Chelsea v Preston North End

FA Cup Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 6th January

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home team, Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 28,
Đ. Petrović
Number 27,
M. Gusto
Number 26,
L. Colwill , Captain
Number 2,
A. Disasi
Number 42,
A. Gilchrist , substituted for Thiago Silva at 61 minutes
Number 8,
E. Fernández , substituted for M. Golding at 89 minutes
Number 25,
M. Caicedo
Number 10,
M. Mudryk , substituted for N. Madueke at 61 minutes
Number 20,
C. Palmer , substituted for C. Gallagher at 76 minutes
Number 7,
R. Sterling
Number 19,
A. Broja , substituted for Deivid Washington at 76 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Chelsea

Number 47,
L. Bergström
Number 13,
M. Bettinelli
Number 6,
Thiago Silva
Number 23,
C. Gallagher
Number 68,
M. Golding
Number 29,
I. Maatsen
Number 11,
N. Madueke
Number 51,
D. Williams
Number 36,
Deivid Washington

away team, Preston North End

Manager: Ryan Lowe

Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

Number 1,
F. Woodman
Number 16,
A. Hughes , substituted for K. Best at 74 minutes
Number 6,
L. Lindsay
Number 14,
J. Storey
Number 23,
L. Millar
Number 13,
A. McCann , substituted for R. Ledson at 88 minutes
Number 4,
B. Whiteman , Yellow Card at 68 minutes, substituted for D. Holmes at 88 minutes
Number 44,
B. Potts
Number 7,
W. Keane , substituted for C. Evans at 64 minutes
Number 8,
A. Browne , Captain
Number 28,
M. Osmajić , substituted for E. Riis at 64 minutes

away team, Preston North End

Number 33,
K. Best
Number 21,
D. Cornell
Number 3,
G. Cunningham
Number 9,
C. Evans
Number 10,
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Number 25,
D. Holmes , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
Number 19,
E. Riis
Number 18,
R. Ledson
Number 20,
B. Woodburn

Chelsea
Preston North End

home team, Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 28,
Đ. Petrović
Number 27,
M. Gusto
Number 26,
L. Colwill , Captain
Number 2,
A. Disasi
Number 42,
A. Gilchrist , substituted for Thiago Silva at 61 minutes
Number 8,
E. Fernández , substituted for M. Golding at 89 minutes
Number 25,
M. Caicedo
Number 10,
M. Mudryk , substituted for N. Madueke at 61 minutes
Number 20,
C. Palmer , substituted for C. Gallagher at 76 minutes
Number 7,
R. Sterling
Number 19,
A. Broja , substituted for Deivid Washington at 76 minutes

Substitutes

Number 47,
L. Bergström
Number 13,
M. Bettinelli
Number 6,
Thiago Silva
Number 23,
C. Gallagher
Number 68,
M. Golding
Number 29,
I. Maatsen
Number 11,
N. Madueke
Number 51,
D. Williams
Number 36,
Deivid Washington

Referee:: Thomas Bramall
Video Assistant Referee:: Tony Harrington
Assistant Referee 1:: Wade Smith
Assistant Referee 2:: Akil Howson
Fourth Official:: Keith Stroud
Assistant VAR Official:: Timothy Wood

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Match Facts

Chelsea have won all three of their FA Cup ties against Preston, beating them in fourth round replay in 1968-69, in the fifth round in 2001-02 and in the fourth round in 2009-10.
Preston have won just one of their last 15 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (D5 L9), a 1-0 home win in the second tier in February 1981.
Chelsea have progressed from their last 18 FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division, since losing 4-2 to Bradford City in 2014-15.
Preston have lost nine of their last 11 FA Cup matches (L2), while against top-flight clubs they’ve lost 17 of their last 18 in the competition, beating Derby 4-1 in January 2008 in the other.
Chelsea lost 4-0 against Manchester City in the FA Cup third round last season, their first elimination at this stage of the competition in 25 years. They last fell at this hurdle in consecutive campaigns between 1978-79 and 1980-81 (three in a row).

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Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Match ends, Chelsea 4, Preston North End 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 9
Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Preston North End 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Attempt saved. Deivid Washington (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Duane Holmes.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kian Best.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 4
Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Michael Golding (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Chelsea. Michael Golding replaces Enzo Fernández.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Ali McCann.
Postat 88 minutes
VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea 4-0 Preston North End (Enzo Fernández).
Goal!at 85 minutes
Goal! Chelsea 4, Preston North End 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
Postat 83 minutes
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Potts.
Postat 82 minutes
Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Axel Disasi.

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home team, Chelsea

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away team, Preston North End

Pitch Formation

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away team, Preston North End

home team, Chelsea

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

away team, Preston North End

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

Match Officials

Match Stats

Overall possession

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Total touches inside the opposition box

Goalkeeper saves

Fouls

Corners

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Attack

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Backward passes

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Defense

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Total yellow cards

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