Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chelsea FC vs Preston North End FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2023-24
Chelsea FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Armando Broja 58' 1–0
Thiago Silva 66' 2–0
Raheem Sterling 69' 3–0
Enzo Fernandez 88' 4–0
Y 68' Ben Whiteman

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Preston North End FC — FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Wade Smith
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson

Head-to-Head

1
Chelsea FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Preston North End FC H 4–0 W
30 Dec Luton Town FC A 3–2 W
27 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
24 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
10 Dec Everton FC A 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
01 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
29 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Watford FC H 1–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stamford Bridge that hosts another battle between Chelsea FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dorde Petrovic, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Raheem Sterling has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Moises Caicedo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' The Albania Armando Broja breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 1-0!
  • 61' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thiago Silva is hanging Alfie Gilchrist on the field on 61 minute.
  • 64' The whistle greets Will Keane as he departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 66' The Brazil Thiago Silva breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 2-0!
  • 68' Ben Whiteman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Raheem Sterling has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
  • 73' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Hughes departs to be replaced by Kian Best.
  • 76' The whistle greets Cole Palmer as he departs to be replaced by Conor Gallagher.
  • 81' It’s high time Mauricio Pochettino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' A goal from the Argentina international Enzo Fernandez! He fires home on 88 to make it 4-0!
  • 90' The whistle greets Ben Whiteman as he departs to be replaced by Duane Holmes.
  • It finishes all square. Chelsea FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 1
Thiago Silva 1
Enzo Fernandez 1
Armando Broja 1

Head to Head

2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC

Chelsea FC Form

2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-30 Luton Town FC 2–3 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-16 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-10 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC71% Draw18% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Preston North End FC
29%
Chelsea FC or Preston North End FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC54% Draw38% Preston North End FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
11.8%
3 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4%
5 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 23% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.