Chelsea 1 - 0 Manchester United
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| Match Stats | |||
| Chelsea | Manchester United | ||
| 12(6) | Shots (on Goal) | 18(2) | |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 | |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 | |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 | |
| 47% | Time of Possession | 53% | |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 | |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | |
| 2 | Saves | 5 | |
| Current Lineup | |
| Chelsea | Manchester United |
| 1 Petr Cech (G) | (G) Edwin van der Sar 1 |
26 John Terry (CD-L)  |  (CD-L) Jonathan Evans 23 |
| 6 Ricardo Carvalho (CD-R) | (CD-R) Wes Brown 6 |
| 3 Ashley Cole (LB) | (LB) Patrice Evra 3 |
| 2 Branislav Ivanovic (RB) | (RB) John O'Shea 22 |
| 5 Michael Essien (CM-L) | (CM) Michael Carrick 16 |
| 13 Michael Ballack (CM-R) | (RM) Darren Fletcher 24 |
| 8 Frank Lampard (LM) | (LF) Wayne Rooney 10 |
10 Joe Cole (SUB)  | (RF) Antonio Valencia 25 |
| 21 Salomon Kalou (SUB) | (SUB) Michael Owen 7 |
| 33 Alex (SUB) | (SUB) Gabriel Obertan 26 |
Sunday, November 8, 2009
| Hull City | 2 | |
| Stoke City | 1 | FT |
| West Ham United | 1 | |
| Everton | 2 | FT |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | |
| Fulham | 1 | FT |
| Chelsea | 1 | |
| Manchester United | 0 | FT |
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Lampard wins a free-kick in the United half as we enter the final minute.
Obertan's corner finds Carrick at the near post, but he's unable to do anything with it and flicks away for a goal kick.
O'Shea's deflected cross causes problems in the area, but Ivanovic heads away before it reaches Obertan.
Evans rises to head the corner towards goal, but it's over the bar.
Valencia rises high to head a cross back across goal, but United have to settle for a corner.
Obertan shows some skill down the flank, but Ivanovic eventually gets it away for a corner.
Five minutes of added time.
We're into the final minute and Chelsea are still looking to double their lead on the break, but Lampard is ruled offside.
Chelsea win a free-kick, but it's cleared and United go on the counter.
Obertan and Rooney work some space out on the flank and Obertan bursts into the area, but his shot is blocked.
Rooney whips the corner in, but it's cleared at the near post.
Rooney whips the ball in, but it's headed away and United win a corner.
Rooney wins a foul from Ivanovic, with Carvalho in close behind. Fletcher's asking for Carvalho to see a second yellow, but he didn't make the foul.
The corner comes through to Valencia out on the right, but he's unable to control his shot.
Evra wins a corner from Ivanovic.
Evans clips Carvalho's heels and he goes tumbling, sparking a bit of a melee in the middle of the pitch.
joe Cole slips in Anelka, whose ball across the face is gathered by Van der Sar.
It's getting heated, with Anderson and Joe Cole both guilty of shoves off the ball.
The deep free-kick is headed away.
Carrick trips Essien in the middle of the pitch.
Fletcher gives away a free-kick as he brings down Ashley Cole. United aren't happy about the decision.
Drogba's back on the pitch.
Jonny Evans kicks Drogba in the chest as he rises to win a header! Drogba's down and flailing his legs, but it's hard to argue that he wasn't badly hurt on this occasion.
Rooney touches it to the side for Valencia, but he's blocked off.
Terry fouls Rooney in what could be a dangerous position for United. It's just within shooting range.
Anderson gets the better of Carvalho down the flank and puts a cross in, but he miscues and it's out for a goal kick.
Carvalho gets another good block in as Rooney tries to line up a shot.
The corner is well cleared.
Rooney tests Cech, trying to curl a shot high into the corner, but it's just too central and Cech pushes away for a corner.
