• Date: Sat 27 October 2007
  • Venue: Stamford Bridge
  • Ref: Riley, M
  • Attendance: 41,832
Chelsea

Chelsea

Essien (16)

Drogba (31)

Drogba (56)

Cole (60)

Kalou (75)

Shevchenko (90)

6 - 0

Chelsea vs Manchester City

Team Lineups

Chelsea

Petr Cech
Paulo Ferreira
Ricardo Carvalho
Juliano Belletti
Rodrigo da Costa Alex
Frank Lampard
John Obi Mikel
Michael Essien
Joe Cole (Andriy Shevchenko, 67)
Salomon Kalou
Didier Drogba (Claudio Pizarro, 80)

Manchester City

Joe Hart
Javier Garrido
Richard Dunne
Micah Richards
Vedran Corluka
Dietmar Hamann (Michael Ball, 66)
Michael Johnson, M
Martin Petrov
Blumer Elano (Rolando Bianchi, 73)
Stephen Ireland (Darius Vassell, 63)
Georgios Samaras


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Full time here at Stamford Bridge and a fantastic performance from Chelsea. They were awesome from start to finish.

90
Goal
 

Andriy Shevchenko completes the scoring after a neat pass from Essien - it's six.

88

The Chelsea fans are gloating now with cheers everytime one of their players touch the ball.

86

Into the last few minutes now, Chelsea will be delighted with their days work.

83

Kalou plays the ball right across the face of goal but Pizarro can't quite connect. Can it be six soon?

81

It's four goals in three games for Drogba now since his well documented 'outburst'.

80
Substitution
 

Claudio Pizarro replaces two goal hero Drogba for Chelsea.

78

Not often will a Sven-Goran Eriksson side get beaten by such a significant margain. Chelsea have been rampant.

75
Goal
 

Salomon Kalou bags Chelsea's fifth goal as Man City's defence is cut in half once again with a superb through ball.

74

This Chelsea side are full of confidence today, especially Lampard.

73
Substitution
 

Rolando Bianchi replaces Elano for Manchester City.

72

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.

70

Cech has barely been troubled in the Chelsea goal today such is Chelsea's dominace.

68
Substitution
 

Andriy Shevchenko replaces Joe Cole for Chelsea with the game all but won.

67
Substitution
 

Michael Ball replaces the Dietmar Hamann for Manchester City.

66

This looks likely to be Manchester City's heaviest defeat this season.

63

Cole gets another chance as Chelsea push for a fifth goal. Man City are all over the place at the back.

60
Goal
 

Joe Cole slots the ball home for Chelsea's fourth goal.

58

Should be game over now. Eriksson requires something special from his players to get back into this.

56
Goal
 

Drogba with his second of the game as he smashes the ball into the roof of the net.

55

Chelsea have been the stronger side at the start of this second half.

53

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.

51

Salomon Kalou badly mis hits a shot and blasts it miles over the bar.

49

Great skill from Lampard as he produces a back flick into the box - that will be shown again and again!

47

Lampard and Richards are having a real battle today with the midfielder on top so far.

Second half
 

Second half underway, can Manchester City get back into the game?

Half time
 

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.

44

Claims for a Chelsea penalty are turned down and instead they are awarded a corner.

42

Chelsea have looked extremely confident, if you didn't know any better you would think Jose Mourinho never left.

41

Another good challenge from Richards prevents a Chelsea chance - he's fighting for his team.

39

Stephen Ireland holds his head in his hands as a rare Man City chance goes begging after good play from Michael Johnson.

37

Manchester City will be looking forward to half time - they need to make sure they get there before Chelsea score again.

34

Chelsea deserve their lead and it could be more. Avram Grant will be delighted.

31
Goal
 

Lampard sets up another goal, this time Didier Drogba is on the end of it and finishes well.

30
Yellow Card
 

Lampard also booked after disagreement with England team mate Richards.

30
Yellow Card
 

Richards booked after altercation with Lampard.

28

Chelsea comfortable at present. They have weathered a Manchester City storm.

26
Yellow Card
 

Essien booked after a challenge from behind.

25

Excellent ball from Joe Cole almost results in a second for Chelsea. Vital touch from Micah Richards to prevent this.

23

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.

21

Free Kick to Manchester City results in a fantastic save from Cech after a strike from Martin Petrov .

19

Chelsea very much on top here. Manchester CIty must be careful not to go further behind.

17
Goal
 

Essien latches on to a Lampard through ball and scores for Chelsea.

17

Three corners for Chelsea one after the other. The pressure is building before Rodrigo da Costa Alex blasts over the bar.

15

Richard Dunne clears as Joe Cole puts a menacing ball into the box.

12

Lampard in the action again as he leads another Chelsea attack. Everything they are doing well today is through the England midfielder.

12

Counter Attack for Chelsea as Frank Lampard dashes forty yards before losing the ball as the attack breaks down.

10

Clearance off the line from Blumer Elano ends Chelsea's hope of opening the scoring.

9

Good run from Renato Paulo Ferreira results in a corner for Chelsea.

8

No Wright Phillips for Chelsea today - certainly won't do his England hopes any good.

6

Good save from Petr Cech, corner for Manchester City.

3

Manchester City have started well as they look to end Chelsea's superb home record.

Kickoff
 

Chelsea get us underway at a noisy Stamford Bridge.