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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 2 (setup 4, season 28)
Middlesbrough
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Tim KRUL16Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muñoz
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Calum CHAMBERS2Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
George FRIEND3DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
Adam CLAYTON47NGolo KANTÉ
Ben GIBSON758Andreas CHRISTENSEN
Daniel Sánchez AYALA667Miralem PJANIC
Lewis BAKER77Danny DRINKWATER
José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena8Eden HAZARD
Seydou DOUMBIA796Olivier GIROUD
Rudy GESTEDE510Michy BATSHUAYI
Britt ASSOMBALONGA116PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Manager
Marvin JOHNSON12Francesc FABREGAS Soler
Andreas ISAKSSON13Sergio Germán ROMERO
Patrick BAMFORD614Tiemoué BAKAYOKO
Dael FRY15Davide ZAPPACOSTA
Enes MAHMUTOVIC16WILLIAN Borges da Silva

Middlesbrough 2 Chelsea 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 35,770, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Lee PROBERT 7½)
5 Izquierdo, 10 DoumbiaScorers6 Giroud, 55 Hazard
70 Ayala <=> BamfordSubstitutions70 Drinkwater <=> Bakayoko
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners4
7Fouls6
1Offsides0
3Shots on7
8Shots off7
11Total shots14
1Shots saved4
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Andreas CHRISTENSEN
2A poor strike from DOUMBIA rolled agonisingly wide.
4DOUMBIA ran onto a great ball from BAKER but pulled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
5GOAL!! A shot from DOUMBIA was scuffed off the line only for IZQUIERDO to crack the ball home. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
6GOAL!! A delightful dummy from HAZARD allowed AZPILICUETA to lay a lovely ball off to GIROUD who struck the ball over the line. (1-1)
7DOUMBIA was put clear by CLAYTON and he beat BRAVO but drilled his shot over the bar.
10GOAL!! After being forced wide DOUMBIA managed to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
11The bemused KRUL stared in disbelief as a backpass from AYALA dropped just over.
13A shot from PEDRO was booted off the line by AYALA.
17HAZARD's shot was well held by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
19HAZARD whacked a looping shot over from twenty yards out.
21Uncertainty in the Chelsea defence enabled IZQUIERDO to volley the ball just wide.
28A good ball from PJANIC on the left found GIROUD who sliced his effort just wide.
30CLAYTON made space on the left and pulled the ball to ASSOMBALONGA who touched the ball over.
36DOUMBIA scuffed an easy chance.
37A free-kick from GIROUD raced over.
40KRUL blocked a clever shot from KANTÉ.
 
47A header by HAZARD at the far post was easily collected by KRUL.
55A shot from DOUMBIA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
55GOAL!! A wonderful piece of skill from CHRISTENSEN gave GIROUD space on the right and HAZARD stabbed in his accurate pass. (2-2)
57DOUMBIA shot over.
64A thirty yard shot from HAZARD caused the 'keeper no problem.
64A corner bobbled toward GIROUD who touched an effort just beyond the near post.
78IZQUIERDO rattled a simple chance past the righthand post.
82A great effort from HAZARD scraped the outside of the righthand post.
88HAZARD nodded the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.