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English Premier League: LIVE Match Centre

Chelsea 2-0 Fulham

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Here is a round-up of scores from the Premier League today:

Norwich City 0-1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
Newcastle United 2-3 Hull City
West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Sunderland
West Ham United 2-3 Everton
Chelsea 2-0 Fulham

Goal of the match: John Obi Mikel

The match came to life in the second half. Chelsea, rightly, gather all three points. Fulham were lacklustre throughout the match. Chelsea go top of the table. Great win for the Blues. As for Fulham, they need to pull up their socks.

 

 

FULL TIME: Chelsea win the match 2-0. Oscar and Obi Mikel with the goals.

93′- Chelsea are controlling the match and keeping the ball in their possession. Fulham are no where near it.

91′- Lampard tries to find De Bryune with a long ball which is way off. Fulham counter.

3 minutes of added time

89′- SAVE! Richardson takes a shot from the wing, Petr Cech is equal to the shot.

87′- Torres is offside. Another missed opportunity.

SUBS:Chelsea: Hazard is replaced by De Bryune. Fulham: Rodallega on! 84′- GOAL! John Obi Mikel scores!!! Lampard corner finds Terry, whose header finds Mikel, who takes a volley. What a goal! 83′- SAVE! Stockdale gets his fingers on to a Torres header from Oscar’s corner. What a save! 82′- BLOCKED! Good work by Torres to find Ramires, whose shot gets deflected out for corner. 81′- Cech takes a long goal kick. Match seems firmly in the control of the Blues. But one goal lead is never enough. Will Chelsea pay for their wastage? SUB: Schurrle goes off for Lampard.

 

78′- Fulham get rare possession. Ball passed in the box but Cech collects easily.

77′- A weak shot by Hazard after a long ball by Cole. Keeper collects.

76′- Torres passes the ball to Ramires in Fulham box but he leaves it for Schurrle, who is not able to reach the ball in time.

74′- BLOCKED! Ramires’s shot from just outside the box is blocked by defender.

SUB: Fulham: Kacaniklic off, Na Bangna on for his debut.

71′- Ramires brings down Parker right outside the Fulham box. Breathing space for Fulham.

70′- Cole’s cross is off the target. Ivanovic’s brilliant cross goes to waste as there is no one at the other end.

69′- Foul by Schurrle. Free kick for Fulham in their own half.

67′- Hazard with a cross, blocked by the defender. Chelsea knocking yet again!

66′- Torres has been actively involved in Chelsea attacks since coming on. Chelsea again playing around the Fulham box.

SUBS: Chelsea: Eto’o replaced by Torres. Fulham: Duff comes off for Taarabt

61′- Fulham are holding the ball in order to slow down the play. Chelsea regain possession though. Second half is already more happening than the whole of first half. Hopefully, we are in for a wild ride. 58′- WIDE! Schurrle with a long range shot which goes wide. Nothing to worry about. Roman Abramovich is in the stands, watching the proceedings closely… 55′- Ramires wins a corner for Chelsea. Schurrle with the corner kick, comes to nothing as ball goes out of play for a Fulham throw in. 54′- WIDE! A long range shot from Mikel goes wide. 53′- MISS! Sidwell misses the target from a close range header after a Fulham free kick from a few yards outside the box. It had been coming for Chelsea. They were close on a couple on occasions in the first half. Oscar makes his start count. 50′- GOAL! Oscar scores!!! Schurrle with a cross, Stockdale with a block, Oscar hops on the loose ball and scores! 50′ Another corner for Chelsea. Oscar sends a cross back in and the ball is collected by Stockdale. 49′- Corner for Chelsea. Ball goes out for another corner. And another one. Third corner in a row for Chelsea. 47′- Chelsea are again playing around the Fulham box. Second half kicks off! Teams are on their way out of the tunnel, we will be underway shortly. Darren Bent’s one on one moment against Petr Cech was the match’s best chance for a goal. For Chelsea, it was all about the final killer ball. They need Mata, and badly. Unfortunately, he is not even on the bench.

