Sunday September 21, 2008 Finished Stamford Bridge
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Kalou rescues point for Chelsea
Chelsea preserved their unbeaten home league record after Salomon Kalou headed to equalise Park Ji-Sung's opener for Manchester United. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Chelsea
- Manchester United
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90+3' Riley gives a free-kick near the edge of the box for Chelsea and Ferdinand could be in trouble - he is let off. Drogba stays down and the ref has had enough; he blows up for full-time. A bizarre end to a pulsating match.
90+2' Ronaldo tries an overhead kick that Cech saves easily moments after the attacker is booked for complaining about a Mikel tackle.- 90+1' Rooney rises to head behind as Drogba lurked... great defensive work by the forward.
- 90' We will have three minutes of added time.
- 89' Joe Cole with a wayward cross out of play to relieve the pressure on Man Utd.
- 88' Drogba looking to unlock the visiting defence, but no joy. Both teams still looking for the win, although United are not commiting as many men forward.
- 86' Evra the latest name to go into the book.
- 84' Alex blocks a Fletcher strike with his chest as Chelsea stand firm at the back.
82' Chelsea fly on to the attack again, Joe Cole fed on the right... his cross is low and hard and Kalou meets the rebound after Neville blocked... over the bar from 10 yards!!!
80' CHELSEA EQUALISE!!! KALOU WITH THE HEADER!!! He rose unchallenged to nod home a Mikel free-kick - inquest at the back for United. No one was near to him and Kuszczak could have come.- 79' Rooney shown a yellow card for a very, very late tackle on Cole.
- 77' On the break United pile into the Chelsea box and Rooney is alone at the back stick to shoot... into the side-netting from 10 yards!! What a chance.
- 76' How Anelka will regret that miscue: the ball went through his legs as he looked to sidefoot home a yard or so in the air. Drogba hasn't threatened as yet.
75' United change: John O'Shea on for Park, who scored the only goal - so far.- 75' Chelsea change: Ballack, who is not fully fit, replaced by Kalou.
- 74' Alex smashes a free-kick into the United wall then wins it back from Rooney... Ballack picks up the second ball and shoots just wide!!
- 73' Joe Cole on the right in the box CROSSES BRILLIANTLY FOR ANELKA... THE FRENCHMAN MISSES THE BALL WITH A GAPING GOAL FROM SIX YARDS OUT!!!
- 72' Bosingwa hooks in a cross from the right and Joe Cole cannot make clean contact, diverting it into the ground and wide.
- 71' Salomon Kalou will come on for Chelsea as they look for something extra in their quest for an equaliser...
- 68' This is a great position for United, perfect for that weird Ronaldo free-kick... he hits it well enough but Mikel on the inside of the wall blocks, seemingly with his arm.
- 67' Mikel goes into the book for a late tackle on Ronaldo.
- 66' Joe Cole sent scurrying through on the left by Ballack as Evans trails in his dust... the winger bangs a shot with his left foot that Kuszczak stands tall to block.
- 65' Lampard cannot find Anelka as he knocks the ball on. That clock is ticking, ticking, ticking...
- 62' Ronaldo wins a free-kick from Lampard but there was no contact whatsoever. Do the home supporters not like that.
- 59' Berbatov booked for a blatant block on Ballack.
- 59' United are worrying Chelsea on the counter as the home team pile on the pressure. Ronaldo leads two of them, the first almost allowing Rooney to get in behind on the right and second ending with a poor pass from the Portuguese.
- 58' Neville blocking off Anelka's run to retrieve the ball from near the corner flag... when the striker gets to it the full-back goes through him! Yellow card.
- 57' Rooney coming across the pitch from left to right and gets out of the way to allow Ronaldo to shoot - well wide. He shrugs.
- 56' Mikel with a poor chipped pass into the United box a minute after Kuszczak held a low shot from the Nigerian.
- 55' United change: Ronaldo replaces Scholes.
- 54' Joe Cole bends a ball between defenders and Drogba attacks it, but Ferdinand does enough to out him off.
- 53' Rooney breaks out of defence and seems intent on taking on the entire Chelsea defence... Berbatov catches up in support and passes to the left and Park, whose shot is high and wide.
- 53' Tevez warming up, but Ronaldo has his shirt off and will make an entrance shortly...
- 52' Chelsea building pressure. A poor cross is too long from Ashley Cole, but the signs are good...
