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 | Chelsea 2 - 0 Stoke (355)
FA Cup
07/03/2010
Frank Lampard opened the scoring ten minutes before the break with a deflected effort after Chelsea dominated the first half. John Terry confirmed the win with a header from a Lampard corner midway through the second half and celebrated in determined fashion |
|  | Chelsea 2 - 4 Manchester City (2422)
English Premier League
27/02/2010
Chelsea dominated the majority of the first half against City with the visitors offering no real goal threat whatsoever, but it took the Pensioners until the 41st minute to break the deadlock when Joe Cole played in Frank Lampard who scored from 10-yards. Incredibly Chelsea then imploded with a horror goal on the stroke of halftime, Obi Mikel fluffed a header from a long hoof which allowed Carlos Tevez to turn Terry before twisting Carvalho inside-out and slipping a tame trickling shot agonisingly past Hilario?s hand. Five minutes after the restart City fans went berserk when Craig Bellamy picked up the ball on the halfway-line, took on a frightened looking Obi Mikel with ease before placing another soft strike past Hilario. The mistakes kept coming for Chelsea 15 minutes from time when sub Belletti lost the ball to Barry who raced into the box, fell, Belletti saw red, and Carlos Tevez made no mistake to claim a magical third for City. Ancelotti then had to watch Michael Ballack lose his head and take down Tevez from behind to leave Chelsea with nine men. City cashed in on Chelsea?s humiliation by adding a fourth as Tevez freed Wright-Phillips to race into the box and he fed Bellamy for his second. Lampard scored a consolation penalty as the match moved into injury time. |
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 | Inter Milan 2 - 1 Chelsea (1107)
UEFA Champions League
24/02/2010
The San Siro erupted after just two minutes as Inter built an attack down the inside left channel involving Eto?o and Sneijder that was drilled into the near post by top scorer Diego Milito. Michael Ballack then almost had his eye taken out by a high kick from Thiago Motta. Having played poorly for the much of the first half, Chelsea?s star performer Branislav Ivanovic created the Blues? crucial equaliser five minute after the restart, the Russian bombing down the right and laying the ball off to Salomon Kalou who curled a 20-yard beauty into the far corner. Defying their reputation as big game bottlers Inter retook the lead four minutes later, Sneijder whipped in a cross from the left and Esteban Cambiasso was perfectly placed to pick up the scraps and thunder home the hosts second. Soon after Chelsea suffered a serious scare as keeper Petr Cech was forced off the pitch on a stretcher. |
|  | Wolves 0 - 2 Chelsea (384)
English Premier League
20/02/2010
After having been outplayed by Wolves throughout most of the first half, Chelsea struck five minutes from the break courtesy of a goal created by Yuri Zhirkov as the Russian left back cut in from the left, aided by Ballack, before crossing for Didier Drogba to slide in the sitter. Wolves battled for an equaliser, but in the 67th minute they were sucker-punched by a route-one Chelsea goal as Cech pumped the ball down the middle and Didier Drogba powered his way through to net his 25th of the season. |
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 | Chelsea 4 - 1 Cardiff (627)
FA Cup
13/02/2010
Cardiff fell behind at Chelsea after just two minutes in the early kick-off, Obi Mikel lifted a simple ball over the top to Didier Drogba who was given too much time and space to pick his spot. The Welshman were second best throughout the first half, but in their first real attack in the 35th minute a delicious inswinging cross from Burke was converted by Michael Chopra?s diving header. The Pensioners struck five minutes into the second half to snuff out Cardiff?s dreams of a major cupset, Drogba found Michael Ballack?s burst into the box from midfield and the German coolly stuck the ball past Marshall in goal. In the 68th minute Chelsea confirmed their passage through to the sixth round when Daniel Sturridge continued his record of scoring in every round by sweeping home a third from close range. Salomon Kalou wrapped up the victory four minutes from time as the striker craned his neck to convert a right wing cross. |
|  | Everton 2 - 1 Chelsea (1678)
English Premier League
10/02/2010
Chelsea got their noses in front at Goodison Park adopted route one tactics, a Cech goal-kick was flicked on by Drogba to Florent Malouda and the winger rifled a left-footed past Howard. In the 32nd minute Everton levelled from a corner, Donovan swung the ball into the near post and Luis Saha got in front of his marker to head home. Everton should have taken the lead on the stroke of halftime when Donovan won a penalty but Petr Cech saved Saha?s too central spot-kick. The title race was then blow wide open 15 minutes from time was Luis Saha capitalised on a mistake from John Terry to lash home Everton?s second past an outstretched Cech. |
