The Premier League Owl
A fairly dull game illuminated by Demba Ba’s stunning strike and Petr Cech’s miraculous save – Chelsea through to Wembley.
Here are the stats from Stamford Bridge:
– Antonio Valencia completed 93% of his passes, a game-high.
– Juan Mata had more shots than any other player (5), and Demba Ba hit the target more than anyone else (3).
– Cesar Azpilicueta and Phil Jones both won 3 aerial duels.
– Michael Carrick led the game with 91 touches of the ball.
– John Obi Mikel led the game with 5 interceptions.
– Cesar Azpilicueta, Ramires, and Patrice Evra all made 4 successful tackles.
– Branislav Ivanovic made 9 defensive clearances.
– Phil Jones and Eden Hazard were both fouled 4 times, the joint-most in the game.
– Danny Welbeck and Oscar were both dispossessed 5 times, the most in the game.
– Chelsea out-shot Manchester United 20 to 12.
– Manchester United’s collective pass-accuracy was 7% higher than Chelsea’s (84% to 77%).
– Manchester United won 61% of the aerial duels which occurred during the game.
– No Chelsea player managed to complete more than one cross.
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