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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 24 (setup 4, season 28)
Darlington
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Hugo LLORIS71Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muñoz
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Kyle WALKER2Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Giorgio CHIELLINI73DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
Luka MODRIC746NGolo KANTÉ
Daniele DE ROSSI56Antonio RÜDIGER
Thomas VERMAELEN6Andreas CHRISTENSEN
Samir NASRI77Danny DRINKWATER
Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA887Eden HAZARD
Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER97Olivier GIROUD
Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI10Miralem PJANIC
Danny WELBECK611PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Manager
MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior12Tiemoué BAKAYOKO
Jon FLATT13Sergio Germán ROMERO
John BOSTOCK14Ethan AMPADU
Stevan JOVETIC15Davide ZAPPACOSTA
Gregory VAN DER WIEL16Francesc FABREGAS Soler

Darlington 1 Chelsea 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,949, Stadium: Blackwell Meadows, Referee: Mike PIKE 5½)
25 Di MaríaScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
59 De Rossi, 62 Modric, 64 Balotelli, 67 VermaelenBookings
4Corners2
14Fouls6
0Offsides0
4Shots on2
6Shots off7
10Total shots9
3Shots saved1
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
3BRAVO dived to his left to stop a lovely drive from Darlington's DI MARÍA.
5PEDRO scuffed a simple chance.
7GIROUD hit a looping shot over the bar from thirty yards out.
9A header by PACO ALCÁCER at the far post was comfortably collected by the Chelsea 'keeper.
11A right foot effort from HAZARD was pushed over by the Darlington 'keeper.
15DRINKWATER booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
18PACO ALCÁCER stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
21An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of BRAVO by BALOTELLI.
25GOAL!! Darlington's DI MARÍA beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's near post. (1-0 Darlington)
33A free-kick from DI MARÍA raced wide.
45+1HAZARD ran onto a delightful ball from DRINKWATER but toe-poked his effort wide.
 
48A accurate pass was collected by WELBECK and his left foot effort raced narrowly wide.
56RÜDIGER beat three Darlington players and blasted a golden opportunity over the bar.
59DE ROSSI booked by the referee.
62A high tackle on CHRISTENSEN by MODRIC results in a booking.
64BALOTELLI receives a yellow card by the referee for a clumsy tackle.
64The hapless Chelsea 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from KANTÉ fell just wide.
66PACO ALCÁCER headed over.
67VERMAELEN given a yellow card for a poor challenge on HAZARD.
79PJANIC made space on the left and dragged the ball to KANTÉ who fired the ball over.
83HAZARD's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Darlington woodwork.
86A poor strike from HAZARD rolled agonisingly wide.
89NASRI knocked the ball to DI MARÍA who forced it just beyond the near post.