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  1. Chelsea take derby spoils

    Chelsea take derby spoils

    Chelsea maintained their 100 per cent start to the new Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Chelsea
    • 90'+3 There it is! All over at Craven Cottage and Chelsea maintain their 100 per cent record with a comfortable 2-0 win, thanks to goals by Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka!
    • 90' Three minutes of added time to be played...
    • 88' Ballack! Must be! No! The German sidefoots wide of the mark from a pull-back from the byline! His blushes are spared by the sight of a raised flag... offside and wouldn't have counted anyway.
    • 86' Chelsea make another change... Bosingwa is replaced by youngster Sam Hutchinson.
    • 85' Duff takes it, but it easily headed clear at the near post...
    • 84' Fulham really haven't threatened the Chelsea goal this half... no penetration from the hosts... but here's a chance as they win a corner!
    • 81' Chelsea change now... Deco replaces Lampard...
    • 76' GOAL! ANELKA MAKES IT TWO! It's a great finish, but Drogba is the architect with a lovely touch to control the ball before playing in his strike partner, who rounds Schwarzer and slots into an empty net! 2-0 and Chelsea strengthen their grip on all three points!
    • 75' Here comes another Fulham change... Nevland on for Zamora. Hodgson knows something has to be done...
    • 73' 64 per cent of possesion to Chelsea at the moment... but their lead remains just 1-0...
    • 72' Lampard runs from deep to latch onto Drogba's ball forward... danger here! But the England midfielder's shot flashes across the face of goal and out for a goal kick!
    • 71' The news is that Murphy took a stamp on his leg - that's the reason why he was forced off.
    • 70' Here comes that change... Murphy hobbles off and Baird on.
    • 68' It looks like Murphy's day is over... he's signalled towards the bench that he can't carry on as he prepares to defend a corner... Dempsey heads clear for Fulham.
    • 67' Fulham down to 10 men for the time being as Murphy receives some treatment off the pitch...
    • 66' Carvalho bursts forward... but he's stopped in his tracks by a solid challenge by Murphy, who appears to have picked up an injury in the process...
    • 65' Murphy slices behind for a Chelsea corner... up come the big boys Carvalho and Terry... but it's headed clear and the visitors will have to build from deeper once again.
    • 64' Ballack nods forward for Lampard who fires goalwards on the turn! It's on target, but easy for Schwarzer to claim!
    • 63' Fulham make their first change now as Gera is replaced by Diomansy Kamara...
    • 62' Drogba again causing problems in the Fulham box... Konchesky does enough this time to put the Ivorian off his header...
    • 60' In fact, Schwarzer may be more concerned over the state of his nation's Ashes hopes, with England needing just three more wicket to clinch a famous series win! Click here to follow the Test!
    • 59' Malouda fires across the face of goal after it opened up a little for him... Schwarzer not tested at all...
    • 56' Drogba hares off after a long ball foward... but Schwarzer gets there before him to clear his lines...
    • 55' But here come Chelsea with Lampard feeding Cole on the overlap down the left wing... the referee sees an infrigement somewhere though and Fulham have a free-kick...
    • 53' Here come Fulham again with Duff, who fires on goal! But it's not the Irishman's best ever strike and the ball rolls in Cech's arms easily enough..
    • 51' This is a good little spell for Fulham at the beginning of the second half... Hangeland is penalised for a foul on Drogba as a corner comes across though...
    • 49' Oooh! Chance for Fulham! Murphy plays a long ball forward... Dempsey is there, but Carvalho gets to it first with Cech flapping a little... good defending in the end, but worrying for Chelsea...
    • 47' Drobga and Anelka nearly link up to prise open the Fulham defence for a second time... but this time the latter overruns it slightly and Schwarzer claims...
    • 46' Back underway at Craven Cottage... no changes to tell you about at the break...
    • 45'+1 Half-time at Craven Cottage and it's the visitors who take in a one-goal lead with them, thanks to Didier Drogba's goal...
    • 45' Just the one minute of added time to be played at the end of the first half...
    • 44' What a pass by Lampard! Drogba latches onto it, but the flag is up on the far side! Inches offside this time...
    • 43' Chelsea win another free-kick, this time out wide on the right, and they have another chance to get a decent ball into the box... but Lampard's delivery is poor and the ball sails over everyone's heads...
    • 40' There was a hint of offside as Drogba ran onto that pass, but replays show he was level...
