, Foden played a quick one-two with Zinchenko before crossing to the near post. Kane met it with a header which Arrizabalaga safely gathered. Two minutes later, A free kick from De Bruyne found Laporte, who headed the ball wide. Arrizabalaga then saved a shot from Cancelo just before half time. In stoppage time, Pulisic eluded Zinchenko and crossed to Abraham, whose header was tipped over by Ederson. Everyone expected a Man City onslaught in the second half, but Chelsea kept imposing themselves, with Havertz heading over in the 47th minute before Zouma followed suit in the 51st minute. Man City then made an attacking change, replacing Phil Foden with Leroy Sané. In the 62nd minute, Cancelo beat Havertz in the air and headed to De Bruyne. De Bruyne looked to find Kane with a forward pass, but Zouma made a perfectly-timed sliding tackle to deny him. The loose ball, however, rolled into the net for the unluckiest of own goals. Man City now had a lifeline, but Guardiola made a like-for-like substitution, replacing Harry Kane with Sergio Agüero. In the 71st minute, De Bruyne beat Jorginho to a loose ball and played it into the area for Sterling. Sterling struck from a narrow angle, but he was denied by a block from Telles, who then blocked Sané's follow-up. Guardiola then made his final change, replacing Cancelo with Walker. With twelve minutes left, a corner was cleared by Zouma, who then blocked Agüero's cross. In the 82nd minute, Zinchenko was shown a yellow card for a foul on Azpilicueta. A minute later, Sané received the ball from Sterling and put in a cross which eluded Azpilicueta. De Bruyne met it with a header, but he headed it over the bar. Spencer then made a double change, with Hudson-Odoi and Werner replacing Pulisic and Abraham. As the game entered the 90th minute with Chelsea still defending resolutely, the away fans began to realise that this really was it as Kanté replaced Jorginho. In the second minute of stoppage time, Sané fired a shot just wide before Silva fired a long-range shot clean over the bar. At that point, the away contingent began celebrating wildly. They were going to Saint Petersburg, there would be no last-minute heartbreak this time around, and sure enough, Ovidiu Haţegan blew the final whistle seconds later, confirming Chelsea's place in the final. Tuesday 4th May 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League semi final leg 2 - at City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Manchester City (1) 1-1 (2) Chelsea (Zouma og 62; Alex Telles 22) Attendance: 55,097 Man of the Match: Alex Telles Their opponents in the final would be Liverpool, who had overturned a 1-0 deficit against Lazio to qualify for their fourth consecutive European Cup Final. Bizarrely, Jurgen Klopp was reportedly one game away from his P45, with Liverpool stuck in 5th spot. In the Europa League, it would be more heartbreak for the Italians, as AS Roma were beaten 4-1 by Atlético Madrid to lose 4-2 on aggregate while José Mourinho’s Napoli were eliminated by Wolves. Other results Wednesday Liverpool (2) 2-0 (1) Lazio (Salah 46, Dybala 51) Thursday Atlético Madrid (4) 4-1 (2) AS Roma (Félix 27, Morata 29, 88, Lemar 65; Zaniolo 48) Napoli (1) 1-1 (2) Wolves (Politano 14; Jiménez pen 42) Edited October 29, 2020 by Drogba11CFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Despite the euphoria of reaching the Champions League Final, Spencer was not willing to rest on his laurels with Chelsea still in the title race. Sheffield United visited Stamford Bridge for Chelsea's final home game of the season, and Spencer opted to make changes. If Chelsea won, and the two Manchester clubs lost, the Blues would go top. Chelsea Arrizabalaga James Zouma Rüdiger Telles Jorginho Kanté Loftus-Cheek Pulisic Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Abraham, Kovacic, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta, Tomori Sheff Utd Dewhurst Retsos Egan Basham Baldock Berge Sissoko Stevens Nainggolan Mousset McBurnie Substitutes: Moore, Osborn, Fleck, Sharp, Dahoud, Robertson, Bernard Referee: Martin Atkinson Chelsea came out looking to get the early goal and in the 4th minute, a cross from James found Sancho, whose header was saved by Dewhurst. Three minutes later, a poor pass from Retsos was pounced on by Kanté, who headed the ball to Werner. Werner played the ball through to Pulisic, who found himself in some space. The American went for goal, but Dewhurst turned the ball around the post. Chelsea then won a series of corners, but they were dealt a blow in the 13th minute. Pulisic was forced off with a tight ankle, and Callum Hudson-Odoi came on to replace him. Chelsea continued to dominate, and in the 17th minute Telles crossed the ball to Werner, whose header was saved by Dewhurst. Telles then received the ball from Sancho and got past Baldock before having a shot which was turned behind by Dewhurst. The visitors had barely been out of their own half but in the 19th minute, Stevens ran onto Basham's long ball and crossed into the area. Mousset met it with a header which Arrizabalaga secured. In the 21st minute, Berge tripped Hudson-Odoi and was shown a yellow card. A minute later, an audacious effort from McBurnie was blocked by Rüdiger, before Arrizabalaga pushed Mousset's 24th-minute shot away. Having survived a spell of pressure, Chelsea came forward in the 27th minute. James' free kick found Zouma, whose volley was blocked by Dewhurst. Zouma received a yellow card a minute later for a foul on Mousset. In the 37th minute, a corner from Telles was missed by Basham and flapped at by Dewhurst. Werner pounced on the loose ball, but Egan denied him with a last-ditch tackle. The next corner was claimed by Dewhurst, who delivered a long ball upfield. Mousset ran onto the end of it and struck a low shot past Arrizabalaga to give the visitors a shock lead. Chelsea looked to respond immediately and in the 41st minute, Sancho exchanged passes with Loftus-Cheek before taking a long-range shot which was blocked by Basham. Mousset then looked to double his tally, and he dribbled past Zouma before taking a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. On the stroke of half time, Sancho passed down the left for Telles, whose shot from a tight angle was saved by Dewhurst. Chelsea came out all guns blazing and in the first minute of the second half, Sancho fed the ball left to Telles. Telles was tackled by Basham, but Sancho got to the loose ball and took it away from Berge before slipping it into the box. Telles crossed it to Werner, who powered a header into the net. In the 50th minute, Telles saw a corner headed clear by McBurnie. Sancho recovered and sprinted into the area before being brought down by Baldock. Alex Telles stepped up and drilled the ball into the bottom corner to give Chelsea the lead. Chelsea were now coming forward with purpose, and in the 54th minute Loftus-Cheek passed to Sancho, who spread the play right to James. James got into the area, but he couldn't get his shot on target. In the 58th minute, James received the ball from Kanté and passed into the area for Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi went for goal, but his shot was tipped behind by Dewhurst. In the 60th minute, a rare Sheffield United attack saw Nainggolan run onto a long ball before taking a shot which was pushed away by Arrizabalaga. In the 63rd minute, Loftus-Cheek received the ball from Jorginho and played it up to Telles. Telles sent a cross into the area, where Hudson-Odoi volleyed it into the net. However, celebrations were cut short as VAR disallowed the goal due to offside. In the 65th minute, Alex Telles was forced off with a damaged heel. Cesar Azpilicueta replaced him for his last appearance at Stamford Bridge before he joined PSG at the end of the season. In the 69th minute, a cross from Sancho found James, whose shot was turned behind by Dewhurst. Two minutes later, James' cross was met by Sancho, who volleyed the ball over the crossbar before James saw a shot blocked by Egan. Sheffield United then made a substitution, replacing Baldock with John Fleck. Chelsea were still in the ascendancy, and in the 74th minute a cross from James found Zouma, whose header went sailing over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, McBurnie was replaced by Billy Sharp. Chelsea made their final change with ten minutes left, replacing Kanté with Mount. Mount nearly made an instant