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Season 27 Archive: Division 1, Week 2
Chelsea 2 - 2 Arsenal
Division One League Match, Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Sun Nov 04)
Chelsea | Arsenal
4-3-3 A | 4-5-1 P
James Houston | Adrian Dalmedo
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J_Reina GK | GK D_James
Balde DF | DF G_Collins
L_Olsen DF | DF R_Holding
S_Pearce DF | DF S_Ramos
Kommper DF | DF C_Blewitt
Juarez MF | MF I_Falque
Drexler MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
D_Savicevic MF | MF T_Cruise
K_Benzema FW | MF S_Matthews
D_Trezeguet FW | MF D_Rocastle
M_Vucinic FW | FW P_Crouch
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J_Bond SUB | SUB V_Mannone
G_Burdisso SUB | SUB P_Evra
Park SUB | SUB Bebeto
P_Coutinho SUB | SUB D_Murphy
Houston SUB | SUB Ricardo
Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)
Min. 2 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the deft touch
... He takes it past Kommper
... He knocks it to P_Crouch!
... P_Crouch uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... J_Reina with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 2 :(chs) D_Trezeguet comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... P_Crouch fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... J_Eriksson calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... Juarez swings it in
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of it
... M_Vucinic fires off a left-footed shot !
... D_James turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... Juarez drives it into the box!
... R_Holding reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 3 :(chs) Juarez finds the run of D_Trezeguet
... D_Trezeguet with the header !
... But D_James makes a fine save
Min. 3 :(chs) L_Olsen is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to S_Pearce
... S_Matthews with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... Juarez fires it towards the goal
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 6 :(chs) D_Trezeguet sidesteps S_Ramos
... That was too easy
... N_Ben_Khalifa pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 8 :(arn) D_Rocastle flicks the ball through
... S_Ramos runs onto it!
... S_Ramos flings a shot at goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 11 :(chs) Juarez with a simple pass to S_Pearce
... S_Pearce fires the shot in!
... D_James watches it sail wide!
Min. 12 :(chs) K_Benzema brings the ball into the opposing area
... Blocked by C_Blewitt
Min. 14 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defence
... D_Rocastle hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... J_Reina won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 15 :(chs) Drexler gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
... K_Benzema with a thundering drive!
... D_James makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled Balde
... P_Crouch tries to beat J_Reina!
... J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 16 :(chs) Drexler controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Savicevic gets onto the end of the pass!
... A great volley from D_Savicevic !
... D_James gets a hand to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He just couldn't keep it out!
... That's given Chelsea the lead!
... Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 16 :(arn) I_Falque runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to R_Holding
... R_Holding with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But J_Reina palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(arn) T_Cruise kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... P_Crouch gets on the end of the pass
... P_Crouch curls it towards the top corner !
... J_Reina has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... J_Reina reacts well to save!!!
Min. 22 :(chs) M_Vucinic breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... T_Cruise brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 23 :(chs) M_Vucinic looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Trezeguet
... D_Trezeguet drives it towards goal !
... D_James with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(arn) T_Cruise takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to R_Holding
... R_Holding with the overhead !
... J_Reina with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 26 :(chs) Drexler plays in D_Savicevic with a beautiful ball
... But C_Blewitt wins the tackle
Min. 29 :(arn) S_Matthews holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(chs) Juarez with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
... S_Ramos knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But J_Eriksson just turns away!
Min. 31 :(arn) D_Rocastle turns past S_Pearce
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Trezeguet with a well timed tackle
... J_Eriksson didn't like it though
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... J_Eriksson is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A
Min. 35 :(chs) Kommper is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Juarez
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Holding
... He timed it well
Min. 38 :(chs) D_Trezeguet sidesteps S_Ramos
... Driven towards goal by D_Trezeguet !
... D_James saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 41 :(chs) M_Vucinic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... But G_Collins wins the tackle
Min. 42 :(arn) R_Holding hoists the ball across to P_Crouch
... But S_Pearce slides in two footed.
