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Season 27 Archive: Elite FA Cup,
Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea
Elite FA Cup Groups Match 5, Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Wed Jan 30)
Arsenal | Chelsea
4-5-1 P | 4-3-3 A
Adrian Dalmedo | James Houston
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D_James GK | GK J_Reina
R_Holding DF | DF Kommper
P_Evra DF | DF G_Burdisso
C_Blewitt DF | DF M_Madl
D_Burn DF | DF Ajer
I_Falque MF | MF D_Savicevic
N_Ben_Khalifa MF | MF Park
T_Cruise MF | MF Mo_Diame
D_Rocastle MF | FW M_Vucinic
S_Matthews MF | FW Houston
D_Murphy FW | FW Edouard
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Pepe_Reina SUB | SUB J_Bond
Bebeto SUB | SUB Balde
R_Savage SUB | SUB Juarez
P_Crouch SUB | SUB P_Coutinho
Ricardo SUB | SUB K_Benzema
Referee: F_Brych (Germany)
Min. 1 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa with the heel pass to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy must beat J_Reina!
... But it goes wide
Min. 1 :(chs) Edouard nutmegs R_Holding, he continues to run forward
... S_Matthews with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 1 :(chs) Kommper with an intelligent ball to Mo_Diame
... Mo_Diame breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round D_James
... He tries to slide it past D_James
... GOAL !!
... That puts Chelsea ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 2 :(arn) Ricardo is coming on for D_Burn and will play FW
Min. 2 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Arsenal will now play A
Min. 3 :(arn) D_Rocastle barges the defender off the ball
... D_Rocastle curls it towards the top corner !
... J_Reina makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 5 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to I_Falque
... I_Falque tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 7 :(arn) Ricardo sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... Ricardo attempts to drive it home!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 8 :(arn) T_Cruise runs at goal
... He spots the run of Ricardo
... He's played him in
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Madl looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 9 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
... I_Falque seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... Ajer cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 12 :(arn) P_Evra is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle beats the offside trap!
... He is clean through
... He just has to beat J_Reina
... He nutmegs J_Reina
... It hits the upright!!
... J_Reina recovers to save it !!
Min. 13 :(arn) C_Blewitt with a reverse pass to Ricardo
... A skilful effort from Ricardo !
... But J_Reina makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy rifles it to the far post !
... J_Reina makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 15 :(chs) Mo_Diame runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic is clean through!
... D_James tries to make himself big
... He rounds D_James
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits post!!
... Ricardo clears the danger!!
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Rocastle miskicks!
... He finds Ricardo though
... That was fortunate
... But Kommper slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 17 :(chs) M_Vucinic brings it under control
... He takes on P_Evra
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Park!
... Park goes for the top corner !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Chelsea fans!!
... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted a handball
Min. 20 :(arn) P_Evra with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... But M_Madl wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... S_Matthews chips the ball in towards the back post!
... G_Burdisso gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks the ball through
... S_Matthews runs onto it!
... But G_Burdisso slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Murphy boots it towards N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with the strike !
... Saved by J_Reina
Min. 25 :(chs) M_Madl breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... D_Murphy brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Ajer fires it towards the goal
... D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 25 :(chs) Mo_Diame lobs the ball over the defence
... Park latches on to it
... P_Evra wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(arn) T_Cruise gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds N_Ben_Khalifa
... G_Burdisso takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 28 :(chs) D_Savicevic sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Mo_Diame
... An audacious effort from Mo_Diame !
... Saved by D_James
Min. 29 :(arn) Ricardo finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Ricardo with a bicycle kick !
... J_Reina just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 29 :(chs) D_Savicevic is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to Houston
... An audacious effort from Houston !
... D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 32 :(arn) Ricardo plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Ricardo hits the ball first time!
... It floats over J_Reina
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 34 :(arn) T_Cruise looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... D_Rocastle receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Houston with a terrible tackle
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... Ricardo hits it over the wall
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Rocastle sidesteps G_Burdisso
... That was too easy
... A scorcher of a shot from D_Rocastle !
