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Saturday October 18, 2008 Finished Riverside Stadium

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Middlesbrough

Chelsea

  • Kalou 14’, 54’
  • Belletti 51’
  • Lampard 63’
  • Malouda 67’

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  1. Five-star Chelsea dismantle Boro

    Five-star Chelsea dismantle Boro

    Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a comfortable 5-0 win over woeful Middlesbrough at the Riverside. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Middlesbrough
    • Chelsea
    • - Thanks for joining us today.... plenty more to come, stay with us!
    • 90'+1 There it is! Boro's misery is over as Chelsea rack up a brilliant win to go three points clear at the top of the table - for the moment at least!
    • 87' It's been a frustrating day for Boro fans... some of them have already left the stadium.
    • 83' Chelsea will just look to wind the clock down now on what has been an entirely satisfying afternoon at the Riverside.
    • 79' A final substitution for Chelsea as Sinclair replaces Anelka.
    • 77' Alves joins O'Neil in the book for a hack on Belletti...
    • 76' Anelka's through here! Could be six! But Turnbull pulls a save right out of the top drawer to deny the Frenchman!
    • 73' Lampard is given a rest as he is replaced by the returning Deco.
    • 69' GOAL! No! The flag goes up for offside! Anelka thought he had got his name on the scoresheet, but he was off as the ball came across to him!
    • 67' GOAL! Chelsea make it five! It's the easiest of tap-ins for Malouda after Turnbull's slip diverts Anelka's crisp shot onto the post... it comes back to Malouda who slides in to put Chelsea five up!
    • 66' Here's another Boro change... off goes Shawky and Johnson and on come Digard and Alves. Chelsea also make a swap - Ferreira for Bridge.
    • 63' GOAL! What would a Chelsea win be without a Lampard goal? The England midfielder gets on the end of Kalou's clipped ball into the centre to head home! 4-0 now!
    • 61' Anelka lays off for Lampard! Turnbull is behind it though and Boro breathe a sigh of relief!
    • 58' Another real chance for Chelsea! This time it's Belletti who fires over the bar from a cut back... Chelsea are rampant at the moment!
    • 54' That, as they say, should be that. Boro fans know it - they're booing their side again as Johnson comes on for Grounds.
    • 53' GOAL! Chelsea seal all three points as Kalou grabs a second! Malouda lays the ball back to the Ivorian from the by-line and he does the rest, via a deflection of Wheater's chest! 3-0 and that should be that.
    • 52' Boro boss Gareth Southgate looks set to make a few changes....
    • 51' GOAL! Belletti puts Chelsea two up! And what a strike it is! The Brazilian unleashes an unstoppable drive from 30 yards out that curls away from Turnbull's outstretched arms and into the top corner! Superb strike!
    • 49' Malouda's away here! He sprints clear of the Boro defence after a terrible error of judgement by Grounds! But the Frenchman can't keep his head and he allows Grounds to get back and put him off his shot! Into the side netting!
    • 47' That's better from Boro! Downing cuts inside and lets fly! It's always rising, but that's a statement of intent from the hosts!
    • 46' Here we go again! Back underway at the Riverside! No changes to tell you about at break.
    • 45'+1 And there goes the whistle... Chelsea head in a goal to the good, but it easily could have been more. And the Boro fans show their appreciation by booing their side off.
    • 45' One minute of added time to be played at the end of the first half.
    • 43' Bridge links up well with Malouda on the left hand side... he gets a return ball and delivers a cross into the danger area! Dealt with this time by the Boro defence, but the hosts are really struggling.
    • 41' Malouda follows through on Riggott... that could easily be a booking for the Frenchman... but he gets away with it this time.
    • 40' Super football again from Chelsea! But Anelka is inches off-side as the runs to the by-line and delivers a decent cross across the face of goal.
    • 38' Malouda fires goalwards again after a corner falls to him on the edge of the box! But again it's off target, although this time he's closer to the mark!
    • 35' Boro are allowing Chelsea to play it around at the moment... there's not a great deal of pressure being applied by the hosts.
    • 33' Well, with just after half an hour played, Chelsea are making light of their so-called injury woes... they've been dominant so far and they should really be two ahead.
    • 31' Malouda is played through by Lampard! Must be! No! The Frenchman drags his shot across the face of goal! That really should have been a second for Chelsea.
    • 26' Gary O'Neil goes into the book for a sliding challenge on Alex... nothing too nasty about that one...
    • 25' A corner is given, so perhaps it wasn't too bad a miss, more a good challenge. Nothing comes of the corner, but Chelsea are dominant at the moment.
    • 24' LAMPARD! MUST BE! NO! That's a terrible miss from Lampard! He turns the ball around the post from close in when all he had to do was direct it on target!
    • 22' Mido's final ball again disappoints... again Downing was the intended recepient but again he's frustrated.
    • 21' Boro break now... but Mido's ball looking for Downing is poor and Chelsea reclaim possession. That was frustrating for the crowd.
    • 20' KALOU! The Ivorian receives the ball to his feet... his first touch is good and he lets fly! Turnbull is well behind it though and the Boro keeper makes the save.
    • 19' Bosingwa is posing a real threat to the Boro defence with his regular forays down the right hand side....
    • 18' Kalou tries to play in Anelka... that's a great ball! But the flag is up on the far side and the referee halts the Frenchman mid-stride for off-side.
    • 15' Not the most spectacular goal ever scored, but that's given Chelsea the perfect start... Boro will have to dig deep to get something from this one now.
    • 14' GOAL! Chelsea take the lead through Salomon Kalou! Wheater misses a header from Bridge's cross... the ball comes to Belletti who fires goalwards! It's blocked, but the ball falls nicely for Kalou who has the simple task of slotting past Turnbull! One-nil Chelsea!
    • 13' Shawky leaves it for Downing in the end... but Boro captain's effort is deflected up into the air and Cudicini is able to claim without any problems at all.
    • 12' Boro win a free kick now... and the hosts will have a chance to deliver a decent ball into the danger zone.
    • 11' Alex gets his head to the resulting free kick, but his effort goes well over the bar.
    • 10' Referee Phil Dowd now has a word with Andrew Taylor for coming across Kalou and stopping the Ivorian's run forward.
    • 8' O'Neil setps in now to win possession for Boro in the middle of the park... Boro move forward and it's O'Neil whose eventual cross sails out of play for a goal kick.
    • 7' Wheater deals with Anelka's dangerous run with confindence... that will be a key battle on the pitch today.
    • 6' It's getting a little scrappy in the middle of the park for a moment now... Lampard loses out in the end and the ball finds its way back to Turnbull in the Boro goal.
    • 5' ANELKA! Chelsea pour forward after Boro threatened at the other end... the ball falls to the Frenchman on the edge of the area but his effort is well blocked before it has a chance to worry Cudicini!
    • 3' Mikel plays a loose ball out of play and Boro will have a chance to enjoy some possession now.
    • 2' Chelsea immediately on the attack with Bosingwa who first sees a cross come straight back to him before he runs the ball out of play at the by-line.
    • 1' Here we go! Underway in Middlesbrough!
    • - Bright sunshine down by the Riverside today... perfect football conditions.
    • - Today's referee is Phil Dowd of Staffordshire.
    • - And Boro: Turnbull, Grounds, Wheater, Riggott, Taylor, Aliadiere, Shawky, O'Neil, Adam Johnson, Downing, Mido - Subs: Jones, Digard, Emnes, Alves, Bennett, John Johnson, Walker
    • - Here's how they line-up: Cudicini, Bosingwa, Terry, Alex, Bridge, Belletti, Lampard, Mikel, Kalou, Anelka, Malouda - Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Sinclair, Ferreira, Deco, Mancienne, Stoch
    • - Pre-match talk was all about Chelsea's injury problems, but they've still managed to string together a decent looking side, with Nicolas Anelka and John Terry both passed fit to play.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's early kick-off between Middlesbrough and Chelsea!

