Chelsea v Stoke City, 30 December 2017

Score5-0 to Chelsea
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,433

View Chelsea v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Stoke City had now lost 15 of the 20 meetings in the Premier League (won two); their worst record against any opponent in the competition.

5 Chelsea

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 3 G
Danny Drinkwater 9 G
Pedro 23 G
Willian penalty 73 P
Davide Zappacosta 88 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Tom Edwards Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Josh Tymon Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Davide Zappacosta for Victor Moses 57
Tiemoué Bakayoko for N'Golo Kanté 65
Michy Batshuayi for Alvaro Morata 71

Substitutions:

Julien Ngoy for Ibrahim Afellay 71
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Charlie Adam 81

Cards:

Pedro 52 Y

Cards:

Mame Biram Diouf 27 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Eden Hazard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Harry Souttar
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Julien Ngoy

Comments:

League position: 2nd Chelsea had now conceded four goals in their last 12 games in the Premier League (including eight clean sheets). The Blues won 28 games in the Premier League in 2017. The only previous year when they won more games in the competition was in 2005 when they won 32 games. Davide Zappacosta became the first Italian player to score for Chelsea in the Premier League since Gianfranco Zola against Everton on 21 April 2003.

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City's total of 20 points was now their lowest total after 21 games of a Premier League season. The Potters started a Premier League game with two teenagers in their line-up for the first time (Tom Edwards and Josh Tymon). They had now conceded at least five goals in three of their last eight away games in the Premier League.

5 Chelsea

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 3 G
Danny Drinkwater 9 G
Pedro 23 G
Willian penalty 73 P
Davide Zappacosta 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Davide Zappacosta for Victor Moses 57
Tiemoué Bakayoko for N'Golo Kanté 65
Michy Batshuayi for Alvaro Morata 71

Cards:

Pedro 52 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Eden Hazard

Comments:

League position: 2nd Chelsea had now conceded four goals in their last 12 games in the Premier League (including eight clean sheets). The Blues won 28 games in the Premier League in 2017. The only previous year when they won more games in the competition was in 2005 when they won 32 games. Davide Zappacosta became the first Italian player to score for Chelsea in the Premier League since Gianfranco Zola against Everton on 21 April 2003.

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Tom Edwards Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Josh Tymon Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Julien Ngoy for Ibrahim Afellay 71
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Charlie Adam 81

Cards:

Mame Biram Diouf 27 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Harry Souttar
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Julien Ngoy

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City's total of 20 points was now their lowest total after 21 games of a Premier League season. The Potters started a Premier League game with two teenagers in their line-up for the first time (Tom Edwards and Josh Tymon). They had now conceded at least five goals in three of their last eight away games in the Premier League.