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  • 93'
    FT: Chelsea 1-0 MOL Vidi. Alvaro Morata is the match-winner here as his second-half strike secures three more Europa League points for Chelsea. The 'Blues' dominated for long spells but were wasteful in front of goal and could have been made to regret their profligacy by the Hungarian visitors.
  • 91'
    Well done, Alvaro Morata. the ball in is a wicked one, but the Spaniard leaps high to make the clearance.
  • 91'
    Zappacosta surrenders possession trying to play out from the back before bundling his man to the ground out wide.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 87'
    CHANCE! Morata fires an effort low across the face of goal after being found by Hazard. He could have had a hatful on another night.
  • 85'
    Nego fires harmlessly wide form 30 yards. Vidi aren't going down without a fight.
  • 83'
    CHANCE! Kovacs is slipped in behind with a wonderful pass and he tries to find the far corner with the outside of his foot, only for Kepa to make a stunning stop low to his right. A vital save!
Substitution

Substitution

at Fehérvár
Substitution

Substitution

at Fehérvár
  • 83'
    A double change from the Hungarians as Hodzic and Patkai replaces Milanov and Hadzic. The last throw of the dice from the away side.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fehérvár
  • 77'
    Vidi make their first change, with Kovacs on in place of Huszti.
  • 74'
    Chelsea make their third and final change as Willian is replaced by Moses.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 70'
  • 70'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! MORATA! 1-0! He makes amends for that horrible miss in the first half. Fabregas lifts the ball into the box for Willian from out on the right, with the Brazilian flicking a header into the path of Morata to stab home first time from six yards.
Card

Yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 66'
    Morata re-ignites his battle with Juhász (one he is never going to win) and is booked for his incessant complaints.
  • 66'
    Another change for the hosts as Ross Barkely comes on for Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 63'
    Zappacosta is forced to clear behind his own goal at the far post to prevent Milanov from meeting Huzsti's hooked cross.
  • 62'
    Loftus-Cheek fires comfortably over the bar from 25 yards. A few hints of desperation and frustration sneaking into Chelsea's play now.
  • 61'
    Milanov reminds the hosts that Vidi are still in this by escaping the attentions of Fabregas and firing over from the right-hand side of the box. We could still have an upset on the cards here.
  • 58'
    Hazard's ball in is inviting, but it is just too high for Cahill in the middle.
  • 57'
    Hadzic is adjudged to have handled right on the edge of the box and Chelsea have a very dangerous set-piece out on the right.
Card

Yellow card

a Fehérvár
  • 57'
    Milanov is booked for tugging back Willian as he looked to launch an attack down the Chelsea right.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 54'
    Maurizio Sarri has had enough, on comes Eden Hazard. The Belgian replaces Pedro.
  • 52'
    Emerson flashes a drive from an acute angle wide of Tujvel's near post.
  • 52'
    Morata is inches away form meeting a Willian free-kick from the right at the near post, but it is turned behind and the ensuing corner is seen off by the away side.
  • 50'
    Emerson drives to the byline to earn his side a corner down the left.
  • 46'
    The visitors are immediately on the attack with Kepa being called into his first real save of the night from Nego's drive after Chelsea failed to clear.
  • 46'
    Here we go again! Vidi get us back underway! Will we see a winner here?
  • 45'
    HT: Chelsea 0-0 MOL Vidi. Nothing to chose between the two sides at the break. Chelsea have dominated the ball and should have taken the lead through Alvaro Morata, only for him to fluff his lines in spectacular fashion. The visitors came into the game more late on in the half, with the home side showing signs of sloppiness in defence.
  • 45'
    The Brazilian tries to go around the wall, but it stands firm to deflect the ball behind for a corner.
Card

Yellow card

a Fehérvár
  • 44'
    Huszti is booked for clipping the heels of a marauding Kovacic. Willian is over it.
  • 42'
    CHANCE! VIDI! the visitors should be in the lead! Nego out-muscles Emerson down the left to advance into the box. He chops away from the challenge of Christensen and has two player sin support but his tame left-footed effort from eight yards is gathered by Kepa at the near post.
  • 40'
    A warning for Chelsea as Nego refuses to give up hope when chasing down Fiola's hopeful ball forward, just getting there in between Christensen and Kepa but managing only to prod an effort well wide on the stretch.
  • 39'
    Chelsea demand a penalty after Ruben Loftus-Cheeks's charge into the box is halted by Vinicius. Cesc Fabregas, Alvaro Morata and Loftus-Cheek himself are all up in the face of the man in the middle, who points only for a corner.
  • 36'
    Alvaro Morata cannot catch a break tonight. He makes perfect contact with a left-wing corner at the near post, only for Gary Cahill to block his goal-bound header. He looks furious.
  • 35'
    Loftus-Cheek looks to dance his way around a couple of tackles in the Vidi box, but he is crowded out, before Cahill's header from the ensuing corner is deflected behind.
  • 34'
    A sore one for Kepa as he is caught in the head by Fiola's shin as he chases down a pass. Nothing malicious but it might sting a little.
  • 30'
    Chelsea have completed 246 passes to Vidi's 49 so far, but things remain goalless here at Stamford Bridge.
  • 26'
    More complaints form Morata as he thinks he is eased off the ball when trying to meet Willian's lofted free-kick, but the officials aren't convinced this time either.
  • 25'
    Morata exchanges words with Juhász as the big defender prevents him from meeting a low cross from the right, there didn't appear to be much in it, though.
  • 23'
    Pedro again. Willian's intelligent off-the-ball run takes away a defender and allows the Spaniard the change to try a curling effort from just outside the box, but it is straight at Tujvel.
  • 22'
    Pedro looks to wriggle his way into the box and appears to have succeeded, only for a last-ditch challenge to deny him a chance to pull the trigger.
  • 19'
    Emerson screws an ambitious first-time effort from 25 yards well wide. As you were.
  • 16'
    WHAT A CHANCE! Pedro slips Morata in with a wonderful reverse pass and he's clean through on goal. He does everything right, waiting for the goalkeeper to commit before inexplicably side-footing wide. The sign of a striker bereft of confidence.
Card