 

A cagey affair between the two West London clubs. None of the clubs have been able to do much with the ball inside the box. Chelsea have played around the box confidently, but the final product is still lacking. As for Fulham, patience is the key. They can still get all three points if they plan their forward runs, which currently seem simply mismanaged.

Story of the first half: A complete scramble

HALF TIME at Stamford Bridge

45′- Corner for Fulham after they break into Chelsea box. Corner is cleared by Cech.

44′- SHOT! Cole breaks into the box and after a few deflections ball falls to Ivanovic, whose shot is saved by Stockdale.

43′- Oscar passes to Hazard in the box, who passes to Eto’o but Eto’o fails to get a touch. Ball out for free kick.

42′- Fulham break into Chelsea’s half but Gary Cahill clears the danger. Ball back with Chelsea.

40′- Chelsea are holding the ball yet again. Hazard delivers a cross and later takes a shot. It is well wide.

38′- Corner comes to nothing. Fulham steal the ball again and attack. Good spell for Fulham. 37′- Corner for Fulham. 36′- MISS! Eto’o misses initial shot. Ball goes out for corner, of which Hazard takes a shot off target. 34′- BLOCKED! Oscar takes the free kick but the ball is blocked by the wall. Fulham counter. 33′- Hazard is brought down right outside the box. Opportunity for Chelsea. 32′- Fulham win the ball in their half and drive forward, but it comes to nothing. 30′- Ivanovic delivers a cross in the box and Schurrle vies for it, but loses it in the end. 29′- SHOT! Sidwell takes a long range shot. Way wide of the target. 28′- Ivanovic brings down Parker. Free kick to Fulham in their own half. Taken long. 27′- Schurrle corner comes to nothing. 26′- SHOT! Eto’o cuts into the box and takes a shot which deflects towards side netting. 25′- Fulham are trying hard to hold the ball in their half, but Chelsea’s pressing is creating a lot of issues for the Cottagers.

 

23′- Stockdale gets his fingertips to the ball. Schurrle corner comes to nothing.

22′- Chelsea are piling the pressure on Fulham yet again. Cole wins a corner for Chelsea.

19′ Chelsea slowly move forward. Sidwell brings down Ramires in Fulham half. Free kick to Chelsea. 17′- Corner for Chelsea. Schurrle delivers it to Terry and the captain heads it wide. 16′- Ramires is back on his feet and will soon join the match again… 14′- Ramires is brought down in the Fulham penalty area. Referee denies the penalty claims. Ramires is still down though. 13′- SAVE! Petr Cech saves a one on one shot from Darren Bent. Chelsea defense was nowhere to be seen. 11′- Chelsea are playing freely in the Fulham half which results in a wide shot by Andre Schurrle. Throw in for Fulham 7′- Chelsea are building play from the back. The game has slowed down a bit. Free kick to Fulham inside their own half. 6′- CLOSE! Oscar delivers a cross from the wings, Eto’o just misses the ball. 5′- Duff takes the ball into the Chelsea half and delivers into the box. Fulham are piling pressure on Chelsea. 4′- Schurrle takes a Chelsea free kick in Fulham’s half. 3′- Chelsea are holding the ball, aiming to pile pressure on Fulham. 1′- Chelsea concede a throw in inside the defensive half. And here we go! Chelsea kicks off! Chelsea need to put things right after their two losses and Fulham will be targeting Blues’ desperation in order to find an upset. One can sense the tension in the air at Stamford Bridge. Teams are making their way out on the pitch. Team Line-ups: Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle, Eto’o Fulham: Stockdale, Riether, Amorebieta, Hangeland, Richardson; Parker, Sidwell; Duff, Kasami, Kacaniklic; Bent Substitutes: Chelsea: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Essien, Lampard, De Bruyne, Willian, Torres Fulham: Etheridge, Zverotic , Senderos, Na Bangna, Karagounis, Taarabt, Rodallega

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