... J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 39 :(chs) M_Vucinic volleys it forward. He finds Edouard
... Edouard sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... D_James gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 41 :(chs) Park turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Houston
... Houston with a bomb of a shot !
... D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) S_Matthews drives the ball across field
... It comes to Ricardo
... Ricardo tries to lob the keeper !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 44 :(chs) Houston takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Edouard
... R_Holding takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 47 :(chs) Edouard beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
... Edouard with the chance !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 48 :(arn) P_Evra with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt gets his head to the ball !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(chs) Park passes the ball to Edouard
... Edouard has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Vucinic lofts the ball in!
... D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the diagonal pass I_Falque
... I_Falque with a little chip!
... J_Reina gets the finger tips to it
... And puts it over
... CORNER!
... I_Falque chips the ball in towards the back post!
... S_Matthews gets a shot in
... J_Reina fists it away
Min. 49 :(chs) D_Savicevic finds Edouard on the edge of the box
... R_Holding gets the foot in to win the ball
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
Min. 48 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a long ball to T_Cruise
... Houston rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's F_Brych going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 51 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the first time pass to Ricardo
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Ricardo is all alone
... J_Reina comes towards him
... He slips it underneath J_Reina
... He hits it towards goal!
... GOAL!!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 51 :(chs) M_Vucinic retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... D_Savicevic latches onto the end of it
... D_Savicevic with a powerful header !
... The shot slips through D_James's hands
... But D_James recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 52 :(chs) D_Savicevic squares it to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic attempts to drive it home!
... D_James can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... D_James has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 53 :(arn) T_Cruise plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... From long range T_Cruise bends the ball towards goal!
... J_Reina blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 54 :(chs) M_Vucinic runs with pace at the defence
... S_Matthews cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Ricardo
... A thundering drive by Ricardo !
... J_Reina makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 56 :(chs) M_Vucinic has it on the edge of the box
... A delicate chip from M_Vucinic !
... D_James tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Rocastle takes advantage of a mistake by G_Burdisso
... Can he make them pay?
... Brilliantly taken away by M_Madl !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 62 :(chs) M_Madl pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... M_Vucinic is clean through!
... D_James fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Park swings it in
... D_Savicevic gets on the end of it
... D_Savicevic with a graceful, looping effort !
... Over the bar
Min. 62 :(chs) Mo_Diame with a precise ball to G_Burdisso
... G_Burdisso has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
... F_Brych has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(chs) Houston runs at R_Holding
... He takes it past him
... Houston with a bicycle kick !
... But D_James parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 65 :(chs) Mo_Diame with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Blocked by R_Holding
Min. 66 :(arn) T_Cruise flicks it over Kommper and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... T_Cruise hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But J_Reina punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 67 :(arn) S_Matthews puts in N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a screamer of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Matthews lofts the ball in!
... The ball comes to N_Ben_Khalifa
... He knocks it goalward
... Saved by J_Reina
Min. 67 :(chs) D_Savicevic gets to the by line and finds Park with a beautiful cross
... Park looks to see where D_James is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... D_James has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... D_James is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 69 :(arn) S_Matthews jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Ricardo
... From long range Ricardo bends the ball towards goal!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa barges the defender off the ball
... N_Ben_Khalifa has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays the early ball across the box to find Ricardo in space
... Ricardo with the header !
... But it goes wide
Min. 72 :(arn) R_Holding has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... M_Madl steals the ball of off him
Min. 72 :(chs) D_Savicevic with a measured pass to Houston
... Houston bears down on goal!
... D_James tips it round the post
... Well saved
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Mo_Diame!
... It comes to Ajer
... He gets the shot away
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Park floats the ball in!
... R_Holding wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Vucinic gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past C_Blewitt!
... He has some space now!
... A vicious shot by M_Vucinic !
... He hits the side netting
Min. 74 :(chs) Mo_Diame finds M_Vucinic in acres of space
... M_Vucinic is miles offside!
... The flag stays down
... D_James tries to close down the angle
... He nutmegs D_James
... D_James does well to save it !!
