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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 18 (setup 4, season 27)
Chelsea
v.
Bradford City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Sergio Germán ROMERO61Tommy FORECAST
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco28ALEXIS Ruano Delgado
Olivier GIROUD737FILIPE LUIS Karsmirski
Miralem PJANIC748Georginio WIJNALDUM
Robert KENEDY Nunes do Nascimento5Leonardo BONUCCI
DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho66Jan VERTONGHEN
Danny DRINKWATER678BEÑAT Etxebarria Urkiaga
Eden HAZARD8Marko MARIN
Michy BATSHUAYI98Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN
NGolo KANTÉ106Kevin GAMEIRO
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma611Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, RONALDINHO
Manager
Francesc FABREGAS Soler12Kyriakos PAPADOPOULOS
WILLIAN Borges da Silva13Filip DJURICIC
Kasey PALMER14Gilles SUNU
Davide ZAPPACOSTA15Gueïda FOFANA
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos16András SIMON

Chelsea 4 Bradford City 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 45,343, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Mark CLATTENBURG 6½, TV: highlights)
2 Kanté, 34 Hazard, 35 Kanté, 63 BatshuayiScorers4 Higuaín, 64 Higuaín
Substitutions
Sendings off
88 KenedyBookings
4Corners10
19Fouls6
7Offsides10
7Shots on7
6Shots off8
13Total shots15
3Shots saved5
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: BEÑAT Etxebarria Urkiaga
2GOAL!! A long goal-kick from KENEDY caught the Bradford City defence square and KANTÉ nipped in to easily score. (1-0 Chelsea)
4GOAL!! A deep cross from VERTONGHEN on the right was nodded home by HIGUAÍN at the near post. (1-1)
5A free-kick from BATSHUAYI floated just wide.
20A good ball from PEDRO on the left bobbled toward BATSHUAYI who scuffed his shot inches wide.
21GIROUD dummied ALEXIS but placed the ball into the arms of the Bradford City 'keeper.
34GOAL!! A long ball from PJANIC down the middle found the lurking HAZARD who flicked a right foot shot into the net. (2-1 Chelsea)
35GOAL!! A deep cross by DRINKWATER was met by KANTÉ who charged in to score. (3-1 Chelsea)
37A accurate pass found HIGUAÍN and his deadly shot floated narrowly wide.
38A thirty yard shot from WIJNALDUM caused ROMERO little difficulty.
45Uncertainty in the Bradford City defence enabled BATSHUAYI to crack the ball just beyond the near post.
 
48A tame strike from FILIPE LUIS trickled agonisingly wide.
50The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from HIGUAÍN.
57A corner was collected by MARIN who nodded the ball wide.
63GOAL!! BATSHUAYI hit a curling thirty yard shot past the hapless 'keeper. (4-1 Chelsea)
64GOAL!! After a neat build-up HIGUAÍN drove a low shot past the Chelsea 'keeper. (4-2 Chelsea)
69FILIPE LUIS shot over.
72FILIPE LUIS headed inches over.
74BATSHUAYI was put clear by HAZARD and he stepped inside the 'keeper but rammed his shot inches wide.
76A shot from GAMEIRO held little difficulty for ROMERO.
82The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful shot.
88KENEDY given a yellow card by CLATTENBURG for a bad tackle.
90BEÑAT made space on the left and dragged the ball to BONUCCI who rasped the ball over.