Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League, with a second-half winner in the 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Terry glanced home a 76th-minute free-kick from Frank Lampard - although United claimed Didier Drogba was in an offside position.
United had their chances, Wayne Rooney twice going close, but the Blues made it a club record of 11 straight home wins.
It was the hosts who created the first goal attempt when Branislav Ivanovic burst down the right flank and let fly with a left-foot shot which Edwin van der Sar did well to hold at the near post.
United, though, were far more comfortable on the ball with the home side given little time to build from the back. But, despite their dominance, they failed to create a clear-cut chance in the opening half with Chelsea lacking the cutting edge required in the final third.
Rooney should have punished Chelsea in the 66th minute when he took a return pass from Antonio Valencia on the edge of the penalty area. But the England striker sent his shot a foot wide of the far post.
Seconds later Rooney brought a fine save from Petr Cech with a 20-yard curler which was destined for the top corner until the Czech international intervened.
But Chelsea grabbed the crucial breakthrough in the 76th minute when Ashley Cole was fouled by Darren Fletcher on the left flank.
Captain Terry rose to glance Lampard's free-kick into the corner of the net but United were furious that Drogba appeared to be in an offside position as the ball bounced beyond Van der Sar and into the net.
Tempers flared in the closing stages but Chelsea held on for victory.
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When will the English FA ban Johnny Evans for such an intentional and horrendous attack on Didier Drogba and why have the British media conspire to hide the truth and be silent. the same media that heavily criticise Emmanuel Adebayor and got him a retrospective ban? hmmm, what a socirty we live in...what's good for the goose, is also good for the gander no matter the colour of their skins.
Im contemplating a backstroke dive, but the funniest headline tonight will be Benitez scores against Benitez...pity i wont be able to exhibit my olympic dives
FERGUSON IS A A-S-S,HE SHOULD START ACCEPTING DEFEAT,WHEN BARCELONA BEAT THEM HANDS DOWN IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE,WHY DIDN'T HE BLAME THE REFEREE,NOW HE'S BLABBERING ALL AROUND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE REFEREE'S DECISION,WHO'S IS HE TO TALK,HOW MANY TIMES HAS REFEREE'S AWARDED PENALTY THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORTH IT TO MAN U,WELL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND,LIFE IS A B-I-T-C-H,SOMETIMES YOU F**K AND SOMETIMES YOU GET F***CKD,HE SHOULD BETTER RESIGN BEFORE HE SEE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF FOOTBALL,LIFE IS ALL ABOUT 2 THINGS,IS EITHER YOU LIVE LONG AND WITNESS BAD THINGS,OR YOU DIE EARLY AND DON'T WITNESS BAD THINGS,HE'S GOT TO DECIDE NOW EITHER OF IT HE WANTS,STOP BLABBERING AND LET WE FANS ENJOY THE GAME OF SOCCER...
THE KUNGFU KICK ON DROGBA BY EVANS WAS HORRIBLE.THE MEDIA HAS REFUSED TO CONDEMN OR EVEN TALK ABOUT SUCH AN ASSAULT.WHY THE REFFEREE GAVE DROGBA YELLOW CARD? WHY ALL OF THEM ARE SO BIAS TO HIM.....
MATCH OF THE DAY EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY THAT DROGBA WAS CARDED WITHOUT CONDEMNING THE DANGEROUS KICK.IF THAT WAS WAYNE ROONEY, GERRARD OR TERRY, THE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF RIGHTEOUS OUTRAGE FROM THE MEDIA AND FANS...BUT SINCE IT’S DROGBA, A BIG BLACK MAN...HENCE NO PROBLEM....MAN UTD FANS ARE EVEN CLEBRATING THE KICK ...
IF THAT KICK WAS DONE ON A STREET, EVANS WOULD HAVE BEEN VISITED BY THE COPS.
I SEEM TO REMEMBER WHEN EMMANUEL EBUE INJURED JOHN TERRY DURING THE EURO QUALIFIERS OR SO,HE BECAME A HATE FIGURE.THE XENOPHOBIC MEDIA HAS ALSO TURNED DROGBA INTO A HATE FIGURE....FOR HIM TO BE GIVEN A CARD AFTER SUCH AN ASSAULT IS RIDICULOUS REALLY
HMM, NOW I FEEL BETTER....
