Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
30'
Willian
Ethan Ampadu
32'
1 - 1
Loïc Nego
56'
2 - 1
2 - 2
75'
O. Giroud
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End of match

  • 93'
    FT: MOL Vidi 2-2 Chelsea. It's a respectable scoreline for the hosts as a goal from Loic Nego and an Ethan Ampadu own goal secure them a point, but superb free-kicks from Willian and Olivier Giroud, combined with BATE's win over PAOK means that the Hungarians' European adventure ends here.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 86'
    Nego needs some treatment after being caught late by Hudson-Odoi, which sparks some handbags between Emerson and Fiola.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fehérvár
  • 85'
    Vidi make their final change as Patkai replaces Hadzic.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fehérvár
  • 81'
    A double change for the hosts as Kovacs and Hodzig replace Milanov and Huszti.
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  • 79'
    Loftus-Cheek catches Fiola late and is promptly booked.
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a Fehérvár
  • 76'
    Nego is the latest name in the book as he brings down Emerson.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 75'
  • 75'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! GIROUD! 2-2! Wow! Who knew he had that in his locker? The Frenchman curls the perfect free-kick over the wall and into the far corner via a kiss off the crossbar, with not even a retreating defender able to prevent it from finding the net.
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a Fehérvár
  • 73'
    Vinicius goes into the book for diving in on Fabregas on the edge of the box.
  • 72'
    It's Pedro's turn to produce a limp effort as he side-foots wide of the far post after gathering a cross from the left. No real conviction in the strike.
  • 71'
    Another effort from Hudson-Odoi as he skips inside his man down the left before looking for the far corner but his tame strike is easily kept out.
  • 70'
    CLOSE! Giroud summons his inner Van Basten as he meets a deep free-kick from Fabregas on the volley, but his fierce effort flies narrowly over the crossbar. Good hit.
  • 68'
    CHANCE! It's Giroud's first sighting of goal since coming on as he meets Emerson's powerful low ball in at the near post, but he gets too much on his effort and guides is a couple of yards wide.
  • 68'
    PAOK have got one back in Greece, two more goals for them and a MOL win here would see the Hungarians through...
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a Fehérvár
  • 66'
    Juhasz is issued with a booking by the man in the middle for a blatant attempt at blocking off Giroud.
  • 62'
    Chelsea appear to have stepped up the intensity a notch since going behind, they're yet to create anything gilt-edged, but they're certainly attacking with more regularity.
  • 58'
    Hudson-Odoi goes close after being picked out by Barkley out on the left, but Kovacsik just about gathers his attempt to side-foot the ball into the far corner.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Fehérvár en el 56'
  • 56'
    GOAL! MOL VIDI! NEGO! 2-1! What a hit, son! Milanov drives forward and picks out his team-mate with a cross from the left and Nego latches onto it without breaking stride to rifle a first-time volley beyond Willy Caballero at the near post! That one stayed hit. Just the three PAOK goals needed now.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 56'
    Chelsea goalscorer Willian is afforded a rest as Pedro comes on in his place.
  • 55'
    BATE are now 3-0 ahead against PAOK, should things stay that way then there is nothing Vidi can do to claim second place.
  • 51'
    Poor from Emerson as he whips an effort straight into the wall.
  • 51'
    Vinicius upends Barkley on the edge of the Vidi box amd Chelsea have another chance from a dead ball. This one would appear to suit a left-footer, though.
  • 47'
    CHANCE! Stopira should do so much better as he meets a corner from the right completely unmarked at the far post, but he can only head high and wide on the run.
  • 46'
    MOL Vidi get us back underway here! Can they claim a famous win in the 45 remaining minutes?
  • 45'
    HT: MOL Vidi 1-1 Chelsea. We're level at the break here! The visitors struck first as Willian curled home a free-kick on the half hour mark, but the hosts were level within two minutes as Ethan Ampadu put through his own net from a corner. Chelsea remain the most likely to come away with the win and with BATE defeating PAOK in the game's other group a win would not necessarily be enough for Vidi regardless.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 45'
    Morata is unable to continue and Olivier Giroud is on in his place.
  • 44'
    Morata appeared to hut his knee when having that effort a few minutes ago and it looks as if his evening may be over.
  • 42'
    CLOSE! Nego threatens for Vidi as he calls Caballero into action with a fierce strike after good hold-up play from Scepovic.
  • 41'
    An inventive effort from Morata as he flicks Hudson-Odoi's cross goalbound at the near post, but he can't get any real purchase on the strike.
  • 38'
    Hudson-Odoi puts in Zappacosta with a lovely back-heel, but the Italian is adjudged to have just strayed offside.
  • 35'
    Christensen fouls his man at the far post as he attacks a deep corner.
Own goal

