Chelsea FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chelsea FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League .
- Chelsea FC 35 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Andrew Halliday
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Cardiff City FC H 4–1 W 01 Sep AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W 26 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W 18 Aug Arsenal FC H 3–2 W 11 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–4 L 02 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–3 L 25 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D 18 Aug Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D 11 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chelsea FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Antonio Rudiger has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' What a strike from Soul Bamba! The score is 0-1.
- 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Arter made 363 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Victor Camarasa suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' What a strike from Eden Hazard! The score is 1-1.
- 42' Callum Paterson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 44' Eden Hazard puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
- 46' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Harry Arter is replaced by Jazz Richards on 46 minute.
- 50' Ross Barkley is replacing Mateo Kovacic for the Chelsea FC side.
- 55' Daniel Ward has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Pedro is replaced by Willian on 68 minute.
- 71' Callum Paterson is replacing Bobby Reid for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 77' Gary Madine is replacing Daniel Ward for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 80' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 80.
- 83' GOAL! Willian scores on 83.
- 84' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Eden Hazard is replaced by Davide Zappacosta on 84 minute.
- 89' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- Another three points for Chelsea FC.
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Chelsea FC
Starting XI-
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Mateo Kovacic ↓ Ross Barkley 50'
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Eden Hazard ↓ Davide Zappacosta 84'
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Bench- 13
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Willian ↑ 68'
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Davide Zappacosta ↑ 84'
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Ross Barkley ↑ 50'
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Coach Maurizio SarriCardiff City FC
Starting XI-
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Bobby Reid ↓ Callum Paterson 71'
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Daniel Ward ↓ Gary Madine 77'
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Harry Arter ↓ Jazz Richards 46'
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Bench- 28
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Callum Paterson ↑ 71'
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Jazz Richards ↑ 46'
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Gary Madine ↑ 77'
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Coach Neil Warnock -
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