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 | Chelsea 2 - 0 Arsenal (1204)
English Premier League
07/02/2010
The Gunners conceded a poor goal after just seven minutes at Stamford Bridge, a quick corner whizzed into the near post where John Terry (who else!) rose unchallenged to flick a ball to the back stick and Didier Drogba stuck the ball over the line. Arsenal came back into the game after falling behind, but a 21st minute Blues counter-attack led by Lampard found Didier Drogba out wide on the right, the Ivorian cut past two Arsenal defenders and drilled a brilliant left foot shot past Almunia for his incredible 12th goal against the Gunners in 12 games. |
|  | Hull 1 - 1 Chelsea (1388)
English Premier League
02/02/2010
Manchester United and Arsenal cheered after half an hour at the KC Stadium as Hull centre half Steven Mouyokolo headed home a corner to leave league leaders Chelsea playing catch up. The Pensioners drew level in the 41st minute when returning striker Didier Drogba found space to curl a free-kick through the Hull wall and into the far corner. Hull remained determined, solid at the back and competitive up front throughout the second half as the Tigers put in a stellar performance to deny Chelsea two crucial points in the title race. |
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 | Burnley 1 - 2 Chelsea (552)
English Premier League
30/01/2010
A sweeping attack from Chelsea tore through the Burnley backline in the 27th minute, Cole pinged a diagonal ball over to Malouda on the left, the Frenchman played the ball across goal and Nicolas Anelka was all alone to stroke home the opener. The Clarets levelled five minutes into the second half courtesy of a wonder-touch from Steven Fletcher, the striker controlling a high ball around Alex before getting the rub of the green and finishing past Cech. With Chelsea struggling to find a winner, John Terry (who else!) forced the papers to talk about his footballing ability by powering home a free header from a Lampard corner. |
|  | Chelsea 3 - 0 Birmingham (1246)
English Premier League
27/01/2010
It took Chelsea just five minutes to get their opener, Joe Cole produced a fine run and finish down the right, setting up Florent Malouda to head home. Just after the half hour, Frank Lampard doubled the lead with a fine low effort. Frank Lampard completed the win with his second in the final minute. |
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 | Preston 0 - 2 Chelsea (213)
FA Cup
23/01/2010
The Blues dominated their Championship hosts throughout the first half, but it wasn?t until 10 minutes from the break that Chelsea scored as Nicolas Anelka cut in from the left and drilled a low right-footed shot into the net aided by a deflection. The Pensioners doubled their lead almost immediately after the restart, Daniel Sturridge smacking in number two after Terry?s header had been saved from a corner. |
|  | Chelsea 7 - 2 Sunderland (1881)
English Premier League
16/01/2010
Chelsea needed 8 minutes to tame the Black Cats, Michael Ballack?s first-time ball forward found Nicolas Anelka and the Frenchman rounded keeper Fulop to score. On 17 minutes the Pensioners went 2-up, Florent Malouda breezed past a couple of Sunderland players unchallenged before firing in low right-footed from just inside the visitors box. Then came the goal of the game scored by Ashley Cole, the left-back collected Terry?s long ball down the inside left channel before tricking his marker and dinking the ball past Fulop for number three. The Blues closed out their one-way traffic in the first half adding a killer fourth, Anelka and Cole combined down the left with Frank Lampard sweeping the ball home from six yards. (First half highlights here.) Chelsea will have caused Steve Bruce nightmares adding a fifth early in the second half, Joe Cole crossing exploiting Sunderland?s total lack of marking to tee up Michael Ballack for a simple header. Bolo Zenden scored his first goal for Sunderland to spoil Chelsea?s hope of keeping a clean sheet, but the renaissance was shortly over as Nicolas Anelka claimed Chelsea?s sixth. Frank Lampard headed Chelsea?s seventh to record the Blues highest goal tally ever scored in a Premier League match, Darren Bent scoring in injury time for Sunderland. |
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 | Chelsea 5 - 0 Watford (488)
FA Cup
03/01/2010
Daniel Sturridge started and finished the scoring as Chelsea produced a five-star showing against their Championship opponents. An own goal from John Eustace, a deflected effort from Florent Malouda and a thunderous finish from Frank Lampard were sandwiched in between Sturridge?s brace as Chelsea dominated from the start. |
|  | West Ham 1 - 1 Chelsea (994)
English Premier League
20/12/2009