- 51' Drogba penalised for jumping into Kuszczak. The tackles still flying in.
- 49' Ballack with a left-footed cross after Anelka slipped him the ball - Drogba rises at the back post above Evra but it is too high.
- 48' A hefty challenge by Neville on Anelka as Chelsea attack wide on the left. No foul awarded.
- 47' The big striker is on now. Can he make the difference for Chelsea alongside Anelka?
46' The second half begins without the Ivorian as he is told by fourth official Rob Styles to remove a freindship bracelet. Let's hope the friend in question is not too miffed.- - Chelsea change: the Drog is coming on!! He replaces Malouda.
- 45+3' Kuszczak spills one then falls on another as Man Utd see out the 45 minutes. They lead 1-0 at the break.
- 45+2' Rooney wins the ball cleanly on the right from John Terry and cuts across the pitch, playing it inside to Berbatov - he helps it on poorly to Park, who would have been in otherwise. The Korean's shot is blocked and Chelsea survive. Berba should have shot...
- 45' Ferdinand heads away a Malouda cross as the linesman displays three added minutes.
44' Bosingwa tries to get a shot off from 20-odd yards then is caught offside when the ball comes back. Good reaction save nonetheless from Kuszczak.- 42' Another battle between Hargreaves and Ashley Cole on the Manchester United goal-line. They tangled after Scholes seemed to foul Lampard, but the ref waved play on...
- 41' Ferdinand booked for mouthing off at Riley: he thought Anelka was offside.
- 41' Lampard plays in Anelka on the right and the France man shoots over the near post with Joe Cole in the middle. Good chance.
- 40' A great save by Kuszczak from Alex and Anelka almost gets to the rebound, instead winning a corner as Ferdinand comes across quickly...
- 39' Bosingwa fires a cross from the right, straight into the arms of Kuszczak.
- 37' Lampard finally creates a little space to get a shot away; it is blocked and Kuszczak takes the ball into his arms.
36' Van der Sar's problem is a straightforward impact injury to his leg after that challenge with Malouda.- 35' Scholes shown a yellow card - everyone knows the 'Ginger Ninja' cannot tackle.
- 34' Scholes caught in possession but is awarded a free-kick. Chelsea giving their opponents little time on the ball.
- 33' Chelsea contine to pressure the visiting goal. United content to clear.
- 32' Man Utd change: Tomasz Kuszczak will replace Van der Sar.
- 31' The Chelsea fans are furious as Van der Sar goes down a third time injured. He had just spilled an easy claim that could have given Chelsea a goal...
- 30' Ashley Cole and Hargreaves again coming together, the full-back going down claiming an elbow. He made a meal of it. Chelsea have a free-kick on the left touchline - but Frank Lampard, who has not been in the game, plays it long and straight out.
- 29' Berbatov and John Obi Mikel having words. This match could boil over.
- 28' A ball dinked over the top for Malouda, who meets Van der Sar 10 yards out... the goalie made the save and the home fans are screaming for a penalty! Riley does not listen. The Dutch shot-stopper is hurt.
- 25' Van der Sar claims a Chelsea corner. It looks like the home side are already relying on Deco only four league matches after he arrived.
- 24' Chelsea failing to find routes through a compact United formation. The away team are looking dangerous on the break.
- 22' What a win this would be for Manchester United. Ferguson knows his men must start winning soon - and what a place to start.
- 21' Man Utd have an attacking throw but cannot make anything of it. Park across to the left this time to work for his team.
- 19' Joe Cole has a dig from the right that flies over. Chelsea respond immediately - their unbeaten home league run stretches back four years and seven months.
- 18' GOAL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!!! Evra battled to win the ball in the box and had space to shoot, but pulled back to Berbatov; his shot was saved but Cech could do nothing about the follow-up from Ji-Sung Park.
- 16' United on the counter-attack after Rio Ferdinand won the ball... he gives it to Berbatov, who finds Rooney... the England star cuts inside and passes back to FERDINAND, WHO CONTINUED HIS RUN... SAVED BY CECH!!! A great chance for the centre-half from an angle on the right.
- 15' Carvalho has a knee injury and possible ligament damage. That is bad news for Chelsea as he could be out for some time.
- 14' Berbatov wins the ball in the final third, a little fortunate, and hits a shot that is blocked. Chelsea counter but Anelka smashes over after good work by Florent Malouda.