impact with 8 minutes left. James sent a free kick into the area, where Mount saw a header saved by Dewhurst. A minute later, Loftus-Cheek was brought down by Berge, and James sent the free kick wide of the mark. Chelsea continued to attack, and with two minutes left Mount saw a pot-shot blocked by Egan before Hudson-Odoi sent a fierce drive over the crossbar. As the game entered stoppage time, Loftus-Cheek hit a long-range effort over the bar before Jorginho was booked for a foul on Nainggolan. Chelsea closed the game out to keep the title race going to the final day. Saturday 8th May 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 2-1 Sheffield United (Werner 46, Alex Telles pen 50; Mousset 37) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Alex Telles Other results Saturday Arsenal 6-2 West Ham (Depay 5, Aubameyang pen 8, pen 18, 44, Yarmolenko og 11, Bellerín 62; Vertonghen 48, Haller 77) Aston Villa 5-1 Southampton (Wesley 33, 44, 52, Grealish 90+1, Mings 90+4; Redmond 60) Bournemouth 1-2 Tottenham (Solanke 10; Dier 4, Lo Celso pen 58) Everton 1-3 Man City (Richarlison 2; De Bruyne 10, Kane 21, 30) Liverpool 1-1 Man Utd (Firmino pen 56; Semedo 70) Sunday Leicester 5-3 Huddersfield (Vardy 49, 72, 87, Vidal pen 60, Choudhury 90+4; Ward 2, Bernabé 3, Ghezzal 13) Wolves 2-0 Leeds (Traoré 54, Coady 67) Burnley 3-0 Brighton (Tete 4, Tarkowski 15, Mee 31) Monday Norwich 2-0 Fulham (Petkovic 2, Lamela 10) Wednesday Liverpool 3-0 Everton (Keïta 9, van Dijk 39, Salah 58; Gbamin s/o 41) Wolves 3-2 Arsenal (Doherty 5, Neves 55, Jiménez 77; Nketiah 37, Aubameyang 44) League Table P W D L F A GD Pts 1. CL Man City 37 31 2 4 89 22 67 95 2. CL Chelsea 37 30 3 4 86 30 56 93 3. CL Man Utd 37 30 2 5 84 25 59 92 4. Arsenal 37 25 6 6 103 42 61 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. ECL Liverpool 37 24 9 4 77 23 54 81 6. Tottenham 37 24 5 8 81 36 45 77 7. Wolves 37 22 6 9 56 33 23 72 8. Fulham 37 16 5 16 46 46 0 53 9. Everton 37 12 6 19 43 63 -20 42 10. Leicester 37 11 8 18 43 57 -14 41 11. Sheff Utd 37 11 8 18 43 60 -17 41 12. Brighton 37 11 8 18 39 70 -31 41 13. Norwich 37 11 6 20 37 65 -28 39 14. Aston Villa 37 11 4 22 42 73 -31 37 15. West Ham 37 11 4 22 39 78 -39 37 16. Burnley 37 9 8 20 33 59 -26 35 17. Bournemouth 37 8 9 20 43 63 -20 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18. R Huddersfield 37 5 9 23 34 58 -24 24 19. R Leeds 37 4 7 26 33 85 -52 19 20. R Southampton 37 4 5 28 29 92 -63 17 Edited October 29, 2020 by Drogba11CFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 The final game of the season saw Chelsea travel to already relegated Huddersfield with an outside chance of winning the title. However, they would have to win and hope that Aston Villa won at The Etihad. Spencer rotated his squad with the Champions League Final in mind, bringing in Fikayo Tomori, Mason Mount and N'Golo Kanté. Huddersfield Town Grabara Ward Schindler Kongolo Masina Bacuna Bernabé Ghezzal Johnson Mbenza Kownacki Substitutes: Steer, Stankovic, O'Brien, Grant, Sobhi, Bryan, Pritchard Chelsea Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Zouma Tomori Telles Jorginho Kanté Mount Pulisic Werner Sancho Substitutes: Caballero, Rüdiger, Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, James Referee: Lee Mason It was surprisingly Huddersfield who had the measure of the opening stages. In the 5th minute, Kownacki ran onto a long ball from Grabara and got into the area before taking a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. Two minutes later, Mbenza robbed Azpilicueta and took the ball into the area before shooting wide. Chelsea had their first chance in the 7th minute. Jorginho hit a long ball towards Werner, who was denied by a tackle from Schindler. The Terriers seemed to be in the ascendancy, and in the 11th minute Johnson got away from Tomori before seeing his shot pushed away by Arrizabalaga. In the 16th minute, another Huddersfield attack was stopped when Mbenza was fouled by Azpilicueta, who received a yellow card. Ghezzal's free kick from Masina, whose header was tipped over by the fingertips of Arrizabalaga. Arrizabalaga was called into action again almost immediately, as he saved Johnson's shot from an acute angle. Chelsea won a free kick in the 18th minute. Telles' delivery found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. Two minutes later, Werner received the ball from Azpilicueta and hit a right-footed volley which Kongolo got himself in front of before Pulisic saw the rebound saved. Pulisic then had another chance, meeting Telles' free kick with a header which went over the bar. In the 22nd minute, Kongolo was booked for a foul on Werner. Three minutes later, a break from Chelsea saw Sancho run onto Mount's pass only to see his shot saved by Grabara. In the 28th minute, Telles sent a free kick into the area. Zouma saw his header blocked, as did Kanté with the follow up. Pulisic reacted quickest, but his effort was saved by Grabara. Mbenza cleared the ball to Kownacki, who, clean through on goal, got around Arrizabalaga to give Huddersfield the lead. A minute later, a cross from Telles was headed clear by Schindler. However, Bernabé lost the ball to Kanté, whose shot was blocked. Werner was first to react, and fired home for the 100th league goal in his career. Chelsea looked to build on this, and in the 32nd minute Werner was tripped by Masina. Telles crossed the ball to Zouma, who headed the ball wide. Three minutes later, Bernabé was booked for a foul on Pulisic, before Werner received the ball from Pulisic and shot wide. Pulisic was the next player to try his luck, meeting a Sancho cross with a header which was saved by Grabara. Grabara was called into action again in the 38th minute, saving from Pulisic again. It was now all Chelsea, and in the 41st minute Telles sent a free kick to Werner, whose header was saved by Grabara. Huddersfield were still a threat, however, and in the 45th minute Mbenza ran onto Bernabé's pass and darted past Azpilicueta before seeing his shot saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then went to the other end, with Pulisic running onto a pass from Werner before seeing his shot saved by Grabara, who was then called into action again to save another shot from the American. Chelsea forced a series of corners at the beginning of the second half, and in the 54th minute Sancho received the ball from Mount and passed left to Telles. Telles tried a hopeful shot, but he put it wide. In the 59th minute, Azpilicueta received the ball from Werner and sent a cross towards the far post. Sancho met it with a header which struck the inside of the post and bounced onto the line before Grabara smothered it. Huddersfield then made their first change, replacing Isaac Mbenza with Sobhi. A minute later, Masina was booked for a foul on Pulisic, before Kanté also entered the book for a foul on Bernabé. Spencer then took a disappointing Sancho off, replacing him with Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi nearly made an immediate impact, as he met Azpilicueta's cross with a header which looped over the bar. Bernabé then left the pitch, with O'Brien replacing him, before Stankovic replaced Johnson. In the 71st minute, a corner was cleared to Kownacki, who got through on goal before being stopped by a desperate shirt grab from Zouma. Zouma received a yellow card, and Arrizabalaga guessed correctly but couldn't stop Kownacki's penalty going in. Chelsea looked to get level again, and in the 73rd minute Werner received the ball from Pulisic before taking a shot which was saved by Grabara, although the offside flag had gone up. In the 85th minute, Tomori was shown a yellow card for a foul on Kownacki. Ghezzal found Schindler with the free kick, but the header went over the bar. Chelsea threw everything at Huddersfield in the closing stages. In stoppage time, a forward pass from Jorginho found Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi's shot beat Grabara, but touched the top of the bar and went over. In the dying seconds, Mount played a free kick to Zouma, whose header went clean over the bar. Ironically, the game would have been academic anyway, as Man City beat Aston Villa 2-0 to claim the title. Spencer, however, was furious with the defeat, and made sure his players knew about it. "What the hell was that?" he exclaimed in the dressing room after the match, "This was Huddersfield. Huddersfield! And you made