... CORNER!
... Mo_Diame chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt with the overhead !
... J_Reina manages to turn it behind
Min. 78 :(chs) Park crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Savicevic in the box
... D_Savicevic drives it low !
... D_James parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 79 :(arn) T_Cruise with the kinky dribble
... A vicious shot by T_Cruise !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle drives it into the box!
... It comes to T_Cruise
... He fires it towards to goal
... J_Reina is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... J_Reina looks very relieved!
Min. 80 :(chs) Balde takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Ajer as DF
Min. 80 :(chs) Juarez is being brought on
... Park is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) K_Benzema is coming on for M_Vucinic and playing FW
Min. 80 :(chs) Edouard looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... Edouard has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 81 :(arn) I_Falque is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... J_Reina catches the ball
Min. 81 :(chs) Juarez heads the ball back to K_Benzema
... K_Benzema tries the shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Balde hits it into the box!
... D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 82 :(chs) G_Burdisso is injured. He's unable to continue
... Always a risky tactic
... now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 83 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
... Ricardo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... A cheeky lob from Ricardo !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Ricardo
... The defender fails to control it
... Ricardo picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
... He is one on one with J_Reina
... He tries to slide it past J_Reina
... He has put it wide!!
Min. 85 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa runs at the defence
... N_Ben_Khalifa hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... What agility from J_Reina
Min. 86 :(chs) D_Savicevic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Houston gets on the end of the pass
... Houston with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 87 :(arn) T_Cruise finds Ricardo in the box
... Ricardo tries one from the edge of the box !
... J_Reina just watches float over the bar!
Min. 87 :(chs) Kommper knocks it past C_Blewitt and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Kommper fires a shot at goal !
... D_James parries it
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Savicevic plays it towards the near post!
... R_Holding wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(chs) D_Savicevic with an inch perfect pass to Houston
... I_Falque steals the ball of off him
Min. 90 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa volleys it forward. He finds R_Holding
... But Balde slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 91 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa reads the run of Ricardo
... Ricardo with the side footed shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... J_Reina plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 93 :(chs) Houston had to stretch to reach the pass
... Driven towards goal by Houston !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 120,458
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Ricardo (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ricardo (51)
Sent Off : D_Murphy (25)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Mo_Diame
Scorers : Mo_Diame (1)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Houston (34)
Injured : G_Burdisso (82)
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 34 | 27
Off target : 16 | 12
On target : 18 | 15
Possession : 53 | 47
Corners : 4 | 6
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 5
Key Tackles : 6 | 10
Key Passes : 26 | 21
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Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James GK 34 2 2 3 26 | 97 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
R_Holding DF 1 29 8 6 22 | 97 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 27 11 10 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
C_Blewitt DF 3 27 7 6 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
D_Burn DF 2 26 9 11 21 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 28 12 25 | 97 0 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 80 32
T_Cruise MF 2 10 28 9 39 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 22
D_Rocastle MF 2 7 28 10 21 | 97 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 70 31
S_Matthews MF 3 8 28 7 32 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
D_Murphy FW 2 11 8 27 37 | 25 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 10 1
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bebeto MF 1 9 27 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Savage MF 2 7 27 6 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Crouch FW 1 6 12 27 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ricardo FW 1 7 9 25 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 84
Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina GK 35 2 3 1 18 | 97 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
Kommper DF 1 26 9 8 32 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
G_Burdisso DF 2 26 5 9 39 | 86 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 10
M_Madl DF 3 25 9 6 22 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
Ajer DF 1 25 7 7 22 | 84 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
D_Savicevic MF 1 8 28 9 21 | 97 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 80 12
Park MF 1 6 28 9 23 | 84 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 11
Mo_Diame MF 2 13 25 7 42 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 45
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 9 26 14 | 84 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 32
Houston FW 1 5 7 25 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 18 8 40
Edouard FW 3 7 5 25 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
J_Bond GK 27 3 3 3 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balde DF 3 27 7 8 22 | 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Juarez MF 3 7 29 7 21 | 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 25 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Benzema FW 3 7 6 28 23 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Arsenal | Chelsea
4-5-1 P | 4-3-3 A
Adrian Dalmedo | James Houston
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D_James GK | GK J_Reina
R_Holding DF | DF Kommper
P_Evra DF | DF G_Burdisso
C_Blewitt DF | DF M_Madl
D_Burn DF | DF Ajer
I_Falque MF | MF D_Savicevic
N_Ben_Khalifa MF | MF Park
T_Cruise MF | MF Mo_Diame
D_Rocastle MF | FW M_Vucinic
S_Matthews MF | FW Houston
D_Murphy FW | FW Edouard
|
Pepe_Reina SUB | SUB J_Bond
Bebeto SUB | SUB Balde
R_Savage SUB | SUB Juarez
P_Crouch SUB | SUB P_Coutinho
Ricardo SUB | SUB K_Benzema
Referee: F_Brych (Germany)
Min. 1 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa with the heel pass to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy must beat J_Reina!
