Chelsea v Huddersfield Town, 09 May 2018

Score1-1
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance38,910
Kick-off: 7.45pm This was the 50th meeting in the top division (Chelsea won 19 and lost 22).

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 62 G

Goals:

Laurent Depoitre 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Terence Kongolo Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Chris Löwe Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Jonathan Hogg Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Davide Zappacosta 54
Eden Hazard for Pedro 59

Substitutions:

Alex Pritchard for Rajiv Van la Parra 53
Florent Hadergjonaj for Chris Löwe 62
Scott Malone for Tommy Smith 85

Cards:

Cards:

Jonas Lössl 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eduardo
Defender Gary Cahill
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Tom Ince
Midfielder Alex Pritchard
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Chelsea's 500th home game in the Premier League (won 313, lost 66). Marcos Alonso had now scored eight goals in all competitions in this season; the most by a recognised defender in Europe’s top five leagues so far in 2017-18. Laurent Depoitre became the second player to score in both home and away games against Chelsea in the Premier League in this season after Watford's Roberto Pereyra.

Comments:

League position: 16th With one game still to play in their first season in this division, this result confirmed that Huddersfield Town would play in the Premier League in 2018-19. As Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United also stayed up, this became the third season in Premier League history when all three promoted teams avoided relegation; also 2001-02 (Blackburn Rovers, Fulham and Bolton Wanderers) and 2011-12 (Swansea City, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers). This was only the sixth of their 19 away games in this Premier League season when the Terriers had scored (won three, drawn three).

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Davide Zappacosta 54
Eden Hazard for Pedro 59

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eduardo
Defender Gary Cahill
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Chelsea's 500th home game in the Premier League (won 313, lost 66). Marcos Alonso had now scored eight goals in all competitions in this season; the most by a recognised defender in Europe’s top five leagues so far in 2017-18. Laurent Depoitre became the second player to score in both home and away games against Chelsea in the Premier League in this season after Watford's Roberto Pereyra.

Goals:

Laurent Depoitre 50 G

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Terence Kongolo Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Chris Löwe Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Jonathan Hogg Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Pritchard for Rajiv Van la Parra 53
Florent Hadergjonaj for Chris Löwe 62
Scott Malone for Tommy Smith 85

Cards:

Jonas Lössl 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Tom Ince
Midfielder Alex Pritchard
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 16th With one game still to play in their first season in this division, this result confirmed that Huddersfield Town would play in the Premier League in 2018-19. As Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United also stayed up, this became the third season in Premier League history when all three promoted teams avoided relegation; also 2001-02 (Blackburn Rovers, Fulham and Bolton Wanderers) and 2011-12 (Swansea City, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers). This was only the sixth of their 19 away games in this Premier League season when the Terriers had scored (won three, drawn three).