them look like prime Real Madrid! If you're going to play like that in Saint Petersburg, we might as well ring Klopp right now and tell him the trophy's his!" He paused. "When we arrive back in London tomorrow, we're going straight to the training ground. There's no way you deserve a day off after this." Sunday 16th May 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield Huddersfield Town 2-1 Chelsea (Kownacki 28, pen 71; Werner 29) Attendance: 24,329 Man of the Match: Dawid Kownacki Other results: Brighton 2-3 Bournemouth (Burn 82, 90+2; Tavares 8, Fraser 37, Billing 59, Aké s/o 45+2) Fulham 3-0 Leicester (Mitrovic 35, Knockeart 69, Mawson 73) Leeds 0-4 Liverpool (Matip 4, Dybala 25, Origi 52, 79) Man City 2-0 Aston Villa (Kane pen 34, Walker 73) Man Utd 1-0 Norwich (Rashford 77) Sheff Utd 0-3 Arsenal (Alonso 17, Aubameyang 66, 70) Southampton 0-1 Everton (Ajeti 68) Tottenham 2-0 Wolves (Draxler 23, Alli 84) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Chelsea's first UEFA Champions League final was not a happy memory for Blues fans. What could have been a night to remember in Moscow had gone down as one of the bitterest moments in the club's history. Chelsea had been up against Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United side, who had just been crowned Premier League Champions ahead of the Blues. Many expected the Red Devils to win, and in the 26th minute Cristiano Ronaldo beat versatile midfielder Michael Essien to give United the lead. The Blues then survived a spell of United pressure before equalising on the stroke of half time after Frank Lampard pounced on a loose ball. The equaliser transformed Chelsea, as they kept United on the back foot for much of the second half, with Didier Drogba striking the crossbar with 13 minutes left. Lampard would also strike the underside of the bar in extra time, while a shot from Ryan Giggs was headed off the line by Terry. Then, with penalties imminent, a moment of madness from Drogba saw the Ivorian sent off for slapping Tevez. The first four penalties were scored, but then Ronaldo saw his spot kick saved by Cech. Lampard and Ashley Cole then scored for Chelsea, putting the Blues at match point, before John Terry walked forward to take the deciding penalty. In the cruellest twist of fate, the Chelsea captain slipped, seeing his penalty strike the post and take the match to sudden death. Nicolas Anelka then missed Chelsea's seventh penalty, handing United the trophy. Chelsea would earn redemption four years later against Bayern Munich. Missing several key players through suspension, the Blues held off wave after wave of Bayern attacks, which included a disallowed goal, before Thomas Müller's 83rd-minute header bounced over Cech and into the net. Bayern's lead lasted for five minutes, as Mata played a corner to Drogba, who powered a header into the net to take the match to extra time. Drogba nearly went from hero to zero in extra time, as his foul on Ribery earned Bayern a penalty. Robben took it, but his weak spot-kick was saved by Cech. The match went to penalties and five of the first six kicks were scored, Mata being the odd one out. Ilica Olic then saw his kick saved, before Ashley Cole scored to bring Chelsea level. Bastian Schweinsteiger then saw his penalty tipped against the post by Cech, before Drogba clinically sent Neuer the wrong way to make it the club's finest hour. Chelsea’s squad flew out of Heathrow Airport on the Wednesday before the match. On the coach drive from Cobham, their route had been lined by crowds of cheering supporters. "Hear that, lads," Spencer said, "They're who I want you to play for on Saturday." In goal for Chelsea would be Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had played in every match of the competition. At right back was captain Cesar Azpilicueta, playing his final match before joining Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. His colleague on the left would be Alex Telles, whose free kick had arguably sent Chelsea to the final. In the centre of defence would be Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christensen. The powerful Frenchman had the strength and pace to keep most strikers at bay, while his aerial ability allowed him to cause problems at set pieces too. In Christensen, meanwhile, Spencer had a player who could get himself into the right place at the right time. Sitting in front of the defence would be Jorginho. The Italian defensive midfielder had the ability to dictate the play from deep, with one of the best passing completion rates in the Premier League. In front of him would be N’Golo Kanté, whose ball-winning ability would be crucial, and star midfielder Kai Havertz, whose dribbling would cause the opposition countless problems and had made the highest number of key passes in the competition. Up front on the right would be Christian Pulisic. Hakim Ziyech, who had been named as PFA Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, had faced a race against time to be fit for the final after pulling a calf muscle in training just before the second leg of the semi finals, but was only fit enough for the bench. Jadon Sancho was on the left, having scored against both Arsenal and Manchester City in Chelsea’s run to the final. Leading the line would be Timo Werner, whose 33 goals that season had proved invaluable. Liverpool, meanwhile, had plenty of key players missing. Right back Trent Alexander-Arnold had suffered a fractured lower arm during the Merseyside Derby on 12th May, while Giorgini Wijnaldum had suffered a damaged foot in training. By far the biggest misses for Jürgen Klopp, however, were Sadio Mané, who had suffered a damaged hip in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham on 1st May, and Mohamed Salah, who had damaged an achilles tendon in training the previous week. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Klopp was reportedly on the verge of being sacked, having finished 5th in the Premier League. Wolves had beaten Atlético Madrid 3-0 in the Europa League Final, so if the Reds were to play Champions League football the following season, they would have to emulate Real Madrid and win a third successive trophy. As such, Arsenal fans, whose side had finished fourth, had found themselves in the unenviable position of having to support one of their fiercest rivals in the final. 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Drogba11CFC Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 "This is it," Spencer said in the away team dressing room at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg, "This is your chance to become immortal, to be up there with Osgood, Harris, Di Matteo, Zola, Terry, Lampard, Cech, Drogba...and John Obi Mikel." He paused. "I've was in the squad for two Champions League finals," he continued, "And let me tell you, there is nothing more sickening than having to walk past the trophy after losing - not even being denied a place in the final by a bent ref the following season. And on the flipside, the euphoria of victory stays with you for days." The bell rang. "Whatever happens tonight, I'm proud of you for making it this far. Go out there and give it everything you've got." Lining up against Chelsea would be a Liverpool side needing to win to reenter the following season's competition at Arsenal's expense. Alisson was in goal for the Reds, looking to get his third winners' medal in as many seasons. In front of the Brazilian would be Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip, who had conceded just 23 goals in the Premier League, only behind Manchester City. Andrew Robertson took up position at left back, while Joe Gomez filled in for Alexander-Arnold on the right. In front of the back four was Jordan Henderson, with Naby Keïta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of him. Liverpool's front three consisted of elite Argentine striker Paulo Dybala on the right and Divock Origi on the left, while Roberto Firmino led the line. Since 2009, a special version of the Champions League anthem had been played before every final, and this year the honour went to famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. After the pre-match handshakes, Alejandro Hernández blew his whistle, and Chelsea got the game underway. The Blues looked to attack almost immediately, and in the first minute Werner Werner received the ball from Telles and laid the ball off to Sancho. Sancho