Essien fouls Anderson and United take it quickly, with Rooney doing brilliantly well to create somerthing. His eventual shot curls just away and Cech appeared to have it covered.
Lampard sees a shot deflected back out by Brown before Ashley Cole eventually gets a cross in, which Van der Sar gathers.
Giggs and Ivanovic clash heads and both, especially the latter, look in some pain.
O'Shea puts in a deep cross but Giggs' header offers neither the power nor the direction.
Another United attack breaks down as they fail to find a cutting edge.
Lampard fires in a shot as Fletcher heads an Anelka cross in his direction. Not enough on it to trouble the keeper.
Drogba gets a shot in on goal on the turn, but there's no power and it's easily gathered.
Fletcher lines up a shot on the edge of the area and is only denied by a fine block from Carvalho.
Ballack nearly creates something as he moves towards the area and tries a clever pass for Anelka when he looked set to shoot. It just evaded the Frenchman.
Evra gets a shot in on goal from the left, but Cech has no problems claiming it.
Ivanovic rises high to make a good aerial challenge as the ball comes into the box from out on the right.
Drogba strikes the free-kick straight into the wall and fails to do anything when it comes back out. Goal kick for United.
Giggs clips Ivanovic and Chelsea win another free-kick.
Van der Sar hits a long ball up for Rooney, but he just can't quite latch onto it.
Evans heads the ball clear from Deco's free-kick.
Chelsea win a free-kick out side and Deco lines it up.
Cech plays a long ball for Drogba and the striker curls a shot on goal, but it's wide.
Evra bursts into the area and nearly finds himself through on goal with a mazy run, but he's just denied and it eventually breaks down.
Ivanovic whips a ball into the area and Lampard nearly makes something of it, but it comes to nothing.
Rooney finds Giggs in space on the left of the area, but he opts for the cross and fails to find Anderson at the back post.
Rooney plays the ball to Fletcher on the edge of the area, but the midfield can't hit the target.
Rooney nearly latches onto a Valencia ball right from the kick-off, but Ashley Cole recovers.
Chelsea get the match back underway after Didier Drogba eventually emerges from the dressing room...
It's half-time. The game has yet to really come to life, but it's been played at a good pace and could take off in the second half.
Drogba fires well over the bar as he holds off Evra and finds some space from a tight angle.
Valencia looks to race away down the right and Lampard is fortunate to escape punishment as he wins possession back.
Carrick attempts another drive from distance and again it's off-target.
Chelsea break away on a counter-attack and look set to finally break the deadlock. The ball comes to Drogba at the end of the move but he just can't get the ball under control under pressure.
It's a drop ball and Deco sends it to Van der Sar.
Terry collides with Ashley Cole and goes down in pain.
The defences are on top again now even though both sides look to be trying to keep the pace up.
Lampard chips a ball across the area but Ballack is penalised for a trip as he stretches to reach it.
Carrick tries another long-distance shot but this time can't hit the target.
Rooney comes into the area from out on the left but takes the shot on when he had other options. Another potential chance wasted.
Rooney plays in Giggs after a good run, but Giggs makes a mess of it, overhitting a pass out right for Anderson from a great position.
Anelka does brilliantly to win possession and then retain it under heavy pressure, but Deco fails to read his pass.
Chelsea are on top at the moment, but both sides need to do more to create real chances.
Anelka curls towards the far corner from out on the right. Van der Sar does well as few would have expected the shot to come in.
Carrick attempts a drive from distance, but Cech gathers easily.
Terry strikes Valencia with his forearm, but there looked to be no intent and Valencia doesn't make a meal of it.
Lampard looks to curl a ball around the back for Ashley Cole on the left flank, but he just overplays it.
Giggs attempts a spectacular flick over Cech with the outside of his boot, but gets it wrong and it's over the bar. Good idea, poor execution.
Anelka makes some room and fires a shot in on goal, forcing Van der Sar into a (relatively comfortable) low save.