  • Team Stats

    Middlesbrough Stats Chelsea
    29% Possession 70%
    8 Shots 22
    1 Shots on target 8
    2 Saves 1
    5 Corners 8
    9 Fouls 13
    2 Offsides 7
    2 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 21
    182 Accurate passes 572
    53 Bad passes 54

  • 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
    • Middlesbrough
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      21 Ross Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
      31 David Wheater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 1
      3 Andrew Taylor 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 10 0
      40 Jonathon Grounds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 1
      5 Chris Riggott 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 2
      19 Stewart Downing 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 23 14 2
      15 Mohamed Shawky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 5 4
      4 Gary O'Neil 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 2 7
      28 Adam Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 2
      9 Ahmed Hossam Mido 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 21 8 4
      10 Jeremie Aliadiere 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17 1 3
      8 Didier Digard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 2
      41 Josh Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 John Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
      22 Bradley Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      34 Joseph Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Afonso Alves 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 0
      11 Marvin Emnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 68 4 2
      18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 11 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 34 3 1
      17 José Bosingwa 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 56 0 7
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 54 0 3
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 99 6 6
      8 Frank Lampard 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 49 6 1
      15 Florent Malouda 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 57 12 0
      21 Salomon Kalou 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 32 0 1
      39 Nicolas Anelka 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 27 5 0
      19 Paulo Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0
      43 Miroslav Stoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Scott Sinclair 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
      42 Michael Mancienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Anderson Deco 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 5 0