looked to shoot, but his shot was charged down by Chamberlain before the flag went up against Werner for offside. In the 4th minute, Origi appeared to have been pushed by Azpilicueta. Liverpool claimed a penalty, but VAR showed that it had been just outside the box. Dybala found Matip, who headed the ball just wide. Three minutes later, an expert sliding tackle from Zouma denied Origi at the expense of a corner. Dybala found Firmino, whose header went over the bar. In the 9th minute, Havertz was tripped by Chamberlain. Telles took the free kick, but it was blocked by Matip. Chelsea then won a series of corners, with Gomez being shown a yellow card in the 14th minute for upending Sancho. Telles crossed the free kick to Zouma, whose header was saved by Alisson. Zouma received a warning in the 20th minute after pushing Firmino. Dybala played the free kick into the area, where Gomez saw his header loop over the crossbar. Gomez would have another chance in the 23rd minute, as Keïta led him onto the ball and he took a shot which was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 29th minute, Sancho was booked for a foul on Dybala. The free kick found Henderson, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Van Dijk followed him into the book for a trip on Sancho. In the 39th minute, Zouma got up above Dybala and met a cross with a header which went over the bar. A minute later, a corner from Dybala found Origi, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. In the 44th minute, Henderson was booked for a foul on Pulisic. The second half started with Liverpool looking to take the lead. Keïta took over from Henderson and got past Kanté before taking a shot from distance which he couldn't direct goalwards. Two minutes later, a corner from Dybala found Origi, whose header was saved by Arrizabalaga. Chelsea then came forward after soaking up the pressure. Havertz received the ball from Sancho and tried to find Kanté with a pass to the right. Kanté hit an optimistic long-range effort which was saved by Alisson. Origi then played a one-two with Robertson and passed to Keïta before taking a shot which was blocked by Kanté. Origi then had a chance, sending a header over the bar, before Dybala was booked for handball. In the 57th minute, Dybala played a free kick into the area. Henderson rose above Havertz, but his header cleared the crossbar. On the hour mark, Telles showed Oxlade-Chamberlain a clean set of heels and delivered a cross. Pulisic met it with a header which was saved by Alisson. A minute later, Oxlade-Chamberlain looked to bring Dybala into play, but the Argentine saw his half volley saved by Arrizabalaga. With twenty minutes left, Spencer decided to make his first change. It was Pulisic who made way, as Spencer hoped that Ziyech would make his mark. Ziyech won a free kick a minute later, with Naby Keïta being shown a yellow card. Telles found Zouma with the free kick, but his header went over the bar. In the 74th minute, Origi was taken off, with Adam Lallana replacing him. A minute later, a cross from Dybala found Gomez, whose header was tipped over by Arrizabalaga. Ziyech was then booked for a foul on Oxlade-Chamberlain. In the 78th minute, Gomez had another chance, seeing his shot saved by Arrizabalaga after receiving the ball from Oxlade-Chamberlain. Oxlade-Chamberlain had a chance of his own with ten minutes left, but his shot was off-target. A minute later, Firmino got on the end of Chamberlain's cross with a header which cleared the crossbar. With six minutes to go, Kanté intercepted a pass from Henderson and played a through ball to Werner. Werner took the ball past Matip and got one-on-one with Alisson, but his shot was tipped wide by the Brazilian, with Christensen heading over from the corner. Liverpool then made a double change, replacing Oxlade-Chamberlain and Keïta with Milner and Elliott. In stoppage time, Telles was tripped by Elliott. Ziyech's free kick found Havertz, whose header was saved by Alisson. The match entered extra time and in the 92nd minute, Klopp replaced Matip with Lovren. In the 95th minute, Henderson received the ball from Elliott and chanced his arm with a shot which clipped the post and went wide. In the 100th minute, Spencer made his second change. Jadon Sancho was beginning to tire, so Tammy Abraham came on to replace him. In stoppage time at the end of the half, Lallana received a forward pass from Firmino and crossed into the area. Jordan Henderson arrived in the box with a volley to give Liverpool the lead in extra time. Liverpool looked to put the game to bed, and in the 106th minute Dybala hit a speculative effort which went wide. Two minutes later, a cross from Azpilicueta found Abraham, whose header was saved by Alisson. In the 111th minute, Henderson received the ball from Firmino. He had the goal at his mercy, but his shot was blocked by Jorginho. Chelsea pushed for an equaliser as the clock ran down, but Liverpool held firm to make it three European Cups in a row. Spencer shook hands with Klopp before going onto the pitch to console his players. Saturday 29th May 2021, 20:00: UEFA Champions League Final - at Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (Henderson 105+2) Attendance: 64,287 Man of the Match: Jordan Henderson The Blues collected their losers' medals from UEFA President Aleksandar Čeferin, before watching on as Jordan Henderson hoisted the trophy into the air. In the BT Sport studio afterwards, the mood was reflected in the two pundits, former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, now in charge at Cardiff City, and former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who had had spells in charge of Rangers and Crystal Palace. “To be honest, I think this was a massive opportunity to take the trophy,” Lampard said dejectedly, “No Salah, no Mané, no Alexander-Arnold...if Ziyech had been fully fit, we’d be talking about a different result. And that Werner chance right at the end - if it’s Drogba or even Costa, it’s in, no question.” “What Spencer has to do now is come back stronger. We’ve got Donnarumma coming in, we’re supposedly signing Gimenez in the summer...if I was Spencer I’d go for Agüero too given that he’s been transfer listed.” Gerrard, meanwhile, was full of praise, saying, “That was classic Liverpool. The captain popping up with a match-winning goal, it almost reminds me of a certain Liverpool captain.” Chelsea might not have won the Champions League, but some of their players would win awards. Four of them were named in the team of the tournament, with Timo Werner’s 12 goals earning him the Golden Boot. 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Award Winners Golden Boot: 1st - Timo Werner (Chelsea, 12 goals), 2nd - Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, 8 goals), 3rd - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, 8 goals) Goalkeeper of the Tournament: 1st - Alisson (Liverpool), 2nd - Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea), 3rd - Wuilker Fariñez (Celtic) Defender of the Tournament: 1st - Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), 2nd - Virgin Van Dijk (Liverpool), 3rd - Alex Telles (Chelsea) Midfielder of the Tournament: 1st - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2nd - Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), 3rd - Kai Havertz (Chelsea) Forward of the Tournament: 1st - Timo Werner (Chelsea), 2nd - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 3rd - Kylian Mbappé (PSG) 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Dream Team: Alisson (Liverpool); Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Virgin Van Dijk (Liverpool), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), Alex Telles (Chelsea); Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Paulo Dybala (Liverpool), Giorginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Jadon Sancho (Chelsea); Timo Werner (Chelsea), Luis Suarez (Barcelona) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) 2020/21 Season Summary Chelsea Football Club Fans’ Player of the Season: 1st - Hakim Ziyech (75%), 2nd - Timo Werner (11%), 3rd - Kurt Zouma (8%) Signing of the Season: Timo Werner Young Player of the Season: Reece James Premier League Final Table P W D L F A GD PTS 1. C Man City 38 32 2 4 91 22 69 98 2. CL Man Utd 38 31 2 5 85 25 60 95 3. CL Chelsea 38 30 3 5 87 32 55 93 4. EL Arsenal 38 26 6 6 106 42 64 