Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 30 December 2017

Result

Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City

Premier League · Saturday 30 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City: match report

Chelsea won against Stoke City 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 December 2017. The half-time score was 3-0.

Antonio Rüdiger opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Chelsea's goals came from Antonio Rüdiger (3'), Danny Drinkwater (9'), Pedro (23'), Willian (73', penalty) and Davide Zappacosta (88'). Stoke City did not score.

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Stoke City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 3rd on 42 points from 20 and Stoke City 13th on 20 points from 20. Chelsea went on to finish that season 5th with 70 points, and Stoke City 19th with 33.

Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-3 and Stoke City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Willian of Chelsea (10.0), ahead of Antonio Rüdiger (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 2 for Stoke City.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Antonio RüdigerChelsea · 1-0
  • 9'Goal · Danny DrinkwaterChelsea · 2-0
  • 23'Goal · PedroChelsea · 3-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Andrea PirloStoke City
  • 52'Yellow card · PedroChelsea
  • 73'Penalty goal · WillianChelsea · 4-0
  • 88'Goal · Davide ZappacostaChelsea · 5-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 7, draws 1, Stoke City 2.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (3-4-3)

Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Antonio Rüdiger, Victor Moses, N'Golo Kanté, Danny Drinkwater, Marcos Alonso, Willian, Álvaro Morata, Pedro

Stoke City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Butland, Tom Edwards, Geoff Cameron, Kevin Wimmer, Josh Tymon, Darren Fletcher, Charlie Adam, Mame Diouf, Ibrahim Afellay, Ramadan Sobhi, Daniel Schütz