Ballack hits back at Wenger
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Michael Ballack: Defended Chelsea after Arsene Wenger's comments.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has hit out at Arsene Wenger's criticism of the Premier League leaders, after the Arsenal boss accused the Blues of tactically fouling his players during the 2-0 defeat that has left the Gunners nine points adrift in the title race. [+]
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| Latest Transfers | ||||
| Date | Player Out | Team | Fee | |
| Feb 1 | Jack Cork | Burnley | Loan | |
| Jan 29 | Patrick Van Aanholt | Newcastle United | Loan | |
| Jan 6 | Tom Taiwo | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | |
| Nov 20 | Rhys Taylor | Queens Park Rangers | Loan | |
| Nov 13 | Seth Ofori-Twumasi | Dagenham & Redbridge | Loan | |
| Sep 1 | Shaun Cummings | Reading | Undisclosed | |
| Full Index | ||||
| Roster | |
| G1 Petr Cech | M10 Joe Cole |
| G40 Henrique Hilario | M20 Deco |
| G50 Jan Sebek | M5 Michael Essien |
| G30 Rhys Taylor | M8 Frank Lampard |
| G22 Ross Turnbull | M15 Florent Malouda |
| D35 Juliano Belletti | M24 Nemanja Matic |
| D17 José Bosingwa | M12 John Mikel Obi |
| D43 Jeffrey Bruma | M46 Jacopo Sala |
| D6 Ricardo Carvalho | M Gokhan Tore |
| D3 Ashley Cole | M Michael Woods |
| D33 Alex | M18 Yuri Zhirkov |
| D19 Paulo Ferreira | F39 Nicolas Anelka |
| D41 Sam Hutchinson | F45 Fabio Borini |
| D2 Branislav Ivanovic | F11 Didier Drogba |
| D Carl Magnay | F44 Gael Kakuta |
| D26 John Terry | F21 Salomon Kalou |
| M47 Nikki Ahamed | F48 Danny Philliskirk |
| M13 Michael Ballack | F23 Daniel Sturridge |
| · Complete Squad | |
| Latest Schedule | |||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | Competition |
| Tue 2/2 | A - Hull City | D 1 - 1 | