Portsmouth v Chelsea, 09 January 2018

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeGavin Ward
CompetitionFootball League Trophy 3rd round
VenueFratton Park
Attendance3,116

View Portsmouth v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm This tie was originally drawn to be played at Stamford Bridge but Chelsea agreed to concede home advantage due to the scheduling of the home leg of their League Cup semi-final against Arsenal the following evening. Brett Pitman equalised for Portsmouth in the third minute of added time at the end of the game before Charly Musonda scored the winner three minutes later.

1 Portsmouth

2 Chelsea

Manager: Joe Edwards

Goals:

Brett Pitman 90 G

Goals:

Charly Musonda 59 G
Charly Musonda 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Luke McGee
Defender Christian Burgess
Defender/Midfielder Matt Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Dion Donohue
Defender/Midfielder Nathan Thompson
Midfielder Ben Close
Midfielder Adam May
Midfielder/Forward Matt Kennedy
Midfielder/Forward Jamal Lowe
Midfielder/Forward Connor Ronan
Forward Oliver Hawkins

Starting lineup:

Marcin Bułka Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Josh Grant Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Dujon Sterling Defender/Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Jacob Maddox Midfielder
Charly Musonda Midfielder
Ruben Sammut Midfielder
Kyle Scott Midfielder
Harvey St Clair Midfielder

Substitutions:

Kal Naismith for Oliver Hawkins 53
Brett Pitman for Nathan Thompson 53
Conor Chaplin for Connor Ronan 76

Substitutions:

Daishawn Redan for Jacob Maddox 28
Joseph Colley for Josh Grant 84
Luke McCormick for Kyle Scott 87

Cards:

Christian Burgess 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Bass
Defender Sylvain Deslandes
Midfielder Kyle Bennett
Midfielder Theo Widdrington
Midfielder/Forward Kal Naismith
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Brett Pitman

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamie Cumming
Defender Joseph Colley
Defender Cole Dasilva
Midfielder Isaac Christie-Davis
Midfielder Kylian Hazard
Midfielder Luke McCormick
Forward Daishawn Redan

Comments:

In line with Premier League and League Championship clubs being allowed to enter the competition, Chelsea had to select at least six players in their starting line-up who were aged under 21 on 30 June 2017.

1 Portsmouth

Goals:

Brett Pitman 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Luke McGee
Defender Christian Burgess
Defender/Midfielder Matt Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Dion Donohue
Defender/Midfielder Nathan Thompson
Midfielder Ben Close
Midfielder Adam May
Midfielder/Forward Matt Kennedy
Midfielder/Forward Jamal Lowe
Midfielder/Forward Connor Ronan
Forward Oliver Hawkins

Substitutions:

Kal Naismith for Oliver Hawkins 53
Brett Pitman for Nathan Thompson 53
Conor Chaplin for Connor Ronan 76

Cards:

Christian Burgess 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Bass
Defender Sylvain Deslandes
Midfielder Kyle Bennett
Midfielder Theo Widdrington
Midfielder/Forward Kal Naismith
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Brett Pitman

2 Chelsea

Manager: Joe Edwards

Goals:

Charly Musonda 59 G
Charly Musonda 90 G

Starting lineup:

Marcin Bułka Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Josh Grant Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Dujon Sterling Defender/Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Jacob Maddox Midfielder
Charly Musonda Midfielder
Ruben Sammut Midfielder
Kyle Scott Midfielder
Harvey St Clair Midfielder

Substitutions:

Daishawn Redan for Jacob Maddox 28
Joseph Colley for Josh Grant 84
Luke McCormick for Kyle Scott 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamie Cumming
Defender Joseph Colley
Defender Cole Dasilva
Midfielder Isaac Christie-Davis
Midfielder Kylian Hazard
Midfielder Luke McCormick
Forward Daishawn Redan

Comments:

In line with Premier League and League Championship clubs being allowed to enter the competition, Chelsea had to select at least six players in their starting line-up who were aged under 21 on 30 June 2017.