Full time at the Riverside and it's Boro who claim a 2-1 victory. It's a real shock for Chelsea who were cruising for vast periods of this game, but the introduction of Viduka turned the tide.

VIDUKA is the man for Boro, combining with Parnaby before hitting a fierce shot on the turn, making it 2-1, which has surely given Boro a famous victory

Lampard fires in a long-range free kick which Schwarzer does well to get down to, with Essien unable to seize on the rebound

Parnaby is forced to track back and does really well to block Wayne Bridge's cross

Mourinho obviously sets out to win this game, replacing Makelele with the more attack minded Shaun Wright-Phillips

Jose Mourinho looks animated on the Chelsea bench, he too obviously thought this was in the bag

POGATETZ makes the score 1-1 as he gets on the end of Fabio Rochemback's whipped in free kick and the Riverside has the roof lifted off it

Ferreira is booked for a foul on Yakubu after a quick break by the lively Downing

Taylor gets in a cross which Chelsea struggle to clear. Boro are exerting a bit more pressure, but it's going to be a Chelsea mistake that will give them an equaliser

Parnaby becomes the first Boro player into the book

Yakubu bursts into the area following a deft touch from Viduka and the Riverside erupts as it looks like the Nigerian hitman had his shirt tugged

The crowd get their wish as Mendieta is replaced by Mark Viduka

Chelsea whip in a free kick from the left, but it fails to beat the wall and goes out for a corner

The home faithful shout the name of Mark Viduka as the Australian hitman warms up on the touchline

Chelsea have about another three gears here if needed. Shevchenko looks to have the beating of the Boro defence at will

It really is hard to see Boro scoring here, Yakubu has wasted two glorious chances and Cudicini has hardly needed to have a touch in the Chelsea goal

Downing crosses for Yakubu, but his free central header from six yards out again fails to find the target

Shevchenko bursts clear down the right, before crossing for Lampard who plants his header firmly onto the crossbar

The impressive Taylor gets a great reception as he's replaced by Lee Cattermole

The Teessiders are becoming increasingly frustrated with referee Howard Webb as they feel he's been rather lenient with some of the Chelsea tackles

Essien slides in a ball for Drogba who finds the back of the net, but the offside flag had long since been raised

Davies and Parnaby combine well before Cudicini is forced to rush out to deny Mendieta a chance on goal

A Boro free kick is only cleared as far as Rochemback but his shot from range flies harmlessly wide

Boro finally get a ball into the area but Chelsea defend it well, Terry eventually winning a free kick from a robust challenge by Yakubu

Boro are looking to get Downing and Parnaby more involved but Chelsea are starving them of possession expertly

The home crowd are still in good voice, and you can't help but feel Boro are going to need all the help they can get

It's a fairly sedate start to the second stanza, with Chelsea looking content to stifle Boro and again try and hit them on the break

Carvalho wins a generous free kick after being out muscled by Yakubu

Drogba is late out onto the pitch, but runs straight on and makes a tackle after the game is underway and becomes the first player into the book, much to the approval from the home crowd

Referee Webb gets us underway again at the Riverside with neither side making any changes at the interval

Chelsea just about deserve their lead after early Boro pressure, but since Shevchenko's goal against the run of play, the champions have looked the more likely side to score, but it remains Boro 0-1 Chelsea

Downing fails to get onto a long ball which would have given him a clean run through on goal

Parnaby lashes in a shot from the inside-right channel, but his 25 yarder flashes wide of the post

Drogba thinks he's in from a neat ball by Lampard, but a linesman's flag halts the move

Kalou skins Taylor, but then rather selfishly slashes a shot across goal as team mates were getting into good positions

Shevchenko is causing problems with his pace and definitely gives a new look to the Chelsea front line

Lampard is denied a clear shot on goal as Pogatetz slides in to block the attempt

Essien tries his luck from range, but Schwarzer, exuding confidence after his earlier save gathers comfortably

Drogba ghosts in behind the Boro line but Riggott does well to cover and snuff out the danger

Davies swings in a cross, but Boro only have Yakubu in the box and Chelsea can clear easily

Boro really do look threatening in the middle third, but are struggling to get behind the Chelsea defence and are looking shaky at the back with the odd lapse of concentration

Taylor and Downing combine well but the move breaks down when Mendieta tries an overly ambitious back heel

Chelsea are looking much more threatening now and are pinning back the Boro full backs who were getting plenty of joy early on

Shevchenko hits a pearler of a free kick, which is heading straight into the top corner before Schwarzer, at full stretch, tips it round

Drogba goes looking for Taylor after the earlier challenge - things could be getting spicy between those two

Chelsea have shown why they are champions - after being on the back foot early, they capitalise on the first Boro mistake to seize the lead and now are starting to dominate

Andrew Taylor clatters Drogba, and the Ivory Coast hitman draws boos for what the home faithful see as a theatrical dive

Chaos in the Boro defence again and Drogba squares for Kalou, but he misses when it was surely easier to score

Much against the run of play, Chelsea show their Champion quality, capitialising on the first mistake in the Boro defence with Bridge squaring for an SHEVCHENKO to slam in after 16 minutes

Didier Drogba knocks down for the onrushing Michael Essien but Andrew Davies, who has been very impressive, slides in to snuff out the danger

Stewart Downing whips in a great ball which finds Aiyegbeni Yakubu in space, but inexplicably misses the ball with the goal gaping

It's been a very bright start by the home side, and they are not looking overawed at the task ahead

Stewart Downing fires in a corner, needlessly conceded by Paulo Ferreira, which Chris Riggott powers in a header which flies narrowly over

Boro are putting pressure on the Chelsea back line and have a shout for a penalty when the ball looks to strike Ricardo Carvalho's hand but nothing is given

Gaizka Mendieta gets on the end of a neat Boro move, turning sharply on the edge of the box before rifling his shot just wide of the post

Youngster Andrew Davies does well to tackle Salomon Kalou as he looked to have originally got past him

Chelsea look to have set out their stall early, inviting Boro on and then trying to find Andriy Shevchenko on the break

Stewart Downing does well down the left but his cross is beyond his team mates - a promising start though for the England player

It's a quiet start on the pitch, but that is more than made up for by the noise off the terraces

Referee Howard Webb gets us underway

Drama already before kick off as Arjen Robben picks up an injury in the warm up and is replaced in the starting line up by Salomon Kalou

There's a buzzing atmosphere in The Riverside as the home faithful await the Champions

Premiership football returns to The Riverside and tonight's visitors are the Champions Chelsea, and it's going to be a tough first home game for new Boro boss Gareth Southgate. Chelsea are starting with Drogba and Shevchenko up front against an unte