Knowing that defeat against league leaders Chelsea would leave West Ham bottom at Christmas, the Hammers received some early holiday joy when Ashley Cole fouled Jack Collison in the Blues? box and Alessandro Diamanti converted from the spot. It was the case of two penalties in the 58th minute as Upson appeared to execute a perfectly timed tackle on Sturridge only for ref Dean to once again point to the spot and Frank Lampard (from an incredible three-times retaken penalty) scored against his former employers. |
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 | Chelsea 3 - 3 Everton (1889)
English Premier League
12/12/2009
Everton breached the Stamford Bridge defence after 12 minutes as Leighton Baines curled over a free-kick from the right which deflected off Terry?s back under a challenge Louis Saha before hitting a post and rebounding off Petr Cech and over the line. Chelsea were soon on an even-footing as Lampard teed up Didier Drogba on the edge of the area and the Ivorian?s first-time finish beat Howard. Once level the Blues forged ahead as Nicolas Anelka converted from a corner after the Toffees had failed to clear their lines. The Pensioners were far from their best however, and in the 5th minute of stoppage time at the end of the first 45, Yakubu Aiyegbeni drew Everton level after Terry had failed to clear a throw-in into the Blues? box. After their first half hiccups, all looked rosy for Chelsea when Branislav Ivanovic?s right-wing cross was scored on the volley by Didier Drogba. But again the Blues defence let them down as an Everton set-play exposed Chelsea?s soft centre once again at Luis Saha was fortunate to see the ball rebound off him and into the net. |
|  | Chelsea 2 - 2 APOEL Nicosia (687)
UEFA Champions League
08/12/2009
Marcin Zewlakow stunned Stamford Bridge with the opener for APOEL Nicosia on six minutes. The Blues restored order within twenty minutes, Michael Essien fired home the equaliser and Didier Drogba finished off a flowing move. John Terry had a goal disallowed late in the second half and his frustration was increased three minutes from time when John Obi Mikel?s sloppy pass presented Nenad Mirosavjevic with the most unlikely of levellers. |
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 | Manchester City 2 - 1 Chelsea (2879)
English Premier League
05/12/2009
Chelsea threatened the City goal early doors, Shay Given forced to deny Didier Drogba when the Blues? striker was played clean through. From the resulting corner Chelsea scored, Given pulling off two saves to stop Lampard and Anelka before the ball ricocheted off Emmanuel Adebayor?s back and into the net. The Togolese striker had an opportunity to draw City level soon after but Adebayor could only drag his shot wide of Cech?s upright. In the 37th minute City levelled, from a corner Wright-Phillips fizzed in a shot which Micah Richards deflected (arms?) into the path of Emmanuel Adebayor who needed two attempts to steer the ball over the line. After Adebayor saw shot cleared off the line in the 53rd minute, Eastlands erupted ten minutes after the break when Carlos Tevez curled a low free-kick past a wrong-footed Cech. Shay Given saved a penalty from Frank Lampard with ten minutes remaining to secure the win for City. |
|  | Porto 0 - 1 Chelsea (486)
UEFA Champions League
25/11/2009
After 69 goalless minutes in Porto, Chelsea struck as Zhirkov fed Malouda down the left and his inviting cross was headed in by a diving Nicolas Anelka from four yards out. |
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 | Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolves (1304)
English Premier League
21/11/2009
League leaders Chelsea needed four minutes before scoring against Wolves, Florent Malouda cracking home 25-yard beauty into the top corner to leave Wayne Hennessey helpless. The Blues quickly increased their lead, Michael Essien leaping high at the near post to head in number two from a corner. Championship-bound Wolves found themselves 3-down inside 20 minutes as Michael Essien found too much time and space in the middle of the pitch before seeing his shot take a deflection on it?s way into the net. It was a question of how many Chelsea would score when Joe Cole smacked in the fourth ten minutes into the second half. |
|  | Chelsea 1 - 0 Manchester United (2165)
English Premier League
08/11/2009
An entertaining first half, with no real chances created. Rooney managed to turn Carvalho only to put his shot over the bar and Anelka forced a save from Edwin Van der Saar. First half highlights here. Rooney began to take control of the second half narrowly flashing a shot wide and having a curling shot saved by Cech. Darren Fletcher won the ball cleanly from Ashley Cole but Martin Atkinson awarded a free kick to Chelsea . Lampard whipped in a ball which John Terry glanced in to the net. Drogba was in an offside position and could have interfered with play. The United players were furious and Rooney was booked for protesting. |
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