Cardiff City v Chelsea, 31 March 2019

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCardiff City Stadium
Attendance32,657

View Cardiff City v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 2.05pm Chelsea had now won all four meetings in the Premier League despite conceding the first goal in each game. Cardiff City remained without a win in the top division against Chelsea since September 1961. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Cardiff City won: 0 Drawn: 0 Chelsea won: 4 Cardiff City scored: 4 Chelsea scored: 12

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Víctor Camarasa 46 G

Goals:

César Azpilicueta 84 G
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Víctor Camarasa
Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Forward Josh Murphy
Forward Oumar Niasse

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Gonzalo Higuaín Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Ralls for Harry Arter 80
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 84
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Josh Murphy 90

Substitutions:

Eden Hazard for Pedro 53
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Jorginho 64
Olivier Giroud for Gonzalo Higuaín 77

Cards:

Harry Arter 54 Y
Aron Gunnarsson 86 Y

Cards:

Jorginho 26 Y
César Azpilicueta 61 Y
Antonio Rüdiger 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 18th Victor Camarasa was now Cardiff City's leading scorer in this Premier League season with five goals. Only Jordan Mutch (seven) and Frazier Campbell (six) had scored more goals for them in a Premier League season. The Bluebirds had now scored 18 of their last 22 goals in the Premier League in the second-half of their games. City had now lost their last 17 games in the Premier League games against the big six teams.

Comments:

League position: 6th This was the first time that Chelsea had won a game in the Premier League with a 90th minute winner since Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game against Everton on 22 February 2014. Cesar Azpilicueta became the 14th different scorer for the Blues so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United had more different scorers at this stage in 2018-19 (15). Prior to this game, Chelsea had lost four of their five away games in the Premier League in 2019.

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Víctor Camarasa 46 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Víctor Camarasa
Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Forward Josh Murphy
Forward Oumar Niasse

Substitutions:

Joe Ralls for Harry Arter 80
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 84
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Josh Murphy 90

Cards:

Harry Arter 54 Y
Aron Gunnarsson 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 18th Victor Camarasa was now Cardiff City's leading scorer in this Premier League season with five goals. Only Jordan Mutch (seven) and Frazier Campbell (six) had scored more goals for them in a Premier League season. The Bluebirds had now scored 18 of their last 22 goals in the Premier League in the second-half of their games. City had now lost their last 17 games in the Premier League games against the big six teams.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

César Azpilicueta 84 G
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Gonzalo Higuaín Forward

Substitutions:

Eden Hazard for Pedro 53
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Jorginho 64
Olivier Giroud for Gonzalo Higuaín 77

Cards:

Jorginho 26 Y
César Azpilicueta 61 Y
Antonio Rüdiger 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 6th This was the first time that Chelsea had won a game in the Premier League with a 90th minute winner since Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game against Everton on 22 February 2014. Cesar Azpilicueta became the 14th different scorer for the Blues so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United had more different scorers at this stage in 2018-19 (15). Prior to this game, Chelsea had lost four of their five away games in the Premier League in 2019.