Chelsea – Manchester City

1. Team news: Wright-Phillips starts on the right for Chelsea. Dabo and Corradi make their debuts for Man City

2. Ballack misses out for Chelsea with a hip injury, as does new City signing Isaksson, replaced by Weaver in goal.

3. There's never been a Premiership opener without an away victory.. Can City spring a surprise?

4. Chelsea: Cudicini, Paulo Ferreira, Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Lampard, Essien, Robben, Shevchenko, Drogba. Subs: Hilario, Mikel, Diarra, Kalou, Mancienne.<BR> Man City: Weaver, Richards, Distin, Dunne, Thatcher, Sinclair, Barton, Dabo, Reyna, Corradi, Samaras. Subs: Hart, Ireland, Vassell, Dickov, Danny Mills.<BR> Referee: S Bennett (Kent)

5. 1'

   Chelsea start the defence of their trophy, City kick off..

6. 1'

   Joey Barton starts with a through ball to Cudicini, Chelsea look like starting with a 4-4-2

7. 2'

   Chelsea controlling the opening exchanges, Drogba forces a throw wide right

8. 2'

   Samaras does a good closing down job, but gives away a free kick deep in the Chelsea half

9. 3'

   Robben whips a cross in towards Drogba but well defended by Dunne

10. 3'

    Drogba missed the ball completely, a good chance wasted

11. 3'

    Bridge brilliantly keeps the ball in, but a late flag appears. The ball was well out

12. 4'

    Terry clears the ball under pressure from Samaras

13. 5'

    Sinclair runs at Bridge, whips in a cross, but comes to nothing. Barton wastes possession and Wright-Phillips is well tackled by Reina

14. 6'

    Shevchenko almost bursts through, but well covered by Thatcher

15. 7'

    Shevchenko falls but is waved to get up by referee Bennett

16. 8'

    Ferreira finds space on the right, Chelsea playing it across their back line patiently

17. 9'

    Wright-Phillips goes down, he's getting a decent reception from his old club

18. 9'

    Two players rush to close down the dangerous Shevchenko, a corner is forced, Lampard to take

19. 11'

    GOAL. Terry in a rich vein of goalscoring form. Ball played in from the right by Robben, finds Terry with a free header in the 6 yard box.

20. 11'

    Terry just sneaked ahead of Dunne

21. 12'

    City haven't had a sniff of goal so far, Barton wastes possession again and Essien breaks

22. 13'

    Shevchenko unlucky not to get a foul from Distin. Chelsea throw in near where the goal cross was sent in from

23. 14'

    Essien powers through and is cruelly brought down by Dabo. 25 yards out, this is dangerous for City and Dabo is booked.

24. 14'

    Lampard lines up the free kick

25. 14'

    Lampard curls it, just past the post. That was too close for comfort for Weaver who didn't move

26. 15'

    Excellent challenge from Essien denies Samaras a run on goal

27. 16'

    Wright-Phillips hugging the right touchline, will be keen to impress against his old club

28. 16'

    City play another wasteful long ball, Cudicini picks it up

29. 17'

    Distin nearly makes a mess of his clearance with Shevchenko in attendance

30. 17'

    High ball lobbed in. Corradi claiming a hand ball, and is unlucky not to get the decision.

31. 19'

    City just don't look like troubling the Chelsea defence at the moment

32. 19'

    Corradi puts Sinclair through, hits it first time with the outside of his boot, but Cudicini easily saves

33. 20'

    Robben skins Richards, but he gets back well to make the challenge. Shevchenko can't control the high ball across

34. 21'

    Richards gets away with a handball, Sinclair crosses, but cleared by Terry

35. 22'

    Robben and Richards clash of heads, both players down

36. 22'

    Richards has to come off to get treatment, possibly a stitch of two.

37. 23'

    Shevchenko gets the better of Dunne, but Weaver beats him to the ball

38. 24'

    Terry stands on the ball, but controls it well. Ferreira plays in Wright-Phillips who fizzes the ball across the box, well caught by Weaver.

39. 25'

    GOAL. Robben trickery outside the box, falls to Lampard who controls it and smashes it goalwards. Deflection off Dunne and into the net.

40. 26'

    Chelsea look dominant, but City will feel unlucky about that goal.

