Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Gert Van de weerd | Gert Van de weerd | manager | Kc Kidd | Kc Kidd | |||||||||||||||||
| Néstor Rendon | N. Rendon |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Gianmatteo Bernardi | G. Bernardi | |||||||||
| Roberto Marquitos | R. Marquitos |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 |  | Mark Westwood | M. Westwood | |||||||||
| Matthew Salmon | M. Salmon | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Gavin Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Les Boertien | L. Boertien | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Kemal Upson | K. Upson | |||||||||
| Esteban Varela | E. Varela |  | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 66 | | Jason Lightfoot | J. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Steve Hurst | S. Hurst | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Julian Vidal | J. Vidal | |||||||||
| Niccolo Crooks | N. Crooks | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Kemal Duberry | K. Duberry | |||||||||
| Billy Craddock | B. Craddock | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 | | Darren Mccann | D. Mccann | |||||||||
| Nick Barmby | N. Barmby | | 55 | A | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Mark Grant | M. Grant | |||||||||
| John Bower | J. Bower | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Wayne Pearce | W. Pearce | |||||||||
| Matt Copping | M. Copping | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 |  | Albrecht Neuhaus | A. Neuhaus | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 9,462 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off!
4.04
0-0Niccolo Crooks makes a simple pass to John Bower. John Bower plays a perfect one-two with Nick Barmby and rushes in on goal... John Bower takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
14.48
0-0Darren Mccann flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Salmon.
16.36
Kemal Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Les Boertien.
18.02
0-0Swansea City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Chelsea's defence.
22.42
0-0Steve Hurst makes a simple pass to John Bower. John Bower passes the ball forward to Matt Copping. Matt Copping tries a spectacular strike. Gianmatteo Bernardi easily smothers it.
24.43
Billy Craddock surges forward with the ball. Billy Craddock knocks the ball forward to Nick Barmby. Nick Barmby takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.17
Billy Craddock threads the ball through to John Bower. John Bower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.54
Jason Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Darren Mccann. Darren Mccann passes the ball forward to Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Néstor Rendon!
32.43
Kemal Duberry brings the ball forward. Kemal Duberry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Esteban Varela.
38.24
Niccolo Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Bower. John Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gianmatteo Bernardi!
40.30
Kemal Duberry makes a probing pass to Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Marquitos.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
54.54
0-0Gavin Ince comes in with a late challenge on Matt Copping. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Copping runs off the knock.
57.46
Les Boertien knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Crooks. Niccolo Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Copping. Matt Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Barmby. Nick Barmby powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.02
Steve Hurst threads the ball through to Matt Copping. Matt Copping finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.07
0-1Kemal Upson makes a beautiful solo run. Kemal Upson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.22
0-1Kemal Duberry comes in with a late challenge on Billy Craddock. The referee calls over Kemal Duberry and shows him a yellow card! Billy Craddock carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.34
Darren Mccann passes the ball forward to Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.17
Jason Lightfoot makes a probing pass to Kemal Duberry. Kemal Duberry passes the ball forward to Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce goes all the way! Wayne Pearce takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.04
Les Boertien sees space and advances. Les Boertien decides to run forward with the ball. Les Boertien goes all the way! Les Boertien cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gianmatteo Bernardi easily smothers it!
81.45
Roberto Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Crooks. Niccolo Crooks makes a probing pass to John Bower. John Bower shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.24
0-1Steve Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Copping. Matt Copping passes the ball forward but John Bower is offside!
87.48
Steve Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Bower. John Bower shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.56
Steve Hurst decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianmatteo Bernardi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Steve Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Barmby. Nick Barmby finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Wayne Pearce 60 |