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7¹SAINT-MAXIMIN drove a right foot shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
8¹A header by BOWEN at the far post was comfortably collected by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
9¹The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from AZPILICUETA fell just wide.
18¹FERNÁNDEZ galloped through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
21¹NKUNKU rasped the ball through a ruck of players but PERIN was a match for it as he dived to his right.
23¹GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from AZPILICUETA caught the Middlesbrough defence square and FERNÁNDEZ rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Chelsea)
29¹FERNÁNDEZ shot over.
30¹A weak shot from FERNÁNDEZ trickled agonisingly wide.
31¹A penalty box meleé resulted in BOWEN cracking a low shot wide.
33¹GOAL!! AZPILICUETA made space for MARCOS ALONSO who, after an interchange of passes twenty-five yards out, rammed the ball past the 'keeper. (2-0 Chelsea)
37¹ORIGI beat GONÇALO RAMOS and fired the ball to McGREE who dragged his effort wide.
39¹The Middlesbrough 'keeper dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Chelsea's NKUNKU.
43¹A shot from LEWANDOWSKI was smothered by the 'keeper.
1²EMBOLO nutmegged GONÇALO RAMOS but fired the ball into the arms of the Chelsea 'keeper.
5²The Middlesbrough 'keeper saved a refined shot from GONÇALO RAMOS.
6²A pin-point pass bobbled toward CORREA and his deadly shot went narrowly over.
9²GOAL!! After being forced wide ORIGI was able to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Chelsea)
10²The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from LEWANDOWSKI.
11²TAVERNIER headed over.
13²EMBOLO was put clear by DAWSON and he nutmegged LLORIS but rammed his shot inches wide.
17²The 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak shot from ORIGI.
28²Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled LEWANDOWSKI to fire the ball over the bar.
32²A shot from EMBOLO held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
34²LEWANDOWSKI played the ball to MARCOS ALONSO who touched it over the bar.
38²A left foot shot from NKUNKU was clawed past the post by PERIN.
41²NKUNKU kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.

 
Chelsea
 
League position: 9
Home league form: LWLW
Overall league form: XLWWLXLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Hugo LLORIS6½16½Mattia PERIN
Cesar AZPILICUETA8 27 Craig DAWSON(c)
MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza6½37 Ola AINA
Enzo FERNÁNDEZ8 46½Matt CROOKS
José GIMÉNEZ7½57 Aden FLINT
Kalidou KOULIBALY7 66 Nathaniel CLYNE
Jarrod BOWEN8 77 Ángel CORREA
Allan SAINT-MAXIMIN7 86½Marcus TAVERNIER
(c,p)Robert LEWANDOWSKI7 96½Breel-Donald EMBOLO(p)
(f)GONÇALO Matias RAMOS6½106 Riley McGREE(f)
Christopher NKUNKU6½116 Divock ORIGI
Manager
Jordan HENDERSON  12  Marc BOLA
Aaron RAMSDALE  13  Zack STEFFEN
Presnel KIMPEMBE  146 Matthew HOPPE
Ethan AMPADU  15  Jonny HOWSON
Luke SHAW  16  Ashley FLETCHER
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 12
Away league form: LLLX
Overall league form: WLXLLWXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 42,370, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Alan Wiley 6)

Fernández 23¹, Marcos Alonso 33¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Origi 9²
 FlintóHoppe 35²
  
  
11
1013
10
104
75
179
62
57%43%
Man of the match: Cesar Azpilicueta