41. 26'

    Barton skies the ball over Sinclair's head for a throw, Drogba nearly makes it through, but muscled out by Dunne and Distin

42. 27'

    Drogba pulls Dunne's shirt to get away, but the whistle goes

43. 28'

    Cross comes in, Corradi flicks it on past the post, must have got a deflection because it's a corner

44. 29'

    Drogba clears Barton's terrible corner

45. 30'

    Wright-Phillips knocked off the ball and Corradi tries to keep the ball in play

46. 30'

    Bridge does well to get a cross in near the byline. Dunne deals with it near-post. Wright-Phillips tries a long shot after the corner but it goes well wide

47. 31'

    Richards clears from Robben's attempted flick on. Essien fouls Barton, Reyna has a long shot, but was nearer the corner flag than the goal

48. 33'

    Terry tidies up again, there seems to be no way past the England skipper today

49. 34'

    Dabo plays an awful ball forward towards Samaras. Chelsea controlling the midfield battle, Robben nearly put through but Richards covers well

50. 35'

    More long ball dross from Man City. Midfield and strikers are not linking well

51. 36'

    Corradi put through over the top but tries to volley the ball as it drops over his head. Misses completely, and was onside.

52. 37'

    City are working hard, but Chelsea look like they've dropped a few gears

53. 37'

    Dabo has a crack, but lacking power and Cudicini gets his body behind it

54. 38'

    Terry and Samaras collide, free kick to City

55. 39'

    Drogba loses possession, Thatcher gets the cross in and Terry loses his footing. No City players there to capitalise

56. 40'

    Chelsea seem content to wait till half time. City unable to penetrate their defence so far

57. 41'

    Barton overhits a through-ball again. Drogba gets the better of Distin but miscues his effort.

58. 43'

    Mourinho quietly telling his players to play for half time. Chelsea switch to cruise control.

59. 43'

    Essien smashes in a shot from 30 yards, well saved by the diving Weaver.

60. 44'

    Distin clears the long ball, City's midfield give the ball away again. Stuart Pearce will have words to say at half time.

61. 45'

    2 mins of stoppage time

62. 46'

    Shevchenko with a lovely bit of skill on the edge of the box, just loses control and Essien blasts the ball well wide

63. 47'

    Shevchenko breaks but plays a ball to no-one where Robben should have been.

64. 47'

    Half-time whistle is blown

65. 45'

    Kick off

66. 45'

    No changes after the break, Chelsea will look for much of the same, but Pearce must have turned the air blue in the City dressing room

67. 46'

    Long ball played forward by Terry, gives City a throw in deep in their own half

68. 46'

    Richards is bleeding badly from a mouth wound after his earlier collision with Robben, forced to change his shirt

69. 47'

    Lampard plays Drogba in, he puts it across the box and Shevchenko just fails to get on the end of it

70. 48'

    Corradi and Dabo both go in badly on Ferreira. Corradi is given a stern talking to by the ref, and a yellow card

71. 49'

    Wright-Phillips goes down like he's been shot, no foul

72. 50'

    Ferreira's mishit shot finds Shevchenko who controls and shoots. Hits Dunne on the arm but would have been a harsh penalty

73. 51'

    Dunne fails to control and gives away a silly corner. Swung in by Robben but cleared by Barton

74. 52'

    Corradi is furious at Essien after a challenge, but handbags at dawn. No real contact was made

75. 53'

    Lampard controlling the midfield, Chelsea seem happy to absorb the pressure and try to hit City on the break

76. 53'

    Distin joins in and flicks on to put Corradi through, caught marginally offside though

77. 54'

    Robben links well with Shevchenko, puts the ball on his right foot and smashes it high over the bar

78. 54'

    Samaras has a swing after Corradi teed the ball up for him. Vassell and Dickov are warming up

79. 55'

    The ball nearly drops for Reyna, but Cudicini gathers

80. 55'

    Samaras nearly finds Corradi in the middle, but Carvalho breaks down the attack

81. 56'

    City's nearly men not able to make a break through at the moment. Can Pearce's subs make a difference?

82. 56'

    Dabo and Samaras off for and Vassell and Dickov. City now playing with 3 strikers.

83. 58'

    Dickov immediately gets stuck in to Essien. Clesea again break up the attack as Drogba falls over theatrically

84. 58'

    Shevchenko well hustled by Distin and Wright-Phillips doesn't get a corner after his shot fizzes well wide.