- 13' Carvalho also has a knock and Alex comes on to replace him.
- 12' Hargreaves is down hurt for the away side after Ashley Cole won the ball from him and went on the attack.
- 10' It has been a frenetic opening 10 minutes. Either side could be in the lead, but Man Utd will be the happier.
- 9' Joseph Cole through on the right, but Riley blows up for handball as he smacks the ball into the side netting - Edwin van der Sar beaten all ends up.
- 9' Petr Cech flies out of his goal and gets a foot to the ball, but Berbatov hooks it up in the air towards the edge of the box, where Rooney helps it on - just wide of the post!!
- 8' Chelsea pressing in the final third now, Ballack in the thick of it. Scolari said he does not think the Germany captain is ready for 90 minutes, but he will have to put in a chunk of that today.
- 6' Paul Scholes goes flying in among other tackles and the ball breaks out wide to Hargreaves. His cross is dangerous and FLETCHER ALMOST SCORES! He met the ball in the centre of the box but Ricardo Carvalho blocked brilliantly.
- 5' Rooney lays it off to Berbatov, who missed the Champions League draw with Villarreal in midweek... he strikes at goal from distance. It is blocked...
- 4' Joe Cole feeds Bosingwa down the right, whose cross is too long. Deco suffered a thigh strain apparently.
- 3' Gary Neville back in the league line-up and captain of course. He is across to win the ball as Chelsea keep it in midfield.
- 1' A long ball immediately from the Red Devils, headed away by Jose Bosingwa. Owen Hargreaves looking to cross, but Chelsea deal with it.
1' Off we go, United kicking from right to left in traditional colours of red, white and black, Chelsea in blue shirts and shorts and white socks.- - Mike Riley, who prompted the ongoing debate regarding respect for referees when he had a run-in with Ashley Cole last season, will officiate.
- - This is Evans's Premier League debut for Manchester United. Ronaldo greets his former national boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who joined Chelsea when he left the Portugal job.
- - The players are in the tunnel ready to emerge. The Bridge is bathed in bright sunlight.
- - Deco has been injured in the warm-up! Ballack will replace him in the starting 11. That is a massive blow for Chelsea.
- - It is worth bearing in mind that United have only played three matches at present. But it has still been a lacklustre start to the league season: one won, one drawn, one lost. Chelsea have won three and drawn one.
- - Chelsea will return to the top of the table if they win this afternoon, whereas should Manchester United break the Blues' remarkable home unbeaten run they will only go into the top half.
- - Team news: There is no start for either Didier Drogba or Cristiano Ronaldo. Both men are on the bench, as is Carlos Tevez - dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson. Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney start up front for the visitors, who have Jonny Evans at centre-back in the absence of the suspended Nemanja Vidic.
- Welcome to live coverage of Chelsea v Manchester United from Stamford Bridge!
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Team Stats
Chelsea Stats Manchester United 60% Possession 39% 25 Shots 18 7 Shots on target 4 1 Saves 3 7 Corners 4 19 Fouls 18 1 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 7 0 Red cards 0 26 Tackles 13 384 Accurate passes 213 64 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
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Chelsea G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 17 José Bosingwa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1 2 26 John Terry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 5 0 6 Ricardo Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 Ashley Cole 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 35 15 7 15 Florent Malouda 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17 9 2 8 Frank Lampard 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 50 12 1 12 John Obi Mikel 0 2 1 3 4 0 1 60 11 5 13 Michael Ballack 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 43 6 1 10 Joe Cole 0 5 1 1 3 0 0 27 1 1 39 Nicolas Anelka 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 19 2 2 11 Didier Drogba 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 8 1 0 23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Salomon Kalou 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 19 Paulo Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 -
Manchester United G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 27 0 3 23 Jonny Evans 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 6 1 5 Rio Ferdinand 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13 4 0 3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 8 2 13 Ji-sung Park 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 12 3 1 4 Owen Hargreaves 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15 2 2 18 Paul Scholes 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 23 1 1 24 Darren Fletcher 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 22 4 1 10 Wayne Rooney 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 25 4 1 9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 4 1 6 2 1 0 24 2 1 17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Carlos Tevez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 6 Wes Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
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Summary
- 82' Chelsea fly on to the attack again, Joe Cole fed on the right... his cross is low and hard and Kalou meets the rebound after Neville blocked... over the bar from 10 yards!!!
