Chelsea 4-2 Stoke City — Premier League, 31 Dec 2016
Chelsea beat Stoke City 4-2 in the Premier League on 31 December 2016 at Stamford Bridge, London. G. Cahill, B. Martins Indi, Willian, P. Crouch got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Chelsea have won 3 and Stoke City 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 24'
- 1-034'
- Half-time1-0
- 1-146'
- 2-157'
- 59'
- 61'out: Bojan
- 62'out: G. Imbula
- 2-264'
- 3-265'
- 70'
- 70'
- 73'
- 82'out: B. Ivanović
- 84'
- 4-285'
- 86'
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
Chelsea
- 8.5WillianF
- 8.2Cesc FàbregasM
- 7.6Diego CostaF
- 7.4N'Golo KantéM
- 7.3Gary CahillD
- 7.3Eden HazardF
- 6.9César AzpilicuetaD
- 6.8Nemanja MatićM
- 6.7David LuizD
- 6.6Branislav IvanovićD
- 6.4Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 6.1Victor MosesM
- 6.1Marcos AlonsoM
- 6.1Thibaut CourtoisG
Stoke City
- 7.1Mame Biram DioufM
- 7.1Bruno Martins IndiD
- 7.0Joe AllenM
- 6.8Peter CrouchF
- 6.8Erik PietersM
- 6.7Xherdan ShaqiriF
- 6.6Ibrahim AfellayF
- 6.6Bojan KrkićF
- 6.5Ryan ShawcrossD
- 6.3Giannelli ImbulaM
- 6.2Lee GrantG
- 6.1Glen JohnsonD
- 5.9Charlie AdamM
Line-ups
Stoke City3-4-2-1
Chelsea3-4-3
Substitutes
ChelseaA. Conte
Substitutes
- 21Nemanja Matić73'M6.8
- 2B. Ivanović82'D6.6
- 14R. Loftus-CheekM
- 5K. ZoumaD
- 23Michy BatshuayiF
- 29Nathaniel Chalobah84'M6.4
- 1A. BegovićG
Stoke CityM. Hughes
Substitutes
- 32Ramadan SobhiM
- 2P. BardsleyD
- 6G. WhelanM
- 27Bojan61'F6.6
- 12W. BonyF
- 21G. Imbula62'M6.3
- 24S. GivenG
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
18Total shots5
7Shots on target2
8Shots off target3
3Blocked shots0
8Corners3
2Offsides2
12Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves3
473Total passes322
401Accurate passes242
85%Pass accuracy75%
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willian | 84 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 73 | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Diego Costa | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Gary Cahill | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Eden Hazard | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| César Azpilicueta | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nemanja Matić | 17 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| David Luiz | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Branislav Ivanović | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Victor Moses | 82 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.1 |
| Marcos Alonso | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mame Biram Diouf | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Joe Allen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Peter Crouch | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Erik Pieters | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 61 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ibrahim Afellay | 62 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bojan Krkić | 29 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Shawcross | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Giannelli Imbula | 28 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Lee Grant | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Glen Johnson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Charlie Adam | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
ChelseaWWWWW
- W26 Dec 16HBournemouth3-0
- W17 Dec 16ACrystal Palace1-0
- W14 Dec 16ASunderland1-0
- W11 Dec 16HWest Brom1-0
- W03 Dec 16AManchester City3-1
Head-to-head
- 05 Mar 16Chelsea1-1Stoke City
- 07 Nov 15Stoke City1-0Chelsea
- 04 Apr 15Chelsea2-1Stoke City
- 22 Dec 14Stoke City0-2Chelsea
- 05 Apr 14Chelsea3-0Stoke City
- 26 Jan 14Chelsea1-0Stoke City
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