Stoke City vs Chelsea
Match pulse
STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| STK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final score
Stoke City and Chelsea drew 0-0 on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at bet365 Stadium.
Play by play
- 95'
<b>FULL TIME</b> Terry nods clear and that is that. Chelsea should have won, and will point to a few credible penalty claims, but they just didn't create enough chances in front of goal. A low key start for AVB.
- 94'
Walters is barged by Cole and Stoke have a free kick wide right.
- 93'
Drogba's effort hits the wall, then he and Alex get in each other's way before Ramires drags one wide.
- 92'
Good work from Drogba, who wins a free kick 25 yards out and central with some neat footwork, even though he was on the deck.
- 91'
Stoke resorting to up and unders now.
- 90'
Five minutes added.....
- 89'
Bosingwa strikes towards goal but Lampard gets in the way and offside.
- 89'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Torres goes off and Benayoun has three minutes or so to make an impact.
- 88'
Shotton is on throw in duty with Delap incapacitated and though Cech and Mikel make a mess of it, Halsey rewards them with a free kick.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Lampard is booked for throwing the ball away. A wry smirk from Frank.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Kenwyne Jones trots off and Ryan Shotton comes on. He's a defender, we are told.
- 85'
Alex tries a howitzer from range but gets it all wrong.
- 84'
Chelsea will be mighty annoyed if they don't extract three points from this lacklustre match.
- 83'
Cech comes out to claim a lofted ball into the area after the initial free kick was cleared.
- 82'
A rare Stoke forray downfield yields a free kick. Box loaded.
- 81'
Chelsea free kick 30 yards out. Drogba strikes but Begovic saves easily enough.
- 80'
More tussling between Shawcross and Terry, another word from Halsey.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Wilson is booked for obstructing Bosingwa, who was charging down the right flank.
- 78'
Torres has looked very lively today, another nice run then and a trick to win a corner.
- 77'
Sharp turn and shot from Torres, and a brilliant save from Begovic, but all meaningless as the striker was offside.
- 76'
Alex rises to nod Lampard's free kick towards goal but it is comfortable for Begovic.
- 75'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Time for Drogba, but Kalou makes way. Anelka, Torres and the Drog all now on the pitch.
- 74'
Stoke pretty much spent as an attacking force now and relying on the odd counter.
- 73'
Begovic is in action again as Torres dinks in for Kalou but his header is right at the keeper. Chelsea piling it on now..
- 72'
Superb save! Anelka tries to chip Begovic from an acute angle but the big keeper gets a fingertip on it to send the ball onto the bar.
Leaders
STKCHE 
