Manchester United came from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Chelsea in a pulsating Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. More
- Phew. I feel like I've aged a couple of years after that! Hearts in mouths all round I think. If you want to chat to me about that humdinger, yelp and the rest on Twitter @Reda_Eurosport. FOLLOW HERE!
90+5 United clear the corner and the whistle goes! What a game!
90+4 WHAT SAVE BY DE GEA AGAIN! Cahill with a trademark piledriver form range but tipped over!
90+3 Evra and Giggs combine to win a corner on the left. Yikes! Giggs to take... Ferdinand flies in and misses it, Torres almost handles but it bounces clear! Now Carrick hits a low one but Cech gathers.
90+2 WHAT A SAVE BY DE GEA! Not all bad. Brilliant free-kick from Mata curling into the top right but De Gea flies across like some kind of acrobat to tip behind.
88' Ferdinand heads behind for a corner. Still time for a De Gea blunder... Oops, did I just say that? HAVE YOUR SAY ON THIS MONSTER GAME!
86' Anything could happen now - Chelsea did not really deserve to be 3-0 up, but this is some comeback - and some capitulation. Meireles, meanwhile, flies in to head wide from eight yards. Uunder pressure and ahead of the play a bit though.
85' Well, Superb run and cross from Valencia, Rooney traps it and fires in a super shot, well-saved by Cech, it drops to Giggs on the left whose perfect cross is headed in by Hernandez. You are bleeping kidding me. Poor marking but a wicked cross by the old man.
84' GOAL UNITED! And it's Hernandez! What a comeback!
78' I'm not sure I can repeat some of the Tweets I am getting re:Webb - remember though, he failed to see Cahill's possible red-card foul on 12 minutes. HAVE YOUR SAY!
77' Ignore the rogue goal icon if it remains - that was not a goal. United clear the corner but Torres is in now, he heads it past one defender, spins past Evans - shoot man! - but he delays and delays and eventually is closed down by Valencia.
76' ESSIEN WITH A HAMMER BUT TIPPED OVER BY DE GEA! Nice lay-off from Torres on the edge of the box.
74' Rooney skips past some challenges before almost sliding Welbeck through. Romeu gives it away and Scholes finds Giggs, now Hernandez is in but he drills it across goal and wide! Should have got that on target, free on the right side of the box!
70' Malouda is fouled on the left as Chelsea bring on a sub - Sturridge moodily slouches off for Romeu.
69' Rooney for 3-2... and he clips it to the right with Cech going the other way! Game on!
68' PENALTY UNITED! Oh my word, that's a harsh one - Welbeck sticks hit foot out to Ivanovic's leg! The same happened to Fulham yesterday with Adam Johnson!
67' Giggs on the left plays it inside, Rooney and Hernandez exchange passes on the edge of the box and Rooney shoots but Cech gets down to save!
63' UNITED SUB: Adventurous. Scholes on for Rafael, Valencia goes to right-back.
59' Malouda with a cute backheel to Essien, who can't shoot. Hernandez is on for United by the way, came on for Young just before the penalty.
57' Can Rooney make a game of this... ROOF OF THE NET! 3-1! Is the comeback on?
56' Giggs wide to Evra, who is taken down by Sturridge and United have their penalty - a bit late now though!
50' Mata to curl it in with his tasty left foot... AND LUIZ HEADS IT IN! 3-0! Poor marking but a terrific header.
49' Evra, who is not having one of his better games, is booked for leaving Sturridge in a heap. At least he didn't get past him.
46' GOAL CHELSEA! Torres crosses to Mata and a fine volley from the fellow Spaniard at the far post flies past De Gea and in!
46' The second half is underway!
- @JooManGroup: "chels is playing better than they have all season, i think all the drama over Webbs supposed bias did cost us a penalty "; david: "As a neutral, the worst person on the pitch is the ref. Webb is having a mare, giving free kicks that aren't and not giving free kicks that are, and for both teams. Must have been bought by City lol."; HAVE YOUR SAY ON TWITTER!
- @JM_Villanueva14: "Boswingwa is a Portuguese version of De Gea. Always waiting for a mistake to happen"; @bendavies_beast: "classic chelsea, winning with an own goal, have to say though, cech is really performing today"; @ibrahims52 "this game is like "the tale of the 2 flawed spaniards" they get more attention than the other 20 on the pitch" HAVE YOUR SAY ON TWITTER!
- What did you think of that half? Should United have been given a free-kick or penalty for Cahill's tackle on Welbeck, and should Cahill have seen red? Or did he get the ball? Are Chelsea playing well and worth the lead or is the lucky break just that? Is Fernando Torres a ninja? Tell me on Twitter @Reda_Eurosport FOLLOW HERE!
45+3 Taken short, Young wriggles away and crosses but headed wide by Welbeck and it's half-time: Chelsea lead 1-0.
45+2 Giggs short to ROONEY WHO BLASTS IT LOW and tipped wide by Cech! Corner at the end...
45+1 Two minutes added being played. United still dominating and Ivanovic fouls Young late - Rooney is furious as he wanted advantage, Ivanovic is booked anyway.
41' Lovely one-touch play by Rooney and Welbeck, it ricochets off Meireles to WELBECK WITH A SNAP SHOT BUT PALMED AWAY BY CECH! Fine save!
- @Nanderson: "of course torres is a ninja! have you ever seen him score? Exactly" FOLLOW ME HERE!
39' YOUNG WITH A SUPER SHOT BUT CECH PARRIES AND JUST AWAY FROM ROONEY ON THE LINE! Young took Ivanovic on, cut inside and let rip with one of his classic fizzing drives. Good stop in the end.
37' Good footwork from Sturridge but Evra let him past too easily - De Gea tried to cover his near post but it went past him at pace and in off Evans's chest. Down the other end a Cech clearance lands for Rooney but he gets the pass wrong. Now Chelsea break and STURRIDGE FIRES IN A LOW DRIVE but well-saved De Gea!