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CL Liverpool 38 25 9 4 81 23 58 84 6. EL Tottenham 38 25 5 8 83 36 47 80 7. CL Wolves 38 22 6 10 56 35 21 72 8. Fulham 38 17 5 16 49 46 3 56 9. Everton 38 13 6 19 44 63 -19 45 10. Leicester 38 11 8 19 43 60 -17 41 11. Sheff Utd 38 11 8 19 43 63 -20 41 12. Brighton 38 11 8 19 41 73 -32 41 13. West Ham 38 12 4 22 40 78 -38 40 14. Norwich 38 11 6 21 37 66 -29 39 15. Aston Villa 38 11 4 23 42 75 -33 37 16. Bournemouth 38 9 9 20 46 65 -19 36 17. Burnley 38 9 8 21 33 60 -27 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18. R Huddersfield 38 6 9 23 36 59 -23 27 19. R Leeds 38 4 7 27 33 89 -56 19 20. R Southampton 38 4 5 29 29 93 -64 17 Awards PFA Player of the Year: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) FWA Footballer of the Year: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) PFA Young Player of the Year: Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) Golden Boot: Harry Kane (Man City, 32 goals) Manager of the year: Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Man Utd) Playmaker of the Year: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 15 assists) PFA Team of the Year: David De Gea (Man Utd); Nélson Semedo (Man Utd), Eric García (Man City), Harry Maguire (Man Utd), Serge Aurier (Tottenham); Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Rodri (Man City), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd); Harry Kane (Man City), Gabriel Barbosa (Man Utd) Managerial Movements Everton - Carlo Ancelotti moved to Tottenham on 24 June, Sean Dyche appointed on 3rd July Burnley - Sean Dyche moved to Everton on 3rd July, Danny Cowley appointed on 13th July Huddersfield - Danny Cowley moved to Burnley on 13th July, Marco Silva appointed on 21st July Leicester - Marco Giampaolo sacked on 2nd October, Michael O’Neill appointed on 15th October Southampton - Ralph Hassenhüttl sacked on 21st November, Phillip Cocu appointed 6th December Norwich - Daniel Farke sacked on 5th December, Paco Jémez appointed on 18th December Burnley - Danny Cowley sacked on 20th December, Brendan Rodgers appointed on 4th January West Ham - Sam Allardyce sacked on 26th December, Tony Mowbray appointed on 8th January Leeds - Carlos Coberàn sacked on 6th February, Sam Allardyce appointed on 25th February Leicester - Michael O’Neill sacked on 6th March, Walter Mazzari appointed on 22nd March Aston Villa - Dean Smith sacked on 14th March, Santiago Solari appointed on 30th March Leading Transfers DATE NAME FROM TO FEE (POTENTIAL) 28/6/2020 Harry Kane Tottenham Man City £199M 16/7/2020 Kai Havertz Bayer 04 Leverkusen Chelsea £90M 28/6/2020 Leon Bailey Bayer 04 Leverkusen Man Utd £78M 12/6/2020 Paulo Dybala Juventus Liverpool £78M 2/7/2020 Calvin Stengs AZ Arsenal £58M 12/1/2021 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton Tottenham £55M 9/7/2020 Rúben Dias SL Benfica Man Utd £49M 17/7/2020 Ángel Correa Atlético Madrid Tottenham £48.5M 18/6/2020 Timo Werner RB Leipzig Chelsea £45M 14/7/2020 Nelson Semedo Barcelona Man Utd £37.5M Also in England Championship Promoted: Newcastle (1st), Watford (2nd), Stoke (4th) Also in play-offs: Nottingham Forest (3rd), Cardiff (5th), Blackburn (6th) Relegated: Sunderland (22nd), Ipswich (23rd), Gillingham (24th) League One Promoted: Barnsley (1st), Bristol Rovers (2nd), Rotherham (6th) Also in Play-Offs: Oxford (3rd), QPR (4th), Portsmouth (5th) Relegated: Wycombe (21st), Bradford City (22nd), Lincoln (23rd), Accrington (24th) League Two Promoted: Rochdale (1st), Oldham (2nd), Bolton (3rd), Walsall (4th) Also in Play-Offs: Cheltenham (5th), Morecambe (6th), Forest Green (7th) Relegated: Northampton (23rd), Yeovil (24th) National League Promoted: Fylde (1st), Chesterfield (2nd) Also in Play-Offs: Notts County (3rd), Sutton (4th), Cambridge (5th), Barrow (6th), Wrexham (7th) Relegated: Woking (21st), Ebbsfleet (22nd), Dover (23rd), Wealdstone (24th) National League North Promoted: Southport (1st), Alfreton (3rd) Also in Play-Offs: Kettering (2nd), Boston Utd (4th), King’s Lynn (5th), Telford (6th), York (7th) Relegated: Blyth (21st), Scarborough Athletic (22nd), Telford (23rd), Basford (24th) National League South Promoted: Boreham Wood (1st), Eastleigh (2nd) Also in Play-Offs: Dartford (3rd), Dorking (4th), Havant & Waterlooville (5th), Weymouth (6th), Braintree (7th) Relegated: Weston-Super-Mare (21st), Slough (22nd), Hendon (23rd), Enfield (24th) Promoted from Regional Leagues Basingstoke, Chesham, Halesowen, Hednesford, Truro, Warrington Domestic Cups FA Cup: Man Utd 3-2 Wolves (aet) Carabao Cup: Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd (aet) Community Shield: Liverpool 2-2 Man City (Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties) Leasing.com Trophy: Chelsea U23s 3-0 Lincoln FA Challenge Trophy: Bromley 2-1 York Europe UEFA Champions League: Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (aet) UEFA Europa League: Wolves 3-0 Atlético Madrid UEFA Super Cup: Man Utd 2-0 Liverpool Awards Best Player in Europe: Kylian Mbappé (PSG) Golden Shoe: Harry Kane (Man City) Golden Boy: Oihan Sanchet (Athletic Club) Jupiler Pro League Top Three: Club Brugge (1st), AA Gent (2nd), Standard Liege (3rd) Relegated: STVV (18th) Promoted from Proximus League: Westerlo Dutch Eredivisie Top Three: Ajax (1st), PSV (2nd), Feyenoord (3rd) Relegated: Sparta (16th), FC Emmen (17th), PEC Zwolle (18th) Promoted from Keuken Kampioen Divisie: Fortuna Sittard, Roda JC, NEC Ligue 1 Conforma Top Three: PSG (1st), Lyon (2nd), Marseille (3rd) Relegated: Rennes (17th), SM Caen (18th) Promoted from Domino’s Ligue 2: Amiens SC, Grenoble Bundesliga Top Three: Bayern Munich (1st), Borussia Dortmund (2nd), TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (3rd) Relegated: SC Freiburg (16th), SC Paderborn (17th), Mainz (18th) Promoted from Bundesliga 2: Hannover 96, Fortuna Dusseldorf, Union Berlin Serie A TIM Top Three: Juventus (1st), AC Milan (2nd), Napoli (3rd) Relegated: Perugia (18th), Frosinone (19th), Chievo (20th) Promoted from Serie BKT: Udinese, Entella, Verona Liga NOS Top Three: SL Benfica (1st), FC Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) Relegated: Moreirense (17th), Marítimo (18th) Promoted from Ligapro: FC Porto B, Varzim, Farense Russian Premierliga Top Three: Zenit (1st), CSKA Moscow (2nd), Spartak Moscow (3rd) Relegated: SKA Khabarovsk (17th), Yenisey (18th) Promoted from FNL: Krylja Sovetov, Anji Ladbrokes Premiership Top Three: Celtic (1st), Rangers (2nd), Livingston (3rd) Relegated: Dunfermline (11th), Alloa (12th) Promoted from Ladbrokes Championship: Hamilton, St Johnstone La Liga Santander Top Three: Atlético Madrid (1st), Real Madrid (2nd), Barcelona (3rd) Relegated: Huesca (18th), Rayo Vallecano (19th), Real Zaragoza (20th) Global FIFA Club World Cup: Liverpool 2-0 River Plate - at Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar Awards Ballon D’Or: 1st - Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 2nd - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 3rd - Luis Suarez (Barcelona) FIFA World Player of the Year: 1st - Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 2nd - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 3rd - Luis Suarez (Barcelona) World Soccer Magazine Player of the Year: 1st - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2nd - Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 3rd - Luis Suarez (Barcelona) FIFA/FIFPro World XI: Agustín Marchesín (FC Porto); Nélson Semedo (Man Utd), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Alex Sandro (Juventus); Miralem Pjanic (Juventus), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Barcelona); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), Sadio Mané (Liverpool); Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) Leading Transfers (Not including Premier League) DATE NAME FROM TO FEE (POTENTIAL) 19/7/2020 Saúl Atlético Madrid PSG £86M 9/7/2020 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio Barcelona £78M 24/1/2021 Rafa SL Benfica Juventus £69M 1/7/2020 Philippe Coutinho Barcelona Bayern Munich £63M 1/7/2020 Mauro Icardi Inter Milan PSG £60M 11/1/2021 Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina Hertha Berlin £58M 6/1/2021 William Carvalho Real Betis Beijing £49M (£61M) 1/7/2020 Álvaro Morata Chelsea Atlético Madrid £47.5M 31/8/2020 Houssem Aouar Lyon Barcelona £42M (£53M) 12/8/2020 Carlos Vinicius SL Benfica PSG £39M Edited November 3, 2020 by