Stoke City v Chelsea, 23 September 2017

Score4-0 to Chelsea
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance29,661

View Stoke City v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Stoke City had now lost more games (14) and conceded more goals (42) against Chelsea than they had against any other opposition in the Premier League.

0 Stoke City

4 Chelsea

Goals:

Goals:

Alvaro Morata 2 G
Pedro 30 G
Alvaro Morata 77 G
Alvaro Morata 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Mame Biram Diouf
Forward Jesé

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Alvaro Morata Forward

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Jesé 61
Ibrahim Afellay for Bruno Martins Indi 76

Substitutions:

Gary Cahill for Marcos Alonso 59
Cesc Fàbregas for Pedro 68
Eden Hazard for Willian 72

Cards:

Xherdan Shaqiri 49 Y
Peter Crouch 89 Y

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 51 Y
N'Golo Kanté 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Charly Musonda
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City had now won only three of their last 16 Premier League games. The Potters had now lost seven of their last 11 home games in the Premier League against last season's top six (won one). They had failed to score in two of their last nine games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Second half… Chelsea do what they do, they are very much a reflection of their manager in terms of managing games, they were quite happy at 2-0. I think the management of the game could’ve been asked questions of, certainly by the referee, I think he allowed them to stop the game and stop all momentum. He made a call in terms of Alonso who could’ve been sent off – should’ve done in my view. I think their manager obviously agreed he was lucky because he took him off within seconds of him getting away with the second offence."

Comments:

League position: 3rd Álvaro Morata scored his first goal after 82 seconds and he became the 17th player to score a Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea. Álvaro Morata scored the Blues' first hat-trick in the Premier League since Diego Costa against Swansea City on 13 September 2014. They had now won eight of their last nine away games in the Premier League. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "It was a good day, a good result for us. Stoke are a really good team and very strong. It was very difficult to win here. We deserved to win the game. We started well and scored early. We were in control of the game. I repeat, it's not simple to win away against them. Morata played a good game. A really good performance. Now he has to continue this way to be a great striker. I think we have to be focused at what we do and not others. We want to fight in every competition we are playing."

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Mame Biram Diouf
Forward Jesé

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Jesé 61
Ibrahim Afellay for Bruno Martins Indi 76

Cards:

Xherdan Shaqiri 49 Y
Peter Crouch 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City had now won only three of their last 16 Premier League games. The Potters had now lost seven of their last 11 home games in the Premier League against last season's top six (won one). They had failed to score in two of their last nine games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Second half… Chelsea do what they do, they are very much a reflection of their manager in terms of managing games, they were quite happy at 2-0. I think the management of the game could’ve been asked questions of, certainly by the referee, I think he allowed them to stop the game and stop all momentum. He made a call in terms of Alonso who could’ve been sent off – should’ve done in my view. I think their manager obviously agreed he was lucky because he took him off within seconds of him getting away with the second offence."

4 Chelsea

Goals:

Alvaro Morata 2 G
Pedro 30 G
Alvaro Morata 77 G
Alvaro Morata 82 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Alvaro Morata Forward

Substitutions:

Gary Cahill for Marcos Alonso 59
Cesc Fàbregas for Pedro 68
Eden Hazard for Willian 72

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 51 Y
N'Golo Kanté 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Charly Musonda
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 3rd Álvaro Morata scored his first goal after 82 seconds and he became the 17th player to score a Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea. Álvaro Morata scored the Blues' first hat-trick in the Premier League since Diego Costa against Swansea City on 13 September 2014. They had now won eight of their last nine away games in the Premier League. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "It was a good day, a good result for us. Stoke are a really good team and very strong. It was very difficult to win here. We deserved to win the game. We started well and scored early. We were in control of the game. I repeat, it's not simple to win away against them. Morata played a good game. A really good performance. Now he has to continue this way to be a great striker. I think we have to be focused at what we do and not others. We want to fight in every competition we are playing."