36' GOAL CHELSEA! Sturridge slides a low ball in from a tight angle on the right and I think it went in off Evans!
31' Rooney's ball ends up with Cech. Down the other end Evans lets the ball bounce to De Gea and Torres continues his run into the back of the defender - earning a rather harsh booking.
29' GREAT TACKLE IVANOVIC! Roonet was sent clean through down the right by an awesome Valencia pass, he opts to square it to Welbeck with Cahill covering but Ivanovic slides in just in time to prevent the tap-in. Corner.
12' Cahill clearly brings Welbeck down on the edge of the box but Webb - possibly mindful of his reputation among conspiracy theorists - waves play-on!
1' The first half is underway.
15:58 Many of you are doubting the seriousness of Terry's knee injury on Twitter. Continue the conspiracy theories if you will on @Reda_Eurosport. FOLLOW HERE!
15:45 That Howard Webb reference was not mine, by the way - hot from Newcastle-Villa, I will be your commentator from hereon in, and my name is Reda Maher. You can engage in a stop-and-chat with me on Twitter @Reda_Eurosport, but any attempts at cyber-bullying will be met with acid wit and the asp of righteousness. FOLLOW HERE!
15:20 TEAM NEWS: Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Cahill, Bosingwa; Meireles, Essien, Malouda; Sturridge, Torres, Mata /// Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Welbeck – still waiting for confirmation on the subs.
90+4 WHAT SAVE BY DE GEA AGAIN! Cahill with a trademark piledriver form range but tipped over!
90+3 Evra and Giggs combine to win a corner on the left. Yikes! Giggs to take... Ferdinand flies in and misses it, Torres almost handles but it bounces clear! Now Carrick hits a low one but Cech gathers.
90+2 WHAT A SAVE BY DE GEA! Not all bad. Brilliant free-kick from Mata curling into the top right but De Gea flies across like some kind of acrobat to tip behind.
86' Anything could happen now - Chelsea did not really deserve to be 3-0 up, but this is some comeback - and some capitulation. Meireles, meanwhile, flies in to head wide from eight yards. Uunder pressure and ahead of the play a bit though.
85' Well, Superb run and cross from Valencia, Rooney traps it and fires in a super shot, well-saved by Cech, it drops to Giggs on the left whose perfect cross is headed in by Hernandez. You are bleeping kidding me. Poor marking but a wicked cross by the old man.
84' GOAL UNITED! And it's Hernandez! What a comeback!
77' Ignore the rogue goal icon if it remains - that was not a goal. United clear the corner but Torres is in now, he heads it past one defender, spins past Evans - shoot man! - but he delays and delays and eventually is closed down by Valencia.
76' ESSIEN WITH A HAMMER BUT TIPPED OVER BY DE GEA! Nice lay-off from Torres on the edge of the box.
74' Rooney skips past some challenges before almost sliding Welbeck through. Romeu gives it away and Scholes finds Giggs, now Hernandez is in but he drills it across goal and wide! Should have got that on target, free on the right side of the box!
69' Rooney for 3-2... and he clips it to the right with Cech going the other way! Game on!
68' PENALTY UNITED! Oh my word, that's a harsh one - Welbeck sticks hit foot out to Ivanovic's leg! The same happened to Fulham yesterday with Adam Johnson!
67' Giggs on the left plays it inside, Rooney and Hernandez exchange passes on the edge of the box and Rooney shoots but Cech gets down to save!
57' Can Rooney make a game of this... ROOF OF THE NET! 3-1! Is the comeback on?
56' Giggs wide to Evra, who is taken down by Sturridge and United have their penalty - a bit late now though!
50' Mata to curl it in with his tasty left foot... AND LUIZ HEADS IT IN! 3-0! Poor marking but a terrific header.
46' GOAL CHELSEA! Torres crosses to Mata and a fine volley from the fellow Spaniard at the far post flies past De Gea and in!
45+2 Giggs short to ROONEY WHO BLASTS IT LOW and tipped wide by Cech! Corner at the end...
41' Lovely one-touch play by Rooney and Welbeck, it ricochets off Meireles to WELBECK WITH A SNAP SHOT BUT PALMED AWAY BY CECH! Fine save!
39' YOUNG WITH A SUPER SHOT BUT CECH PARRIES AND JUST AWAY FROM ROONEY ON THE LINE! Young took Ivanovic on, cut inside and let rip with one of his classic fizzing drives. Good stop in the end.
37' Good footwork from Sturridge but Evra let him past too easily - De Gea tried to cover his near post but it went past him at pace and in off Evans's chest. Down the other end a Cech clearance lands for Rooney but he gets the pass wrong. Now Chelsea break and STURRIDGE FIRES IN A LOW DRIVE but well-saved De Gea!
36' GOAL CHELSEA! Sturridge slides a low ball in from a tight angle on the right and I think it went in off Evans!
29' GREAT TACKLE IVANOVIC! Roonet was sent clean through down the right by an awesome Valencia pass, he opts to square it to Welbeck with Cahill covering but Ivanovic slides in just in time to prevent the tap-in. Corner.
12' Cahill clearly brings Welbeck down on the edge of the box but Webb - possibly mindful of his reputation among conspiracy theorists - waves play-on!
15:20 TEAM NEWS: Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Cahill, Bosingwa; Meireles, Essien, Malouda; Sturridge, Torres, Mata /// Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Welbeck – still waiting for confirmation on the subs.
ChelseaManager: André Villas-Boas
Manchester UnitedManager: Alex Ferguson
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After Webb ignoring the clear red card for Cahil, I can't believe you have the guts to say Webb is helping United. You guys are a @#$% disgrace.
If you really want to criticize Webb for helping United then you have to put it like this: "Webb stole United 3 points, but then helped them get 1 back"... But even then, that is not helping United overall, or if you think it is you are just a @#$% moron.