... But it goes wide
Min. 1 :(chs) Edouard nutmegs R_Holding, he continues to run forward
... S_Matthews with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 1 :(chs) Kommper with an intelligent ball to Mo_Diame
... Mo_Diame breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round D_James
... He tries to slide it past D_James
... GOAL !!
... That puts Chelsea ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 2 :(arn) Ricardo is coming on for D_Burn and will play FW
Min. 2 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Arsenal will now play A
Min. 3 :(arn) D_Rocastle barges the defender off the ball
... D_Rocastle curls it towards the top corner !
... J_Reina makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 5 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to I_Falque
... I_Falque tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 7 :(arn) Ricardo sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... Ricardo attempts to drive it home!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 8 :(arn) T_Cruise runs at goal
... He spots the run of Ricardo
... He's played him in
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Madl looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 9 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
... I_Falque seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... Ajer cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 12 :(arn) P_Evra is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle beats the offside trap!
... He is clean through
... He just has to beat J_Reina
... He nutmegs J_Reina
... It hits the upright!!
... J_Reina recovers to save it !!
Min. 13 :(arn) C_Blewitt with a reverse pass to Ricardo
... A skilful effort from Ricardo !
... But J_Reina makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy rifles it to the far post !
... J_Reina makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 15 :(chs) Mo_Diame runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic is clean through!
... D_James tries to make himself big
... He rounds D_James
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits post!!
... Ricardo clears the danger!!
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Rocastle miskicks!
... He finds Ricardo though
... That was fortunate
... But Kommper slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 17 :(chs) M_Vucinic brings it under control
... He takes on P_Evra
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Park!
... Park goes for the top corner !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Chelsea fans!!
... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted a handball
Min. 20 :(arn) P_Evra with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... But M_Madl wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... S_Matthews chips the ball in towards the back post!
... G_Burdisso gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks the ball through
... S_Matthews runs onto it!
... But G_Burdisso slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Murphy boots it towards N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with the strike !
... Saved by J_Reina
Min. 25 :(chs) M_Madl breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... D_Murphy brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Ajer fires it towards the goal
... D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 25 :(chs) Mo_Diame lobs the ball over the defence
... Park latches on to it
... P_Evra wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(arn) T_Cruise gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds N_Ben_Khalifa
... G_Burdisso takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 28 :(chs) D_Savicevic sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Mo_Diame
... An audacious effort from Mo_Diame !
... Saved by D_James
Min. 29 :(arn) Ricardo finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Ricardo with a bicycle kick !
... J_Reina just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 29 :(chs) D_Savicevic is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to Houston
... An audacious effort from Houston !
... D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 32 :(arn) Ricardo plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Ricardo hits the ball first time!
... It floats over J_Reina
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 34 :(arn) T_Cruise looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... D_Rocastle receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Houston with a terrible tackle
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... Ricardo hits it over the wall
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Rocastle sidesteps G_Burdisso
... That was too easy
... A scorcher of a shot from D_Rocastle !
