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5¹	JESÉ beat two Chester players and fired an effort inches over.
8¹	A great shot from FLETCHER was dealt with by a fine block from the Chester 'keeper.
8¹	A left foot effort from SHAQIRI was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
16¹	SHAQIRI ran onto a great ball from AFELLAY but fumbled his effort wide.
18¹	BUTLAND did well to hold onto an amazing strike from HALLER.
24¹	GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled PIETERS to flick the ball home. (1-0 Stoke City)
30¹	GOAL!! A long goal-kick from CONGRÉ caught the Stoke City defence napping and MORGAN rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (1-1)
38¹	GOAL!! After BEHRAMI was fouled the referee waved play-on and HALLER went on to easily score. (2-1 Chester)
40¹	The 'keeper saved a refined strike from SHAQIRI.
41¹	The Chester 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from SHAQIRI.
1²	An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of VOLKAN by CROUCH.
1²	YARMOLENKO stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
3²	HENDRICK beat PIETERS and blasted the ball to HALLER who fired his shot wide.
17²	A tame shot from CROUCH trickled agonisingly wide.
17²	A neatly crafted pass from CROUCH was flicked goalbound by FLETCHER only for VOLKAN to claw away.
19²	GOAL!! Chester were awarded a penalty after a foul on MORGAN and HALLER put it past BUTLAND sending him the wrong way. (3-1 Chester)
21²	A corner bobbled toward FLETCHER who fired an effort wide.
32²	ALEX GRIMALDO blasted a looping shot wide from just outside the area.
33²	The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from CROUCH.
34²	A free-kick from BAKAMBU raced wide.
40²	SHAQIRI's shot was well held by VOLKAN.
43²	A cross from YARMOLENKO left HALLER in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.

Chester

League position:

Home league form:

LWXO

Overall league form:

WLLWXWOL

Formation:

4-3-3

Line-ups

VOLKAN Demirel	7½	1	6½	Jack BUTLAND
Maximiliano PEREIRA	5½	2	7	Davide ZAPPACOSTA
^(c)FILIPE LUIS Karsmirski	7½	3	7	Erik PIETERS
Valon BEHRAMI	7	4	7	Darren FLETCHER
Daniel CONGRÉ	7	5	7½	Bruno MARTINS-INDI
John HEITINGA	6½	6	6½	Ryan SHAWCROSS
Jeff HENDRICK	7	7	6½	Ibrahim AFELLAY
Andriy YARMOLENKO	7½	8	7½	Xherdan SHAQIRI
^(p)Sébastien HALLER	7½	9	6½	Peter CROUCH^(c,p)
^(f)Cédric BAKAMBU	6	10	6½	Eric CHOUPO-MOTING^(f)
Adam MORGAN	5½	11	5½	JESÉ Rodríguez
	Manager
Eljero ELIA		12		Geoff CAMERON
DIEGO Alves		13		Lee GRANT
ALEX GRIMALDO	6½	14		Saido BERAHINO
Mattia DESTRO		15		Kurt ZOUMA
Renat YANBAEV		16		Glen JOHNSON

Stoke City

League position:

Away league form:

LLLW

Overall league form:

WLWLWLWX

Formation:

4-3-3

Statistics

Chester 3 Stoke City 1

(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 24,969, Stadium: Deva, Referee: Phil Dowd 6)

Morgan 30¹, Haller 38¹, Haller 19² (pen)

Scorers

Substitutions

Sent off

Bookings

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Shots on

Shots off

Total shots

Shots saved

Possession

Pieters 24¹

PereiraóAlex Grimaldo 24²

51%

49%

¶ Man of the match: Volkan Demirel ¶