Source: PA
Ancelotti defends `unlucky' Chelsea
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists only the result disappointed him after Birmingham scored a shock 1-0 victory over the Premier League leaders at St Andrew's.
Lee Bowyer's first goal in nearly 12 months doomed Chelsea to successive league defeats for the first time in four and a half years.
It followed on from their home mauling by Sunderland last weekend and now they only lead Manchester United on goal difference.
But a defiant Ancelotti was full of praise for his team's performance against Birmingham.
The Italian said: "I've already said to the players 'don't lose confidence because you played good football'. The result is frustrating but they deserved to win.
"The team didn't play well against Sunderland and this result is not good but we didn't deserve to lose. We have to take confidence from the way we played. It is just the result that was disappointing."
