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Commentary
The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from LIÉDSON.
GOAL!! A wonderful shot from ANICHEBE was pushed away by CUDICINI only as far as MANUEL FERNANDES who fired the ball past the stranded CUDICINI. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
A lovely effort from BELLAMY scraped the top of the crossbar.
18¹A cross from OSMAN left MANUEL FERNANDES in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
19¹LIÉDSON drove a deadly shot just wide from twenty-five yards out.
23¹BELLAMY clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Chelsea 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
24¹KOLAROV beat two Blackburn Rovers players and fired a shot just beyond the near post.
25¹DEGEN made space on the right and knocked the ball to ARZU who fired the ball over.
27¹A useful ball from LÉO on the right bobbled toward ALDONIN who scuffed his shot over.
28¹ALDONIN shot wide.
35¹The 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted strike from BELLAMY.
38¹The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from BELLAMY.
40¹A header from DEGEN was hoofed off the line by YOBO.
The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Chelsea's LIÉDSON.
ANICHEBE flicked an easy chance past the near post.
LIÉDSON dribbled past OSMAN and rattled a tame shot past the post.
MANUEL FERNANDES was put clear by McEVELEY and he dummied the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
21²A free-kick from MANUEL FERNANDES raced over.
23²ALDONIN's shot was well held by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
24²TIAGO pulled away from YOBO but flicked the ball into the arms of the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
25²A accurate pass fell to BELLAMY and his left foot shot flew narrowly over.
27²ANICHEBE headed over.
29²The hapless Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from YOBO fell just wide.
33²TIAGO worked the ball to ALDONIN, LIÉDSON controlled his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of KRUL.

 
Chelsea
 
League position: 15
Home league form: WXXX
Overall league form: LWXXXLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Carlo CUDICINI1Tim KRUL
Pablo ZABALETA2Joseph YOBO
Aleksandar KOLAROV3Jay McEVELEY
TIAGO Cardoso4Tim CAHILL(c)
Daniel MAJSTOROVIC5Ezequiel GARAY
LÉO6Moustapha BAYAL SALL
James MILNER7Leon OSMAN
Evgeni ALDONIN8Craig BELLAMY
(p)LIÉDSON da Silva9Victor ANICHEBE(p)
(f)ARZU10MANUEL Henriques FERNANDES(f)
David DEGEN11Kevin DAVIES
Manager
Charles N'ZOGBIA  12  Jermaine JENAS
RICARDO Alexandre  13  Robert GREEN
Alberto AQUILANI  14  Francesco BOLZONI
Anthony GRANT  15  James VAUGHAN
Claudio PIZARRO  16  Marin LJUBICIC
 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 17
Away league form: WLWL
Overall league form: WWOXXLXW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Chelsea 0 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 43,551, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Dan Craciun 7½)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Manuel Fernandes 4¹
  
  
  
54
1523
25
64
77
1311
42
48%52%
Man of the match: Ezequiel Garay