Chelsea v Stoke City, 05 March 2016

Score1-1
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,381

View Chelsea v Stoke City head to head

This was the first time that Stoke City avoided defeat at Stamford Bridge in a league game since a 1-1 draw on 15 December 1984; this ended a run of eight consecutive defeats. Kick-off: 3.00pm

1 Chelsea

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 39 G

Goals:

Mame Biram Diouf 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Marc Muniesa Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Eden Hazard 63
Loïc Rémy for Bertrand Traoré 68
Cesc Fàbregas for Nemanja Matić 82

Substitutions:

Bojan Krkić for Glenn Whelan 75
Joselu for Mame Biram Diouf 86
Stephen Ireland for Marko Arnautović 90

Cards:

Oscar 45 Y

Cards:

Erik Pieters 53 Y
Glenn Whelan 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Jake Clarke-Salter
Defender Matt Miazga
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Alexandre Pato
Forward Loïc Rémy

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Dionatan
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu
Forward Bojan Krkić
Forward Jon Walters

Comments:

League position: 10th With this result, Guus Hiddink became the first manager to remain unbeaten in the first 12 Premier League games from the beginning of his managerial spell. He overtook Frank Clark's record of 11 games in 1994 at Nottingham Forest. Chelsea had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home games.

Comments:

League position: 7th Stoke City had now won only one of their last 15 Premier League games in London (lost eight). Mame Biram Diouf scored his first goal since September and ended a run of 12 league games without a goal.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Eden Hazard 63
Loïc Rémy for Bertrand Traoré 68
Cesc Fàbregas for Nemanja Matić 82

Cards:

Oscar 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Jake Clarke-Salter
Defender Matt Miazga
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Alexandre Pato
Forward Loïc Rémy

Comments:

League position: 10th With this result, Guus Hiddink became the first manager to remain unbeaten in the first 12 Premier League games from the beginning of his managerial spell. He overtook Frank Clark's record of 11 games in 1994 at Nottingham Forest. Chelsea had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home games.

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Mame Biram Diouf 85 G

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Marc Muniesa Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Bojan Krkić for Glenn Whelan 75
Joselu for Mame Biram Diouf 86
Stephen Ireland for Marko Arnautović 90

Cards:

Erik Pieters 53 Y
Glenn Whelan 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Dionatan
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu
Forward Bojan Krkić
Forward Jon Walters

Comments:

League position: 7th Stoke City had now won only one of their last 15 Premier League games in London (lost eight). Mame Biram Diouf scored his first goal since September and ended a run of 12 league games without a goal.