Drogba11CFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Pre-season began shortly after the Club World Cup, as did the summer transfer window. The first big move involving a Premier League team saw Europa League winners Wolves sign Hamza Choudhury from Leicester for £61million. That was surpassed the following day, as Spencer spent £80million to sign José Giménez from Atlético. However, the biggest transfer of the summer was the £98million Man Utd paid to sign Ousmane Dembélé from Barcelona. Solskjær followed this up by paying Real Betis £48.5million for Nabil Fekir and signing Federico Chiesa from Fiorentina for £45.5million. Spencer then paid FC Porto £20million for teenage sensation Fábio Silva, before the squad flew to Ukraine for their first friendly against Dynamo Kiev. The Blues dominated and took the lead in the 28th minute through a Jorginho penalty. New signing Fábio Silva then connected with a Ziyech pass before beating Olsen at his near post, before Callum Hudson-Odoi made it three with a low shot from the edge of the area. The second half was quieter, but in the 64th minute Tammy Abraham headed Emerson's cross into the net to complete the rout. The next friendly would be at home to Lyon. The visitors struck the first blow in the 26th minute, with Bradley Barcola getting free in the area and finding the net. Chelsea responded three minutes later, as Ziyech's free kick was headed down by Giménez to Rüdiger, who stabbed the ball home. Lyon retook the lead in the 50th minute, as a cross from former Arsenal winger Jeff Reine-Adélaïde was converted by Barcola, but Chelsea responded instantly, with Kovacic volleying into the net from Hudson-Odoi's cross. Chelsea then travelled to South Korea to play their next two friendlies. The first was against Ulsan Hyundai, with Mason Mount converting a penalty after just six minutes before Hakim Ziyech headed a cross from Telles into the net. Ziyech would get on the scoresheet again in the 15th minute as he met a through ball from Kovacic with a shot which flew past Kim Ji-Min into the net. The hosts pulled a goal back through a low shot from Hwang Jae-Hwan six minutes into the second half, but seven minutes later Ziyech sent the ball into the net to wrap up a 4-1 win. Chelsea then played Daegu and in the 25th minute, Ziyech sent a cross into the area for Abraham, playing on the left, sent a header into the net. Abraham grabbed a second in the 53rd minute, once again meeting a Ziyech cross with a header. Marco Kana then turned provider as his pass was struck into the bottom corner by Hudson-Odoi, before a cross from Telles was headed home by Silva. Having made two goals, Ziyech then got on the scoresheet, meeting Kana's through ball with a header. Chelsea then faced Hamburger SV in Germany. On a rainy night, in the 8th minute, a through ball from Kana found Telles, whose low shot squirmed into the net. Three minutes into the second half, a corner from Telles was only cleared to Rüdiger, whose powerful volley gave Posselbeck no chance. Chelsea's final friendly took place in Istanbul against Galatasaray. In the 19th minute, Hudson-Odoi crossed the ball into the area, where Ömer headed clear. The clearance only found Ziyech, who let the ball drop before sending it rocketing into the net at the near post. Mason Mount converted a penalty in the 47th minute, and in stoppage time a corner from Ziyech was headed into the net by Werner. As Chelsea prepared for their opening match away to Wolves, the transfer window created new stories each day. First, Manchester City sold Sergio Agüero to Juventus for £33million, before Man Utd sold Paul Pogba to Real Madrid for £51million. However, the big transfer story on the eve of the season was that PSG had offered £140million for Mohamed Salah, and Liverpool had accepted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Chelsea's first game of the new Premier League season was a tricky away game against Europa League winners Wolves. Spencer handed debuts to Donnarumma and Giménez, with Fábio Silva on the bench for the injured Abraham. Wolves, meanwhile, gave debuts to new signings Joris Gnagnon and Hamza Choudhury. Wolves Patricio Sokratis Boly Gnagnon Doherty Doucouré Choudhury Jonny Traoré Jota Taison Substitutes: Ruddy, Dendoncker, Gibbs-White, Mir, Vinagre, Coady, Jiménez Chelsea Donnarumma James Zouma Giménez Telles Jorginho Kovacic Havertz Ziyech Werner Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Rüdiger, Kanté, Mount, Pulisic, Tomori, Silva Referee: Simon Hooper Chelsea looked to assert themselves and in the 2nd minute, Werner intercepted a pass from Doherty and shot from an angle, only to see his shot pushed away by Patricio. 4 minutes later, James was shown a yellow card for a foul on Taison. In the 7th minute, Taison received the ball from Doucouré and got away from James with ease. He tried his luck, but his shot was blocked by Zouma. A minute later, Kovacic was tripped by Choudhury. James delivered the free kick to Giménez, whose header cleared the crossbar. Wolves went to the other end, and Traoré skipped past Telles before being stopped by a brilliant sliding tackle from Jorginho. In the 11th minute, Kovacic was again tripped by Choudhury. Ziyech took the free kick, only for it to be blocked by Jota. In the 16th minute, Havertz received the ball from Kovacic and hit a first time ball towards Ziyech. Ziyech met it with a volley which went sailing over from a tight angle. In the 20th minute, a header from Zouma was intercepted by Taison, who passed to Traoré. Traoré played the ball past Zouma and took a shot which was tipped behind by Donnarumma. Chelsea then countered, and in the 22nd minute Ziyech dribbled past Gnagnon and brought Werner into play. Werner laid the ball off to James, and James struck the ball with fury but sent the shot wide. In the 24th minute, Traoré received the ball from Gnagnon, but he put it wide of the goal. Wolves countered again in the 29th minute. Traoré chased after a loose ball and hit an optimistic long-range effort. Zouma missed the ball, but Traoré sent it wide of the mark. In the 35th minute, Jonny received the ball from Taison and took a shot which Donnarumma beat away. Two minutes later, Hudson-Odoi received the ball from Havertz and crossed it to Ziyech, whose header went over the bar. In the 39th minute, Telles was booked for a foul on Traoré. Wolves had dominated the first half and looked to assert themselves in the second as well. In the 53rd minute, Taison received the ball from Gnagnon and searched out the run of Diogo Jota. Jota got into the area, but his shot was saved by Donnarumma. Two minutes later, Havertz received the ball from Telles and played it on to Kovacic. Kovacic took the shot, but it was charged down by Boly. In the 57th minute, Doherty was taken off, with Rafa Mir coming on to replace him. In the 62nd minute, a free kick from Traoré found Sokratis, whose header went over the bar. Spencer then made his first change, replacing an underperforming Hudson-Odoi with Pulisic. Pulisic nearly made an impact, as in the 67th minute, he received the ball from Kovacic in the area and moved it on to Havertz. Havertz went for goal, but his shot was blocked by Doucouré. Two minutes later, a cross from James found Ziyech, who headed over. In the 71st minute, Doucouré was replaced by Gibbs-White. Chelsea came forward again, and in the 76th minute Havertz held up the ball before hitting a 30 yard ball to Ziyech. Ziyech crossed to the near post, where Werner saw a header saved by Patricio. With 8 minutes left, Jonny left the pitch, with Ruben Vinagre replacing him. In the 87th minute, James led Pulisic onto the ball. Pulisic sent the ball flying towards goal from distance, but the shot was tipped over by Patricio. A minute later, Ziyech was taken off, with Mason Mount replacing him. However, the match petered out into a goalless draw. Saturday 7th August 2021, 17:30: Barclays Premier League - at Molineux, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Chelsea Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Joris Gnagnon Other results Saturday Liverpool 2-0 Fulham (Mané 10, Seri og 22) Arsenal 2-1 Burnley (Chambers 18, Depay 86; McNeil 32) Norwich 2-2 Watford (Petkovic 65, 90; Suárez 22, Welbeck 53) Sheff Utd 2-2 Everton (Sigurdsson 29, 60; Holgate 27, Richarlison 75) Leicester 1-2 Tottenham (Niang 23; Zaha 16, Neves pen 73) Sunday Man City 2-0 West Ham (Zinchenko 27, Kane 