Chelsea v Cardiff City, 15 September 2018

Score4-1 to Chelsea
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance40,499

View Chelsea v Cardiff City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Chelsea had now won 11 of the last 13 league meetings since 1963 (lost one). Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Chelsea won: 3 Drawn: 0 Cardiff City won: 0 Chelsea scored: 10 Cardiff City scored: 3

4 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Eden Hazard 37 G
Eden Hazard 44 G
Eden Hazard penalty 80 P
Willian 83 G

Goals:

Sol Bamba 16 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Sean Morrison Defender/Centre back
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Víctor Camarasa Midfielder
Joe Ralls Midfielder
Junior Hoilett Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ward Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Mateo Kovačić 50
Willian for Pedro 68
Davide Zappacosta for Eden Hazard 84

Substitutions:

Jazz Richards for Harry Arter 46
Callum Paterson for Bobby Decordova-Reid 71
Gary Madine for Danny Ward 77

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Defender/Midfielder Callum Paterson
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Forward Gary Madine
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their opening five games of a Premier League season for the fourth time (also 2005-06, 2009-10 and 2010-11). Maurizio Sarri became the fourth manager to win his first five games in the Premier League; also Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Craig Shakespeare. Of the 24 hat-tricks scored by the Blues in the Premier League, Eden Hazard became their fourth player to score more than one; also Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Pedro made his 100th appearance in the Premier League. Chelsea had now lost one of their last 52 home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (won 43 wins).

Comments:

League position: 16th Cardiff City had now lost four and drawn two of their six games played so far in 2018-19 in all competitions. The Bluebirds had now failed to win any of their opening five games of a top division season for the first time since 1921-22. At 33 years and 244 days, Sol Bamba became the oldest player to score his first goal in the Premier League since Zlatan Ibrahimović (34 years and 316 days) for Manchester United against AFC Bournemouth on 14 August 2016. Sol Bamba’s goal was Cardiff City’s 900th goal in the top division (played 673, conceded 1,076). Eden Hazard's hat-trick was the first that City had conceded in the Premier League since Luis Suarez for Liverpool on 22 March 2014.

4 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Eden Hazard 37 G
Eden Hazard 44 G
Eden Hazard penalty 80 P
Willian 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Mateo Kovačić 50
Willian for Pedro 68
Davide Zappacosta for Eden Hazard 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their opening five games of a Premier League season for the fourth time (also 2005-06, 2009-10 and 2010-11). Maurizio Sarri became the fourth manager to win his first five games in the Premier League; also Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Craig Shakespeare. Of the 24 hat-tricks scored by the Blues in the Premier League, Eden Hazard became their fourth player to score more than one; also Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Pedro made his 100th appearance in the Premier League. Chelsea had now lost one of their last 52 home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (won 43 wins).

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Sol Bamba 16 G

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Sean Morrison Defender/Centre back
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Víctor Camarasa Midfielder
Joe Ralls Midfielder
Junior Hoilett Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ward Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jazz Richards for Harry Arter 46
Callum Paterson for Bobby Decordova-Reid 71
Gary Madine for Danny Ward 77

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Defender/Midfielder Callum Paterson
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Forward Gary Madine
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 16th Cardiff City had now lost four and drawn two of their six games played so far in 2018-19 in all competitions. The Bluebirds had now failed to win any of their opening five games of a top division season for the first time since 1921-22. At 33 years and 244 days, Sol Bamba became the oldest player to score his first goal in the Premier League since Zlatan Ibrahimović (34 years and 316 days) for Manchester United against AFC Bournemouth on 14 August 2016. Sol Bamba’s goal was Cardiff City’s 900th goal in the top division (played 673, conceded 1,076). Eden Hazard's hat-trick was the first that City had conceded in the Premier League since Luis Suarez for Liverpool on 22 March 2014.