    • 39' GOAL! DROGBA BREAKS THE DEADLOCK WITH HIS FIRST REAL CHANCE! Anelka finds the Ivorian's run, the flag stays down and Drogba finishes with aplomb past Schwarzer! Great finish from a deadly finisher!
    • 37' Nothing's really coming off for either side at the moment... Malouda blazes over the bar to prove the point.
    • 35' A roar goes up from the home crowd as they try to give their side a bit of a lift with the game having gone a bit flat over the past five minutes...
    • 32' Carvalho has to be good here as Dempsey threatens to rob him of the ball in a dangerous position...
    • 31' That's not a bad ball in from Gera... but Zamora's not on his wavelength and there's no one in the box to meet it.
    • 30' Terry gets forward now... it opens up a bit ahead of him so he opts to go for goal! He leathers, as you would expect him to, but it sails into the stand behind Schwarzer's goal, without troubling the Aussie keeper.
    • 28' Lampard takes a free-kick towards the near post... and again Ballack's connection with his head is not the best and Fulham are able to clear...
    • 27' Roy Hodgson gets a big cheer as he comes onto the pitch to play the ball back to one of his players... decent touch for a big man!
    • 25' Ballack! Oooh! He should do better with a standing header from the resulting free-kick! He's a mile offside but the flag stays down... Etuhu is there to mop up in the end!
    • 24' Pantsil will get a talking to here after a reckless challenge on Malouda... no card though.
    • 22' Lovely football from Chelsea as Drogba and Lampard combine to play the ball forward towards Malouda... but the offside flag is up...
    • 19' Mikel! Oooh! Great strike from the Nigerian from fully 30 yards! It flies just wide of the post, although Schwarzer appears to have it covered...
    • 17' Dempsey leaps above Carvalho to nick a touch forward... the crowd get to their feet but Terry comes across and snaffles out the danger!
    • 16' Pantsil is penalised for a late-ish challenge on Malouda on the Chelsea left...
    • 15' Drogba shakes off the challenge of Murphy and chances his arm with a shot from outside the box... well blocked by a white shirt....
    • 14' Replays show that to be the case... Cole clearly headed the ball away, even if his arm was flapping worryingly close to it...
    • 13' Hand ball shout as the ball appears to catch Cole's arm! Play says the ref, and he's probably right!
    • 12' Ballack steps up... but it's over the bar and Schwarzer in the Fulham goal isn't troubled at all...
    • 11' Drogba uses his strength to win a free-kick off Hangeland... danger here, 25 yards out with Ballack over it...
    • 8' Chelsea are enjoying a slight edge over their hosts so far...
    • 6' Crackimg noise at Craven Cottage today... as there always is for a derby match.
    • 5' Cole marauds foward now but he's pulled back as the linesman signals the ball went out of play...
    • 2' Real chance for Dempsey early on! Gera plays the ball across... the American takes it well, but he fires over teh bar on the turn!
    • 1' Here we go at Craven Cottage! Underway in bright evening sunshine!
    • - So, Damien Duff gets a debut for Fulham in place for the injured Andy Johnson, while Ricardo Carvalho, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka all come in for Chelsea.
    • - Referee Andre Marriner (W Midlands) will take care of this one.
    • - And Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Mikel, Ballack, Malouda, Lampard, Drogba, Anelka - Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Essien, Deco, Kalou, Sturridge, Hutchinson
    • - The teams are in... here's how Fulham line up: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Gera, Etuhu, Murphy, Duff, Dempsey, Zamora - Subs: Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Baird, Seol, Nevland, Kamara, Riise
    • - Team news to follow when we get it...
    • - Carlo Ancelotti admits he has learned a lot about English football during the first few days of the Premier League campaign. More here!
    • - Roy Hodgson admits Fulham's rivalry with Chelsea may not be the fiercest in football, but believes his players need no extra motivation to cause an upset over their south London counterparts on Sunday. More here!
    • - Of the 60 times the two clubs have met in the league, Fulham have won just seven, with Chelsea triumphing 35 times. There have been 18 draws. More match facts here!
    • - Fulham have also started well and are unbeaten in all competitions, having won against Portsmouth on the opening day of the Premier League and won three out of three Europa League games.
    • - The Blues have made a decent start to the season, shrugging off a patchy display in their opening day win over Hull City to brush aside Sunderland in midweek.
    • - Chelsea make the short trip down the road to Craven Cottage where they take on rivals Fulham in the first west London derby of the season.

