- Essien (16), Drogba (31), Drogba (56), Cole (60), Kalou (75), Shevchenko (90)
- Date:2007-10-27
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Stamford Bridge
- Attendance:41832
- Referee:Riley, M
Live Commentary
90mins
Full time here at Stamford Bridge and a fantastic performance from Chelsea. They were awesome from start to finish.
90mins
Andriy Shevchenko completes the scoring after a neat pass from Essien - it's six.
86mins
Into the last few minutes now, Chelsea will be delighted with their days work.
83mins
Kalou plays the ball right across the face of goal but Pizarro can't quite connect. Can it be six soon?
81mins
It's four goals in three games for Drogba now since his well documented 'outburst'.
80mins
Claudio Pizarro replaces two goal hero Drogba for Chelsea.
78mins
Not often will a Sven-Goran Eriksson side get beaten by such a significant margain. Chelsea have been rampant.
75mins
Salomon Kalou bags Chelsea's fifth goal as Man City's defence is cut in half once again with a superb through ball.
74mins
This Chelsea side are full of confidence today, especially Lampard.
73mins
Rolando Bianchi replaces Elano for Manchester City.
72mins
If ever there was a chance for Shevchenko to bag himself a couple of goals then this is surely it - let's see how he does.
70mins
Cech has barely been troubled in the Chelsea goal today such is Chelsea's dominace.
68mins
Andriy Shevchenko replaces Joe Cole for Chelsea with the game all but won.
67mins
Michael Ball replaces the Dietmar Hamann for Manchester City.
66mins
This looks likely to be Manchester City's heaviest defeat this season.
63mins
Cole gets another chance as Chelsea push for a fifth goal. Man City are all over the place at the back.
60mins
Joe Cole slots the ball home for Chelsea's fourth goal.
58mins
Should be game over now. Eriksson requires something special from his players to get back into this.
56mins
Drogba with his second of the game as he smashes the ball into the roof of the net.
55mins
Chelsea have been the stronger side at the start of this second half.
53mins
Petrov flicks the top of net with a free kick. His dangerous set pieces seem like Man City's best chance of scoring this afternoon.
51mins
Salomon Kalou badly mis hits a shot and blasts it miles over the bar.
49mins
Great skill from Lampard as he produces a back flick into the box - that will be shown again and again!
47mins
Lampard and Richards are having a real battle today with the midfielder on top so far.
46mins
Second half underway, can Manchester City get back into the game?
45mins
Chelsea deservedly lead at the break by two goals to nil. Eriksson needs to give a big team talk if his team are to get a result here.
44mins
Claims for a Chelsea penalty are turned down and instead they are awarded a corner.
42mins
Chelsea have looked extremely confident, if you didn't know any better you would think Jose Mourinho never left.
41mins
Another good challenge from Richards prevents a Chelsea chance - he's fighting for his team.
39mins
Stephen Ireland holds his head in his hands as a rare Man City chance goes begging after good play from Michael Johnson.
37mins
Manchester City will be looking forward to half time - they need to make sure they get there before Chelsea score again.
34mins
Chelsea deserve their lead and it could be more. Avram Grant will be delighted.
31mins
Lampard sets up another goal, this time Didier Drogba is on the end of it and finishes well.
30mins
Lampard also booked after disagreement with England team mate Richards.
30mins
Richards booked after altercation with Lampard.
28mins
Chelsea comfortable at present. They have weathered a Manchester City storm.
26mins
Essien booked after a challenge from behind.
25mins
Excellent ball from Joe Cole almost results in a second for Chelsea. Vital touch from Micah Richards to prevent this.
23mins
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will be pleased with the last few minutes. They are getting more of the ball as they search for an equaliser.
21mins
Free Kick to Manchester City results in a fantastic save from Cech after a strike from Martin Petrov .
19mins
Chelsea very much on top here. Manchester CIty must be careful not to go further behind.
17mins
Essien latches on to a Lampard through ball and scores for Chelsea.
17mins
Three corners for Chelsea one after the other. The pressure is building before Rodrigo da Costa Alex blasts over the bar.
15mins
Richard Dunne clears as Joe Cole puts a menacing ball into the box.
12mins
Lampard in the action again as he leads another Chelsea attack. Everything they are doing well today is through the England midfielder.
12mins
Counter Attack for Chelsea as Frank Lampard dashes forty yards before losing the ball as the attack breaks down.
10mins
Clearance off the line from Blumer Elano ends Chelsea's hope of opening the scoring.
9mins
Good run from Renato Paulo Ferreira results in a corner for Chelsea.
8mins
No Wright Phillips for Chelsea today - certainly won't do his England hopes any good.
6mins
Good save from Petr Cech, corner for Manchester City.
