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Saturday April 11, 2009 Finished Stamford Bridge

4 - 3

Chelsea

  • Ballack 40’
  • Drogba 48’, 63’
  • Lampard 60’ (pen.)

Bolton Wanderers

  • O'Brien 70’
  • Basham 74’
  • Taylor 79’

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  1. Chelsea survive Bolton fightback

    Chelsea survive Bolton fightback

    Chelsea almost let slip a four-goal lead as they hung on for a 4-3 win against a gutsy Bolton Wanderers side at Stamford Bridge. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Chelsea
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • FT AT LAST THE FINAL WHISTLE COMES - wow - Bolton very nearly nicked a point there and Chelsea will be wondering how they let that game get so out of hand. One thing is for sure - Liverpool will be watching the taps.
    • 90+4 Chelsea make a mess of defending the corner - Cahill and Taylor both almost turn it in!!!
    • 90+4 Cech comes out to punch a long Bolton ball - Bolton now have a corner.
    • 90+3 Ball drops to Steinsson outside the area but he screws his volley wide. It was a very tough chance but a chance all the same.
    • 90+2 Chelsea holding the ball in the corner - says it all really.
    • 90+1 And now Jaaskelainen does well to push away a Malouda effort as Bolton leave gaps.
    • 90' Short back pass from Bolton - Anelka slides in just ahead of Jaaskelainen but and the ball starts to trickle towards the line before being cleared.
    • 89' Time running out for Bolton - the long ball is the main tactic they are using.
    • 87' Gardner on the left edge of the area has time to check onto his right foot but he then fires well over the bar - that was chance though.
    • 86' Deco lucky to escape a booking for a high foot on Basham - meanwhile Davies is winning every long ball that comes his way.
    • 85' Just five minutes left now - but who would have thought it would be such a nervy five minutes for Chelsea when they went 4-0 up?
    • 83' Tamir Cohen on for McCann - Bolton's final change.
    • 83' Chelsea looking for a goal just to calm their nerves but Ballack fires well over.
    • 82' Intresting that all this has happened since Drogba and Lampard were taken off. Deco hasn't had a kick.
    • 81' Anekla turns on the edge of the area and gets a shot away but it is straight at Jasskelainen.
    • 79' UNBELIEVABLE!!! BOLTON HAVE SCORED AGAIN - Such a simply goal - Jaaskelainen with a long ball - Davies flicked it on and then Taylor heads over Cech - amazing this! Three goals in nine minutes for Bolton.
    • 76' Ballack and Kalou with a one-two on the edge of the box but Kalou's shot is then blocked.
    • 74' Well now Bolton have got another!! Ball chipped in from the right - Davies heads it back across and the other substitute Chris Basham is there to tap home. Sloppy defending from Bolton and poor positional play from Cech too.
    • 72' Just seen the Bolton goal again - there might have been a hint of offside about that but surely it doesn't matter at this stage.
    • 71' Kalou works a good angle for himself before blazing a poor shot over the bar.
    • 70' Bolton get one back - a very scrappy goal - athere are a couple of goal line scrambles in quick succession - the ball then drops in between Andy O'Brien and Cech - O'Brien gets more of the ball and is then able to just bundle the ball into the net.
    • 68' Bit of a lull period after the subs were made - the match is over as a contest to be fair.
    • 66' Bolton also make a change Chris Basham on for Elmander
    • 66' Bad news for greedy Fantasy players who had Drogba and Lampard on their teams last week - they have both been handed rests - Deco and Anelka come on - but don't worry Drogba and Lampard have scored plenty of points for you today.
