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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 25 (setup 4, season 37)
Chelsea
v.
Preston North End
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcin BULKA71Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Kieran TRIPPIER72Matthew Olawale OLOSUNDE
Lewis HALL83Ben DAVIES
Mateo KOVACIC84Alan BROWNE
THIAGO Emiliano da SILVA856Liam LINDSAY
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco76Bambo DIABY
Chukwunonso MADUEKE777Ben PEARSON
Hakim ZIYECH887Anass ZAROURY
Romelu LUKAKU797Fraser HORNBY
Olivier GIROUD106Daniel JOHNSON
Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG6116Antonio Martínez López, TONI
Manager
Malang SARR12Robbie BRADY
Gabriel SLONINA13David CORNELL
Solomon MARCH14Alistair McCANN
Phil JONES156Ryan LEDSON
Dylan WILLIAMS16Finlay CROSS-ADAIR

Chelsea 2 Preston North End 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 42,132, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Lee MASON 6½)
12 Lukaku, 48 KovacicScorers71 Davies
Substitutions54 Hornby <=> Ledson
Sendings off
69 Aubameyang, 74 LukakuBookings
1Corners4
7Fouls2
1Offsides2
7Shots on2
8Shots off6
15Total shots8
4Shots saved1
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Ben DAVIES
2A penalty box meleé resulted in LUKAKU cracking a low shot over.
4PEARSON beat two Chelsea players and fired a great chance over.
8The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from ZIYECH.
12GOAL!! After some useful play on the left LUKAKU came inside and hit the ball into the net. (1-0 Chelsea)
14A free-kick from LINDSAY floated over the bar.
15ZAROURY rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
16JOHNSON waltzed away from TRIPPIER and flicked a weak shot into the crowd.
16TRIPPIER was put clear by LUKAKU and he turned VIERA but thrust his shot just beyond the near post.
21Uncertainty in the Chelsea defence enabled PEARSON to hammer an effort inches over.
24The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LINDSAY dropped just over.
26ZIYECH scuffed an easy chance.
28VIERA managed to block a fierce shot.
28JOHNSON's shot was well saved by the Chelsea 'keeper.
31A thirty yard shot from ZIYECH caused the 'keeper no problem.
34A shot from ZIYECH held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
41A lovely effort from LUKAKU scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
44KOVACIC beat DIABY and placed the ball to LUKAKU who fired his shot wide.
 
48GOAL!! As OLOSUNDE was attempting to hold back LUKAKU the ball dropped to KOVACIC who fired the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Chelsea)
64The 'keeper parried a neatly crafted shot from ZIYECH.
64KOVACIC played the ball to AUBAMEYANG who headed it inches wide.
69The ref yellow cards AUBAMEYANG.
71GOAL!! After being forced wide DAVIES managed to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-1 Chelsea)
74LUKAKU cautioned by the referee for a clumsy challenge.
83A useful ball from BROWNE on the right bobbled toward ZAROURY who scuffed his effort just beyond the near post.
84A corner fell to GIROUD who flicked the ball inches over.