... J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 39 :(chs) M_Vucinic volleys it forward. He finds Edouard
... Edouard sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... D_James gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 41 :(chs) Park turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Houston
... Houston with a bomb of a shot !
... D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) S_Matthews drives the ball across field
... It comes to Ricardo
... Ricardo tries to lob the keeper !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 44 :(chs) Houston takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Edouard
... R_Holding takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 47 :(chs) Edouard beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
... Edouard with the chance !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 48 :(arn) P_Evra with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt gets his head to the ball !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(chs) Park passes the ball to Edouard
... Edouard has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Vucinic lofts the ball in!
... D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the diagonal pass I_Falque
... I_Falque with a little chip!
... J_Reina gets the finger tips to it
... And puts it over
... CORNER!
... I_Falque chips the ball in towards the back post!
... S_Matthews gets a shot in
... J_Reina fists it away
Min. 49 :(chs) D_Savicevic finds Edouard on the edge of the box
... R_Holding gets the foot in to win the ball
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
Min. 48 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a long ball to T_Cruise
... Houston rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's F_Brych going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 51 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the first time pass to Ricardo
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Ricardo is all alone
... J_Reina comes towards him
... He slips it underneath J_Reina
... He hits it towards goal!
... GOAL!!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 51 :(chs) M_Vucinic retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... D_Savicevic latches onto the end of it
... D_Savicevic with a powerful header !
... The shot slips through D_James's hands
... But D_James recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 52 :(chs) D_Savicevic squares it to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic attempts to drive it home!
... D_James can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... D_James has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 53 :(arn) T_Cruise plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... From long range T_Cruise bends the ball towards goal!
... J_Reina blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 54 :(chs) M_Vucinic runs with pace at the defence
... S_Matthews cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Ricardo
... A thundering drive by Ricardo !
... J_Reina makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 56 :(chs) M_Vucinic has it on the edge of the box
... A delicate chip from M_Vucinic !
... D_James tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Rocastle takes advantage of a mistake by G_Burdisso
... Can he make them pay?
... Brilliantly taken away by M_Madl !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 62 :(chs) M_Madl pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... M_Vucinic is clean through!
... D_James fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Park swings it in
... D_Savicevic gets on the end of it
... D_Savicevic with a graceful, looping effort !
... Over the bar
Min. 62 :(chs) Mo_Diame with a precise ball to G_Burdisso
... G_Burdisso has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
... F_Brych has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(chs) Houston runs at R_Holding
... He takes it past him
... Houston with a bicycle kick !
... But D_James parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 65 :(chs) Mo_Diame with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Blocked by R_Holding
Min. 66 :(arn) T_Cruise flicks it over Kommper and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... T_Cruise hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But J_Reina punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 67 :(arn) S_Matthews puts in N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a screamer of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Matthews lofts the ball in!
... The ball comes to N_Ben_Khalifa
... He knocks it goalward
... Saved by J_Reina
Min. 67 :(chs) D_Savicevic gets to the by line and finds Park with a beautiful cross
... Park looks to see where D_James is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... D_James has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... D_James is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 69 :(arn) S_Matthews jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Ricardo
... From long range Ricardo bends the ball towards goal!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa barges the defender off the ball
... N_Ben_Khalifa has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa plays the early ball across the box to find Ricardo in space
... Ricardo with the header !
... But it goes wide
Min. 72 :(arn) R_Holding has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... M_Madl steals the ball of off him
Min. 72 :(chs) D_Savicevic with a measured pass to Houston
... Houston bears down on goal!
... D_James tips it round the post
... Well saved
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Mo_Diame!
... It comes to Ajer
... He gets the shot away
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Park floats the ball in!
... R_Holding wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Vucinic gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past C_Blewitt!
... He has some space now!
... A vicious shot by M_Vucinic !
... He hits the side netting
Min. 74 :(chs) Mo_Diame finds M_Vucinic in acres of space
... M_Vucinic is miles offside!
... The flag stays down
... D_James tries to close down the angle
... He nutmegs D_James
... D_James does well to save it !!
... CORNER!
... Mo_Diame chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt with the overhead !