    • 65' A rare Bolton moment at the other end - a long throw causes more problems and Elmander is nearly able to flick it in - it hits the side netting though.
    • 63' ANOTHER ONE FOR CHELSEA - Lampard put a corner into the box - Ivanovic won the header but it just dropped into the six yard box and DROGBA was there again to poke it in from close range.
    • 60' Perfect low penalty into the corner from Lampard who put Jasskelainen the wrong way but again a very harsh decision. Lampard cross the ball quickly into the box - and while it did hit Steinsson on the arm - his hands were by his side and it came at him so quickly.
    • 59' Penalty for Chelsea - very harsh handball shout on Steinsson.
    • 58' I say that but they have just had a little spell in the Chelsea half - a corner is the best they can manage though.
    • 57' Bolton started this match well but they are struggling to get out of their own half now.
    • 56' Ball rebounds out to Lampard who tries a half volley from a tight angle outside the area - it goes wide.
    • 55' Ballack goes down after being tackled while shooting but he doesn't get a free - he is fine too!
    • 54' Good tackle from Samuel on Kalou in the box - any mis-time and that would have been a penalty.
    • 53' Good news for Chelsea elsewhere - Sunderland have just levelled against Manchester United Follow that game live
    • 51' Where is your left foot Mr. Kalou? Steinsson falls in his own box under pressure from Drogba - the ball comes out for Kalou who has half a chance if he uses his left but instead he tries to fire with his right but it goes well wide.
    • 50' Chelsea with a bit of a swagger about them - you feel there could be more goals to come. Lampard is starting to pull the strings.
    • 48' GOAL FOR CHELSEA - Kalou was followed just outside the box to the left of the box - Lampard sweeps the free kick in low and DROGBA is there to fire home from close range. Looks like game over now.
    • 47' Decent start to the half from Bolton - Gretar Steinsson with a decent long throw and it almost leads to a McCann volley but he can't get a decent contact on it.
    • 46' And off we go again.
    • 46' Bolton have made a change at the break - Andy O'Brien is on for Danny Shittu who piced up a knock near the end of the half.
    • HT And that is the last action of the half - Chelsea in front but they really had to work for their lead.
    • 45+2 Davies with another chance - A long throw is not dealt with by Malouda and Davies fires just wide when the ball fell nicely to him.
    • 45' Half-chance for Bolton - Davies flicks on a free from the left and Elmander gets his foot on it - it might have comes a bit quick for him though as it goes wide.
    • 43' Shittu seems like he might have an injury at the moment - that led to a brief delay.
    • 40' CHELSEA IN FRONT - Ballack started and finished the move - he put Kalou free down the right and then continued his run into the box - Kalou found him with a lovely low cross and the German fired into the roof of the net from close range. Nice goal.
    • 38' Lampard finds a good angle to chip in behind the defence. Drogba almost gets there but Jaaskelainen rushes out to gather just in time - he then spills it a little but Drogba had his eye off the ball at that time.
    • 37' Chelsea have lot of possession in the final third now but finding that killer pass is proving to be elusive.
    • 36' Lampard checks a ball back to Ballack 35 yards out and he lines up a shot - he pings out a good strike too but it fizzes just over the bar.
    • 34' Better movement by Chelsea again down the left earns another corner but Chelsea can't do anything with it - Bolton are sitting back a bit more now but they are proving a tough nut to crack.