58) Brighton 3-0 Bournemouth (Maupay 11, Bernard 36, 82) Monday Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa (Mings og 74; El Ghazi pen 51) Edited November 9, 2020 by Drogba11CFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Chelsea faced newly-promoted Stoke City in their first home game of the season. The Potters had returned to the Premier League after a three-year absence, but were favourites for relegation and had lost their opening match 3-0 at home to Man Utd. Spencer opted to shuffle his squad, bringing Rüdiger in for Giménez, who had suffered a pulled hamstring in training. Chelsea Donnarumma James Zouma Rüdiger Emerson Jorginho Kanté Mount Ziyech Werner Hudson-Odoi Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Havertz, Kovacic, Pulisic, Hysaj, Tomori, Silva Stoke Butland Mattiello Rodon Gravillon Tymon Ndiaye Kastanos Ricci Richards Estupiñán Watkins Substitutes: Davies, Souttar, Verlinden, Klimala, Cousins, Indi, Reca Referee: Chris Kavanagh Chelsea's fans wanted a good start and that is what they got. In the 5th minute, Mount was upended by Estupiñán. Ziyech aimed the free kick for the far post, where Zouma met it with a header. The initial header was saved by Butland, but Zouma pounced on the follow up to give Chelsea the lead. In the 9th minute, Kanté received the ball from Hudson-Odoi and played a one-two with Ziyech before taking a shot which was saved by Butland. Chelsea continued to dominate, and in the 13th minute James played the ball back to Jorginho, who played it to Emerson. Emerson sent a cross to Werner, who headed over the bar. Three minutes later, James threw the ball in to Werner, who played in Ziyech. Ziyech exchanged passes with James before taking a shot which was saved by Butland. In the 20th minute, James passed down the line for Ziyech, who played a one-two with Werner before hitting a one-touch pass to James. James sent a cross into the area, where Hudson-Odoi volleyed the ball into the net to double Chelsea's lead. Stoke had been on the back foot throughout the game but they did get a chance to halve the deficit almost immediately when Richards was tripped by Jorginho. Ricci delivered the ball to Estupiñán, who headed over the bar. In the 25th minute, Jorginho was booked for a shove on Richards. A minute later, Ndiaye headed the ball to Ricci, whose header was blocked by Mount. In the 31st minute, Chelsea won a corner. Mount's delivery was headed on by Werner to Ziyech, who headed home from an awkward angle to put the Blues 3-0 ahead. In the 32nd minute, Watkins was tripped by Zouma. The Stoke striker went down easily, but Zouma was shown a yellow card. Two minutes later, Emerson headed a pass by Rüdiger onto Hudson-Odoi, who was too quick for Mattiello. Hudson-Odoi got into the area, but his shot was blocked by Kastanos. Emerson was then booked for a foul on Ricci, before Rodon was booked for a foul on Werner. In the 37th minute, Richards had a shot blocked by Jorginho, before Kastanos sent a volley off-target. Chelsea then went to the other end, with Hudson-Odoi seeing a shot saved by Butland. Butland then denied Jorginho before Ziyech was thwarted by an important challenge from Rodon. On the stroke of half time, a free kick from James found Ziyech, whose header was saved by Butland. A potential Stoke counter attack was then stopped by James' trip on Estupiñán, with James receiving a yellow card. Chelsea came out in the second half looking to extend their lead, and in the 49th minute Werner ran onto a loose ball and passed ahead of Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi passed to Emerson, whose shot was saved by Butland. In the 54th minute, Rüdiger played a one-two with Hudson-Odoi before swinging the ball out left to Emerson. Emerson surged past Ndiaye before taking a shot which was saved by Butland. A minute later, Kanté received the ball from Zouma and sprayed the ball out right to James. James hit a 45 yard ball left to Emerson, whose dipping shot went wide. A minute after that, Zouma intercepted a long ball from Ndiaye and headed on to Kanté. Kanté passed to James, who played a one-two with Ziyech before passing left to Jorginho. Jorginho then sent the ball left to Mount, who weighted it out right to James. James got past Tymon and crossed the ball into the area, where Werner nodded it past Butland for Chelsea's fourth. Werner could have doubled his tally a minute later. A long ball from Watkins was scrambled away by Rüdiger, and Werner got onto the loose ball before seeing his shot saved by Butland. Spencer then took Mount off, replacing him with Havertz. Havertz nearly made an instant impact, as he headed over from Ziyech's corner. Hudson-Odoi then ran onto a pass from Havertz before sending a shot off-target. In the 64th minute, Werner dispossessed Gravillon and crossed the ball from the right. Havertz met the cross, but he couldn't get his header on target. With 20 minutes left, Stoke launched an attack. Watkins hit the ball in search of the run of Richards, whose shot was saved by Donnarumma. A minute later, Ndiaye hit an effort off-target before, with the game already won, Spencer replaced Werner with Fábio Silva. In the 78th minute, Badou Ndiaye was replaced by Cousins. A corner from Ricci then found Estupiñán, whose header looped over the crossbar. With ten minutes left, James received the ball from Kanté and sent it into the area. Havertz got to the ball ahead of Cousins and nodded it to Ziyech, whose shot was blocked by Rodon. A minute later, Kanté sent a shot off target. With seven minutes left, Estupiñán put the ball wide before Verlinden came on for Tymon. In the 90th minute, Zouma was replaced by Tomori. In stoppage time, Silva sent a cross to the near post. Havertz beat Cousins in the air, but his header sailed over the crossbar. Monday 16th August 2021, 20:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 4-0 Stoke City (Zouma 4, Hudson-Odoi 20, Ziyech 31, Werner 56) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Hakim Ziyech Other results Friday Tottenham 2-2 Sheff Utd (Correa 45, Lo Celso 64; Egan 22, Stevens 84) Saturday Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal (Pereira 29, Rashford 55; Alonso 82) Aston Villa 0-2 Brighton (Groß 8, pen 44) Burnley 3-2 Newcastle (De Sciglio 31, Barnes 83, Wood 90; Benzema 44, Almirón 50) Watford 0-4 Liverpool (Mané 7, Van Dijk 22, David Neres 60, Dybala 83) West Ham 5-0 Leicester (Haller 4, Felipe Anderson 20, Yarmolenko 42, Bogusz 63, Soucek 69) Everton 0-2 Man City (De Bruyne 78, Rodri 86) Sunday Bournemouth 2-0 Wolves (Acuña 10, Kelly 16) Fulham 0-0 Norwich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy42 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Unlucky in the Champions League. Nice touch with the anthem, though my word there is an hour long version on Youtube?!?!?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Mandy42 said: Unlucky in the Champions League. Nice touch with the anthem, though my word there is an hour long version on Youtube?!?!?! I can't see that passing muster with UEFA for being played before the final though. It would ruin the anthem's reputation and put it on a par with Let It Go and that Mariah Carey song. If Ziyech had been fully fit, I reckon the trophy would have gone back to West London. Still, Gimenez and Donnarumma are a statement of intent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Chelsea's next game saw them host local rivals Fulham in the first of two back-to-back London derbies. The Blues gave a debut to new signing Elseid Hysaj, as well as a start for Fikayo Tomori. Marco Kana and Ethan Ampadu were also included in the squad after impressing in training. On the transfer front, PSG had added to their long list of summer acquisitions by spending £140million on Mohamed Salah and £20.5million on Wilfried Zaha. Chelsea Donnarumma Hysaj Zouma Tomori Telles Kovacic Jorginho Ziyech Havertz Hudson-Odoi Werner Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Rüdiger, Kana, Mount, Pulisic, Ampadu, Silva Fulham Rodák Davies Mawson Niakhaté Krafth Anguissa Bryan Séri Paredes Ings Mitrovic Substitutes: Hammond, Sessegnon, Cavaleiro, Knockeart, O'Riley, Dummett, Cairney Referee: Paul Tierney It was in fact the visitors who had the first chance, as Fulham broke from a Chelsea corner in the 6th minute. Séri hit a 40 yard ball to Mitrovic, who was thwarted by a block from Tomori. A minute later, Telles