Own goal

de Chelsea en el 32'
  • 32'
    GOAL! MOL VIDI! AMPADU O.G. 1-1! An immediate response from the hosts and it's one to forget for young Ethan Ampadu. The Wales international can only head a Hadzic corner from the right beyond Caballero and into the bakc of his own net to bring Vidi back into contention.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 30'
  • 30'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! WILLIAN! 0-1! Take a bow! The Brazilian dusts himself down to curl the deal ball over the top of the wall and into the top corner. Kovacsik should perhaps do slightly better, but the 'Blues' won't mind. Chelsea lead, but BATE are the real winners with that goal.
  • 29'
    Willian is brought down by Vinicius just outside the Vidi box and the visitors have a dangerous free-kick.
  • 26'
    Chelsea have enjoyed a whopping 75% of the ball so far here and there's bad news for Vidi as BATE have taken the lead against PAOK.
  • 23'
    CHANCE! Nikolov wins a challenge high up the pitch and all of a sudden Vidi have numbers over. The midfielder feeds Nego on the edge of the box, but his pass is behind its target and Nego's shot on the turn is easy for Caballero.
  • 21'
    Loftus-Cheek is put in behind by Hudson-Odoi and the England man pulls the ball back for Morata, but the striker looks for the pass when he should perhaps have tried his luck and the chance is lost.
  • 20'
    Zappacosta has arguably been Chelsea's best attacking outlet so far, but for all his game raids forward the quality has been lacking somewhat so far.
  • 16'
    There have been few sloppy touches from young Callum Hudson-Odoi so far, he certainly not having the same impact he had in the last round.
  • 14'
    Zappacosta earns the visitors a corner down the right, but Vidi see it off with little fuss.
  • 10'
    Vidi threaten now as Scepovic doesn't quite have the legs to meet a teasing low cross from the left. Ampadu found himself caught under a long ball forward there as Milanov got in.
  • 9'
    Morata meets a corner from the left unmarked, but he cannot get enough purchase on his header and it dribbles into the hands of Kovacsik.
  • 6'
    Juhasz slides in to make a good block as Barkley looked to take aim. Brave defending from the strapping centre-back.
  • 5'
    The first real shot of the came comes in from Nikolov as he is found by an smart reverse pass form Huszti, but the midfielder can only slide an effort horribly wide from the left-hand side of the box.
  • 3'
    Fabregas scoops a ball over the top into the path of Loftus-Cheek, but Kovacsik is quick off his line to gather the ball ahead of the England man.
  • 2'
    Chelsea have quickly taken control of the ball, but Loftus-Cheek passes up a chance to cross down the left by opting to cut back and retain possession.
  • 1'
    Chelsea get the ball rolling here in Budapest!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The teams are out on the pitch and we'll be underway imminently!
  • PRVW
    A quick reminder of tonight's permutations. Vidi need to pick up more points that BATE to go through. BATE will progress with a win, though a draw will also be enough providing Vidi do not win. PAOK are still in with a shout too, but they need to win and hope that Chelsea claim victory here.
  • PRVW
    Here's how these two sides have fared recently going into this one:
  • PRVW
    The hosts name a strong side as they continue their search for a place in the knockout rounds.
  • PRVW
    MOL VIDI: Kovacsik; Fiola, Juhasz, Vinicius, Stopira; Hadzic, Nego, Nikolov; Milanov, Scepovic, Huszti. Subs: Tujvel, Hangya, Tamas, Kovacs, Patkai, Berecz, Hodzic.
  • PRVW
    A raft of changes for the visitors as the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ethan Ampadu come into the side, whilst inexperienced youngsters Jamie Cumming and George McEachran are on the bench.
  • PRVW
    CHELSEA: Caballero; Zappacosta; Christensen, Ampadu, Emerson; Loftus-Cheekl, Fabregas, Barkley; Willian, Morata, Hudson-Odoi. Subs: Cumming, David Luiz, Alonso, McEachran, Pedro, Jorginho, Giroud.
  • PRVW
    Vidi have won just four of their 13 European games this season.
  • PRVW
    Vidi's only other home clash against an English side was the scene of arguably their most famous victory, as they beat Manchester United 1-0 in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup semi-final on the way to finishing runners-up in the competition.
  • PRVW
    The previous meeting between the two sides was the first time they had faced each other in UEFA competition.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri: "For us it’s a very difficult match for us to prepare because we don’t have a material target. The last match [against Vidi] was really very difficult because they defended very well, with low density. it was difficult for us to score. Maybe tomorrow will be a different match because they are fighting for qualification and I think they need to win. I don’t know the starting XI. I decided the players who played three matches in six days in the last week had to rest."
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    MOL Vidi boss Marko Nikolic: "We are looking forward to facing one of the best teams in the world, and a world-class coach. I see the headlines, of course: which Chelsea players are travelling and which are not, but you can’t talk about a 'B-team' when Pedro, Giroud or Loftus-Cheek could be in the starting lineup, since they would be stars in most teams in the world. When the draw was made, nobody would have expected us to have any chance at all by the time we reached the last game."
  • PRVW
    The visitors have nothing to play for tonight having already secured top spot in the group with five wins from five, but Vidi know that they need to better BATE's result against PAOK if they are to progress to the knockout stages.
Info

Pre-match

13 December 2018, 18:55

Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev

Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! We've got the final batch of Europa League Group Stage fixtures for you tonight and we're starting in Group L where Chelsea make the trip to Hungary to face MOL Vidi.