    • 32' Chelsea with a big penalty shout as Cole seems to be tripped in the box but the referee waves it away.
    • 31' The play opens up for Ashley Cole but then he drags a long range shot well wide.
    • 30' A decent Chelsea ball into the box for once from Malouda this time but Drogba and Kalou both go for it and neither gets it - better spell from Chelsea though.
    • 29' Malouda has a shot deflected wide as Chelsea start moving the ball with a bit more urgency.
    • 28' Drogba can't swivel his head enough as a ball comes into the box and he heads well wide.
    • 27' McCann has a shot that is blocked and then Taylor also has a shot that is blocked - the ball just rolls to Cech.
    • 26' Bit of a delay in play as Terry goes down hurt after a bad fall but it looks like he is going to be ok.
    • 24' Free-kick for Chelsea from over 30-yards out and Lampard fires a great shot on target - it bounces just in front of Jaaskelainen and the Finnish keeper does very well to push it wide.
    • 24' Great defending from Gardner as he throws himself at a shot from Mikel.
    • 22' Muamba now fires from distance but his shot goes well wide - another promising for passage of play from Bolton.
    • 21' Decent header from Taylor goes just over the bar - the attack was set up by Gardner who then played it wide to Davies who crossed.
    • 19' Malouda slips the ball into Lampard - but Cahill gets a foot on the shot to take the sting out of it and Jaaskelainen makes an easy enough save.
    • 17' Rather dull stuff here but to be fair that is a credit to Bolton who are not letting Chelsea play.
    • 15' The ball drops nicely to Davies outside the box - but he can't get a decent contact on his shot and he fires well wide.
    • 14' Malouda with a purposful run through the middle but under pressure from McCann he fires well over.
    • 13' Another wild pass from Ballack goes out for a goal kick. Bolton are doing a good job at the moment just limiting what Chelsea are doing.
    • 11' Drogba finds a little space for himself by turning on the edge of the area but then he skies a shot miles over the bar.
    • 10' 10 minutes into the match and Chelsea have still to get going.
    • 8' Elmander tries a shot from a tough angle but it goes well wide.
    • 8' The ball falls to Drogba outside the area - he sees Jaaskelainen off his line and tries a chip - it is just not quite high enough though and Jaaskelainen can get his finger tips to it before bringing it down.
    • 7' Gardner makes a little space for himself on the edge of the area but but his shot is straight at Cech.
    • 5' Lampard tries to cut the defence with a pass but it is cut out by the well organised Bolton defence.
    • 4' Bright start this from Bolton as Chelsea struggle to get their passing going early.
    • 3' Cech goes out for the corner and doesn't get it but the ball goes wide before being touched but nervy start from Cech.
    • 2' Bolton earn a free kick in a good position out on the left. Taylor tries to catch out Cech with a shot and the Czech keeper can only push it away for a corner.
    • 1' And we are underway - Chelsea kick us off.
    • - Both teams out now and we are nearly ready to go.
    • - Meanwhile Bolton name the same team that had such a good win over Middlesbrough last week
    • - You can see the teams below - Chelsea have given a start to Ricardo Carvalho who is back from injury - Alex makes way. Meanwhile Mikel is in for Essien - Essien is not on the bench either - as soon as we hear why he was left out we will tell you.
    • - Chelsea six points off the title race now after Liverpool's 4-0 win over Blackburn in today's early game. Updated table
    • - Ahead of this match at Stamford Bridge why not check out some match facts relating to the two teams

