Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Computer Player Computer Player
Wes MonkW. Monk68
G
1captain
G
81James BartonJ. Barton
Darius ShieldsD. Shields70
D
captain2
D
66Lomano GuppyL. Guppy
Joe SinclairJ. Sinclair49
D
3
D
59Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Stanley WalshS. Walsh63
D
4
D
59Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu66
D
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Trevor FormonT. Formon62
M
6
M
63Harvey VenusH. Venus
Kees van den BergK. van den Berg68
M
7
M
63Fadel TresorF. Tresor
Omer BrightonO. Brighton59
M
8
M
60Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie
Simon ProctorS. Proctor68
A
9
A
64Matthias KirschnerM. Kirschner
Felipe MarcelinoF. Marcelino71
A
10
A
58Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham
James GowerJ. Gower61
A
11
A
52Ian BishopI. Bishop
 
Daniele ShawD. Shaw70
D
12
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Anthony KeeganA. Keegan64
M
13
D
56Steven VieiraS. Vieira
Andre VieiraA. Vieira62
A
14
G
54Jason NewtonJ. Newton

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to West Bromwich Albion. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion kick off!
3.42
Trevor Formon flicks a high pass forward. James Gower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Marcelino but he's offside!
4.12
Omer Brighton sees Simon Proctor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Proctor runs straight at the defence! Simon Proctor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.53
Lomano Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward. Ian Bishop collects the pass. Ian Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner connects with a diving header. Matthias Kirschner scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
12.25
Stuart Hendrie kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner shoots from distance but is denied by Wes Monk. Excellent save.
14.08
Omer Brighton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Gower. James Gower threads the ball through into the box. Simon Proctor muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Simon Proctor scores for Chelsea!!
21.13
Fadel Tresor chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Wes Monk gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
28.08
Joe Sinclair controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Brighton. Omer Brighton makes a probing pass to Simon Proctor. Simon Proctor hits a low pass to James Gower. James Gower cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Oleg Atherton is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
38.48
Harvey Venus laces a through ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
39.40
Oleg Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Fadel Tresor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fadel Tresor chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
42.32
Harvey Venus threads the ball through to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea have changed their lineup with Anthony Keegan replacing Kees van den Berg. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
57.58
Darius Shields clumsily knocks into Ronnie Sheringham. Darius Shields is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Sheringham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.54
Chelsea have made a substitution with Andre Vieira replacing Felipe Marcelino .West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.61
Trevor Formon sees James Gower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Gower cuts inside the box! James Gower shoots from just inside the box. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.31
Trevor Formon flicks a high pass forward to Andre Vieira who brings the ball under control. Andre Vieira whips in a cross ball towards James Gower. James Gower knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
73.13
Harvey Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball comes off Joe Sinclair and the loose ball is cleared up field.
75.25
Joe Sinclair comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Kirschner. The referee warns Joe Sinclair to calm down! Matthias Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.21
Chelsea have made a substitution with Daniele Shaw replacing Darius Shields .West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .
79.18
Anthony Keegan passes the ball forward to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Proctor. With a superhuman jump, Simon Proctor connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by James Barton. Excellent save.
81.27
Paolo Delaney plays the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
83.39
Mervin Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anthony Keegan advances inside the box! Anthony Keegan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.35
Stanley Walsh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Brighton. Omer Brighton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Proctor. Simon Proctor tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from James Barton. What a save!
90.00
Joe Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan sees James Gower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
25.8%
47%
27.3%

Scorers
Simon Proctor 14
James Gower 62
Anthony Keegan 83
Matthias Kirschner 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Keegan of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Wes Monk (GK)
7
2.Darius Shields (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Joe Sinclair (DEF)
6
4.Stanley Walsh (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Ehiogu (DEF)
6
6.Trevor Formon (MID)
7
7.Kees van den Berg (MID)
6
8.Omer Brighton (MID)
7
9.Simon Proctor (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Felipe Marcelino (ATT)
6
11.James Gower (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Daniele Shaw (DEF)
6
13.Anthony Keegan (MID)goal scored
9
14.Andre Vieira (ATT)
6

1.James Barton (GK)
6
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
6
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
6
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)
7
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6