Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Liam Rollings | Liam Rollings | manager | Richard Deane | Richard Deane | |||||||||||||||||
| Rainer Wilke | R. Wilke |  | 73 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Barry Dijkstra | B. Dijkstra | ||||||||
| Dale Barry | D. Barry |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Liam Mason | L. Mason | |||||||||
| Rui Varela | R. Varela |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Dennis Jeffers | D. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Greg Lumsdon | G. Lumsdon | | 67 | D | | 4 | | | D | 53 | | Bill Davies | B. Davies | ||||||||
| Malcolm Clemence | M. Clemence | | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Jamie Gower | J. Gower | |||||||||
| Damien Ball | D. Ball | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Jorge Moreira | J. Moreira | |||||||||
| Chris Bastin | C. Bastin | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Tony Lecocq | T. Lecocq | |||||||||
| Carlton Salako | C. Salako | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Ashley Terry | A. Terry | |||||||||
| Fernando Cruz | F. Cruz |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Brian Goldberg | B. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Ricardo Morales | R. Morales | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Scott Thirlwell | S. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Omer Clemence | O. Clemence | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | David Fowler | D. Fowler | |||||||||
| Florent Catherine | F. Catherine | | 64 | D | | 12 | | A | 61 | | Brendan Beresford | B. Beresford | |||||||||
| Craig Laycock | C. Laycock | | 64 | M | | 13 | | G | 58 | | Eddie May | E. May | |||||||||
| Max Wiltord | M. Wiltord | | 55 | A | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 18,210 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Moffat.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Moffat.
0.00
0-0Chelsea start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.08
0-0David Fowler flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Rainer Wilke.
6.58
0-0Chris Bastin knocks the ball forward to Fernando Cruz. Fernando Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.32
0-0Ashley Terry comes in with a late challenge on Omer Clemence. Ashley Terry is shown the yellow card! Omer Clemence runs off the knock.
14.38
0-0Chris Bastin catches Jorge Moreira on the ankles. The referee brings Chris Bastin to one side and gives him a warning! Jorge Moreira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.47
0-0David Fowler comes in with a late challenge on Rui Varela. David Fowler is given a warning by the referee! Rui Varela stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.05
0-0Carlton Salako knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence plays a one-two with Carlton Salako and rushes in on goal... Omer Clemence cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.14
Rui Varela flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Salako who brings the ball under control. Carlton Salako knocks the ball forward to Fernando Cruz. Fernando Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Dijkstra who gathers it comfortably.
24.49
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.54
Dale Barry flicks a high ball forward to Damien Ball who takes it down. Damien Ball flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Morales controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Morales shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.16
Fernando Cruz hacks Jamie Gower from behind! Fernando Cruz is shown the yellow card! Jamie Gower stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.03
Jorge Moreira comes in with a late challenge on Carlton Salako. Jorge Moreira is given a warning by the referee! Carlton Salako hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.32
Damien Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Dijkstra who gathers it comfortably.
39.04
Brian Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Tony Lecocq. Tony Lecocq controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Brian Goldberg catches Damien Ball on the ankles. Brian Goldberg is given a warning by the referee! Damien Ball runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
49.21
0-1Ashley Terry threads the ball through to Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell knocks the ball to his team mate, David Fowler. David Fowler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.08
Rui Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Ball. Damien Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Cruz. Fernando Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Goldberg.
54.47
0-1Jamie Gower comes in with a very late challenge on Carlton Salako. The referee motions to Jamie Gower to come over. It's a red card!! Carlton Salako stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.08
Rui Varela threads the ball through to Chris Bastin. Chris Bastin hits a low pass to Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Morales. Ricardo Morales powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Chelsea are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
61.16
Liam Mason catches Carlton Salako on the ankles. Liam Mason is given a warning by the referee! Carlton Salako runs off the knock.
63.42
Damien Ball surges forward with the ball. Damien Ball finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
65.41
Carlton Salako flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Morales controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Morales plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Salako and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Morales strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
71.51
Malcolm Clemence flicks a high pass forward to Chris Bastin who brings the ball under control. Chris Bastin kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Morales. Ricardo Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Cruz. Fernando Cruz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.45
Jorge Moreira hacks Ricardo Morales from behind! The referee calls over Jorge Moreira again and warns him to calm down! Ricardo Morales runs off the knock.
73.34
Malcolm Clemence sees space and advances. Malcolm Clemence knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Morales. Ricardo Morales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Liam Mason.
75.36
Chris Bastin chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
77.08
0-1Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Brendan Beresford replacing David Fowler .
78.15
Jorge Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Varela.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| David Fowler 49 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Rainer Wilke (GK)
6
2. Dale Barry (DEF)
6
3. Rui Varela (DEF)
6
4. Greg Lumsdon (DEF)
6
5. Malcolm Clemence (DEF)
7
6. Damien Ball (MID)
7
7. Chris Bastin (MID)
6
8. Carlton Salako (MID)
6
9. Fernando Cruz (ATT)
5
10. Ricardo Morales (ATT)
6
11. Omer Clemence (ATT)
6
12. Florent Catherine (DEF)
0
13. Craig Laycock (MID)
0
14. Max Wiltord (ATT)
0
1. Barry Dijkstra (GK)
6
2. Liam Mason (DEF)
5
3. Dennis Jeffers (DEF)
6
4. Bill Davies (DEF)
6
5. David Fowler (ATT)
7
6. Jorge Moreira (MID)
5
7. Tony Lecocq (MID)
6
8. Ashley Terry (MID)
6
9. Brian Goldberg (MID)
6
10. Scott Thirlwell (ATT)
7
11. Brendan Beresford (ATT)
6
12. Jamie Gower (MID)
3
13. Eddie May (GK)
0
14. Tiago Jardim (ATT)
0