Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Match ends, Chelsea 4, Preston North End 0.
FA Cup Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 6th January
Team Lineups
home team, Chelsea
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
28, Petrovic, Goalkeeper
42, Gilchrist, Defender
2, Disasi, Defender
26, Colwill, Defender
27, Gusto, Defender
25, Caicedo, Defensive Midfielder
8, Fernández, Defensive Midfielder
7, Sterling, Attacking Midfielder
20, Palmer, Attacking Midfielder
10, Mudryk, Attacking Midfielder
19, Broja, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
Pitch Formation
1, Woodman, Goalkeeper
14, Storey, Defender
6, Lindsay, Defender
16, Hughes, Defender
44, Potts, Midfielder
4, Whiteman, Midfielder
13, McCann, Midfielder
23, Millar, Midfielder
8, Browne, Attacking Midfielder
7, Keane, Attacking Midfielder
28, Osmajic, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
home team, Chelsea
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
28, Petrovic, Goalkeeper
42, Gilchrist, Defender
2, Disasi, Defender
26, Colwill, Defender
27, Gusto, Defender
25, Caicedo, Defensive Midfielder
8, Fernández, Defensive Midfielder
7, Sterling, Attacking Midfielder
20, Palmer, Attacking Midfielder
10, Mudryk, Attacking Midfielder
19, Broja, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
away team, Preston North End
Manager: Ryan Lowe
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Woodman, Goalkeeper
14, Storey, Defender
6, Lindsay, Defender
16, Hughes, Defender
44, Potts, Midfielder
4, Whiteman, Midfielder
13, McCann, Midfielder
23, Millar, Midfielder
8, Browne, Attacking Midfielder
7, Keane, Attacking Midfielder
28, Osmajic, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
Substitutes
- 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
- 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
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Chelsea v PrestonOverall Possession
Shots
Chelsea 24Preston North End 4Shots on target
Chelsea 12Preston North End 2Shots off target
Chelsea 7Preston North End 1Blocked shots
Chelsea 5Preston North End 1Total touches in the box
Chelsea 43Preston North End 13Goalkeeper saves
Chelsea 2Preston North End 7Fouls
Chelsea 7Preston North End 9Corners
Chelsea 8Preston North End 2Season so far
FA Cup
Key, Chelsea v Preston
Form guide
All competitions
Chelsea won
v Luton Town
2
3
Premier League
Preston North End lose
v Sunderland
2
0
Championship
Chelsea won
v Crystal Palace
2
1
Premier League
Preston North End lose
v Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
Championship
Chelsea lose
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
1
Premier League
Preston North End won
v Leeds United
2
1
Championship
Chelsea draw
v Newcastle United
1
1
League Cup
Preston North End lose
v Swansea City
2
1
Championship
Chelsea won
v Sheffield United
2
0
Premier League
Preston North End lose
v Watford
1
5
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Chelsea and Preston North EndChelsea Won 18Preston North End Won 23Draw 14
Played
55
Previous scores
All competitions
FA Cup
Preston North End 0 , Chelsea 2 on the 23rd of January 2010
Preston North End
Chelsea
23rd of January 2010
Premier League
Chelsea 1 , Preston North End 1 on the 17th of March 1961
Chelsea
Preston North End
17th of March 1961
Preston North End 0 , Chelsea 2 on the 28th of October 1960
Preston North End
Chelsea
28th of October 1960
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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).