- Lampard (45 pen), Deco (61), Ivanovic (82), Drogba (90)
- Date:2009-10-31
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Reebok Stadium
- Attendance:22680
- Referee:Walton, P
Live Commentary
90mins
The referee blows the whistle for full time
90mins
Drogba scores with a great low finish. Brilliant goal from the Chelsea striker
87mins
Lampard mishits his shot on goal and the ball goes harmlessly wide
86mins
Kevin Davies goes down under a challenge from Carvalho but the referee sees nothing wrong with it
83mins
Knight heads into his own net after good work from Ricardo Carvalho
79mins
Gardner curls the ball in low and Ricketts hammers a shot towards goal but it comes off a Chelsea player
78mins
Ricketts is fouled on the edge of the box by Ferreira. The Chelsea man picks up a yellow card
76mins
Anelka shoots towards goal but Knight intercepts once again
73mins
Terry makes a good clearance from Ricketts' cross
73mins
Essien bombs forward for Chelsea but Zat Knight does well to get in his way
71mins
The Chelsea fans are cheering as they watch their team play some attractive one-touch football
69mins
Deco plays a poor pass after getting into a promising position for Chelsea
68mins
Elmander plays a brilliant ball into the box. Gardner looks certain to score but Ivanovic intercepts
65mins
Muamba makes way for Mark Davies
65mins
Chelsea are keeping possession well now, making Bolton work
64mins
Lampard looks for the run of Ferreira but Ricketts intercepts nicely for Bolton
61mins
Souza Deco cuts inside for Chelsea and his shot hits the back of the net
59mins
John Terry and Drogba get in the way of each other as they attempt to clear the ball in the Chelsea box. Bolton are looking threatening going forward
56mins
Cahill gets in the way of a Chelsea free kick. Lampard hits the bar from the resulting corner
56mins
Robinson is booked for a careless tackle
55mins
Drogba forces yet another save from Jaaskelainen. Great play from the Bolton goalkeeper
54mins
Drogba beats the Bolton offside trap and looks certain to score but Jaaskelainen blocks his shot with his legs
52mins
Kevin Davies heads the ball to Cohen, who is challenged well by Essien before he gets the chance to shoot
50mins
Bolton are seeing plenty of the ball at the moment, with Gardner looking particularly lively
48mins
Gardner picks up the ball and drives at the Chelsea defence. The referee gives a free kick, which Cohen wastes
46mins
Drogba forces a good save from Jaaskelainen
45mins
Paul Robinson is also on for Basham
45mins
Chung-Yong Lee has been replaced by Ricardo Gardner
45mins
The second half is underway
45mins
Half time at the Reebok
45mins
Lampard scores from the spot
45mins
Samuel is sent off for a foul on Drogba
45mins
Penalty to Chelsea
44mins
Lampard tries to play the ball through to Ferreira but Basham is on hand once again to frustrate Chelsea
42mins
Elmander combines well with Kevin Davies. Elmander shoots but his attempt flies just over the crossbar
40mins
Essien shoots from the edge of the box but it goes behind for a corner, which Jaaskelainen collects comfortably
38mins
Ivanovic heads the ball over the Chelsea crossbar to prevent Kevin Davies getting on the end of a great cross from Ricketts
37mins
Anelka forces a good save from Jaaskelainen
36mins
Drogba tries to curl the ball in past Jaaskelainen but it's a weak attempt in the end that fails to hit the target
34mins
Chelsea knock the ball around nicely in midfield but Bolton won't be too worried with this kind of play
31mins
Nice play from Bolton as Kevin Davies sends the ball wide of the post by a yard or so
29mins
Ivanovic has the ball in the back of the net after mayhem in the Bolton box but the offside flag is raised
27mins
Drogba stretches to get on the end of a Paulo Ferreira cross but Jaaskelainen makes a good save. May have been given offside anyway
25mins
Ivanovic shoots at goal after getting past Samuel too easily. The ball goes out for a corner, which comes to nothing for Chelsea
23mins
Gary Cahill plays the ball across to Cohen, who shoots at goal. Cech saves well
23mins
Lee curls in a free kick but Essien heads the ball out of the box
20mins
Ricketts curls the ball into the box but it poses Cech no problems at all
19mins
Kevin Davies chips the ball to the back post but Cohen fails to take advantage of the chance
17mins
Chris Basham plays the ball back to Lee, who tries to pass to Sam Ricketts but his attempt is poor and the ball goes out of play
15mins
Michael Essien unleashes a stinging shot but it fails to hit the target. Chelsea have started to hit their stride
14mins
Jaaskelainen is in action again to tip over a header from Drogba
14mins
Jussi Jaaskelainen makes a great save from Anelka's shot
13mins
Drogba, given far too much space by the Bolton defence, miscontrols the ball using his shoulder, letting Bolton off the hook
12mins
Elmander forces a comfortable save from Petr Cech from a corner
10mins
Ballack squares the ball to Frank Lampard, who releases Ivanovic in a dangerous position. Nicolas Anelka nearly gets a chance to get a shot in but Bolton defend well to put the ball out for a corner
9mins
Jlloyd Samuel plays a long ball forward but it's intercepted well by Ivanovic
7mins
Chelsea have been knocking the ball around over the last couple of minutes but Bolton are making it difficult for them to find a way through
5mins
Didier Drogba plays the ball across to Michael Ballack but Muamba is there once again to stop Chelsea in their tracks
3mins
Elmander fails to take advantage of Muamba's good play
3mins
Muamba releases Johan Elmander after breaking down a Chelsea attack
2mins
Fabrice Muamba wins the ball back for Bolton after some good work from Branislav Ivanovic for Chelsea
1mins
Tamir Cohen, left unmarked, heads the ball over the crossbar from a Chung-Yong Lee set piece. Great chance for Bolton to open the scoring
0mins
Referee Peter Walton gets the game underway at the Reebok
0mins
Chelsea will be looking for a repeat performance of their 4-0 midweek win over Bolton in the Carling Cup, whilst the Trotters will be wanting to put on a stronger defensive display this afternoon
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers will host Chelsea this weekend at Reebok Stadium with the visitors looking to cement their position at the top of the Premier League table.
