Stoke City v Chelsea, 18 March 2017

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance27,724

View Stoke City v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Stoke City had now won only two of the 18 Premier League meetings (lost 13).

1 Stoke City

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Jon Walters penalty 38 P

Goals:

Willian 13 G
Gary Cahill 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Jon Walters

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Saido Berahino 61
Peter Crouch for Ramadan Sobhi 90

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Victor Moses 70
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Nemanja Matić 82
Kurt Zouma for Willian 88

Cards:

Joe Allen 15 Y
Phil Bardsley 40 Y
Erik Pieters 65 Y
Bruno Martins Indi 65 Y
Phil Bardsley 90 Y
Geoff Cameron 90 Y
Phil Bardsley 90 R

Cards:

Diego Costa 17 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now won only one of their 13 Premier League games against teams starting the game at the top of the table (lost ten). All nine of the Potters' wins so far in this Premier League season were against teams currently in 12th position or lower. This was City's first defeat in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Geoff Cameron was booked in the first minute of added time in the second-half. Peter Crouch replaced Ramadan Sobhi in the second minute of added time in the second-half. Phil Bardsley was booked for a second time in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half and subsequently shown the red card. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Maybe Chelsea were a little bit fortunate not to get a red card themselves. We had people saying that we tried to target Diego Costa, but we didn't do that. It was more likely he targeted our players."

Comments:

League position: 1st Gary Cahill became the first Chelsea player to score a goal and concede a penalty in the same Premier League game since Salomon Kalou at West Ham United on 25 April 2009. The Blues had now won 19 of their 21 games so far in this Premier League season against the teams currently outside of the top five. Manager Antonio Conte had now used every substitution possible so far in this Premier League season (84 out of 84). The only team to have done so in a completed 38-game Premier League season are Manchester City in 2014-15 under Manuel Pellegrini (114 out of 114). Cesc Fabregas was booked in the fourth minute of added time in the second-half. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "It's not easy at this point of the season to come here, to play in Stoke against a strong team also with good qualities and tactical organisation. It wasn't easy."

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Jon Walters penalty 38 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Jon Walters

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Saido Berahino 61
Peter Crouch for Ramadan Sobhi 90

Cards:

Joe Allen 15 Y
Phil Bardsley 40 Y
Erik Pieters 65 Y
Bruno Martins Indi 65 Y
Phil Bardsley 90 Y
Geoff Cameron 90 Y
Phil Bardsley 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now won only one of their 13 Premier League games against teams starting the game at the top of the table (lost ten). All nine of the Potters' wins so far in this Premier League season were against teams currently in 12th position or lower. This was City's first defeat in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Geoff Cameron was booked in the first minute of added time in the second-half. Peter Crouch replaced Ramadan Sobhi in the second minute of added time in the second-half. Phil Bardsley was booked for a second time in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half and subsequently shown the red card. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Maybe Chelsea were a little bit fortunate not to get a red card themselves. We had people saying that we tried to target Diego Costa, but we didn't do that. It was more likely he targeted our players."

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Willian 13 G
Gary Cahill 87 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Victor Moses 70
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Nemanja Matić 82
Kurt Zouma for Willian 88

Cards:

Diego Costa 17 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st Gary Cahill became the first Chelsea player to score a goal and concede a penalty in the same Premier League game since Salomon Kalou at West Ham United on 25 April 2009. The Blues had now won 19 of their 21 games so far in this Premier League season against the teams currently outside of the top five. Manager Antonio Conte had now used every substitution possible so far in this Premier League season (84 out of 84). The only team to have done so in a completed 38-game Premier League season are Manchester City in 2014-15 under Manuel Pellegrini (114 out of 114). Cesc Fabregas was booked in the fourth minute of added time in the second-half. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "It's not easy at this point of the season to come here, to play in Stoke against a strong team also with good qualities and tactical organisation. It wasn't easy."