Huddersfield vs Chelsea

11 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • N'Golo Kanté 34’
  • Jorginho 45’ (pen)
  • Pedro 80’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 away at Huddersfield. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

N'Golo Kanté put Chelsea ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Willian, Jorginho made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 45th minute, and Pedro made it 0-3 in the 80th minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Huddersfield's 0.40 from 6.

Match stats

Huddersfield Chelsea
6 Shots 13
1 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.40 xG 2.31
0.40 Non-penalty xG 1.55
2 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Huddersfield Chelsea
Kick-off
34’
N'Golo Kanté
Assist: Willian0-1 (Chelsea)
45’
Jorginho
Penalty0-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-2
80’
Pedro
Assist: Eden Hazard0-3 (Chelsea)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Huddersfield
  • Christopher Schindler
  • Terence Kongolo
Chelsea
  • David Luiz

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 2.32 34’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 0-1 34’ 45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 0-2 45’ 80’ Pedro (Chelsea), 0-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 2.32 34’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 0-1 Kanté 34’ 45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 0-2 Jorginho 45’ 80’ Pedro (Chelsea), 0-3 Pedro 80’
Huddersfield 0.40 xGChelsea 2.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Huddersfield attacking 
45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 38’ Steve Mounie (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 57’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+1’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 75’ Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Philip Billing (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Steve Mounie (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Philip Billing (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 38’ Steve Mounie (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 57’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+1’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 75’ Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Philip Billing (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Steve Mounie (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Philip Billing (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Hamer GK900 0.000.000
Zanka DEF900 0.000.251
Christopher Schindler DEF900 0.000.000
Terence Kongolo DEF900 0.000.000
Florent Hadergjonaj MID900 0.000.071
Chris Löwe MID720 0.000.021
Aaron Mooy MID900 0.000.011
Philip Billing MID902 0.040.000
Jonathan Hogg MID900 0.000.000
Alex Pritchard MID471 0.020.000
Steve Mounie FWD902 0.260.000
Laurent Depoitre Sub431 0.070.031
Adama Diakhaby Sub180 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Huddersfield win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Chelsea win 61% Bet365 odds 1.61

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield, 02 Feb 19  All Huddersfield vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.