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Chelsea

  • Djourou 31’ (o.g.)

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  • van Persie 59’, 62’

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  1. Van Persie wins it for Arsenal

    Van Persie wins it for Arsenal

    Robin Van Persie struck twice in three second-half minutes as Arsenal came from behind to defeat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Chelsea
    • Arsenal
    • 90+4' FULL-TIME. Arsenal record their second successive victory over another member of the 'Big Four' and they go fourth, seven points behind Chelsea.
    • 90+2' A great chance to wrap things up but Denilson's first touch is far too heavy and Cech pounces.
    • 90+1' Another cynical block from Ivanovic, this time on Bendtner, and he is lucky to escape a second yellow.
    • 89' Four minutes added time to be played.
    • 87' The ball drops to Malouda 20 yards out and the Frenchman wafts a right foot at it. The result is a shot way over the crossbar.
    • 85' Ivanovic in the book for a foul on Clichy.
    • 83' Nicklas Bendtner, in his pink boots, replaces Adebayor.
    • 81' Young Miroslav Stoch replaces Deco.
    • 80' This time it's Deco who is high, wide and not very handsome.
    • 78' Almunia is yet to make a save in the second-half with Lampard's effort way off target.
    • 76' Malouda hits a free-kick with power but it is over the top.
    • 74' Great tackle from Nasri but his intended pass clips the heel of Van Persie and the chance is lost.
    • 72' Three in the box for Arsenal but Denilson fails to pick out his man.
    • 70' Cole drives the ball across the face but it is a yard behind Kalou.
    • 69' John Obi Mikel is replaced by Florent Malouda.
    • 68' Van Persie's free-kick curles over the crossbar.
    • 67' Gael Clichy charges through on goal and Ivanovic blocks him off cynically although escapes a caution.
    • 66' Deco lines up Lampard 20 yards out but Nasri makes a key block.
    • 64' No surprise it's the Arsenal fans making all the noise now.
    • 62' GOAL ARSENAL!! Two in three minutes as Adebayor wins a great header as a free-kick is swung in and Van Persie's shot on the turn goes through Lampard's legs and into the far corner.
    • 60' John Terry is booked for a two-footed lunge.
    • 59' GOAL ARSENAL! Samir Nasri finds Denilson who threads the ball through to Van Persie who smashes the ball into the top corner. Although there looks like the Dutch striker was in an offside position.
    • 57' A sweet little dink from Anelka but Djorou is again on hand to clear.
    • 56' Denilson tosses the ball in aimlessly and Cech claims with ease.
    • 55' A great charge by Kalou but Anelka is unable to find Lampard with his cross into the area.
    • 54' Adebayor goes down heavily after a sliding tackle from Ivanovic.
    • 52' The ball drops to Lampard 18 yards out and he scuffs his shot when well placed.
    • 51' Gallas wins a free-kick off Anelka near the by-line and gets some stick from the home crowd.
    • 49' Deco's reverse pass finds Cole but Djourou cuts out the cross.
    • 47' Van Persie gets a ticking off for a flailing arm when he jumps for a header with Lampard.
    • 46' We are underway again with no changes to either side.
    • 45+2' Half-time and Chelsea, who have not conceded a second-half goal in the Premier League this season, are ahead.
    • 45+1' Anelka flings himself at a cross from the right but can't direct his header on target. If there had been more pace on Lampard's original pass he would have been through on goal.
    • 45' Two added minutes to be played.
    • 43' A diagonal ball just skips through to Almunia with Anelka waiting to pounce.
    • 42' Lampard is tripped from behind by Adebayor who is given a lecture from ref Mike Dean.
    • 41' Denilson gets his shot off quickly but it is way off target.
    • 40' Kalou is again flagged for offside.
    • 38' Fabregas' long-range effort is held by Cech.
    • 36' Lampard turns the ball around the corner but Almunia claims ahead of Kalou and gets a boot in his face for his trouble.
    • 34' Cech dives full length to his left to palm away Van Persie's shot.
    • 33' Super tackle by Sagna just as Anelka was about to pull the trigger in the six yard box.
    • 32' Deco wins a corner off Sagna.
    • 31' GOAL CHELSEA! Almunia gives the ball straight to Chelsea after catching it. The Blues work the ball to Bosingwa and his cross is turned in at the near post by Djourou.
    • 30' Almunia catches Lampard's corner.
    • 29' Ballack forces a second Chelsea corner.
    • 28' Ballack attempts a little craft from the free-kick but Adebayor gets a vital head to it.
    • 27' Gallas brings down Kalou right on the edge of the penalty area.
    • 26' Lampard gets around the back and lobs a cross over to Kalou but the Ivorian cannot get any purchase on his header.
    • 25' Lampard's free-kick strikes the Arsenal wall.
    • 24' Denilson attempts to thread a ball through but it's fine defending from Ashley Cole.
    • 23' A cross from the right is met by Lampard but his header is straight at Almunia.
    • 22' Michael Ballack's cross into the area is nodded away by Sagna.
    • 21' Almunia races off his line to reach Deco's through ball ahead of Anelka.
    • 19' Anelka offside again although it's very tight.
    • 18' A great run by Bosingwa as he beats two but, with three people waiting for the cross, he blazes a shot wide.
    • 17' Anelka's shot is high, wide and not very handsome.
    • 16' Denilson's effort from 25 yards is just over the crossbar.
    • 15' Fabregas' stinging strike is held by Cech.
    • 14' Adebayor's cross finds Fabregas at the back post. His shot is saved by Petr Cech's foot and Gallas following in, just can't apply the finishing touch to the rebound.
    • 13' Van Persie's cross is turned behind for a corner by Branislav Ivanovic.
    • 12' Stooping header from Gallas to prevent Frank Lampard's through ball reaching its destination.
    • 11' Great break from Chelsea through Kalou but Anelka rather scuffs his shot when the ball drops to him.
    • 10' Fabregas' delivery is nodded away at the near post.
    • 9' Robin Van Persie forces a corner.
    • 8' Adebayor bursts into the penalty area but Jose Bosingwa does well to get his body in front of the Arsenal man.
    • 7' This time Almunia catches the cross cleanly.
    • 6' Kalou meets Deco's cross but Almunia punches clear at the second attempt.
    • 5' A vital touch from Cesc Fabregas to nick the ball away from Anelka in the area. The crowd roar for a penalty but no complaints from the Chelsea players.
    • 4' Deco threads the ball through to Salomon Kalou but again the flag goes up.
    • 3' Nicolas Anelka strays offside against his old side.
    • 2' Bacary Sagna nips in to cut a Deco through ball.
    • 1' We are underway at the Bridge.
    • 15:55 Arsenal welcome back Emmanuel Adebayor and Samir Nasri while Johan Djourou gets the nod to partner deposed captain William Gallas in the heart of the defence.
    • 15:50 Deco is recalled by Chelsea following suspension in Europe during the week. Florent Malouda makes way and Joe Cole is injured.

