Football
Stoke City vs Chelsea. Premier League.
3:00pm, Saturday 18th March 2017.
Bet365 StadiumAttendance: Attendance27,724.
Match ends, Stoke City 1, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Chelsea 2.
Second yellow card to Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) for a bad foul.
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Phil Bardsley (Stoke City).
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lee Grant.
Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Pedro.
Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Ramadan Sobhi.
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Geoff Cameron (Stoke City).
Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Allen.
Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
Erik Pieters (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Willian.
Goal! Stoke City 1, Chelsea 2. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
Attempt missed. Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Shawcross tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by David Luiz.
Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Nemanja Matic.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mame Diouf.
Attempt blocked. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mame Diouf (Stoke City).
Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jonathan Walters.
Attempt saved. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Willian.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Victor Moses.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Lee Grant (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
Mame Diouf (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Erik Pieters (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
Offside, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
Attempt saved. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Diouf replaces Saido Berahino.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Saido Berahino (Stoke City).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
Offside, Chelsea. Pedro tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Chelsea 1.
First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Chelsea 1.
Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury David Luiz (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Luiz.
Delay in match because of an injury Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
Goal! Stoke City 1, Chelsea 1. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty conceded by Gary Cahill (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Stoke City. Jonathan Walters draws a foul in the penalty area.
Hand ball by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Stoke City. Geoff Cameron tries a through ball, but Saido Berahino is caught offside.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Moses with a through ball.
Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Walters (Stoke City).
David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Walters (Stoke City).
Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Moses.
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
Hand ball by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Diego Costa (Chelsea).
(Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
Goal! Stoke City 0, Chelsea 1. Willian (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City).
Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Stoke City. Jonathan Walters tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.