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Match report
Football Elite
Elite Cup: Round 1 (setup 3, season 14)
Newport County
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex McCARTHY1Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
James TOMKINS72Shkodran MUSTAFI
Ryan BERTRAND3Antonio RÜDIGER
Jake LIVERMORE74Sami KHEDIRA
Jamaal LASCELLES75Kalidou KOULIBALY
Ciaran CLARK66Björn ENGELS
Tom CLEVERLEY77José María CALLEJÓN Bueno
Matt PHILLIPS87Ivan PERISIC
Jordan RHODES697Graziano PELLÉ
André AYEW106Timo WERNER
Jay RODRIGUEZ116PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Manager
Nathan BAKER12Loďc RÉMY
Karl DARLOW13SERGIO ASENJO Andrés
Adam ARMSTRONG714Francesc FABREGAS Soler
Jamie PATERSON15JOĂO MÁRIO Naval Costa Eduardo
Frank ACHEAMPONG16Victor MOSES

Newport County 0 Chelsea 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 19,341, Stadium: Rodney Parade, Referee: Wojciech RUDY 7)
Scorers30 Perisic
58 Tomkins <=> ArmstrongSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners6
21Fouls4
4Offsides1
4Shots on4
8Shots off10
12Total shots14
4Shots saved3
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
3PERISIC charged through the Newport County defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
6A great effort from CLEVERLEY scraped the outside of the righthand post.
9PELLÉ fired the ball through a crowd of players but MCCARTHY was a match for it as he dived to his right.
10AYEW beat a number of Chelsea players and slammed a great chance over.
17A free-kick from PHILLIPS raced inches over.
18PELLÉ poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
20Uncertainty in the Chelsea defence enabled PHILLIPS to hammer an effort inches wide.
21The Chelsea 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from PHILLIPS.
24PHILLIPS placed a deadly shot over from close range.
28CALLEJÓN beat CLEVERLEY and drove the ball to KHEDIRA who pulled his shot wide.
30GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from KOULIBALY caught the Newport County defence square and PERISIC nipped in to round the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Chelsea)
38CALLEJÓN dummied AYEW but fired the ball into the arms of MCCARTHY.
38A penalty box meleé resulted in TOMKINS tapping a low shot over.
 
47CALLEJÓN floated the ball to MUSTAFI who nodded it just beyond the far post.
48A corner bobbled toward PELLÉ who forced the ball just wide.
56AYEW made space on the left and knocked the ball to RHODES who clipped the ball wide.
59The 'keeper saved a swerving effort from CLEVERLEY.
63RODRIGUEZ snapped at an easy chance.
66The Chelsea 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing effort.
67A shot from PHILLIPS seemed a certain goal but MUSLERA managed to fist the ball clear.
67CALLEJÓN kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
69PERISIC waltzed past CLEVERLEY and stabbed a tame shot wide.
70The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ARMSTRONG fell just over.
81A accurate pass was collected by PERISIC and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
84A cross from CALLEJÓN left PELLÉ in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
85PERISIC shot over.