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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 9 (setup 4, season 28)
Charlton Athletic
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Wilfredo Daniel CABALLERO61Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Kyle NAUGHTON62Kyle WALKER
Aleksandar KOLAROV637Giorgio CHIELLINI
Leroy FER4Luka MODRIC
Ezri KONSA Ngoyo857Daniele DE ROSSI
Patrick BAUER66Thomas VERMAELEN
Hossam GHALY76Stevan JOVETIC
Dusan TADIC68Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Tony WATT69Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Darren PRATLEY10Mario GOMEZ
Robson de Souza, ROBINHO611Danny WELBECK
Manager
Erik PIETERS12MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
Stephen BYWATER13Jon FLATT
Karlan GRANT14Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR157Federico MACHEDA
Jay DASILVA16Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER

Charlton Athletic 0 Darlington 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 32,812, Stadium: The Valley, Referee: Scott MATHIESON 6)
Scorers44 Chiellini, 46 Balotelli
Substitutions71 Chiellini <=> Macheda
Sendings off
Bookings15 Di María, 22 Chiellini, 35 Balotelli, 63 Vermaelen, 72 Walker
4Corners3
10Fouls19
2Offsides3
1Shots on6
3Shots off8
4Total shots14
1Shots saved4
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Luka MODRIC
2GHALY's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
3DI MARÍA was put clear by VERMAELEN and he raced past CABALLERO but thrust his shot over the bar.
15DI MARÍA booked.
22A bad tackle on PRATLEY by CHIELLINI results in a booking.
23A thirty yard shot from GOMEZ caused CABALLERO little difficulty.
25CABALLERO managed to block a fierce effort.
31GHALY beat three Darlington players and stroked a shot over the bar.
33A tame shot from DI MARÍA bounced agonisingly wide.
34The 'keeper was able to claw away a weak header from WALKER.
35A bad tackle gets BALOTELLI a yellow card.
37WALKER nodded the ball wide from just outside the area.
42The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from TADIC fell just over.
44GOAL!! A short corner was knocked out to CHIELLINI who lashed the ball into the net. (1-0 Darlington)
 
46GOAL!! A long clearance by the Darlington 'keeper beat the Charlton Athletic defence and BALOTELLI thundered the ball past the oncoming CABALLERO. (2-0 Darlington)
55Uncertainty in the Charlton Athletic defence enabled WELBECK to fire the ball just beyond the far post.
56ROBINHO made space on the left and pulled the ball to WATT who touched the ball over.
56GOMEZ shot wide.
62DI MARÍA chipped the ball to BALOTELLI who flicked it inches over.
63VERMAELEN receives a yellow card by MATHIESON.
68WELBECK beat TADIC and blasted the ball to CHIELLINI who blasted his shot wide.
71A free-kick from TADIC flew wide.
72The ref books WALKER for a clinical tackle.
90A shot from WELBECK was hoofed off the line by NAUGHTON.