  • Team Stats

    Chelsea Stats Arsenal
    59% Possession 40%
    16 Shots 12
    2 Shots on target 7
    3 Saves 2
    3 Corners 2
    15 Fouls 18
    5 Offsides 4
    2 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 32
    411 Accurate passes 258
    58 Bad passes 65

  • 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
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 0
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 31 1 2
      3 Ashley Cole 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 41 12 2
      17 José Bosingwa 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 37 0 1
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 53 12 5
      20 Anderson Deco 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 42 10 1
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 45 3 2
      8 Frank Lampard 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 44 4 5
      13 Michael Ballack 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 60 7 3
      39 Nicolas Anelka 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 18 3 1
      21 Salomon Kalou 0 2 1 4 3 3 0 16 5 4
      19 Paulo Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      43 Miroslav Stoch 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Florent Malouda 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 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
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
      10 William Gallas 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 29 3 4
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 22 14 7
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 1 4
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 45 9 4
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 28 1 5
      8 Samir Nasri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 15 4
      11 Robin Van Persie 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 18 2 1
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 28 9 2
      18 Mikael Silvestre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Kieran Gibbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Aaron Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Jack Wilshere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 62' GOAL ARSENAL!! Two in three minutes as Adebayor wins a great header as a free-kick is swung in and Van Persie's shot on the turn goes through Lampard's legs and into the far corner.
    • 59' GOAL ARSENAL! Samir Nasri finds Denilson who threads the ball through to Van Persie who smashes the ball into the top corner. Although there looks like the Dutch striker was in an offside position.
    • 52' The ball drops to Lampard 18 yards out and he scuffs his shot when well placed.
    • 34' Cech dives full length to his left to palm away Van Persie's shot.
    • 31' GOAL CHELSEA! Almunia gives the ball straight to Chelsea after catching it. The Blues work the ball to Bosingwa and his cross is turned in at the near post by Djourou.
    • 23' A cross from the right is met by Lampard but his header is straight at Almunia.
    • 14' Adebayor's cross finds Fabregas at the back post. His shot is saved by Petr Cech's foot and Gallas following in, just can't apply the finishing touch to the rebound.
    • 15:55 Arsenal welcome back Emmanuel Adebayor and Samir Nasri while Johan Djourou gets the nod to partner deposed captain William Gallas in the heart of the defence.
    • 15:50 Deco is recalled by Chelsea following suspension in Europe during the week. Florent Malouda makes way and Joe Cole is injured.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa
    • J. Terry Yellow Card
    • B. Ivanovic Yellow Card
    • A. Cole
    • J. Mikel Substitution Out (69′)
    • F. Lampard
    • M. Ballack
    • .. Deco Substitution Out (81′)
    • S. Kalou
    • N. Anelka

    Subs

    • F. Malouda Substitution In69′
    • W. Bridge
    • .. Alex
    • P. Ferreira
    • .. Mineiro
    • H. Hilario
    • M. Stoch Substitution In81′

    Injured

    • M. Essien
    • R. Carvalho
    • J. Belletti
    • F. Di Santo

    Suspended

    • D. Drogba

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Cesc Fabregas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • W. Gallas
    • J. Djourou Own Goal
    • G. Clichy
    • C. Fabregas
    • A. Song
    • .. Denilson
    • S. Nasri
    • E. Adebayor Substitution Out (83′)
    • R. van Persie Goals×2

    Subs

    • M. Silvestre
    • N. Bendtner Substitution In83′
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela
    • K. Gibbs
    • A. Ramsey
    • J. Wilshere

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • K. Toure
    • A. Diaby
    • E. Eboue
    • T. Walcott
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None

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