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  1. Anelka puts Chelsea top

    Anelka puts Chelsea top

    Nicolas Anelka struck twice as Chelsea went back to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • Chelsea
    • - Thanks for joining us today... Fulham v Newcastle coming right up, so don't go anywhere!
    • 90'+3 There goes the final whistle! And Chelsea see off Blackburn thanks to Anelka's brace.
    • 90'+2 Chelsea make a late change... Ferreira on for Portuguese compatriot Deco.
    • 88' Anelka's on a hat-trick here! Must be! No! Robinson to the rescue again!
    • 86' Malouda now goes into the book for a challenge on Simpson.
    • 85' This one's over now... Chelsea are closing in on another win - and the top of the Premier League table.
    • 82' Mikel swivels at the by-line... Terry should score! But he completley misses his kick!
    • 82' Oooh! Lampard rattles the resulting free-kick against the crossbar! Robinson may have got a crucual finger to it!
    • 81' Danny Simpson goes into the book now for a trip... nothing malicious, but he deserves a booking.
    • 77' Blackburn make a final change as Robbie Fowler replaces Jason Roberts.
    • 73' Ooh! Mokoena side foots a volley wide of the mark from a corner!
    • 69' That's harsh on Blackburn who had done well to get themselves back into contention after the break.
    • 68' GOAL! Against the run of play Chelsea go two up and it's man Anelka again! He's so sharp to pounce on a loose ball in the box, getting to it before Robinson and dinking it over the keeper! Super finish!
    • 63' Pedersen whips in a free kick... it's cleared but only as far as Villanueva who dances back into the box... but there's too many Chelsea defenders there and he's crowded out in the end.
    • 62' Warnock into the book for dissent...
    • 62' Chelsea make a change now... Belletti comes on to replace Kalou.
    • 59' Blackburn are playing well so far this half... Chelsea have lost their impetus slightly.
    • 55' Kalou collides with an advertising hoarding and promptly crumples to the ground in apparent agony... play continues with the Ivorian off the pitch.
    • 54' Roberts with a real chance to equalise for Rovers! Pedersen plays the ball into the lone striker, who controls on his chest, turns and fires goalwards! But Cech is there to make the stop with his body!
    • 50' The rain has stopped as expected and the skies have brightened up now... and already the football is more free flowing.
    • 49' Early free kick for Blackburn in the second half... Pedersen takes it, but it's straight into the wall.
    • 46' One change to tell you about at half-time... Matt Derbyshire has replaced Andrews - a positive move by Paul Ince.
    • 46' Back underway at Ewood Park!
    • 45'+2 There goes the half-time whistle! And Chelsea head in at the break 1-0 up!
    • 45' Blackburn are forced into making a change just before the break as Grella - an injury doubt before the match - is replaced by Mokoena.
    • 40' That's unlucky for Blackburn... they'd have done well to get to the break at 0-0...
    • 39' GOAL! Chelsea take the lead! It's a freak goal... Alex hits it from distance... Robinson seems to have it covered, but it takes a hefty deflection off Anelka on the way through, completley wrong footing the keeper! As the ball hits the back of the net, Robbo appeals for handball... and replays suggest the ball may well have hit Anelka's arm... or is it his thigh? Difficult to tell. No matter, it's 1-0 Chelsea!
    • 37' Lampard lets fly once again! And guess who's there to foil the England man for about the 15th time today? That's right, Paul Robinson, who's having a stormer!
    • 33' What a save by Robinson to deny Anelka once again! The Blackburn keeper gets down low to his left with a strong hand to divert the ball behind for a corner!