... J_Eriksson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Kommper is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to K_Benzema
... C_Blewitt with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 44 :(chs) Drexler backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of it
... M_Vucinic has a go!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 45 :(chs) Balde knocks the ball past the defender
... But R_Holding slides in
Min. 46 :(chs) K_Benzema looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Trezeguet
... A left-footer by D_Trezeguet !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the crowd!
... The fans love him!!
... Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 46 :(chs) Chelsea are switching their playing style to C
Min. 46 :(arn) R_Holding lobs it over the defender
... R_Holding hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
... But J_Reina recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Min. 48 :(chs) M_Vucinic finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... But S_Ramos wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 49 :(chs) D_Savicevic beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Kommper
... A wicked drive by Kommper !
... D_James saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 50 :(arn) S_Matthews chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Falque plays it into the danger area!
... Kommper belts it clear
Min. 56 :(arn) T_Cruise sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to P_Crouch
... Blocked by Balde
Min. 59 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
... D_Rocastle is through!
... D_Rocastle tries the lob from 30 yards !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into J_Reina's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 61 :(chs) Drexler spots L_Olsen who is in acres of space
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... J_Eriksson tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(chs) Balde with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... Balde curls the ball in on goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 63 :(chs) Drexler squares it to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic pounds a rocket on goal !
... D_James makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 63 :(arn) C_Blewitt skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle with a bicycle kick !
... Wide of goal
Min. 66 :(chs) K_Benzema beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... G_Collins clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 66 :(arn) C_Blewitt whips the ball across to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle blasts it at the goal !
... J_Reina makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to P_Crouch
... P_Crouch with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Murphy will come on for S_Matthews and play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) Juarez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Trezeguet
... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Ben_Khalifa
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Kommper
... He knocks it to D_Murphy!
... D_Murphy beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has J_Reina to beat!
... He tries to slide it past J_Reina
... He has put it wide!!
Min. 72 :(chs) D_Trezeguet with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... D_Trezeguet with a powerful diving header!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 76 :(chs) M_Vucinic runs forward
... M_Vucinic tries to place it in the corner !
... D_James saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 77 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a slick pass to D_Murphy
... Balde cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 78 :(arn) T_Cruise with a short pass to find N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa tries one from the edge of the box !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(chs) G_Burdisso comes on for L_Olsen and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(chs) Park is ready to come on to replace Juarez
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(chs) Houston is coming on for K_Benzema and will play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) There's going to be a change
... Ricardo will come on for D_Rocastle and play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) Bebeto will replace the useless C_Blewitt and will play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) Drexler with a slide rule pass to D_Trezeguet
... G_Collins gathers up the loose ball
Min. 85 :(chs) D_Trezeguet runs at G_Collins
... He takes it past him
... R_Holding robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(chs) Houston plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Bebeto is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... J_Eriksson wants a quiet word
Min. 86 :(arn) P_Crouch with the first time flick to Ricardo
... Ricardo with a thundering volley!
... The ball moves through the air!
... J_Reina moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... J_Reina looks dejected!
... That's given Arsenal a glimmer of hope!
... Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 87 :(arn) P_Crouch takes possession
... What can he do here?
... P_Crouch throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Amazing comeback!!
... Arsenal are all square and not long to go
... Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) M_Vucinic with the mazy run
... M_Vucinic has a dig at goal!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... D_James never had a chance!
Min. 89 :(chs) Kommper finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Kommper has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 89 :(arn) Bebeto with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Collins gets on the end of the pass
... G_Collins looks to see where J_Reina is!
... He shoots!
