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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 8 (setup 1, season 32)
Gillingham
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Andrea CONSIGLI61Thomas STRAKOSHA
Formation:
3-5-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel SCHWAAB827Lars STINDL
James MILNER83Domenico CRISCITO
Josip ILICIC74ALLAN Marques Loureiro
Gary CAHILL557Raúl ALBIOL Tortajada
Niklas MOISANDER66Stephan LICHTSTEINER
Harry WILSON77Antonio CANDREVA
Gareth BALE87Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC
James WILSON9Edin DZEKO
Mark NOBLE710Wayne ROONEY
Chuba AKPOM117Franck RIBÉRY
Manager
Chidozie Collins AWAZIEM12Andrea CONTI
BORJA Valero Iglesias13Víctor RUÍZ Torre
Jordon IBE14Faouzi GHOULAM
Jerome SINCLAIR15Riccardo MONTOLIVO
Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK16Simone ZAZA

Gillingham 4 Chelsea 2
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 51,677, Stadium: Priestfield, Referee: Uriah RENNIE 6½)
25 Noble, 33 Bale, 54 Akpom, 82 AkpomScorers46 Dzeko, 69 Dzeko
52 Cahill <=> IbeSubstitutions51 Milinkovic-Savic <=> Montolivo, 66 Stindl <=> Zaza
Sendings off
Bookings56 Rooney, 90+3 Allan
6Corners1
7Fouls10
4Offsides17
10Shots on12
10Shots off4
20Total shots16
6Shots saved10
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: James MILNER
7The motionless Chelsea 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ALBIOL fell just wide.
19The 'keeper saved a swerving effort from BALE.
19A twenty yard drive from STINDL caused the 'keeper no problem.
25GOAL!! A long goal-kick from SCHWAAB caught the Chelsea defence napping and NOBLE rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Gillingham)
30An outswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by MILNER.
33GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the Chelsea 'keeper, SCHWAAB was first to the loose ball and played the ball to BALE to tuck home. (2-0 Gillingham)
45The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from ROONEY.
45+2A cross from NOBLE left AKPOM in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
45+3AKPOM's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
 
46GOAL!! A Chelsea counter-attack allowed RIBÉRY to setup DZEKO with an easy goal. (2-1 Gillingham)
51A great shot from BALE was dealt with by a useful block from STRAKOSHA.
52A great effort from LICHTSTEINER scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
54GOAL!! A long clearance by the Gillingham 'keeper beat the Chelsea defence and AKPOM blasted the ball beyond the oncoming Chelsea 'keeper. (3-1 Gillingham)
56ROONEY booked.
59A corner bobbled toward NOBLE who fired the ball just beyond the far post.
67A clever cross from RIBÉRY, was placed goalbound by ZAZA only for the 'keeper to block.
69GOAL!! After ROONEY was pulled to the ground the ref waved play-on and DZEKO went on to comfortably score. (3-2 Gillingham)
72A shot from DZEKO seemed a certain goal but the Gillingham 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
79The 'keeper saved a clever shot from SCHWAAB.
82GOAL!! A cross from MILNER was nodded away by MONTOLIVO only for NOBLE to volley the ball back into the box for AKPOM to force over the line. (4-2 Gillingham)
90+1BALE chipped the ball to ILICIC who turned it just beyond the far post.
90+3ALLAN cautioned by the referee for a bad foul.