Chelsea v Stoke City, 04 April 2015

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,098

View Chelsea v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm

2 Chelsea

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Eden Hazard penalty 39 P
Loïc Rémy 62 G

Goals:

Charlie Adam 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender John Terry
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder Willian
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Starting lineup:

Asmir Begović Goalkeeper
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Stephen Ireland Midfielder
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Diego Costa for Oscar 46
Didier Drogba for Diego Costa 57
Juan Cuadrado for Loïc Rémy 63

Substitutions:

Marko Arnautović for Mame Biram Diouf 62
Peter Crouch for Stephen Ireland 78
Erik Pieters for Charlie Adam 79

Cards:

Didier Drogba 90 Y

Cards:

Glenn Whelan 26 Y
Ryan Shawcross 31 Y
Stephen Ireland 45 Y
Charlie Adam 66 Y
Phillip Wollscheid 69 Y
Peter Crouch 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cuadrado
Midfielder Ramires
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Didier Drogba

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender Erik Pieters
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea remained unbeaten at home in the league in this season, the only team to do so in the top four tiers of English football. With Eden Hazard's conversion maintaining his 100% spot kick record (nine out of nine), the Blues became only the second team after Liverpool to score 100 penalties in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 10th Stoke City had now only taken five points out of a possible 42 in 14 Premier League games against Chelsea (won one and drawn two). Their last league win at Stamford Bridge was a 1-0 victory on 27 April 1974 when the goal was scored by their Chelsea legend, Alan Hudson. With his 50th goal in English club football, Charlie Adam scored from his own half of the pitch. His shot was measured at 66 yards. City had failed to score in six of the previous seven Premier League games against Chelsea.

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Eden Hazard penalty 39 P
Loïc Rémy 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender John Terry
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder Willian
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Substitutions:

Diego Costa for Oscar 46
Didier Drogba for Diego Costa 57
Juan Cuadrado for Loïc Rémy 63

Cards:

Didier Drogba 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cuadrado
Midfielder Ramires
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Didier Drogba

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea remained unbeaten at home in the league in this season, the only team to do so in the top four tiers of English football. With Eden Hazard's conversion maintaining his 100% spot kick record (nine out of nine), the Blues became only the second team after Liverpool to score 100 penalties in the Premier League.

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Charlie Adam 44 G

Starting lineup:

Asmir Begović Goalkeeper
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Stephen Ireland Midfielder
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Marko Arnautović for Mame Biram Diouf 62
Peter Crouch for Stephen Ireland 78
Erik Pieters for Charlie Adam 79

Cards:

Glenn Whelan 26 Y
Ryan Shawcross 31 Y
Stephen Ireland 45 Y
Charlie Adam 66 Y
Phillip Wollscheid 69 Y
Peter Crouch 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender Erik Pieters
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 10th Stoke City had now only taken five points out of a possible 42 in 14 Premier League games against Chelsea (won one and drawn two). Their last league win at Stamford Bridge was a 1-0 victory on 27 April 1974 when the goal was scored by their Chelsea legend, Alan Hudson. With his 50th goal in English club football, Charlie Adam scored from his own half of the pitch. His shot was measured at 66 yards. City had failed to score in six of the previous seven Premier League games against Chelsea.