- 80' CHELSEA EQUALISE!!! KALOU WITH THE HEADER!!! He rose unchallenged to nod home a Mikel free-kick - inquest at the back for United. No one was near to him and Kuszczak could have come.
- 77' On the break United pile into the Chelsea box and Rooney is alone at the back stick to shoot... into the side-netting from 10 yards!! What a chance.
- 74' Alex smashes a free-kick into the United wall then wins it back from Rooney... Ballack picks up the second ball and shoots just wide!!
- 73' Joe Cole on the right in the box CROSSES BRILLIANTLY FOR ANELKA... THE FRENCHMAN MISSES THE BALL WITH A GAPING GOAL FROM SIX YARDS OUT!!!
- 66' Joe Cole sent scurrying through on the left by Ballack as Evans trails in his dust... the winger bangs a shot with his left foot that Kuszczak stands tall to block.
- 45+2' Rooney wins the ball cleanly on the right from John Terry and cuts across the pitch, playing it inside to Berbatov - he helps it on poorly to Park, who would have been in otherwise. The Korean's shot is blocked and Chelsea survive. Berba should have shot...
- 41' Lampard plays in Anelka on the right and the France man shoots over the near post with Joe Cole in the middle. Good chance.
- 40' A great save by Kuszczak from Alex and Anelka almost gets to the rebound, instead winning a corner as Ferdinand comes across quickly...
- 30' Ashley Cole and Hargreaves again coming together, the full-back going down claiming an elbow. He made a meal of it. Chelsea have a free-kick on the left touchline - but Frank Lampard, who has not been in the game, plays it long and straight out.
- 28' A ball dinked over the top for Malouda, who meets Van der Sar 10 yards out... the goalie made the save and the home fans are screaming for a penalty! Riley does not listen. The Dutch shot-stopper is hurt.
- 18' GOAL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!!! Evra battled to win the ball in the box and had space to shoot, but pulled back to Berbatov; his shot was saved but Cech could do nothing about the follow-up from Ji-Sung Park.
- 16' United on the counter-attack after Rio Ferdinand won the ball... he gives it to Berbatov, who finds Rooney... the England star cuts inside and passes back to FERDINAND, WHO CONTINUED HIS RUN... SAVED BY CECH!!! A great chance for the centre-half from an angle on the right.
- 9' Joseph Cole through on the right, but Riley blows up for handball as he smacks the ball into the side netting - Edwin van der Sar beaten all ends up.
- 9' Petr Cech flies out of his goal and gets a foot to the ball, but Berbatov hooks it up in the air towards the edge of the box, where Rooney helps it on - just wide of the post!!
- 6' Paul Scholes goes flying in among other tackles and the ball breaks out wide to Hargreaves. His cross is dangerous and FLETCHER ALMOST SCORES! He met the ball in the centre of the box but Ricardo Carvalho blocked brilliantly.
- - Team news: There is no start for either Didier Drogba or Cristiano Ronaldo. Both men are on the bench, as is Carlos Tevez - dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson. Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney start up front for the visitors, who have Jonny Evans at centre-back in the absence of the suspended Nemanja Vidic.
- - Welcome to live coverage of Chelsea v Manchester United from Stamford Bridge!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Mike Riley
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ChelseaManager: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Captain: John Terry
Starting line-up
- P. Cech
- J. Bosingwa
- J. Terry
- R. Carvalho
- A. Cole
- J. Mikel
- M. Ballack
- F. Lampard
- J. Cole
- F. Malouda
- N. Anelka
Subs
- D. Drogba
46′ - C. Cudicini
- W. Bridge
- .. Alex 13′
- P. Ferreira
- J. Belletti
- S. Kalou 75′
Injured
- .. Deco
Suspended
None
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Manchester UnitedManager: Alex Ferguson
Captain: Gary Neville
Starting line-up
- E. van der Sar
- G. Neville
- J. Evans
- R. Ferdinand
- P. Evra
- D. Fletcher
- O. Hargreaves
- J. Park
- P. Scholes
- W. Rooney
- D. Berbatov
Subs
- W. Brown
- J. O'Shea 75′
- R. Giggs
- T. Kuszczak 32′
- C. Tevez
- C. Ronaldo 55′
- .. Nani
Injured
- B. Foster
Suspended
- M. Carrick
- N. Vidic
- E. van der Sar
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