  • Summary

    • 76' GOAL! ANELKA MAKES IT TWO! It's a great finish, but Drogba is the architect with a lovely touch to control the ball before playing in his strike partner, who rounds Schwarzer and slots into an empty net! 2-0 and Chelsea strengthen their grip on all three points!
    • 64' Ballack nods forward for Lampard who fires goalwards on the turn! It's on target, but easy for Schwarzer to claim!
    • 39' GOAL! DROGBA BREAKS THE DEADLOCK WITH HIS FIRST REAL CHANCE! Anelka finds the Ivorian's run, the flag stays down and Drogba finishes with aplomb past Schwarzer! Great finish from a deadly finisher!
    • 25' Ballack! Oooh! He should do better with a standing header from the resulting free-kick! He's a mile offside but the flag stays down... Etuhu is there to mop up in the end!
    • 19' Mikel! Oooh! Great strike from the Nigerian from fully 30 yards! It flies just wide of the post, although Schwarzer appears to have it covered...
    • 2' Real chance for Dempsey early on! Gera plays the ball across... the American takes it well, but he fires over teh bar on the turn!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Pantsil
    • A. Hughes
    • B. Hangeland
    • P. Konchesky
    • D. Murphy Substitution Out (70′)
    • D. Etuhu
    • Z. Gera Substitution Out (63′)
    • D. Duff
    • C. Dempsey
    • B. Zamora Substitution Out (75′)

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbühler
    • K. Seol
    • E. Nevland Substitution In75′
    • S. Kelly
    • C. Baird Substitution In70′
    • B. Riise
    • D. Kamará Substitution In63′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa Substitution Out (86′)
    • R. Carvalho
    • J. Terry
    • A. Cole
    • J. Mikel
    • M. Ballack
    • F. Malouda
    • F. Lampard Substitution Out (81′)
    • D. Drogba Goal
    • N. Anelka Goal

    Subs

    • R. Turnbull
    • S. Kalou
    • S. Hutchinson Substitution In86′
    • D. Sturridge
    • Deco Substitution In81′
    • M. Essien
    • B. Ivanovic

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Viva Chelsea.....

    From seyed ali, on Sun 23 Aug 5:53PM

  2. Fulham you that i have my trust in, and now you­ disappointed me.

    From FRANCIS, on Sun 23 Aug 5:53PM

  3. Bring on the rest of the premiership, Chelsea will wipe­ the floor with you all.

    From Craig, on Sun 23 Aug 5:53PM
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    @#$% lucky chelsea cheats

    From ken.ward71, on Sun 23 Aug 5:52PM
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    congratulations chelsea!but u are not even a threat to­ the premiership u will soon be humbled into rightfull­ position.ARSENAL WILL SURELY RULE THE PREMIERSHIP THIS­ SEASON.....Kenureevz.

    From KENU, on Sun 23 Aug 5:52PM

  6. that Liverpool fan is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ deluded what a shame, ha ha.

    From A, on Sun 23 Aug 5:52PM

  7. Match is over! Congrats to chelsea for the 2-0 win!!

    From proofltd, on Sun 23 Aug 5:52PM

  8. drogba will equal ronaldo(not c.ronaldo) if only he is­ a better dribbler but as clinical as the phenomenon

    From kay, on Sun 23 Aug 5:51PM

  9. 404
    i been trying to get sky sports for ages but money­ problems!

    so i am still a big chelsea fan i go pubs­ and that to watch it but today i didnt feel like it!!

    From aaronj123, on Sun 23 Aug 5:51PM

  10. From ALEX
    Come on if you are actually one this you are­ not a real­ chelsea fan otherwise you would be watching­ the game­ and have full focus on it.

    ow and did you­ take your laptop to the game i think i see you in the­ croud

    From callumwileman, on Sun 23 Aug 5:51PM

  11. ENGLAND WIN THE ASHES

    From Stuart, on Sun 23 Aug 5:51PM

  12. anelka is not a flop like many have said and drogba is­ off to a great start!

    From Josh, on Sun 23 Aug 5:51PM

  13. what a pleaseure it is to Chelsea playing as a team,­ they play the ball all the time now and don't keep­ passing it to the goalkeeper like they did last season,­ I think they are fantastic and I know that we are going­ to win the Premier League this season, keep it­ up.

    Ashley & Alison Sykes

    From A, on Sun 23 Aug 5:50PM

  14. #393, thats poor spelling. it begins with a C and ends­ in a T. But its not HEA in the middle. Its UN. Back to­ school for you! ;)

    From JAMIE, on Sun 23 Aug 5:49PM

  15. ancelotti still plays his formation during his time at­ milan..4-1-2-1-2..hope he will enjoy success with­ chelsea...milan will always remember u..

    From Fazreen A, on Sun 23 Aug 5:49PM

  16. Fulham is messing up!

    From FRANCIS, on Sun 23 Aug 5:49PM

  17. england just won ashes

    From long suffering brit, on Sun 23 Aug 5:49PM

  18. Hutchinson 85' BRING ON OUR YOUNGSTERS ITS ONLY­ FULHAM
    CMON CHELSEA MAKE IT 3-0 LOL

    From callumwileman, on Sun 23 Aug 5:49PM

  19. yes my football bet is up , thank u chelsea, drinks on­ me 200 quid

    From glover777, on Sun 23 Aug 5:48PM

  20. one word,, LUCKY.

    From Renan, on Sun 23 Aug 5:47PM
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