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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 17,442 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the match underway!
3.29
Fredrik Insley chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin makes a simple pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.31
Baldur Thórhallsson kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri goes all the way! Ottavio Medri shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.06
Seth Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Baldur Thórhallsson. Baldur Thórhallsson sees a break and surges forward. Baldur Thórhallsson shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
9.21
Emile Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy passes the ball forward but Ottavio Medri is offside!
10.08
Graham Charles passes the ball forward to Warren Christie. Warren Christie sees space and advances. Warren Christie shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.34
Oleg Makin catches Alpay Abdullah on the ankles. The referee calls over Oleg Makin and shows him a yellow card! Alpay Abdullah runs off the knock.
16.26
Anthony Bower kicks a strong pass forward to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Charles.
18.03
Baldur Thórhallsson clumsily knocks into Andy Liddell. Baldur Thórhallsson is given a warning by the referee! Andy Liddell runs off the knock.
20.35
Miguel Sanchez clumsily knocks into Ruslan Prykhodnoy. The referee calls over Miguel Sanchez and warns him to calm down! Ruslan Prykhodnoy stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.46
Oleg Makin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Castro. Adolfo Castro shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.50
Oleg Makin makes a probing pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Charles.
28.37
Chelsea are easily keeping Swindon Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
30.07
Graham Charles makes a simple pass to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah advances with the ball. Alpay Abdullah makes a probing pass to Dino Lorenzi but he's offside!
32.16
Emile Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Castro. Adolfo Castro tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
33.41
Ashley Owen threads the ball through to Emile Higginbotham. Emile Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Adolfo Castro. Adolfo Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Sven Scheffler.
36.06
Oleg Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy goes all the way! Ruslan Prykhodnoy takes a shot at goal. Sven Scheffler is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.56
Nicolas Moreno surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Swindon Town kick off the second half!
47.31
Adolfo Castro clumsily knocks into Nicolas Moreno. Adolfo Castro is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Moreno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.29
Warren Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.24
Baldur Thórhallsson advances with the ball. Baldur Thórhallsson goes all the way! Baldur Thórhallsson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.25
Warren Christie threads the ball through to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.42
Alpay Abdullah decides to run forward with the ball. Alpay Abdullah tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Titus Waters has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.48
Alpay Abdullah makes a simple pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Titus Waters manages to keep it out.
61.08
Miguel Sanchez takes it forward alone. Miguel Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
72.45
Seth Holloway passes the ball forward to Baldur Thórhallsson. Baldur Thórhallsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri lofts in a cross ball towards Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
73.43
Alpay Abdullah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Bremner and rushes in on goal... Dino Lorenzi rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.07
Seth Holloway catches Dino Lorenzi on the ankles. Seth Holloway is shown the yellow card! Dino Lorenzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.22
Baldur Thórhallsson knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Castro. Adolfo Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
85.40
Warren Christie takes it forward alone. Warren Christie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dino Lorenzi but the linesman indicates offside!
89.29
Andy Liddell clumsily knocks into Baldur Thórhallsson. The referee calls over Andy Liddell and warns him to calm down! Baldur Thórhallsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Alpay Abdullah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alpay Abdullah of Swindon Town

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 8 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 58.5858585858586 vs 41.4141414141414
Play Area
Home team third: 25.25%, Midfield: 42.42%, Away team third: 32.32%