    • 31' Lampard and Grella have a slight disagreement in the middle of the park... it's handbags at 10 more than anything and after a quick chat from the ref and a shake of hands, play continues.
    • 29' Apparently there's 15 minutes of rain left before the weather clears...
    • 27' Pedersen delivers a teasing corner to the near post! But Cech is there to make a solid block under pressure from Roberts.
    • 25' Mikel slides in for make a challenge... and continues on the slide for about 10 yards..! Awful conditions...
    • 24' Puddles are beginning to form in certain parts of the pitch and the ball's getting held up by the water... what a miserable afternoon!
    • 22' Chance for Blackburn now! It's Villanueva who brings a fine diving save from Cech! Great stuff at Ewood Park!
    • 21' Robinson again called into action, this time to paw away a wickedly bouncing, skidding effort from Lampard! Surely a goal can't be too far away!
    • 19' Ooh! Malouda should do better here! The ball falls kindly to him on the edge of the area, but he blazes high and wide!
    • 17' The rain continues to pour down... and it's becoming a concern for the match officials...
    • 15' And now Mikel heads goalwards with a far post effort! Again Robinson is there to deny Chelsea an opener, this time with his feet!
    • 13' Oooh! Terry somehow manages to twist his body to direct a header towards goal! Just over the bar! Chelsea looking very dangerous at the moment.
    • 12' Anelka again forces Robinson into a save! The Frenchman drifts off his man at the far post before planting a firm heading goalwards! But Robbo is there to turn around the corner!
    • 10' Super run from Simpson down the Rovers right... but he over-runs it in the end... he gets a round of applause from the home faithful nevertheless.
    • 8' Cracking start to the game at Ewood Park! The conditions are clearly going to play a part today. It's a nightmare for defenders, but strikers are in line to benefit.
    • 7' Replays show that Robinson didn't actually make contact with Anelka on that challenge... the striker lost his footing when jumping over the challenge.
    • 6' Ooooh! Robinson is forced into tipping over the bar from an Anelka header! Super save fromn the former England number one!
    • 5' Huge penalty shout for Chelsea! Anelka rounds Robinson after the keeper was put in trouble by a poor Andrews backpass... he tumbles to the ground on the slippy surface... but the referee waves play on! Brave decision!
    • 3' Just a quick word on the weather in Lancashire... the skies are dark and it's absolutely pelting it down. That could be a great leveller.
    • 2' Chelsea of course can go back to the top of the table with victory today...
    • 1' Here we go! After a minute's silence to honour those who lost their lives in armed conflict, we're underway at a rainy Ewood Park!
    • - Morten Gamst Pedersen, Zurab Khizanishvili and Carlos Villaneuva come into Blackburn's injury-hit side.
    • - So, not Didier Drogba for Chelsea, not even on the bench, while Joe Cole drops out through injury.
    • - And today's referee is Chris Foy (Merseyside).
    • - And Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Bridge, Lampard, Mikel, Deco, Kalou, Anelka, Malouda. Subs: Cudicini, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Sinclair, Ferreira, Mineiro, Belletti
    • - Here's how the teams line up today... Blackburn: Robinson, Simpson, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Olsson, Grella, Warnock, Villanueva, Andrews, Pedersen, Roberts. Subs: Brown, Samba, Kerimoglu, Mokoena, Fowler, Treacy, Derbyshire
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's first Premier League game between Blackburn and Chelsea!

