
Chelsea vs Morecambe, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Third Round
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Chelsea ease into fourth round with 5-0 thrashing of Morecambe
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Chelsea booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as they eased past League Two side Morecambe with a 5-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Gwion Edwards (Morecambe).
- 2': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Attempt saved. Ben Tollitt (Morecambe) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Dackers.
- 8': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 9': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gwion Edwards.
- 14': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Burgoyne.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 17': Penalty saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Callum Jones.
- 18': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Offside, Morecambe. Gwion Edwards is caught offside.
- 20': David Tutonda (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 23': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Yann Songo'o (Morecambe).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a through ball.
- 25': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 25': Marcus Dackers (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Offside, Morecambe. Ben Tollitt is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Gwion Edwards (Morecambe).
- 27': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Burgoyne.
- 29': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 29': Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Gwion Edwards (Morecambe).
- 32': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Marcus Dackers (Morecambe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gwion Edwards.
- 35': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
- 35': Marcus Dackers (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Dackers (Morecambe).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrique George with a cross.
- 39': Goal! Chelsea 1, Morecambe 0. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
- 42': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
- 44': David Tutonda (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Gwion Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Offside, Morecambe. Ben Tollitt is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Morecambe 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Morecambe 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Pedro Neto.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 48': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 48': Tom White (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Renato Veiga (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Goal! Chelsea 2, Morecambe 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 52': Offside, Morecambe. Marcus Dackers is caught offside.
- 53': Substitution, Morecambe. Jordan Slew replaces Marcus Dackers.
- 55': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
- 62': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
- 63': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Félix with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku following a corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tom White.
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ben Tollitt.
- 68': Substitution, Morecambe. Adam Lewis replaces Gwion Edwards.
- 68': Substitution, Morecambe. Harvey Macadam replaces Ben Tollitt.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 70': Goal! Chelsea 3, Morecambe 0. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 75': Goal! Chelsea 4, Morecambe 0. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrique George following a fast break.
- 77': Goal! Chelsea 5, Morecambe 0. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 78': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Harvey Macadam (Morecambe) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lewis with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Morecambe. Hallam Hope replaces Callum Jones.
- 81': Substitution, Morecambe. Max Taylor replaces Yann Songo'o.
- 82': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Lewis.
- 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
- 85': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 86': Attempt missed. Luke Hendrie (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Max Taylor.
- 88': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 88': Attempt saved. Hallam Hope (Morecambe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Tutonda.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Hallam Hope (Morecambe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Harvey Macadam (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Chelsea 5, Morecambe 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 5, Morecambe 0.
Statistics
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4 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
18.7 | Possession | 81.3 |
7 | SHOTS | 28 |
4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
102 | Accurate Passes | 622 |
152 | Passes | 678 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
10 | Crosses | 27 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
52 | Long Balls | 27 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
6 | Tackles | 12 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,998
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
2 | Axel Disasi |
4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
45 | Romeo Lavia |
40 | Renato Veiga |
24 | Reece James |
14 | João Félix |
18 | Christopher Nkunku |
32 | Tyrique George |
7 | Pedro Neto |
38 | Marc Guiu |
Morecambe (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Harry Burgoyne (GK) |
6 | Jamie Stott |
14 | Rhys Williams |
23 | David Tutonda |
2 | Luke Hendrie |
4 | Tom White |
24 | Yann Songo'o |
28 | Callum Jones |
7 | Gwion Edwards |
18 | Ben Tollitt |
19 | Marcus Dackers |
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