Cardiff City vs Chelsea, 2013-2014 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League

Cardiff City

15': César Azpilicueta (OG)

FT
1 - 2

Chelsea

72': André Schürrle
75': Fernando Torres

About

Cardiff City are hosting Chelsea at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
4': Delay in match (Chelsea).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Attempt missed. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
6': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
7': Attempt blocked. Oscar (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
10': Attempt blocked. Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio with a headed pass.
11': Ben Turner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Chelsea).
15': Attempt missed. Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
15': Own Goal by César Azpilicueta, Chelsea. Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 0.
18': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
19': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
19': Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Foul by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
23': Mats Daehli (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Mats Daehli (Cardiff City).
25': Attempt blocked. Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio.
26': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar.
27': Attempt blocked. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Obi Mikel with a through ball.
27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ben Turner.
29': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
30': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
31': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City).
33': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
33': Mats Daehli (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt missed. Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
36': Foul by Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City).
36': Oscar (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Declan John.
37': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Cole with a cross.
38': Fabio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
40': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
42': Attempt saved. Fabio (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan John.
45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 0.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 0.
47': Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Fernando Torres is caught offside.
50': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
51': Attempt blocked. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fraizer Campbell.
51': Foul by Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City).
51': Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
53': Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
53': Attempt missed. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Branislav Ivanovic.
56': Attempt saved. Declan John (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Bellamy.
56': Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
59': Fabio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Oscar (Chelsea).
60': Offside, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham tries a through ball, but Aron Gunnarsson is caught offside.
61': Offside, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Ashley Cole is caught offside.
62': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City).
65': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
66': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Cole.
66': Substitution, Chelsea. André Schürrle replaces John Obi Mikel.
67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Don Cowie replaces Mats Daehli.
68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
69': Attempt missed. Fabio (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
70': Attempt saved. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
72': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City).
72': Oscar (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Attempt saved. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar with a cross.
72': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range.
72': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 1. André Schürrle (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
75': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Schürrle with a headed pass.
76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Craig Bellamy.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Nathan Aké replaces Mohamed Salah.
80': Attempt saved. Fabio (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81': Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
81': Attempt blocked. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
83': Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
85': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Schürrle with a cross.
88': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
88': Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Chelsea. John Swift replaces Eden Hazard.
89': Substitution, Cardiff City. Tom James replaces Fraizer Campbell.
90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
90'+1': Attempt saved. André Schürrle (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Marshall.
90'+2': Fernando Torres (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Fabio (Cardiff City).
90'+3': Attempt missed. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

CHE		CAR
9	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	5
63.2	Possession	36.8
28	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
498	Accurate Passes	247
568	Passes	317
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	1
25	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	48
41	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	12
21	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	30
18	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 27,716

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	11	+15	26
2	Chelsea	11	+10	20
3	Manchester City	10	+12	19
4	Sunderland	11	+4	19

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	David Marshall (GK)
6	Ben Turner
4	Steven Caulker
42	Declan John
35	Fabio
7	Peter Whittingham
18	Jordon Mutch
17	Aron Gunnarsson
39	Craig Bellamy
29	Mats Daehli
10	Fraizer Campbell

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Rhys Healey, Joe Lewis, Jo Inge Berget, Don Cowie, Kevin McNaughton, Magnus Wolff Eikrem, Tom James.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Mark Schwarzer (GK)
33	Tomás Kalas
2	Branislav Ivanovic
3	Ashley Cole
28	César Azpilicueta
11	Oscar
21	Nemanja Matic
12	John Obi Mikel
9	Fernando Torres
17	Eden Hazard
15	Mohamed Salah

Chelsea Substitutes:

David Luiz, Demba Ba, Gary Cahill, André Schürrle, Henrique Hilario, Nathan Aké, John Swift.

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