  • Team Stats

    Blackburn Rovers Stats Chelsea
    47% Possession 52%
    8 Shots 20
    2 Shots on target 10
    5 Saves 2
    5 Corners 9
    11 Fouls 14
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 13
    286 Accurate passes 338
    80 Bad passes 40

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0
      13 Zurab Khizanishvili 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 2 1
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 42 14 3
      29 Martin Olsson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 20 13 5
      22 Danny Simpson 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20 2 2
      6 Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 11 6
      19 Carlos Villanueva 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 33 7 1
      11 Vincenzo Grella 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 4 1
      17 Keith Andrews 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 0
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 25 17 4
      30 Jason Roberts 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 1 1
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 1 0
      32 Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Matt Derbyshire 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
      4 Christopher Samba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Robbie Fowler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 0 3
      18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 35 10 0
      17 José Bosingwa 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 31 1 4
      26 John Terry 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 3 0
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 47 4 3
      8 Frank Lampard 0 5 3 1 2 0 1 51 13 0
      20 Anderson Deco 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 42 0 0
      15 Florent Malouda 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 22 5 0
      21 Salomon Kalou 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1
      39 Nicolas Anelka 2 6 6 3 0 0 0 16 3 1
      16 Scott Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1
      9 Franco Di Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Carlos da Silva Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Paulo Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us today... Fulham v Newcastle coming right up, so don't go anywhere!
    • 88' Anelka's on a hat-trick here! Must be! No! Robinson to the rescue again!
    • 82' Mikel swivels at the by-line... Terry should score! But he completley misses his kick!
    • 82' Oooh! Lampard rattles the resulting free-kick against the crossbar! Robinson may have got a crucual finger to it!
    • 73' Ooh! Mokoena side foots a volley wide of the mark from a corner!
    • 68' GOAL! Against the run of play Chelsea go two up and it's man Anelka again! He's so sharp to pounce on a loose ball in the box, getting to it before Robinson and dinking it over the keeper! Super finish!
    • 54' Roberts with a real chance to equalise for Rovers! Pedersen plays the ball into the lone striker, who controls on his chest, turns and fires goalwards! But Cech is there to make the stop with his body!
    • 39' GOAL! Chelsea take the lead! It's a freak goal... Alex hits it from distance... Robinson seems to have it covered, but it takes a hefty deflection off Anelka on the way through, completley wrong footing the keeper! As the ball hits the back of the net, Robbo appeals for handball... and replays suggest the ball may well have hit Anelka's arm... or is it his thigh? Difficult to tell. No matter, it's 1-0 Chelsea!
    • 37' Lampard lets fly once again! And guess who's there to foil the England man for about the 15th time today? That's right, Paul Robinson, who's having a stormer!
    • 33' What a save by Robinson to deny Anelka once again! The Blackburn keeper gets down low to his left with a strong hand to divert the ball behind for a corner!
    • 22' Chance for Blackburn now! It's Villanueva who brings a fine diving save from Cech! Great stuff at Ewood Park!
    • 21' Robinson again called into action, this time to paw away a wickedly bouncing, skidding effort from Lampard! Surely a goal can't be too far away!
    • 19' Ooh! Malouda should do better here! The ball falls kindly to him on the edge of the area, but he blazes high and wide!
    • 15' And now Mikel heads goalwards with a far post effort! Again Robinson is there to deny Chelsea an opener, this time with his feet!
    • 13' Oooh! Terry somehow manages to twist his body to direct a header towards goal! Just over the bar! Chelsea looking very dangerous at the moment.
    • 12' Anelka again forces Robinson into a save! The Frenchman drifts off his man at the far post before planting a firm heading goalwards! But Robbo is there to turn around the corner!
    • 6' Ooooh! Robinson is forced into tipping over the bar from an Anelka header! Super save fromn the former England number one!
    • 5' Huge penalty shout for Chelsea! Anelka rounds Robinson after the keeper was put in trouble by a poor Andrews backpass... he tumbles to the ground on the slippy surface... but the referee waves play on! Brave decision!
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's first Premier League game between Blackburn and Chelsea!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Paul Ince

    Captain: Ryan Nelsen

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • D. Simpson Yellow Card
    • Z. Khizanishvili
    • R. Nelsen
    • M. Olsson
    • S. Warnock Yellow Card
    • K. Andrews Substitution Out (46′)
    • V. Grella Substitution Out (45′)
    • C. Villanueva
    • M. Pedersen
    • J. Roberts Substitution Out (77′)

    Subs

    • K. Tugay
    • R. Fowler Substitution In77′
    • A. Mokoena Substitution In45′
    • M. Derbyshire Substitution In46′
    • C. Samba
    • J. Brown
    • K. Treacy

    Injured

    • R. Santa Cruz
    • D. Dunn
    • B. Emerton
    • A. Ooijer
    • S. Reid

    Suspended

    • B. McCarthy

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa
    • J. Terry
    • .. Alex
    • W. Bridge
    • J. Mikel
    • F. Lampard
    • .. Deco Substitution Out (90′)
    • S. Kalou Substitution Out (62′)
    • F. Malouda Yellow Card
    • N. Anelka Goals×2

    Subs

    • C. Cudicini
    • P. Ferreira Substitution In90′
    • J. Belletti Substitution In62′
    • S. Sinclair
    • B. Ivanovic
    • .. Mineiro
    • F. Di Santo

    Injured

    • M. Ballack
    • A. Cole
    • M. Essien
    • R. Carvalho

    Suspended

    None

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