Lampard fires it straight into the wall. Poor effort.
Brown concedes a free-kick as he pushes Drogba over.
Giggs swings a cross into the box, but United aren't committing men forwards and Terry heads away.
Essien nearly sparks a chance as he bursts through the centre and feeds Drogba, but he can't quite take control of the ball and ref Martin Atkinson gives a foul.
Woeful from Lampard as he clears everyone and Van der Sar sees it wide.
O'Shea fouls Anelka for a free-kick in a dangerous position outside the area. Terry and Carvalho come up as Lampard prepares to whip it in.
Anelka's through-ball is cut out by Evans and Rooney breaks away on the counter, but he's crowded out in the Chelsea box.
Deco looks to set up an attack with a backheel into the United area, but it's played back for Van der Sar with minimal fuss.
Valencia picks up the ball from around 40 yards and curls a shot over the bar. He had O'Shea in acres of space down the right and could have set up a dangerous attack.
Ballack sends a deep cross into the area for Drogba, but he fails to get anywhere near the target under pressure. Great ball from the German.
Rooney attempts a lay-off on the edge of the area, but it's easily intercepted and Chelsea move forwards.
O'Shea gets an important header in as the ball comes into the box from the right. Better from the hosts.
Cech clears a packpass under pressure. Chelsea have looked a little shaky in the early moments.
Terry is very clumsy in pulling down Valencia in the box and, anywhere else on the pitch, that would be a foul. Terry is fortunate there.
Terry moves up the field and puts in a ball from the left, but it's easily cleared and Ashley Cole has a throw-in by the halfway line.
Chelsea win a free-kick in their own half to relieve a bit of pressure as Evans applies too much force in a challenge.
Giggs' corner is poor and Fletcher can only head high and wide as he strains to reach it.
Evra bursts into life down the left and Rooney turns to shoot. He gets a corner, although his shot appeared to have just been wayward.
Giggs appears to win a battle with Ivanovic in the corner but, even though the ball looked out of play, Essien is allowed to move forwards with the ball.
Anderson plays a superb ball behind the defence for Rooney and Ashley Cole appeared to play him onside as he was clean through, but it's given offside.
Fletcher attempts an ambitious through-ball for Rooney, but it's easily dealt with.
The referee gives a free-kick in Ivanovic's favour as Evra looks to progress down the left and appears to have won a corner.
Ivanovic races down the right and plays a one-two with Drogba before attempted to cut the ball back. When the attempt is blocked, he gets it back and fires in a shot, but Van der Sar saves.
Wes Brown does well to cut out Deco's through-ball for Anelka.
A Chelsea fan holds onto the ball in the crowd and play is held up while O'Shea waits for the stewarts to grapple for the ball back.
Valencia chases the ball down the right flank but Ashley Cole gets there first with a crunching tackle.
United have the first attack but, as the ball comes to Carrick on the edge of the area, he lobs it out wide and it goes for a throw-in.
The crowd roars after an impeccably observed silence.
The teams and supporters observe a minute's silence for Remembrance Sunday.
The teams shake hands in the middle and Ferguson and Ancelotti look to be in good spirits as they share a conversation ahead of the game.
The teams are heading out onto the pitch.
There looks to be little width in the sides, with Valencia the only outright wide man on the pitch. Evra and Ashley Cole will at least offer support on the flanks from defence.
Ashley Cole and Carvalho come in for Chelsea in defence with Ivanovic at right-back, while Deco and Ballack start in midfield alongside Lampard and Essien.
Vidic is deemed only fit enough for the bench for the visitors, while Berbatov misses out entirely after picking up a knock midweek.
Manchester Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Brown, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Valencia, Rooney, Giggs. Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Vidic, Scholes, Fabio, Obertan, Gibson.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Deco, Drogba, Anelka. Subs: Hilario, Joe Cole, Mikel, Malouda, Ferreira, Kalou, Alex.
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