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Mike Riley blows his whistle to end a poor game
Claude Makelele scores from the rebound after he took the penalty.
Frank Lampard has been brought down by Jonathan Fortune for a penalty
Mikael Forssell is caught offside
John Terry puts the ball behind for corner
Lenny Pidgeley has come on for Carlo Cudicini to give him a taste of the action
Chelsea are passing the ball around but there is little happening as the game heads to a close.
Kevin Lisbie tries to find Danny Murphy but the ball is lost
Joe Cole has a shot from the edge of the box but failst to test Stephan Andersen
Mikael Forssell was almost found in the box by Joe Cole
Chelsea are finding it hard to keep any pace in the game.
Charlton get their first corner of the second half but it's wasted by Danny Murphy
Claude Makelele is being urged to shoot from anywhere on the pitch by the home crowd
Jiri Jarosik comes on for Glen Johnson
Mikael Forssell comes on for Cardoso Tiago
Carlo Cudicini makes a great save from Matthew Holland
Frank Lampard floated the ball over Stephan Andersen but was cleared
Ndjitap Geremi's bullet cross is cleared by Talal El Karkouri.
Cardoso Tiago goes down in the penalty area but no penalty says the referee
Eidur Gudjohnsen is caught offside after good work from Joe Cole
Stephan Andersen gathers a low cross from Glen Johnson
John Terry at the back post heads the ball on to the bar
Radostin Kishishev fouls Ricardo Carvalho for a free kick
Charlton look to have gone man for man on the midfield.
Charlton have a free kick on the half way line but it goes out for a throw
Chelsea get us underway in the second half
Refereee Mike riley blows his whistle to end a lacklustre first 45.
Joe Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen both go close but are thwarted in a penalty area scrap by Stephan Andersen and Talal El Karkouri.
Jonathan Fortune almost breaks the dead lock but his low shot goes inches wide
Jonathan Fortune has a free kcick on the half way line and it's put out for a corner
Ndjitap Geremi's cross is hit on the volley by Eidur Gudjohnsen but goes over the bar.
A slip by Glen Johnson almost let in Bryan Hughes but his shot flew over the bar.
Joe Cole has a great shot tipped onto the bar by Stephan Andersen
Cardoso Tiago is robbed on the edge of the penalty area
Stephan Andersen almost landed himself in trouble in goal but managed to clear the ball away.
Jonathan Fortune goes close for charlton after a free kick but his shot went over
Luke Young goes on a long run down the wing but is stopped by a crashing tackle by John Terry
Frank Lampard heads over after a William Gallas cross and misses the best chance of the game so far
Chelsea are having the Lion's share of the ball but not making any progress
Luke Young times his tackle on Joe Cole perfectly and the ball goes out for a throw
Joe Cole dnaced his way into the box beating three men and then put his shot wide when Eidur Gudjohnsen looked open in the box
Ndjitap Geremi is being caught off side on a regular basis
The game is being played at a snails pace
Joe Cole has Chelsea's first effort on target is saved by Stephan Andersen
Bryan Hughes goes clear in the box but is thwarted by Carlo Cudicini in the Chelsea goal
Another Frank Lampard corner is cleared.
Talal El Karkouri puts out a Joe Cole cross for the first corner of the game
A Frank Lampard free kick goes out for a goal kick to be taken by Stephan Andersen who retains his place in Charlton's goal.
Chelsea are controlling the ball but have yet to a shot on goal
Claude Makelele almost broke through after a good ball from Eidur Gudjohnsen
Chelsea are underway and Frank Lampard is pulling the stings in a slow start.
Jose Mourinho's champions have come out to a party atmosphere at Stamford Bridge
Claude Makelele scored his first goal for Chelsea with the last kick of the match to seal a 1-0 victory over Charlton Athletic to set the title celebration party rolling. The Frenchman slammed home after failing to score direct from the penalty spot. His left-footed rebound was scuffed into the net but no-one cared, well that is not true because Charlton boss Alan Curbishley was livid. And he had good reason, Frank Lampard, not for the first time this season, surged forward and latched on to a pass from Joe Cole. The England midfielder realising he could not reach the ball decided to take a dive. Not only was he not touched by Talal El Karkouri, but he hit the ground from outside the penalty area. Referee Mike Riley however saw things differently and pointed to the spot to the utter dismay of the Charlton players. Makelele, was given the ball by regular penalty taker Lampard and seconds later the game was over, match won for the Blues and Championship medals but minutes away from being handed out. Charlton must feel aggrieved as they set out their stall to defend, defend and then defend some more and for 90 minutes, their tactics worked. They took full advantage of the fact Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho would rest players, goalkeeper Petr Cech replaced by Carlo Cudicini and striker Didier Drogba not even on the bench. He also was without his two influential wingmen, Arjen Robben and Damien Duff. The Addicks took a leaf out of Liverpool's books in midweek and tried to stifle the life out of Chelsea and hope to grab a goal on the breakaway. Charlton's best efforts fell to centre-back Jonathan Fortune - the big man was on the end of slick Charlton attack on 29 minutes, but aimlessly half-volleyed over Cudicini's bar from six yards out. His second effort showed good skill, as on 41 minutes, a deft turn and shot eight yards out saw a low left-footer go agonisingly wide of the Chelsea goal. Charlton had just two more efforts on goal - a 10th minute Bryan Hughes run into the area saw his right-footed shot on target, but Cudicini was excellent to tip the ball away for a corner. Cudicini demonstrated his excellent reflexes to pull off a similar save from Matt Holland on 65 minutes. But Chelsea had by far the better of the chances and they were more clear-cut. As early as the eight minute, Chelsea signalled their intent. A Lampard corner was headed on to goal by Ricardo Carvalho, but the ball was deflected away by Jonatan Johansson. Lampard missed a sitter of a header on 23 minutes after good set-up play by William Gallas on the left. Lampard failed to keep his header down, instead seeing it sail over the Charlton crossbar. Five minutes later, man of the match Joe Cole got his first taste of goal action, but his left-footer was well held by Stephan Andersen. Cole was again the most effective forward and was unlucky to see a curler of a right-footer spin wide after he produced a fine run into the penalty area. Cole hit the woodwork on 35 minutes when a 20-yard blaster was deflected by Andersen on to the crossbar. It seemed as if Chelsea were going to see their last home game of the season descend into a scoreless draw. The crossbar came to the aid of Charlton on 53 minutes when a Glen Johnson cross was met by skipper John Terry, but again the woodwork denied the Premiership winners the goal their play deserved. But fate conspired against Charlton and Riley's incorrect decision resulted in the last-gasp penalty and ultimate defeat. Man of the Match: Joe Cole - Produced one of his more productive performances of the season. Always the focal point of Chelsea's attacks, he was unlucky not to score, but the woodwork intervened. His ball control was impeccable and passing supreme.
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