3mins
Manchester City have started well as they look to end Chelsea's superb home record.
0mins
Chelsea get us underway at a noisy Stamford Bridge.
Match Preview
Chelsea' gradual pick-up in form will face a test of its strength this week when this season's surprise package, Manchester City, are the visitors to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues saw off Schalke 2-0 in the Champions League in midweek, with boss Avram Grant happy that he is beginning to put his own stamp of the team, following the exit of Jose Mourinho.
He said: "We are on the way to playing the game I want. Every game is an improvement.
"We always want to be better, but we are playing well at the moment and winning games. It will be positive, good football most of the time. That is what is important."
Chelsea's solid form comes despite the absence of a trio of key players, with skipper John Terry (knee), Ashley Cole and Michael Ballack (both ankle) all currently sidelined.
Left-back Wayne Bridge is suspended and, with Ashley Cole ruled out, Grant must find a stand-in on the left flank, with Tal Ben Haim a probable starter.
Meanwhile, City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson remains determined to add to his squad, that has not lost since September 2, and is determined to keep his side in the upper reaches of the Premier League.
"We must not buy average players. We have to buy top-class and for them to be better than we have already. That will cost a lot of money," said the former England manager.
Earlier in the week Eriksson had said that facing Chelsea would be "a very good test for us".
With his side sitting comfortably in third place, a strong winter could lead to City becoming real contenders for at least a Champions League spot.
Continuing luck with injuries will no doubt play a part. After almost three months of football, only striker Valeri Bojinov has been ruled out for any length of time.
"It's looking good," Eriksson said of Bojinov's knee. "I'm told by the medical people that for that kind of injury he is looking in good shape."
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Match Report
Chelsea went goal crazy as they hammered high-flying Manchester City 6-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Michael Essien set the ball rolling before a brace by Didier Drogba and strikes from Joe Cole, Salomon Kalou and Andriy Shevchenko completed the rout.
It was a result better than anything Jose Mourinho achieved at the club - his best was a 5-1 drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.
Chelsea's first effort on goal came via Alex on seven minutes. The Brazilian headed a deep ball towards City's far post where Kalou was inches away from tucking the ball home.
City broke quickly on 12 minutes when a misdirected Alex pass was intercepted and the ball was sent forward to Georgios Samaras.
The Greek striker hit a half-volley which forced Petr Cech to make a smart, low save to his right
Alex was involved again on 15 minutes but he put a Frank Lampard corner over the bar with a strong header.
Seconds later Chelsea took the lead through Essien. The Ghana midfielder picked up an excellent defence-splitting pass from Lampard on the right and raced into City's penalty area, before slotting home a daisy-cutter across the body of the despairing dive of Joe Hart.
On 21 minutes Martin Petrov produced a fine 25-yard free-kick which Cech did well to dive to his right and tip the ball around his post.
Richard Dunne was forced into a fine defensive header to deprive Drogba from getting on to Cole's fine right-wing cross.
Chelsea rammed home number two when Drogba raced onto Lampard's brilliant curling pass which dissected the City defence.
The Ivory Coast striker drilled the ball home through Hart's legs from just inside the City area.
Stephen Ireland missed a sitter on 38 minutes when he screwed wide a right-footer from just outside the Chelsea penalty area.
A blistering Petrov free kick on 52 minutes signalled City's attempt to get back into the game early in the second half.
But it was Chelsea who scored to seal the game on 56 minutes.
Drogba latched on to the ball ten yards out from Hart who could only parry away a Lampard drive and the striker hammered home a fierce right-footer.
The goal came from a rampaging left-wing run by Paulo Ferreira who crossed from the byline to Kalou whose own shot was closed down.
It fell to Lampard to hit the ball on target and Hart produced a fine save, but sadly for him the ball went to Drogba for his second goal of the game.
Drogba then missed an open goal a minute later when Hart again produced a fine save from another Lampard drive only to see the ball fall to the Ivorian, who screwed it wide.
Bit City were torn apart on 60 minutes when Cole picked up a fine glancing header by Drogba and raced through the City rearguard before toe-poking home a right-footer past a hapless Hart for number four.
With Chelsea in complete control, number five duly came on 75 minutes when Essien slid the ball to Kalou on the right and the Ivory Coast hitman coolly slotted home past Hart.
Substitute Andriy Shevchenko completed the scoring with a minute remaining when he rammed home a fine drive across the face of Hart.
Chelsea Team
Manchester City Team
Chelsea | Manchester City |
Corners
| 9 | 3 |
Fouls
| 13 | 12 |
Goal attempts
| 16 | 7 |
Shots off target
| 6 | 3 |
Offsides
| 3 | 3 |
88mins
The Chelsea fans are gloating now with cheers everytime one of their players touch the ball.