... J_Reina manages to turn it behind
Min. 78 :(chs) Park crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Savicevic in the box
... D_Savicevic drives it low !
... D_James parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 79 :(arn) T_Cruise with the kinky dribble
... A vicious shot by T_Cruise !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle drives it into the box!
... It comes to T_Cruise
... He fires it towards to goal
... J_Reina is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... J_Reina looks very relieved!
Min. 80 :(chs) Balde takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Ajer as DF
Min. 80 :(chs) Juarez is being brought on
... Park is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) K_Benzema is coming on for M_Vucinic and playing FW
Min. 80 :(chs) Edouard looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... Edouard has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 81 :(arn) I_Falque is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... J_Reina catches the ball
Min. 81 :(chs) Juarez heads the ball back to K_Benzema
... K_Benzema tries the shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Balde hits it into the box!
... D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 82 :(chs) G_Burdisso is injured. He's unable to continue
... Always a risky tactic
... now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 83 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
... Ricardo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... A cheeky lob from Ricardo !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Ricardo
... The defender fails to control it
... Ricardo picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
... He is one on one with J_Reina
... He tries to slide it past J_Reina
... He has put it wide!!
Min. 85 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa runs at the defence
... N_Ben_Khalifa hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... What agility from J_Reina
Min. 86 :(chs) D_Savicevic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Houston gets on the end of the pass
... Houston with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 87 :(arn) T_Cruise finds Ricardo in the box
... Ricardo tries one from the edge of the box !
... J_Reina just watches float over the bar!
Min. 87 :(chs) Kommper knocks it past C_Blewitt and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Kommper fires a shot at goal !
... D_James parries it
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Savicevic plays it towards the near post!
... R_Holding wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(chs) D_Savicevic with an inch perfect pass to Houston
... I_Falque steals the ball of off him
Min. 90 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa volleys it forward. He finds R_Holding
... But Balde slides in two footed.
... F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 91 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa reads the run of Ricardo
... Ricardo with the side footed shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... J_Reina plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 93 :(chs) Houston had to stretch to reach the pass
... Driven towards goal by Houston !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 120,458
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Ricardo (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ricardo (51)
Sent Off : D_Murphy (25)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Mo_Diame
Scorers : Mo_Diame (1)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Houston (34)
Injured : G_Burdisso (82)
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 34 | 27
Off target : 16 | 12
On target : 18 | 15
Possession : 53 | 47
Corners : 4 | 6
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 5
Key Tackles : 6 | 10
Key Passes : 26 | 21
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Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James GK 34 2 2 3 26 | 97 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
R_Holding DF 1 29 8 6 22 | 97 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 27 11 10 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
C_Blewitt DF 3 27 7 6 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
D_Burn DF 2 26 9 11 21 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 28 12 25 | 97 0 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 80 32
T_Cruise MF 2 10 28 9 39 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 22
D_Rocastle MF 2 7 28 10 21 | 97 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 70 31
S_Matthews MF 3 8 28 7 32 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
D_Murphy FW 2 11 8 27 37 | 25 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 10 1
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bebeto MF 1 9 27 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Savage MF 2 7 27 6 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Crouch FW 1 6 12 27 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ricardo FW 1 7 9 25 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 84
Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina GK 35 2 3 1 18 | 97 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
Kommper DF 1 26 9 8 32 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
G_Burdisso DF 2 26 5 9 39 | 86 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 10
M_Madl DF 3 25 9 6 22 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
Ajer DF 1 25 7 7 22 | 84 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
D_Savicevic MF 1 8 28 9 21 | 97 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 80 12
Park MF 1 6 28 9 23 | 84 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 11
Mo_Diame MF 2 13 25 7 42 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 45
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 9 26 14 | 84 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 32
Houston FW 1 5 7 25 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 18 8 40
Edouard FW 3 7 5 25 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
J_Bond GK 27 3 3 3 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balde DF 3 27 7 8 22 | 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Juarez MF 3 7 29 7 21 | 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 25 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Benzema FW 3 7 6 28 23 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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