Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield Town: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 2 February 2019
Result
Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield Town
Premier League · Saturday 2 February 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield Town: match report
Chelsea defeated Huddersfield Town 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 2 February 2019. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Gonzalo Higuaín (16'), Eden Hazard (45+1', penalty), Eden Hazard (66'), Gonzalo Higuaín (69') and David Luiz (86'). Huddersfield Town did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Chelsea were 5th on 47 points from 24 and Huddersfield Town 20th on 11 points from 24. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 72 points, and Huddersfield Town 20th with 16.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Huddersfield Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Eden Hazard of Chelsea (10.0), ahead of David Luiz (8.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 0 for Huddersfield Town.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read L-L-W-D-W and Huddersfield Town's L-L-D-L-L.
Key events
- 16'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 45+1'Penalty goal · Eden Hazard
- 66'Goal · Eden Hazard
- 69'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 86'Goal · David Luiz
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Willian, Gonzalo Higuaín, Eden Hazard
Huddersfield Town line-up (4-3-3)
Jonas Lössl, Tommy Smith, Christopher Schindler, Terence Kongolo, Chris Löwe, Philip Billing, Juninho Bacuna, Aaron Mooy, Adama Diakhaby, Elias Kachunga, Isaac Mbenza