  • Team Stats

    Chelsea Stats Bolton Wanderers
    71% Possession 28%
    26 Shots 19
    10 Shots on target 5
    0 Saves 3
    8 Corners 5
    17 Fouls 11
    3 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    13 Tackles 20
    493 Accurate passes 144
    68 Bad passes 25

  • 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 9 0 0
      6 Ricardo Carvalho 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 0 1
      3 Ashley Cole 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 53 14 6
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 47 1 3
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 6 1
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 94 12 1
      8 Frank Lampard 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 43 5 0
      13 Michael Ballack 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 60 9 1
      15 Florent Malouda 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 43 14 0
      11 Didier Drogba 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 7 1 0
      21 Salomon Kalou 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 23 0 0
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      42 Michael Mancienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Anderson Deco 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 6 0
      40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Ricardo Quaresma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Nicolas Anelka 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 8 0 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Bolton Wanderers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0
      5 Gary Cahill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 6 1
      7 Matthew Taylor 1 4 2 1 4 1 0 10 2 1
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 2
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 5 4
      24 Danny Shittu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 5
      19 Gavin McCann 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 11 1 3
      14 Kevin Davies 0 4 0 6 1 1 2 19 1 0
      9 Johan Elmander 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 4 1
      18 Sebastien Puygrenier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Andy O'Brien 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
      10 Ebi Smolarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Chris Basham 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 1
      2 Nicky Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Tamir Cohen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+4 Chelsea make a mess of defending the corner - Cahill and Taylor both almost turn it in!!!
    • 90+3 Ball drops to Steinsson outside the area but he screws his volley wide. It was a very tough chance but a chance all the same.
    • 90' Short back pass from Bolton - Anelka slides in just ahead of Jaaskelainen but and the ball starts to trickle towards the line before being cleared.
    • 87' Gardner on the left edge of the area has time to check onto his right foot but he then fires well over the bar - that was chance though.
    • 79' UNBELIEVABLE!!! BOLTON HAVE SCORED AGAIN - Such a simply goal - Jaaskelainen with a long ball - Davies flicked it on and then Taylor heads over Cech - amazing this! Three goals in nine minutes for Bolton.
    • 74' Well now Bolton have got another!! Ball chipped in from the right - Davies heads it back across and the other substitute Chris Basham is there to tap home. Sloppy defending from Bolton and poor positional play from Cech too.
    • 70' Bolton get one back - a very scrappy goal - athere are a couple of goal line scrambles in quick succession - the ball then drops in between Andy O'Brien and Cech - O'Brien gets more of the ball and is then able to just bundle the ball into the net.
    • 63' ANOTHER ONE FOR CHELSEA - Lampard put a corner into the box - Ivanovic won the header but it just dropped into the six yard box and DROGBA was there again to poke it in from close range.
    • 60' Perfect low penalty into the corner from Lampard who put Jasskelainen the wrong way but again a very harsh decision. Lampard cross the ball quickly into the box - and while it did hit Steinsson on the arm - his hands were by his side and it came at him so quickly.
    • 59' Penalty for Chelsea - very harsh handball shout on Steinsson.
    • 48' GOAL FOR CHELSEA - Kalou was followed just outside the box to the left of the box - Lampard sweeps the free kick in low and DROGBA is there to fire home from close range. Looks like game over now.
    • 45' Half-chance for Bolton - Davies flicks on a free from the left and Elmander gets his foot on it - it might have comes a bit quick for him though as it goes wide.
    • 40' CHELSEA IN FRONT - Ballack started and finished the move - he put Kalou free down the right and then continued his run into the box - Kalou found him with a lovely low cross and the German fired into the roof of the net from close range. Nice goal.
    • 36' Lampard checks a ball back to Ballack 35 yards out and he lines up a shot - he pings out a good strike too but it fizzes just over the bar.
    • 32' Chelsea with a big penalty shout as Cole seems to be tripped in the box but the referee waves it away.
    • 21' Decent header from Taylor goes just over the bar - the attack was set up by Gardner who then played it wide to Davies who crossed.
    • 8' The ball falls to Drogba outside the area - he sees Jaaskelainen off his line and tries a chip - it is just not quite high enough though and Jaaskelainen can get his finger tips to it before bringing it down.
    • 1' And we are underway - Chelsea kick us off.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Walton

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Guus Hiddink

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • B. Ivanovic
    • J. Terry
    • R. Carvalho
    • A. Cole
    • J. Mikel
    • F. Lampard Substitution Out (66′)
    • M. Ballack Goal
    • S. Kalou
    • F. Malouda
    • D. Drogba Goals×2 Substitution Out (66′)

    Subs

    • N. Anelka Substitution In66′
    • .. Alex
    • R. Quaresma
    • .. Deco Substitution In66′
    • J. Belletti
    • M. Mancienne
    • H. Hilario

    Injured

    • J. Bosingwa
    • P. Ferreira

    Suspended

    None

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Davies

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill
    • D. Shittu
    • J. Samuel
    • G. McCann Substitution Out (83′)
    • F. Muamba
    • K. Davies
    • M. Taylor Goal
    • R. Gardner
    • J. Elmander

    Subs

    • A. O'Brien Goal
    • C. Basham Goal
    • E. Smolarek
    • S. Puygrenier
    • N. Hunt
    • T. Cohen Substitution In83′
    • A. Al Habsi