Yellow card

a Fehérvár
  • 14'
    Nego is booked for tugging back Loftus-Cheek in the middle of the park, tearing his shirt in the process. The England international is sent to the sidelines in search of a new one, all whilst looking distinctly unimpressed.
  • 14'
    It's Kovacic's turn now as he controls the ball 25 yards out and sees his name in lights, but he fails to get the requisite curl on his effort and it flies high and wide.
  • 12'
    The pressure is mounting here as a Willian effort is deflected wide after the Brazilian was afforded far too much space in the box. Nothing comes of it, though.
  • 10'
    CHANCE! Emerson dances his way into the box and creates a yard of space for himself but lashes his effort harmlessly over the bar!
  • 9'
    Half a chance for the hosts as they clear the corner and counter through Pedro. He feeds Willian out on the left but his left-footed effort form a yard inside the box screws harmlessly wide.
  • 8'
    Juhász makes a nuisance of himself attacking the ball in and Emerson is forced to head behind his own goal.
  • 7'
    One such counter ends with Milanov scampering away down the left but his inviting ball in is turned behind by Cahill.
  • 7'
    Chelsea are enjoying all of the ball here, with Vidi content to attempt to counter at pace.
  • 5'
    Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in the thick of things early on here as he looks to make an impact on his first start of the season.
  • 3'
    Some nice passing moves being strung together early on by the hosts as Alvaro Morata shows his strength to swat aside a defender and spread the ball wide.
  • 1'
    We're off! Chelsea get us underway here at Stamford Bridge!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway imminently!
  • PRVW
    Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri: "We have begun the season well in all three competitions. But most importantly we are progressing every day as a group, both in training and in games. Now we want to continue with our positive start in the Europa League. Our first target is to qualify for the next stage and try to do so as the top team in our group. We began with a win at PAOK and tonight we hope we can make it two wins from two."
  • PRVW
    Here's how these two have fared coming into this one:
  • PRVW
    Just the one change for the Hungarians from their defeat to BATE, with the experienced Szabolcs Huszti coming in for Isván Kovács.
  • PRVW
    MOL Vidi: Tujvel: Fiola, Juhász, Vinicius, Stopira; Nego, Hadzic, Nikolov; Huszti, Scepovic, Milanov. Subs: Kovacsik, Hangya, Tamás, Kovacs, Pátkai, Berecz, Hodzic.
  • PRVW
    Something of a second-string side from the 'Blues' but it still looks very strong indeed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alvaro Morata are among the players given the chance to stake a claim for more regular first-team action, though Kepa retains his place in goal.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea: Kepa; Zappacosta, Cahill, Christensen, Emerson; Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic; Pedro, Morata, Willian. Subs: Caballero, Ampadu, Alonso, Hazard, Moses, Kante, Barkley.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea have never lost a home European match in a competition that isn't the Champions League (P35, W28, D7, L0).
  • PRVW
    Vidi have previous for shocking English sides, having edged past Manchester United on penalties in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals the last time they faced an English side, with that game coming all the way back in March 1985.
  • PRVW
    This is the first time the two sides have faced each other and Chelsea's first game against Hungarian opposition in their history.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea got their Europa League campaign off to a winning start last time out with a narrow victory over PAOK in Greece, whilst Vidi went down 2-0 to current group leaders BATE Borisov.
  • PRVW
    For those wondering 'who on earth are MOL Vidi?', it may be useful to know that they were re-branded this year, having previously been known as Videoton FC. They edged out Ferencváros to win the Nemzeti Bajnokság I by two points last season, but dropped into the Europa League after falling to a 3-2 aggregate defeat to AEK Athens in the play-off round.
Info

Pre-match

04 October 2018, 21:00

Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Stadium: Stamford Bridge

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of tonight's Europa Legaue Group L clash between Chelsea and Hungarian outfit MOL Vidi from Stamford Bridge.