Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross Turner | Ross Turner | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Kalac | N. Kalac |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Johann Lauper | J. Lauper | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Jairo Wilson | J. Wilson | |||||||||
| Clive Williamson | C. Williamson |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Eddie Todd | E. Todd | |||||||||
| Neil Dalglish | N. Dalglish |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Michael Hurst | M. Hurst | |||||||||
| Dave Peters | D. Peters | | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Ralph Hitchcock | R. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Graeme Higginbotham | G. Higginbotham | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Mateo Vidal Paz | M. Paz | |||||||||
| Ruben Barbosa | R. Barbosa |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Cristi Nanu | C. Nanu | |||||||||
| Omer Adams | O. Adams | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Lamberto Ginestra | L. Ginestra |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Gharib Chippo | G. Chippo |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Liam Lightfoot | L. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Sebastian Pfeiffer | S. Pfeiffer |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Ivan Bloomer | I. Bloomer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 8,736 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Arsenal kick off and get the match underway!
3.10
0-0Lucien Ndo flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
8.53
0-0Ivan Bloomer comes in with a late challenge on Neil Dalglish. Ivan Bloomer is warned by the referee! Neil Dalglish runs off the knock.
9.58
0-0Graeme Higginbotham threads the ball through to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Lauper who gathers it comfortably.
12.33
1-0Ruben Barbosa makes a simple pass to Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra plays a perfect one-two with Gharib Chippo and rushes in on goal... Lamberto Ginestra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Lamberto Ginestra scores for Arsenal!!
18.32
Michael Hurst passes the ball forward to Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.06
1-0Clive Williamson kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Higginbotham. Graeme Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo shoots from long range but Johann Lauper is on top of it.
24.28
Graeme Higginbotham decides to run forward with the ball. Graeme Higginbotham shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
27.05
Lamberto Ginestra catches Ralph Hitchcock on the ankles. Lamberto Ginestra is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Hitchcock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.29
Graeme Higginbotham clumsily knocks into Cristi Nanu. The referee calls over Graeme Higginbotham and warns him to calm down! Cristi Nanu runs off the knock.
33.24
Graeme Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.25
Graeme Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo plays a perfect one-two with Lamberto Ginestra and rushes in on goal... Gharib Chippo takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.52
Jairo Wilson makes a simple pass to Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Nelson Kalac manages to gather it comfortably.
44.27
Neil Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Higginbotham. Graeme Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Graeme Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo whips in a cross ball towards Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
47.28
Eddie Todd knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate makes a probing pass to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Dalglish.
48.54
Ruben Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.35
Neil Dalglish takes it forward alone. Neil Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo goes all the way! Gharib Chippo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Johann Lauper is on top of it.
55.51
Eddie Todd kicks a strong pass forward to Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu makes a probing pass to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot shoots from long range but somehow Nelson Kalac manages to keep it out.
57.31
Stephen Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot goes all the way! Liam Lightfoot makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
63.16
Cristi Nanu brings the ball forward. Cristi Nanu shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.18
1-0Neil Dalglish comes in with a late challenge on Liam Lightfoot. The referee calls over Neil Dalglish and shows him a yellow card! Liam Lightfoot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.01
Eddie Todd makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Nelson Kalac!
73.06
Jonathan Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.06
Neil Dalglish makes a simple pass to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer finds some space and shoots from distance but Johann Lauper is on top of it.
81.49
Graeme Higginbotham sees a break and surges forward. Graeme Higginbotham goes all the way! Graeme Higginbotham shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Johann Lauper.
84.33
Ruben Barbosa makes a probing pass to Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Johann Lauper easily smothers it!
85.19
Cristi Nanu makes a simple pass to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.46
Lucien Ndo threads the ball through to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa passes the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer goes all the way! Sebastian Pfeiffer shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Johann Lauper.
90.00
Cristi Nanu chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nelson Kalac.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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