Delap scores but offside

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SUBS: Nkunku, KDH and Gusto replace Delap, Enzo and James

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Neto has been magnificent in this competition man.

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BREAKING: Weather delay in the 86th Min

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Chelsea-Benfica suspended because there is severe thunderstorm in the area. Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are all angry with the referee. Maresca also fuming but weather is dangerous and this is normal for Charlotte, NC.

🔗 Nizaar Kinsella - BBC Sport

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Match suspended due to weather (lightning). Five minutes to go.

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The message is: “Severe weather in the area, take cover!”

🔗 Kieran Gill - Daily Mail

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🚨🚨 The match will be suspended for a minimum of 30 minutes!

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Our captain. ©️💙

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🚨 Update: The players could be returning to the pitch in 10 minutes.

6:25 ET for warm-ups and 6:35 for kick-off is the projected restart.⛈

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Two of Reece James' three goals in 2025 have been on direct free-kicks (also vs. Bournemouth in January), with those being Chelsea's only two direct free-kick goals this calendar year.

Only three Premier League players have scored multiple direct free-kicks across all competitions since the start of the 2024/25 season:

◎ Bruno Fernandes
◎ Declan Rice
◉ Reece James

And RJ also has one for England this year. 🎯

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🚨Kick-Off at the moment: 11:35pm (UK)

🔗 Bobby Vincent - Football London

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Sadly there has been a new reset due to further lightning.☔️

The 30 minutes clock has been reset.

🔗 Ben Jacobs - talkSPORT

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6.25pm for warm ups, 6.45pm for kick-off again.

Update: no longer the timeline after thunder in the local area. Clock restarted.

🔗 Nizaar Kinsella - BBC Sport

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🚨Every time there is a thunder there will be another 30 minutes extra added to the delay. There was just a new thunder heard which means we have to wait ANOTHER 30 minutes.

🔗 DAZN

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BREAKING: Another 30 minutes minimum.

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Chelsea remain fully involved in the race to sign Joao Pedro from Brighton.

They are speaking to people involved in the deal and are actively working on this one. They are not giving up.

🔗 Fabrizio Romano

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🚨Players could be back out in 25 minutes. we have to wait ANOTHER 30 minutes.

🔗 DAZN

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🚨Cole Palmer came out the dressing room and asked 'What's going on'

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🚨 New plan if no more bad weather:

Warm-ups at 19:13 (00:13 UK) and 19:28 (00:28 UK) for play to resume.

🔗 Ben Jacobs - talkSPORT

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