@1312
If it wasn't for Howard Webb, you would be playing with 10 men the entire game, and United would have won... So please SHUT THE @#$% UP!

chelsea can never beat man.u

nothing butter chelsea

All u man u fans juz shut up
The reason y man u scored tat 3 goles iz bcaz of tat howard webb
If he wasn't the ref,i swear chelsea wud hav won

Kevin, Hard to say anyway what you on about diving Drogba has made his career with diving.

it's just unfortunate, must howard webb ref., the FA can at least help him to secure a permanent job which is the LINESMAN, i think he is better at this field, before it cause's another problem to the FA.

man u pay off the ref

like i said no 87
lots of pels from 2 cheating scum bag sides

@Ted - Jog on you deluded bigot!!, it's fucktards like you that make everyone despise your club, your condescending and you gloat like children!!. Can't wait for Manures fall from grace I and many others will be their to spit on the grave!.

Still don't get how Gooney gets MOTM for scoring 2 pens and being shyte otherwise

keith j, what about welbecks diving?

i am sorry to se chelsea complaining when ever they fail to win united, united is the best team so should always be on top. When chelsea blame Web for not giving them the game, they sholud alsoi thank him for not doing what could have cost chelsea the game. The should thank Web for the draw and thank God that they got a draw through the REF WEB. SHAME SHAME SHAME CHELSEA 3-0 UP,BUT STILL CAN NOT WIN. YOU ARE ONLY COMPLAINING, I ASK, IS PENALTY AWARDED WHEN THE BALL GET TO 18YARD BOX? IF SO, I BLAME CHELSEA FOR LETTING UNITED TO GO AS FAR AS THE 18YARD BOX. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PENALITIES AND EVEN THE RED CARD THAT WAS NOT AWARDED TO FAVOR UNITED. SHAME SHAME SHAME CHELSEA, YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BLAME ANYBODY BUT CHELSEA LOSES FOOTBALL CLUB WHILE THANKING WEB FOR HELPING YOU GET A DRAW FROM THE GAME.

BREAKING NEWS!!! EA has announced new challenge in FIFA13 - Beat Man Utd with Howard Webb as ref!!
The testers have tried this mode for more than two week but none has succeeded so far!!

Controversial decisions are part of the game...its still a game...if a team is better than the other,why do they need official help to win ??? H. webb, had better thank his Good God it wasn't an Egyptian spectators...he would had been in his 6foot lock beneath...lets enjoy our fun n passion for the game,stop stabbing it...

the truth is that football is a multi billions pounds business,so decisions like this funny penalties of united should not have been, the english FA should watch to avoid what happened in egypt happening in england,its so shameful because even a lame man could have taken a better decision than what horward web did.

Yes Howard Web you should of sent off Cahill and give us the pen then it would of been chelsea chasing the game.
Howard web is not the best official but he is definitely not a friend of united otherwise the above would of happened when it should there were that many penalty claims that should of been in this game for united we should of won on penalties.

Howard Webb is a disgrace as a reff he always gives man u a pen or extra time shame on you bald @#$%

If Howard Webb is the best ref we have god help us,or did he forget to take his guide dog with him on to the pitch.
you might aswell give Man united the title now CHEATS!!!!!!!!!!