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us today.... plenty more to come, stay with us!
    • 69' GOAL! No! The flag goes up for offside! Anelka thought he had got his name on the scoresheet, but he was off as the ball came across to him!
    • 67' GOAL! Chelsea make it five! It's the easiest of tap-ins for Malouda after Turnbull's slip diverts Anelka's crisp shot onto the post... it comes back to Malouda who slides in to put Chelsea five up!
    • 63' GOAL! What would a Chelsea win be without a Lampard goal? The England midfielder gets on the end of Kalou's clipped ball into the centre to head home! 4-0 now!
    • 61' Anelka lays off for Lampard! Turnbull is behind it though and Boro breathe a sigh of relief!
    • 58' Another real chance for Chelsea! This time it's Belletti who fires over the bar from a cut back... Chelsea are rampant at the moment!
    • 53' GOAL! Chelsea seal all three points as Kalou grabs a second! Malouda lays the ball back to the Ivorian from the by-line and he does the rest, via a deflection of Wheater's chest! 3-0 and that should be that.
    • 51' GOAL! Belletti puts Chelsea two up! And what a strike it is! The Brazilian unleashes an unstoppable drive from 30 yards out that curls away from Turnbull's outstretched arms and into the top corner! Superb strike!
    • 49' Malouda's away here! He sprints clear of the Boro defence after a terrible error of judgement by Grounds! But the Frenchman can't keep his head and he allows Grounds to get back and put him off his shot! Into the side netting!
    • 47' That's better from Boro! Downing cuts inside and lets fly! It's always rising, but that's a statement of intent from the hosts!
    • 38' Malouda fires goalwards again after a corner falls to him on the edge of the box! But again it's off target, although this time he's closer to the mark!
    • 24' LAMPARD! MUST BE! NO! That's a terrible miss from Lampard! He turns the ball around the post from close in when all he had to do was direct it on target!
    • 20' KALOU! The Ivorian receives the ball to his feet... his first touch is good and he lets fly! Turnbull is well behind it though and the Boro keeper makes the save.
    • 14' GOAL! Chelsea take the lead through Salomon Kalou! Wheater misses a header from Bridge's cross... the ball comes to Belletti who fires goalwards! It's blocked, but the ball falls nicely for Kalou who has the simple task of slotting past Turnbull! One-nil Chelsea!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Middlesbrough

    Manager: Gareth Southgate

    Captain: Stewart Downing

    Starting line-up

    • R. Turnbull
    • A. Taylor
    • D. Wheater
    • C. Riggott
    • J. Grounds Substitution Out (54′)
    • A. Johnson Substitution Out (66′)
    • M. Shawky Substitution Out (66′)
    • G. O'Neil Yellow Card
    • S. Downing
    • J. Aliadière
    • A. Mido

    Subs

    • B. Jones
    • D. Digard Substitution In66′
    • A. Alves Substitution In66′ Yellow Card
    • M. Emnes
    • J. Johnson Substitution In54′
    • J. Walker
    • J. Bennett

    Injured

    • J. Arca
    • R. Huth
    • M. Bates

    Suspended

    • E. Pogatetz

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • C. Cudicini
    • W. Bridge Substitution Out (66′)
    • J. Terry
    • .. Alex
    • J. Bosingwa
    • J. Mikel
    • J. Belletti Goal
    • F. Lampard Goal Substitution Out (73′)
    • S. Kalou Goals×2
    • F. Malouda Goal
    • N. Anelka Substitution Out (79′)

    Subs

    • .. Deco Substitution In73′
    • P. Ferreira Substitution In66′
    • S. Sinclair Substitution In79′
    • B. Ivanovic
    • M. Mancienne
    • H. Hilario
    • M. Stoch

    Injured

    • M. Ballack
    • D. Drogba
    • A. Cole
    • J. Cole
    • M. Essien
    • P. Cech
    • R. Carvalho

    Suspended

    None

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