... But J_Reina palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 90 :(chs) S_Pearce shoves N_Ben_Khalifa in the chest!!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(chs) D_Savicevic is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to Houston
... Houston could have let it bounce!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stamford Bridge
Attendance : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Drexler
Scorers : D_Savicevic (16), D_Trezeguet (46)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : D_Trezeguet (31), S_Pearce (90)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ricardo (86), P_Crouch (87)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Crouch (2), S_Matthews (3), T_Cruise (22), N_Ben_Khalifa (61)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Chelsea | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 7 | 9
On target : 11 | 10
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 1 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 14
Key Tackles : 3 | 12
Key Passes : 18 | 17
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Final Score : Chelsea 2 - 2 Arsenal
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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 34 2 3 1 18 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
Balde DF 3 27 7 8 22 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
L_Olsen DF 3 27 8 6 42 | 81 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Pearce DF 1 26 7 10 18 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
Kommper DF 1 26 9 8 32 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
Juarez MF 3 7 29 7 21 | 81 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Drexler MF 3 8 28 9 12 | 92 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0
D_Savicevic MF 1 8 28 9 21 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30
K_Benzema FW 3 7 6 28 23 | 81 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
D_Trezeguet FW 3 7 10 27 21 | 92 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 44
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 9 26 14 | 92 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
J_Bond GK 27 3 3 3 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Burdisso DF 2 26 5 9 39 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Park MF 1 6 28 9 23 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 25 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston FW 1 5 7 25 21 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 33 2 2 3 26 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
G_Collins DF 2 29 9 7 19 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
R_Holding DF 1 28 8 6 22 | 92 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 80 10 15
S_Ramos DF 2 28 7 7 40 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
C_Blewitt DF 3 27 7 6 22 | 81 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 20 1
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 28 12 25 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 18 4
T_Cruise MF 2 10 28 9 39 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
S_Matthews MF 3 8 28 7 32 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
D_Rocastle MF 2 7 27 10 21 | 81 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 8
P_Crouch FW 1 6 12 27 21 | 92 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 -2 23 40
V_Mannone GK 27 5 3 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 27 11 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bebeto MF 1 9 27 7 30 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 27 37 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ricardo FW 1 7 9 25 21 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
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Chelsea | Arsenal
4-3-3 A | 4-5-1 P
James Houston | Adrian Dalmedo
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J_Reina GK | GK D_James
Balde DF | DF G_Collins
L_Olsen DF | DF R_Holding
S_Pearce DF | DF S_Ramos
Kommper DF | DF C_Blewitt
Juarez MF | MF I_Falque
Drexler MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
D_Savicevic MF | MF T_Cruise
K_Benzema FW | MF S_Matthews
D_Trezeguet FW | MF D_Rocastle
M_Vucinic FW | FW P_Crouch
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J_Bond SUB | SUB V_Mannone
G_Burdisso SUB | SUB P_Evra
Park SUB | SUB Bebeto
P_Coutinho SUB | SUB D_Murphy
Houston SUB | SUB Ricardo
Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)
Min. 2 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the deft touch
... He takes it past Kommper
... He knocks it to P_Crouch!
... P_Crouch uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... J_Reina with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 2 :(chs) D_Trezeguet comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... P_Crouch fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... J_Eriksson calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... Juarez swings it in
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of it
... M_Vucinic fires off a left-footed shot !
... D_James turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... Juarez drives it into the box!
... R_Holding reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 3 :(chs) Juarez finds the run of D_Trezeguet
... D_Trezeguet with the header !
... But D_James makes a fine save
Min. 3 :(chs) L_Olsen is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to S_Pearce
... S_Matthews with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... Juarez fires it towards the goal
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 6 :(chs) D_Trezeguet sidesteps S_Ramos
... That was too easy
... N_Ben_Khalifa pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 8 :(arn) D_Rocastle flicks the ball through
... S_Ramos runs onto it!
... S_Ramos flings a shot at goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 11 :(chs) Juarez with a simple pass to S_Pearce
... S_Pearce fires the shot in!
... D_James watches it sail wide!