.I’M ALSO SADDENED AT CHELSEA PLAYERS...DROGBA WAS DOWN AND NOBODY MADE AN EFFORT TO SEE IF HE WAS OK....EVEN LAMPARD CAN BE SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM HIM...THE CHELSEA BOYS NOW BELIEVE THE MEDIA THEME THAT: ANYTIME DROGBA GOES DOWN, HE ATTEMPTING TO CHEAT...@#$%.HOWEVER, WHEN CARLVAHO WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY THE SAME EVANS, GUESS WHO WAS CHECKING ON HIM, DROGBA
IF THAT KICK WAS A LITTLE BIT ABOVE ...AROUND HIS NECK OR HEAD,I BET THE MEDIA WILL STILL SAY DROGBA DIVED AND MANURE FANS(WHO ARE HYPOCRITES,BY THE WAY) WOULD CELEBERATE THE MORE...DIGUSTING.I CALLED THE FA....I THINK EVANS DESERVE A THREE MATCH BAN
THE KUNFU KICK ON DROGBA BY EVANS WAS HORRENDOUS.HE ALSO DID A REVERSE KICK ON HIM WHILE DROGBA WAS ON THE PITCH.I COULD SEE THE FEAR IN HIS EYES WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE REFEREE.VIDIC WAS LAUGHING ON THE SIDELINE, ANDY GRAY THOUGHT DROGBA DIVED...HE WANTED TO SEE THE REPLAY AND THE MEDIA HAS REFUSED TO CONDEMN OR EVEN TALK ABOUT SUCH AN ASSAULT....NO CONDEMNATION OF THE KICK IN THE TIMES SPORTS PAGE, SUN NEWSPAPER AND EVEN THE DAILY MAIL.
loserfool...always loser beach ball club...
Evans attack on Drogba was more or less like Adebayor's against VanPersie, he needs to be disciplined by the FA. Also Fergurson (his tutor) needs to be warned and fined for his consistent unruly attitude and comments against refs (Drogba didn't do much less to deserve a champions league ban)
Mummy's a shop.lifter,
Daddy's a d.rug dealer
I'm a @#$% for Chelsea
My name is John Terry
LOL Check out the Daily's Mail website about Johnny's dad dealing charlie LOL
as i expected a win man u without ronaldo lack the quality in midfield
What an absolute joke. Terry should have been sent off for hauling down Valencia in the first half, no penalty, it wasnt a free kick Fletcher got the ball, Brown hauled down by Drogba who was then offside. I think the referees union are ganging up on SAF because of his comments about the fitness of Wiley as we havent had a decision go our way for weeks in the premiership. I would very much like the chaps on Sky to analyse the refs decisions in our games since SAFs comments and see if they can justify them as I cant.
hadi roxx, I think Rushad means your gonna be in Europa League because your gonna finish 3rd in your Champions League group. BWAHAHAHAA
And answer me this...how many Premier League titles have United won?
United = 11
Arsenal = 3
Chelsea = 2
Blackburn = 1
LIVERPOOL = 0 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Blackburn is better than Liverpool.
chelsea ftw
Rooney ia @#$%, Gerard is good, and i support my home town Rotherham. Man U are WA NK
u brainless man..who gonna go to europa league and sit 4 num 8??LIVERPOOL will always challange 4 honour..and one question,how many times liverpool won the CL??answer urself..LIVERPOOL THE CLUB WITH SUCCES HISTORY..MOST SUCCESFUL CLUB IN ENGLAND..so shut up,and lick ur back
u brainless man..who gonna go to ruropa league and sit 4 num 8??LIVERPOOL will always challange 4 honour..and one question,how many times liverpool won the CL??answer urself..LIVERPOOL THE CLUB WITH SUCCES HISTORY..MOST SUCCESFUL CLUB IN ENGLAND..so shut up,and lick ur back
envy Liverpool ???? sorry but i have no wish of going to Europa or staying at 8th in the league and never win anything......even the stupid Rooney can see this.....cant u?? Anyways Ronney needs his milk so im off....keep fooling urself!
hahaha..u just envy with us..go to your mom house
u idiot this doesnt concern the scousers......learn to read before ur usual YNWA tribe......ur pathetic just like me......hehe......im off for Fergie's coming to take me to bed.....im a scouser too afterall......growing no brains is just natural to us.....see u in Europa Liverpool!
go2 LIVERPOOL
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