threw the ball to Havertz, who looked for Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi passed to Telles, who laid it right to Jorginho. Jorginho centred the ball to Ziyech, whose header was saved by Rodák. In the 10th minute, Jorginho angled the ball out right to Ziyech, who passed to Zouma. Zouma found Kovacic, who sought out Jorginho, and Jorginho sprinted past Anguissa before taking a shot which was blocked by Niakhaté. Seven minutes later, Jorginho intercepted a long ball from Rodák and moved it right to Ziyech. Ziyech hit the ball forward to Hudson-Odoi, who smashed the ball towards the top corner only to see his shot blocked by Krafth. In the 18th minute, Kovacic was upended by Paredes. Ziyech stood the free kick up to the far post, where Zouma headed the ball over the bar. Zouma had another chance again from an identical situation, which again he headed over the bar. In the 26th minute, Bryan threw the ball in to Ings, before receiving it back and sending a cross to the near post. Mitrovic beat Tomori in the air, but his header sailed over the crossbar. Three minutes later, a pass from Anguissa was intercepted by Jorginho, who skipped past Séri's challenge before sending the ball back to Telles. Telles seemed to be fouled by Mitrovic, but Paul Tierney played advantage and Telles exchanged passes with Jorginho before playing the ball into the area to the feet of Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi centred the ball to Havertz, whose header went over the bar. In the 34th minute, a break by Fulham saw Mitrovic get past Tomori and take a shot which Donnarumma tipped behind. A minute later, Paredes had his name taken for a trip on Kovacic. The game then entered a quiet spell which lasted across half time. In the 56th minute, Telles ran onto a pass from Havertz and got past Krafth before shooting wide. Fulham then brought O'Riley on for Paredes. Two minutes later, Telles played the ball to Jorginho, who was brought down as he looked to enter the area. Chelsea appealed for a penalty, but VAR showed that the foul was just outside the box. Ziyech sent the free kick to the far post, where Zouma headed the ball towards the goal and Werner toe-poked it over the line to give Chelsea the lead. Another quiet spell then ensued, with Spencer bringing Pulisic on for Hudson-Odoi in the 72nd minute. With 11 minutes left, Davies was replaced by Cavaleiro as Fulham looked to attack. In the 82nd minute, Mawson was shown a yellow card for a foul on Pulisic. Two minutes later, a free kick from Ziyech found Zouma, whose header went over the bar. Krafth was then taken off, with Sessegnon replacing him. In the 88th minute, Kovacic was upended by O'Riley. Ziyech's free kick found Zouma, who again headed over the bar. In the 90th minute, Jorginho and Zouma were replaced by Kana and Rüdiger. In stoppage time, a cross from O'Riley clipped the crossbar, before Séri got past Kovacic and sent a shot wide as Chelsea ran out winners in a very dull game. Saturday 21st August 2021, 15:00: Barclays Premier League - at Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea 1-0 Fulham (Werner 59) Attendance: 41,631 Man of the Match: Timo Werner The following Monday, PSG signed yet another Premier League player, this time spending £47million on Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerín. Other results Man City 4-4 Tottenham (Kane 3, 43, De Bruyne 41, Mahrez 89; Son 17, 47, Zinchenko og 77, Alli 90+5, Neves m/pen 24) Aston Villa 0-2 Bournemouth (Lerma 15, Brooks 80) Everton 2-2 Norwich (Kean 11, 44; Kaan Ayhan 36, Petkovic 45+1) Newcastle 2-2 Man Utd (Benzema 37, Loader 65, Shelvey m/pen 3; Woodman og 21, Semedo 62) Sheff Utd 1-2 Brighton (Mousset 63; Henry 11, Maupay 43) Watford 1-1 Stoke (Quina 26; Estupiñán 12) West Ham 2-3 Burnley (Fornals 45, Yarmolenko 81; Gonalons 10, Mustafi og 29, De Sciglio 85) Wolves 1-1 Arsenal (Sokratis 74; Aubameyang 15) Liverpool 2-0 Leicester (Elliott 44, Fabinho pen 52) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 The draw for the Third round of the Carabao Cup was made the following Thursday, and Spencer listened to it at lunchtime. "The first ball out," the announcer said, "Is Number 14, AFC Bournemouth. They are at home to...number 6, Tottenham Hotspur." "Number 17, Southampton, will play...number 23, Brighton and Hove Albion." "Number 26, Blackburn Rovers, are at home to...number 16, Huddersfield Town." "Number 1, Arsenal, will play...number 25, Wigan Athletic." "Number 15, Newcastle United, are at home to...number 32, Bristol Rovers." "Number 19, Crystal Palace, are at home to...number 7, Wolverhampton Wanderers." "Number 30, Leicester City, will play...number 5, Manchester City." "Number 11, Swindon Town, are at home to...number 24, West Bromwich Albion." "Number 10, Scunthorpe United, will play...number 31, Cardiff City." "Number 8, Watford, are at home to...number 4, Manchester United." "Number 9, Lincoln City, will play...number 21, Middlesbrough." "Number 20, Stoke City, are at home to...number 3, Liverpool." "Number 2, Chelsea, will play...number 27, Tranmere Rovers." "Number 18, Fulham, are at home to...number 22, Swansea City." "Number 13, Everton, will play...number 28, West Ham United." "And finally, Number 29, Burnley, are at home to Number 12, Mansfield Town." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 The Carabao Cup wasn't the only competition Chelsea found out their fate in that day. Later, Spencer gathered his squad in the players' lounge to watch the draw for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage. Pot 1: Liverpool (ENG), Wolves (ENG), Man City (ENG), Juventus (ITA), Atlético Madrid (ESP), PSG (FRA), Bayern Munich (GER), SL Benfica (POR) Pot 2: Barcelona (ESP), Real Madrid (ESP), Man Utd (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Borussia Dortmund (GER), FC Porto (POR), Ajax (NED), SSC Napoli (ITA) Pot 3: Lyon (FRA), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Zenit (RUS), Celtic (SCO), AC Milan (ITA), Fenerbahçe (TUR) Pot 4: Inter Milan (ITA), Olympiakos (GRE), Marseille (FRA), Young Boys (SUI), Standard Liège (BEL), Real Sociedad (ESP), Werder Bremen (GER), TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) Wolves went into Group A, with Atlético Madrid in Group B. Benfica were placed in Group C, before Liverpool went into Group D. Man City then went into Group E, with Bayern Munich in Group F. PSG were drawn in Group G, with Juventus in Group H. Then came Pot 2, and Napoli were drawn with Wolves. Manchester United then joined Atlético Madrid, with Chelsea going into Group C to set up a reunion with Benfica. Ajax were drawn to face Liverpool in Group D, before Borussia Dortmund went into Group E with Manchester City. FC Porto then joined Bayern Munich in Group F, before Barcelona joined PSG in Group G and Real Madrid were drawn in Group H to set up a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo. Then came Pot 3, and Lyon were drawn in Group A. Celtic then joined Atlético and Man Utd in Group B, before Fenerbahçe joined Benfica and Chelsea in Group C. Zenit were then drawn with Liverpool and Ajax in Group D, before AC Milan joined Man City and Borussia Dortmund in Group E. Red Bull Salzburg were placed in Group F, before Dynamo Kiev joined PSG and Barcelona and Shakhtar joined Juventus and Real Madrid. Finally, Pot 4 saw Werder Bremen drawn in Group A. Into Group B went Inter Milan, while Young Boys were drawn in Group C. Standard Liège went in Group D, with Olympiakos in Group E and Real Sociedad in Group F. Hoffenheim went into Group G, with Marseille being drawn in Group H. Champions League Group Stage draw in Full: Group A: Wolves (ENG), SSC Napoli (ITA), Lyon (FRA), SV Werder Bremen (GER) Group B: Atlético Madrid (ESP), Man Utd (ENG), Celtic (SCO), Inter Milan (ITA) Group C: SL Benfica (POR), Chelsea (ENG), Fenerbahçe (TUR), Young Boys (SUI) Group D: Liverpool (ENG), Ajax (NED), Zenit (RUS), Standard Liège (BEL) Group E: Man City (ENG), Borussia Dortmund (GER), AC Milan (ITA), Olympiakos (GRE) Group F: Bayern Munich (GER), FC Porto (POR), FC Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Real Sociedad (ESP) Group G: PSG (FRA), Barcelona (ESP), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) Group H: Juventus (ITA), Real Madrid (ESP), Shakhtar (UKR), Marseille (FRA) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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