Min. 12 :(chs) K_Benzema brings the ball into the opposing area
... Blocked by C_Blewitt
Min. 14 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defence
... D_Rocastle hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... J_Reina won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 15 :(chs) Drexler gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
... K_Benzema with a thundering drive!
... D_James makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled Balde
... P_Crouch tries to beat J_Reina!
... J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 16 :(chs) Drexler controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Savicevic gets onto the end of the pass!
... A great volley from D_Savicevic !
... D_James gets a hand to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He just couldn't keep it out!
... That's given Chelsea the lead!
... Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 16 :(arn) I_Falque runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to R_Holding
... R_Holding with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But J_Reina palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(arn) T_Cruise kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... P_Crouch gets on the end of the pass
... P_Crouch curls it towards the top corner !
... J_Reina has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... J_Reina reacts well to save!!!
Min. 22 :(chs) M_Vucinic breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... T_Cruise brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 23 :(chs) M_Vucinic looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Trezeguet
... D_Trezeguet drives it towards goal !
... D_James with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(arn) T_Cruise takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to R_Holding
... R_Holding with the overhead !
... J_Reina with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 26 :(chs) Drexler plays in D_Savicevic with a beautiful ball
... But C_Blewitt wins the tackle
Min. 29 :(arn) S_Matthews holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(chs) Juarez with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
... S_Ramos knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But J_Eriksson just turns away!
Min. 31 :(arn) D_Rocastle turns past S_Pearce
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Trezeguet with a well timed tackle
... J_Eriksson didn't like it though
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... J_Eriksson is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A
Min. 35 :(chs) Kommper is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Juarez
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Holding
... He timed it well
Min. 38 :(chs) D_Trezeguet sidesteps S_Ramos
... Driven towards goal by D_Trezeguet !
... D_James saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 41 :(chs) M_Vucinic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... But G_Collins wins the tackle
Min. 42 :(arn) R_Holding hoists the ball across to P_Crouch
... But S_Pearce slides in two footed.
... J_Eriksson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Kommper is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to K_Benzema
... C_Blewitt with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 44 :(chs) Drexler backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... M_Vucinic gets on the end of it
... M_Vucinic has a go!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 45 :(chs) Balde knocks the ball past the defender
... But R_Holding slides in
Min. 46 :(chs) K_Benzema looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Trezeguet
... A left-footer by D_Trezeguet !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the crowd!
... The fans love him!!
... Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 46 :(chs) Chelsea are switching their playing style to C
Min. 46 :(arn) R_Holding lobs it over the defender
... R_Holding hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
... But J_Reina recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Min. 48 :(chs) M_Vucinic finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... But S_Ramos wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 49 :(chs) D_Savicevic beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Kommper
... A wicked drive by Kommper !
... D_James saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 50 :(arn) S_Matthews chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Blewitt
... C_Blewitt runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Falque plays it into the danger area!
... Kommper belts it clear
Min. 56 :(arn) T_Cruise sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to P_Crouch
... Blocked by Balde
Min. 59 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
... D_Rocastle is through!
... D_Rocastle tries the lob from 30 yards !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into J_Reina's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 61 :(chs) Drexler spots L_Olsen who is in acres of space
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... J_Eriksson tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(chs) Balde with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... Balde curls the ball in on goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 63 :(chs) Drexler squares it to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic pounds a rocket on goal !
... D_James makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 63 :(arn) C_Blewitt skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle with a bicycle kick !
... Wide of goal
Min. 66 :(chs) K_Benzema beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... G_Collins clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 66 :(arn) C_Blewitt whips the ball across to D_Rocastle
... D_Rocastle blasts it at the goal !
... J_Reina makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to P_Crouch
... P_Crouch with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Murphy will come on for S_Matthews and play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) Juarez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Trezeguet
... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Ben_Khalifa
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Kommper
... He knocks it to D_Murphy!
... D_Murphy beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has J_Reina to beat!
... He tries to slide it past J_Reina
... He has put it wide!!