With Manchester United going down 2-0 at Liverpool last week, Chelsea's thumping 5-0 drubbing of Blackburn Rovers catapulted them ahead of the Red Devils and sit two points in front.
Carlo Ancelotti, who returned to Italy this week to be with his ill father, is expected to return to the dugout for the game.
Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard were amongst the goals against Blackburn and this will have pleased the Chelsea management.
On the injury front, Chelsea could be without Yuri Zhirkov (ankle), Ashley Cole (gashed leg) and John Obi Mikel (foot). Portuguese full-back Jose Bosingwa (knee) will miss out.
Gary Megson's Trotters, who sit in 12th place, will be looking to improve their mediocre home record this term.
They have won just one game from their first five fixtures, this against Everton last week.
Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic scored the winner in a 3-2 win and he will be hoping his first goal in England will promote him from the bench to the starting line-up.
Bolton have an injury concern over record signing Johan Elmander (hamstring) and Andrew O'Brien (groin), Joey O'Brien (knee) and Sean Davis (knee) will all miss the big clash.
One worry for Megson will be that his side have so far failed to manage a clean sheet in the Premier League this term and the London giants will be looking to capitalise on their defensive frailties.
And with 24 goals in their first ten games, the Blues certainly have striking capabilities.
Last season's fixture saw the visitors walk away with a 2-0 success in December.
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Match Report
Chelsea strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League as they continued their incredible record at the Reebok Stadium.
The Londoners enjoyed a seventh victory in a row at Bolton with goals from Frank Lampard, Deco, Didier Drogba and a Zat Knight own goal.
Chelsea had sent Gary Megson's side crashing out of the Carling Cup following Wednesday night's 4-0 mauling at Stamford Bridge.
But this was a much closer contest until Jlloyd Samuel was sent off in first-half injury-time and Lampard opened the scoring from the resulting penalty.
Wanderers had not scored at home against the Blues in seven years, but Tamir Cohen could have ended that dismal record inside 60 seconds only for the midfielder to head just wide.
Jussi Jaskelainen reacted brilliantly to turn away Nicolas Anelka's drive and then, from the resulting corner, made an even better save to tip over Drogba's header.
The Bolton goalkeeper, who announced his retirement from international football this week, denied Drogba again soon after.
Cohen wasted another excellent opportunity before Branislav Ivanovic had a 'goal' disallowed on the half-hour mark after his thunderous volley for offside.
It was not all one-way traffic and Kevin Davies fired just wide after running onto Johan Elmander's flick-on.
The turning point came on the stroke of half-time when Samuel tripped Drogba in the penalty area, resulting in a straight red for the Wanderers full-back, and Lampard sent Jaaskelainen the wrong way from the spot.
It was all Chelsea second half as they took advantage of their numerical superiority.
Jaaskelainen continued to win his personal duel with Drogba, twice denying the Ivory Coast hitman, before Lampard nearly broke the crossbar with a 25-yard piledriver.
And the visitors wrapped it up on the hour mark following a stunning counter-attack. From a Bolton corner, Ricardo Carvalho fed Anelka who played in Deco and the Portuguese playmaker finished with aplomb.
Wanderers' misery was complete with eight minutes remaining when Knight turned Carvalho's cross into his own net.
But there was still time for Drogba to volley home from close range after a wonderful one-touch move involving Deco and Lampard in injury time.
Bolton Wanderers Team
Chelsea Team
Bolton Wanderers | Chelsea |
Corners
| 8 | 10 |
Fouls
| 9 | 7 |
Goal attempts
| 15 | 28 |
Shots off target
| 9 | 9 |
Offsides
| 0 | 2 |



89mins
Kevin Davies flicks the ball on but it falls to a Chelsea defender