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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Stamford Bridge
  • Attendance: 41755
  • Referee: Foy, C

Live Commentary

90 mins

Full time at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea miss out on the Title.

90 mins

GOAL!! CHELSEA 1 - 1 BOLTON (TAYLOR) Matthew Taylor slots the ball through Petr Cech's legs to equalise for Bolton.

90 mins

There are to be three added minutes at the end of the game.

88 mins

Stelios is down on the floor in some pain after a late challenge from John Obi Mikel.

86 mins

Bolton are still pushing forward and have been enjoying some good spells of pressure in the last ten minutes. Chelsea look to have given up on any hopes now.

83 mins

The mood has dropped all around the Stadium as everyone comes to the realisation of the scoreline in Wigan.

81 mins

Bad news echoes around Stamford Bridge as Manchester United score a second goal against Wigan to virtually confirm the Premiership Title going back to Old Trafford.

79 mins

A frantic few seconds for Chelsea as John Obi Mikel and Ashley Cole both clear off the line in the space of a second after Petr Cech's punch went only as far as Kevin Davies.

78 mins

Joe Cole is replaced by John Obi Mikel.

75 mins

Ali Al-Habsi makes another good save to deny Joe Cole as he broke clear and fired the ball straight down the Goalkeeper's throat.

73 mins

Petr Cech is blatently fouled inside the penalty area from the resulting corner but Chris Foy waves away the protests, which infuriates Cech who rushes out to confront Foy.

72 mins

Chelsea are forced to concede a corner after some miss-communication between Michael Ballack and Petr Cech.

70 mins

The Wigan - Manchester United scoreline still remains the same and United will still win the Title if both scorelines stay the same.

68 mins

Stelios Giannakopoulos replaces El-Hadji Diouf.

65 mins

Bolton almost hit back immediately through El-Hadji Diouf but Petr Cech managed to scramble the ball into his hands. Chelsea survive but their hearts were in their mouths.

63 mins

GOAL!! CHELSEA 1 - 0 BOLTON (SHEVCHENKO) Andriy Shevchenko scores the scrappiest of goals to put Chelsea ahead.

62 mins

Chelsea win their third consecutive corner which Bolton attempted to clear a number of times, the ball pinged around in the penalty area before being cleared only as far as the edge of the area.

60 mins

Joe Cole tried to hypnotise Gretar Steinsson with a number of stepovers but his left footed cross was cleared at the near post by Bolton.

58 mins

Michael Ballack looks frustrated as he watches his shot rise up and over the crossbar into the stands.

55 mins

In the opening ten minutes of the second half Chelsea have dominate possession with a massive 78%.

52 mins

Didier Drogba looks to have been hit by that Stamford Bridge sniper once again. It's ok though he is helping himself off the pitch to recieve some treatment from the Physio.

49 mins

Bolton are defending resiliently as Gary Cahill put his body on the line to block a shot from close range. Chelsea have come out of the blocks for the second half knowing they need a goal.

47 mins

A touch of class from Florent Malouda almost put Chelsea ahead with a a fierce dipping shot being stopped with Ali Al-Habsi's finger tips.

46 mins

Bolton get the game back underway for the second half.

45 mins

A half time substitution for Chelsea, Claude Makelele is sacrificed for Andriy Shevchenko.

45 mins

Half time at Stamford Bridge and all square between Chelsea and Bolton.

45 mins

Kevin Davies is booked for a deliberate trip on Florent Malouda as the Frenchman advanced dangerously forward down the left.

45 mins

Juliano Belletti did well to drive forward down the right and swing a very dangerous ball across the face of goal only for Joey O'Brien to make a vital interception ahead of Michael Ballack.

45 mins

The fourth official indicates three added minutes.

44 mins

Chelsea's corner was poor and cleared comfortably by Bolton. The home side have been anything but creative in the first half, you can almost question their passion to win the game.

43 mins

Good defending from Gavin McCann as he tracked back and intercepted Cole's cross with a decisive header and give a corner to Chelsea.

42 mins

There is no doubt that Chelsea need to work Ali Al-Habsi more if they are to get a victory from this game.

40 mins

Frank Lampard's resulting free kick was poor and rebounded straight off the Bolton defensive wall.

39 mins

Gavin McCann is the first player to go into the referee's notebook for a strong challenge on Ashley Cole.

37 mins

A lack of communication between Carvalho and Cech almost allowed Kevin Davies to knick the ball from Chelsea inside the penalty area, luckily though Michael Essien was on his toes to cover Carvalho and keep possession.

35 mins

Frank Lampard unusually gives the ball away in the middle of the park and allowed Bolton to regain possession.

33 mins

Joe Cole has been his usually inventive self so far and it was him once again who worked an opening for a cross from the right, Drogba was the only real target inside the area and Bolton dealt with the danger well.

30 mins

News of a Christiano Ronaldo penalty for Manchester United at Wigan has echoed around the ground. As it stands United will win the Title by two clear points.

28 mins

Good defending from Gretar Steinsson as he out-muscled Didier Drogba inside the penalty area and refused to let Drogba win the ball back. Ali Al-Habsi then came and collected safely.