85. 59'

    Vassell's cross headed out by Terry. City have a throw and try to work an opening for Dickov. Cudicini gathers easily again

86. 60'

    Drogba nearly makes it onto the huge goal kick. Weaver just about gets to it first

87. 60'

    Vassell's cross is easily caught by Cudicini, who releases Bridge.

88. 61'

    Chelsea passing the ball around easily, they don't have to chase the game, unlike City

89. 62'

    Robben races through but crowded out by City defenders.

90. 62'

    RED CARD. Corradi stupidly hacks down Essien and gets his second yellow card. Essien reacts by pulling Corradi's hair and only gets a yellow.

91. 63'

    Perfectly justified. City now have an evener harder task to make their way back into the game.

92. 64'

    Barton slides in on Terry and Terry reacts. The game is getting spicy now.

93. 65'

    Barton wastes a long ball up to nobody. City now playing a 4-3-2

94. 67'

    Shevchenko spins, but loses out. Essien plays Ferreira in on on the right. Wright-Phillips' backheel doesn't reach Lampard

95. 68'

    Chelsea confidently striking the ball around. City having to work extra hard to dispossess them

96. 69'

    Vassell forces a corner off Carvalho. Ferreira caught out of position

97. 69'

    Dickov being spoken to for pushing under the crossbar with Carvalho

98. 69'

    Dickov booked for scrapping as the corner swings in

99. 71'

    Wright-Phillips replaced by Kalou and Ireland comes on for City

100. 72'

     Carvalho sprints forward but his ball is cut out by Sinclair. City looking tired, Richards fouls Robben inside the Chelsea box

101. 74'

     Kalou gets his first touch, and plays in Lampard who is brought down by Dunne on the edge of the area.

102. 74'

     Lampard went close in the first half. A small commitee has formed over the ball

103. 74'

     Drogba hits it straight into the wall.

104. 75'

     Vassell tries to break free, but can only force a throw

105. 76'

     City supporters still singing buoyantly behind their team. Chelsea are playing well within themselves and will be content with 2-0

106. 78'

     GOAL. Shevchenko in full flow, stops short and passes to Robben who sets Bridge free. Bridge's cross finds the head of Drogba who rifles it in near post.

107. 79'

     Robben comes off for the defensive minded Diarra

108. 79'

     City free kick taken by Barton but cleared by Lampard

109. 80'

     Ireland plays in Dickov who shoots from a tight angle, hits the side netting but City can only hope for a consolation goal now.

110. 81'

     Kalou shows his skills in the City box but is beaten to the ball by Dunne

111. 82'

     Carvalho gets the ball and Dickov is down injured. Chelsea have played on and Drogba is eventually penalised for a foul

112. 83'

     Drogba comes off for John Obi Mikel

113. 84'

     Lampard thinks about the shot, but pulls out. Shevchenko can't get past Distin

114. 85'

     Cudicini hasn't had to make a save all game, Chelsea look a class above City today

115. 85'

     Lampard tries to chip Weaver, but the ball floats well over the crossbar

116. 86'

     Chelsea just running down the clock now. City look tired and can't wait for the final whistle

117. 87'

     Lampard played through on goal by Essien. Lampard pulls it just wide, takes a small deflection as it's now a Chelsea corner.

118. 89'

     Chelsea knocking the ball around, they know they've won

119. 89'

     Barton finds Ireland on the left who crosses well, but Terry throws himself in front of it and clears well

120. 90'

     3 mins added time at the end of the match

121. 91'

     Kalou loses possession and City hammer the ball upfield. Chelsea are outnumbering City in defence, Dunne agani survives a good handball shout from a Mikel pass

122. 92'

     Dickov finds some space, but crowded out by defenders. Shevchenko wants a goal, a brilliant flick through and he puts it in the net. But is called back for offside.

123. 93'

     Barton caps a terrible day for him, by getting hit in the face with the ball

124. 93'

     Kalou sent through on the right but he runs out of space. Goal kick and the final action of the game

125. 93'

     Final whistle- 3-0 Chelsea

126. 93'

     City never looked like troubling the Champions and the sending off compounded the issue. Chelsea looked classy

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