Min. 72 :(chs) D_Trezeguet with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... D_Trezeguet with a powerful diving header!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 76 :(chs) M_Vucinic runs forward
... M_Vucinic tries to place it in the corner !
... D_James saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 77 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a slick pass to D_Murphy
... Balde cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 78 :(arn) T_Cruise with a short pass to find N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa tries one from the edge of the box !
... J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(chs) G_Burdisso comes on for L_Olsen and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(chs) Park is ready to come on to replace Juarez
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(chs) Houston is coming on for K_Benzema and will play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) There's going to be a change
... Ricardo will come on for D_Rocastle and play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) Bebeto will replace the useless C_Blewitt and will play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) Drexler with a slide rule pass to D_Trezeguet
... G_Collins gathers up the loose ball
Min. 85 :(chs) D_Trezeguet runs at G_Collins
... He takes it past him
... R_Holding robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(chs) Houston plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Bebeto is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... J_Eriksson wants a quiet word
Min. 86 :(arn) P_Crouch with the first time flick to Ricardo
... Ricardo with a thundering volley!
... The ball moves through the air!
... J_Reina moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... J_Reina looks dejected!
... That's given Arsenal a glimmer of hope!
... Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 87 :(arn) P_Crouch takes possession
... What can he do here?
... P_Crouch throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Amazing comeback!!
... Arsenal are all square and not long to go
... Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) M_Vucinic with the mazy run
... M_Vucinic has a dig at goal!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... D_James never had a chance!
Min. 89 :(chs) Kommper finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Kommper has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 89 :(arn) Bebeto with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Collins gets on the end of the pass
... G_Collins looks to see where J_Reina is!
... He shoots!
... But J_Reina palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 90 :(chs) S_Pearce shoves N_Ben_Khalifa in the chest!!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Eriksson calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(chs) D_Savicevic is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to Houston
... Houston could have let it bounce!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stamford Bridge
Attendance : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Drexler
Scorers : D_Savicevic (16), D_Trezeguet (46)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : D_Trezeguet (31), S_Pearce (90)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ricardo (86), P_Crouch (87)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Crouch (2), S_Matthews (3), T_Cruise (22), N_Ben_Khalifa (61)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Chelsea | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 7 | 9
On target : 11 | 10
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 1 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 14
Key Tackles : 3 | 12
Key Passes : 18 | 17
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Final Score : Chelsea 2 - 2 Arsenal
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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 34 2 3 1 18 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
Balde DF 3 27 7 8 22 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
L_Olsen DF 3 27 8 6 42 | 81 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Pearce DF 1 26 7 10 18 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
Kommper DF 1 26 9 8 32 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
Juarez MF 3 7 29 7 21 | 81 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Drexler MF 3 8 28 9 12 | 92 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0
D_Savicevic MF 1 8 28 9 21 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30
K_Benzema FW 3 7 6 28 23 | 81 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
D_Trezeguet FW 3 7 10 27 21 | 92 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 44
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 9 26 14 | 92 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
J_Bond GK 27 3 3 3 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Burdisso DF 2 26 5 9 39 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Park MF 1 6 28 9 23 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 25 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston FW 1 5 7 25 21 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 33 2 2 3 26 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
G_Collins DF 2 29 9 7 19 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
R_Holding DF 1 28 8 6 22 | 92 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 80 10 15
S_Ramos DF 2 28 7 7 40 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
C_Blewitt DF 3 27 7 6 22 | 81 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 20 1
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 28 12 25 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 18 4
T_Cruise MF 2 10 28 9 39 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
S_Matthews MF 3 8 28 7 32 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
D_Rocastle MF 2 7 27 10 21 | 81 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 8
P_Crouch FW 1 6 12 27 21 | 92 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 -2 23 40
V_Mannone GK 27 5 3 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 27 11 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bebeto MF 1 9 27 7 30 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 27 37 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ricardo FW 1 7 9 25 21 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
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