26 mins

At the half way point in the first half, Manchester United will win the Title on goal difference with their game also still remaining 0-0 against Wigan.

25 mins

Chelsea are dominating the game and Bolton are happily sitting with ten men behind the ball. A pretty dull game so far, but Chelsea are the better side.

23 mins

Reports from the Chelsea dressing room are John Terry has been rushed off to hospital with an arm injury.

20 mins

Good feet from Frank Lampard caused Bolton to bring him down around twenty five yards from goal. Didier Drogba stepped up and struck the free kick almost Ronaldo-esque, the ball missed the left hand post by about two centimetres. So unlucky.

19 mins

Ashley Cole concedes a free kick out on the left but Matthew Taylor's free kick didn't even beat the near post. Poor from Bolton.

16 mins

Chelsea break forward with Joe Cole getting on the wrong side of Gary Cahill but Cahill recovered to knock the ball out for a corner.

14 mins

Michael Essien moves across to centre back to replace Terry and Belletti comes in at right back.

14 mins

John Terry is carried off on a stretcher and replaced by Juliano Belletti.

12 mins

Terry is still on the floor and it looks like he will not continue to play the remainder of the game.

10 mins

Petr Cech came out to commandingly catch the ball with two hands but in the mean time he caught John Terry in the face with his leading knee. Terry looks in some pain and the Pysio's rush onto the pitch.

8 mins

Chelsea create another chance immediately after the ball was cleared from Drogba's header, this time it was another cross from the left and it was Drogba again who put the ball wide from just two yards out.

7 mins

The first chance of the game goes to Chelsea with a good move down the left ending with a cross to the far post from Ashley Cole, for Didier Drogba to head the ball back across the goal only for Bolton to clear it to safety.

5 mins

A rare mistake from Michael Essien who over-hit his cross field pass to Ashley Cole and gave away a throw in to Bolton.

3 mins

An early scare for Chelsea as John Terry limps away from a challenge on El-Hadji Diouf.

2 mins

Petr Cech takes the first goal kick of the game in his ridiculously orange fluroescent jersey.

1 mins

Chelsea get the game underway at Stamford Bridge.

0 mins

The referee this afternoon is Chris Foy (Merseyside).

0 mins

For Bolton Joey O'Brien has recovered from his hamstring injury but Ivan Campo misses out after failing to recover from his calf injury. El-Hadj Diouf starts up front in what will be his last game in a Bolton shirt.

0 mins

Ricardo Carvalho passed a late fitness test and does start this afternoon, whilst Salomon Kalou must settle for a place on the bench after being hampered by an ankle injury. Nicolas Anelka is missing as he is unavailable to play against his old club.

0 mins

Bolton Wanderers Line-up: Al Habsi, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Samuel, Davies, Joey O'Brien, McCann, Nolan, Taylor, Diouf

0 mins

Chelsea Line-up: Cech, Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Makelele, Lampard, Joe Cole, Drogba, Malouda

Match Report

Three points against Bolton Wanderers on Sunday may not be enough, but Chelsea intend to fight Manchester United all the way in the race for this season's Premier League title.

This is the fourth time the title race has gone right to the final game of the season and Chelsea know that a victory for them over a Bolton side who secured their own safety last week and a slip up by United at Wigan could see them crowned surprise champions.

Ahead of this titanic final weekend, manager Avram Grant has attempted to up the pressure on the Red Devils after insisting it is they and not his side that need to perform.

Bank Holiday Monday's 2-0 win over Newcastle United - secured courtesy of goals from Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda - kept them level on points with the leaders, albeit with a vastly inferior goal difference.

"The pressure is on them," said Grant. "I said we will never give up. We have given a good, good battle.

"Nobody thought about us as a candidate for champions. We will keep on fighting."

Grant is likely to recall Frank Lampard and Joe Cole to his midfield after dropping the pair to the bench against Newcastle, while Ricardo Carvalho is expected to be fit despite limping off last weekend with a back injury.

Former Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka could return to the bench after scoring just twice in 23 appearances since his £15million move in January.

Bolton are not mathematically safe from relegation, but Gary Megson's side would only lose their top-flight status in extraordinary circumstances.

The 16th placedTrotters have a much better goal difference that both Fulham and Reading, so even if they moved level on 36 points at the foot of the table with victories, the Reebok Stadium outfit would still survive.

Megson's side seemed certain to join Derby County in the Championship next season when they were thrashed 4-0 by Aston Villa in early April.

However, a run of three wins and a draw in their last four matches, culminating in Saturday's 2-0 victory against Sunderland, has almost certainly guaranteed Bolton a place in next season's Premier League.

Nicky Hunt (shoulder) and Jussi Jaaskelainen (back) will take no part in the final weekend of fixtures with long-term injuries, while El Hadji Diouf will make his last appearance in a Bolton shirt after revealing a desire to leave.

Chelsea were 1-0 winners when the sides met at the Reebok Stadium back in October with Salomon Kalou on the mark.

Chelsea

Bolton Wanderers

Corners

9 2

Fouls

12 8

Goal attempts

19 7

Shots off target

6 2

Offsides

3 1

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