“Let’s take a look at the starting lineup for this game first.
Goalkeeper No. 22 Turnbull,
Double central defender No. 43 Bruma partners with No. 6 Van Dijk.
The left back today is No. 38 Van Aanholt.
Right back No. 19 Paulo Ferreira,
The defensive midfielder is No. 16 Ramirez today.
The two attacking midfielders are No. 18 Zhirkov and No. 20 Yossi Benayoun.
The two wingers are No. 44 Kakuta and No. 23 Sturridge.
The single arrow is the only one retained by No. 39 Anelka. "
"Newcastle United's starting formation for this game is 4-4-2.
Goalkeeper No. 26 Krul,
The two central defenders are No. 2 Coloccini and England veteran No. 5 Sol Campbell.
The left back is 19-year-old Sean Ferguson.
The right back is Ryan Taylor;
The four midfielders are No. 17 Alan Smith, No. 18 Gutierrez, No. 29 18-year-old Harris Vukic and No. 30 Rangel.
Double forwards No. 23 Ameobi and No. 11 Lowenkranz. "
"Chelsea has achieved 5 wins and 2 draws in the past 7 meetings between the two sides. The Blues have achieved 14 wins and 5 draws in the past 19 home games against Newcastle and remain unbeaten. The last time Newcastle won at Stamford Bridge was in 1986. The two sides met 4 times in the League Cup. , Chelsea achieved a complete victory. There have been 146 historical encounters between the two sides, and Chelsea had the upper hand with 62 wins, 37 draws and 47 losses. Veteran Anelka held the line, and this season's new aid Van Dijk, Ramirez, and Benayoun all appeared. Erka, Sturridge and Kakuta form the front three."
"Although it's just a rotation of the lineup, it's enough to give Newcastle United a drink."
"Yes, and in terms of the age of the players, Chelsea's lineup is younger. Especially on the back line, the average age of Newcastle's back line is 27.25 years old, while Chelsea is only 22.25 years old, and both sides have a back line. Players born in the 1970s are in charge.”
"Campbell is already 36 years old, and Ferreira is only 31 years old. This gap is exactly the average age gap between the two parties."
"However, the younger the defender is, the better. Experience is also a very important factor."
"Then it depends on who wins today."
"We will wait and see. The broadcast of this game is exclusively sponsored by WeChat, the new lifestyle in the Internet era. We will enter a commercial and come back later."
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Beep! ~
Referee Dodd blew the whistle to start the game.
In the third round of the 2010-2011 English Football League Cup, Chelsea VS Newcastle began.
Chelsea, playing at home, took the lead and Anelka handed the ball to Zhirkov behind.
The first round of attack started.
After the passing of Ramirez and Benayoun, the football was passed to Van Dijk's feet.
Van Dijk made a long pass forward, but unfortunately Kakuta fell behind in the battle with Ryan Taylor for the ball and missed the football in a weird posture.
Xiao Yu off the court could clearly see that the opponent had used a small move to influence Kakuta, but the referee Dodd did not see it and the whistle did not sound.
The ball changed hands, but Newcastle was not in a hurry to attack, but first stabilized the rhythm, intending to slowly pass the ball.
In the 4th minute, Van Dijk rushed out of the penalty area, intercepted the ball from Harris Vukic, and passed it across to Ramirez not far away.
Ramirez broke in with the ball and handed the football to Zhirkov in the center circle.
With the ball, Zhirkov accelerated and directly shook off Rangel's follow-up, and before Gutierrez could be affected, he fired a powerful shot.
Unfortunately, the football eventually missed the goal range, causing Newcastle to break out in a cold sweat.
In the 6th minute, Van Aanholt stepped in, handed the football to Kakuta on the left and continued to attack forward. Kakuta did not hesitate, but fought with Van Aanholt on the left side of the penalty area. There was a one-two combination, and the football passed through a three-foot pass, perfectly passing Ryan Taylor and British veteran Campbell.
Van Aanholt scored with a powerful shot from 12 yards.
"The ball went in!"
"Chelsea scores!"
"This is No. 38, young player Van Aanholt!"
"This is his first start for Chelsea, and last season he was loaned to Newcastle for a month by Chelsea."
"Van Aanholt staged the most familiar stranger! Haha!"
"Fans can take out their mobile phones, open WeChat, and scan the QR code on the lower right side of the screen. For every goal scored in this game, we will give away five exquisite gifts."
"Let me secretly reveal that today there is a jersey signed by Xiao Yu. Please scan the code to join."
However, Chelsea's young defense also confirmed that it quickly made fans worried.
Newcastle quickly organized an attack after the kick-off. Lowenkranz's shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Van Dijk, and Newcastle got a corner kick opportunity.
Ryan Taylor took a corner kick, and former Arsenal center back Campbell successfully beat Bruma to grab the point, but unfortunately his close-range attack missed the goal post.
In the 11th minute, Kakuta received a pass from Zhirkov and went down the wing. Kakuta stepped on his bicycle several times in a row, and then made a fake move to shake off Ryan Taylor.
Just as Kakuta was about to enter the penalty area, Ryan Taylor directly put the shovel and intercepted Kakuta.
"Hey, hey, hey! This is going to be a card!"
"This tackle could have resulted in a red card. Looking at the angle, it is not far-fetched to say it was a tackle from behind."
"Sure enough, the referee took out the yellow card!"
"But looking at Kakuta's painful appearance, I'm afraid he might be injured!"
"It's only been 11 minutes. This is not good news for Chelsea!"
"We see that the team doctor has arrived and we hope nothing serious will happen to Kakuta."
"Tackles from behind are a pain for many players. For example, Van Basten, one of the Three Musketeers of the Netherlands, was frequently tackled from behind. In the end, he left his beloved green field early due to injury."
"Let's look at Chelsea's free kick first."
"Benayoun takes the penalty."
"Shoot!"
"Oh! This kick is too substandard."
"Benayoun hasn't played a few games since joining Chelsea, and his performance is understandable."
In the 16th minute, Chelsea's defense sounded the alarm again. The young Vukic dribbled the ball in at high speed. After running away Ramirez, he suddenly passed it straight to Ameobi on the forward line.
Ameobi, who is tall and powerful, took a long shot from 30 yards, but this shot was also outrageous, and there were still two people away from the goal.
Immediately after Turnbull quickly took the goal kick, Kakuta, who had returned to the field, was very active in the frontcourt. He passed Rangel at high speed and then split Newcastle's defense with a diagonal pass. Sturi After receiving the ball, Qi broke into the penalty area and fired a powerful shot into the net.
However, the linesman on the sidelines had raised his flag and Sturridge was offside.
Live replay showed that Sturridge's offside was only a hair's breadth away, and it was indeed difficult to judge.
