• Date: Wed 09 May 2007
  • Venue: Stamford Bridge
  • Ref: Poll, G
  • Attendance: 41,794

Chelsea vs Manchester United

Team Lineups

Chelsea

Carlo Cudicini
Paulo Ferreira
John Terry
Wayne Bridge
Lassana Diarra, L (Miguel Barbosa Nuno Morais, 88)
John Obi Mikel (Joe Cole, 46)
Claude Makelele
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Michael Essien
Salomon Kalou
Scott Sinclair (Ben Sahar, 54)

Manchester United

Tomasz Kuszczak
Wes Brown
John O'Shea
Kieran Lee
Gabriel Heinze (Michael Carrick, 65)
Darren Fletcher
Kieran Richardson
Chris Eagles
Dong Fangzhou (Wayne Rooney, 73)
Alan Smith
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

It's full time. The points are shared as it finishes goaless, despite Chelsea creating a host of chances.

88
Substitution
 

Nuno Morais replaces Lassana Diarra for Chelsea.

87

Chelsea are piling on the pressure. Can United keep them out?

84

Tomasz Kuszczak makes a great point-blank save from Salomon Kalou at the near post.

82

Joe Cole is receiving treatment after accidentally being caught in the face.

81

Chelsea continue to push forward, working the United midfield hard.

79

Lassana Diarra's long-range bending shot is saved at full stretch by Tomasz Kuszczak.

77

Wes Brown is in the right place again to clear the danger from Renato Paulo Ferreira's cross.

75

Darren Fletcher makes a great last-ditch tackle to halt Shaun Wright-Phillips' progress on goal.

73
Substitution
 

Wayne Rooney comes on for Dong Fangzhou for United.

71

Chelsea are definitely on top but cannot find the back of the net as yet.

69

Salomon Kalou's low drive is saved low down to his right by Tomasz Kuszczak.

67

Shaun Wright-Phillips' drive is batted away by Tomasz Kuszczak.

65
Substitution
 

Michael Carrick replaces Gabriel Heinze for United.

64

Wes Brown is again on hand to head away a dangerous cross from Shaun Wright-Phillips.

62

Chelsea are again enjoying the better of the possession as United struggle for possession.

60

Salomon Kalou breaks through but is pulled back for offside.

58
Yellow Card
 

Chris Eagles is booked for a wild tackle on Shaun Wright-Phillips.

57

Chris Eagles has claims for a penalty waved away.

57
Yellow Card
 

Michael Essien is booked for dissent.

56

Wes Brown heads away from Shaun Wright-Phillips whipped cross.

54
Substitution
 

Ben Sahar replaces Scott Sinclair for the home side.

51

Kieran Richardson's powerfully struck free kick flies wide of Carlo Cudicini's upright.

50
Yellow Card
 

Lassana Diarra goes into the referee's notebook for a challenge on Dong Fangzhou.

48
Yellow Card
 

Wes Brown is booked for a challenge on Scott Sinclair.

46
Yellow Card
 

Kieran Lee goes into the referee's notebook.

45
Substitution
 

Chelsea have made a half-time substitution, Joe Cole replacing John Obi Mikel.

Second half
 

Graham Poll gets the second period underway.

Half time
 

It's all square at the break with neither side able to break the deadlock in a first half that struggled to come alive.

44

John Terry's scuffed shot is cleared away by the United rearguard.

42

Dong Fangzhou turns well but his drive is high and wide of the Chelsea goal.

40

The first half has struggled to come alive, although Chelsea have enjoyed the better of proceedings.

38

Claude Makelele's low left-foot strike rolls wide of the target as Chelsea go close.

36

Gabriel Heinze fires wide after sneaking in from a poor Chelsea clearance.

34

Salomon Kalou tries his luck from distance but fires over the target.

32

Chelsea continue to enjoy the better of the game. United are seeing little of the ball.

30

John O'Shea heads away from John Obi Mikel's cross into the area.

28

Tomasz Kuszczak and John Terry require treatment after both going for the ball from a Blues corner.

26

Salomon Kalou's header from Wayne Bridge's free kick is deflected out for a corner.

24

Wayne Bridge takes another free kick for Chelsea, but once again the visitors clear the danger.

22
Yellow Card
 

Gabriel Heinze is booked for dissent.

22

Carlo Cudicini punches away from Chris Eagles's corner.

20
Yellow Card
 

John Obi Mikel sees yellow for a challenge on Chris Eagles.

19

Gabriel Heinze's cross-field pass finds Chris Eagles but the youngster cannot divert the ball into the path of Dong Fangzhou

17

Wayne Bridge's free kick is comfortably cleared by the UNited defence.

15

Shaun Wright-Phillips' ccross nearly drops in over the head of Tomasz Kuszczak.

13

Dong Fangzhou gets his head to the ball but does not trouble Carlo Cudicini in the Chelsea goal.

11

Chelsea have enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges.

9

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to chase a ball forward from Kieran Lee but there is too much pace on the pass.

7

Shaun Wright-Phillips shows excellent control before forcing a good save out of Tomasz Kuszczak.

6

Chris Eagles looks to burst forward but is tacled by John Obi Mikel.

4

Dong Fangzhou enjoys half a chance for United but is muscled off the ball by John Obi Mikel.

2

Chelsea are enjoying the majority of the early possession, passing the ball around crisply.

Kickoff
 

Referee Graham Poll gets what is set to be a cracking clash underway.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Champions United are applauded onto the pitch by their Chelsea counterparts.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

There's no Drogba or Robben for Chelsea. Scott Sinclair starts for the Blues.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

United give starts to Kuszczak, Lee, Eagles and Dong.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

United rest a number of players with Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Rooney, Carrick, Scholes on the bench.