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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 5 (setup 4, season 28)
Chelsea
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muñoz16Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco27Kyle WALKER
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos637Giorgio CHIELLINI
NGolo KANTÉ47Luka MODRIC
Andreas CHRISTENSEN5Daniele DE ROSSI
DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho67Thomas VERMAELEN
Danny DRINKWATER67Samir NASRI
Eden HAZARD87Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Olivier GIROUD98Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Miralem PJANIC6106Mario GOMEZ
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma117Danny WELBECK
Manager
Tiemoué BAKAYOKO12MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
WILLIAN Borges da Silva613Jon FLATT
Robert KENEDY Nunes do Nascimento14Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Davide ZAPPACOSTA15Stevan JOVETIC
Francesc FABREGAS Soler16Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER

Chelsea 1 Darlington 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 45,398, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Mike DEAN 6, TV: live)
1 GiroudScorers35 Balotelli, 72 Di María
79 Hazard <=> WillianSubstitutions53 Vermaelen <=> Paco Alcácer
Sendings off
Bookings33 De Rossi
7Corners0
7Fouls7
0Offsides4
2Shots on6
9Shots off4
11Total shots10
1Shots saved4
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
1GOAL!! A sliced EMERSON PALMIERI shot was collected by GIROUD who made no mistake from the edge of the box. (1-0 Chelsea)
1BALOTELLI clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
7A shot from DI MARÍA seemed a certain goal but BRAVO managed to fist the ball clear.
10HAZARD rattled a simple chance past the righthand post.
13PJANIC ran onto a great ball from KANTÉ but blasted his shot wide.
15A pin-point pass fell to GIROUD and his left foot effort floated narrowly over.
20LLORIS dived to his left to stop a lovely drive from Chelsea's EMERSON PALMIERI.
25AZPILICUETA brought the ball past CHIELLINI and stroked a tame shot past the post.
33The ref yellow cards DE ROSSI for dangerous play against CHRISTENSEN.
35GOAL!! A swerving outswinging corner was forced in at the far post by BALOTELLI. (1-1)
41DI MARÍA kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
42A cross from HAZARD left PJANIC in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
 
48HAZARD headed inches wide.
49A corner was collected by KANTÉ who nodded the ball wide.
61The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from PACO ALCÁCER fell just wide.
61GOMEZ's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
70A strike from BALOTELLI held no problem for the 'keeper.
72GOAL!! A strike from WALKER was kicked off the line only for DI MARÍA to drive the ball in. (2-1 Darlington)
78WELBECK was put clear by NASRI and he stepped inside the 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
82DRINKWATER beat PACO ALCÁCER and fired the ball to GIROUD who pulled his effort wide.
84A free-kick from WELBECK raced over the bar.
88MODRIC shot over.