    Injured

    • R. Vaz Te
    • J. O'Brien
    • M. Davies

    Suspended

    None

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  1. plz alex ferguson we need defenders nxt season

    From Osagie, on Tue 14 Apr 10:07PM

  2. plz alex ferguson we need defenders nxt season

    From Osagie, on Tue 14 Apr 10:07PM

  3. 4-3 in last mint what chelsea you shud win 4-0 not 4-3­ i hope you will win agen vs liverpool 3-1­ dgjhkfjdghfkjdhgfkjdhgkfdthjkrthggfjkgn­ kjfdwhbvgkjfehybgkjthvlkjerbkjregvn gfj

    From Dariusz K, on Mon 13 Apr 3:39PM

  4. well done chelsea u rock

    From Charlie, on Sun 12 Apr 8:49PM

  5. Ballack the best! =)

    From Elena ?DS#39?, on Sun 12 Apr 12:30PM

  6. scousers i bet u dont buy your tickets to rome just yet­ ?last year there were loads of cheap flights on ebay­ ,because we knocked you out then bought your half price­ flights­ hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah­ ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ hahahahahahahahaha come on the blues

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 12 Apr 11:25AM

  7. to all you scousers ,f,ck off back to your own pages­ yahoo wont let us write what we feel about you 29th may

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 12 Apr 11:16AM

  8. chelsea won easly yestoday 4-3 it sould of been 4-2 if­ lines man was kepping track dum bo and a ****** plus­ **** o well we still won at the end of the day

    From Archie, on Sun 12 Apr 11:14AM

  9. 223 juve, juve ,juve ,juve,juve ,juve ,juve ,juve­ ,juve,juve,juve remember

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 12 Apr 11:12AM

  10. Noob Cech and chelsea defense.....If more time given to­ bolton....chelsea will be losing

    From Liverpool, on Sun 12 Apr 10:52AM

  11. wheres essien today?

    From , on Sun 12 Apr 7:18AM

  12. Well if Chelsea can beat liverpool 3-1 they can beat­ Liverpool again then

    Liverpool are @#$%

    From LYNN M, on Sat 11 Apr 11:44PM
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    CHELSEA + MAN U + ARSENAL + LIVERPOOL= %*#* CRY BABYS

    From Sahladine L, on Sat 11 Apr 11:26PM
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    well done chelsea .very unlucky bolton.made the m­ squirm to the end. to cocky chelsea your getting like­ man shitster u...liverpool supp.and bloody proud.win or­ loose.

    From brave heart., on Sat 11 Apr 6:51PM

  15. cor blimey chelsea 4-0 bolton and then chelsea 4-3­ bolton! jeez!

    From adamconnelly, on Sat 11 Apr 6:29PM

  16. holy @#$%...for sure maybe we can score 10 goals if the­ coach let lampard n drogba play full time....anyway all­ the best 4 the blues....

    From azim_strokes87, on Sat 11 Apr 6:24PM
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    No If S H I T bolton can score 3 at Stamford Bridge­ Liverpool will score 7

    From Paul A, on Sat 11 Apr 5:56PM

  18. Dont worry Chelsea you will thrash Liverpool Tuesday! ­ Liverpool have no chance against you!
    You might as well­ get totally P i s s ed monday, come to the game with a­ big hang over and still win 3-0

    From bryjones71, on Sat 11 Apr 5:45PM

  19. Deco should not play this tuesday because he will give­ away chances and also Mikel should not play he will­ lose the ball alot i think Essein should play not Mikel­ or Deco.

    From kindstar2000l, on Sat 11 Apr 5:41PM

  20. chelsea were very lucky not to drew that game and i­ hope it dont happen the next match when chelsea plays­ liverpool at home that will be ashame couse that means­ chelsea would throw the cup away. and come on chelsea­ win win win dont let liverpool get the better out of­ you

    From First L, on Sat 11 Apr 5:41PM
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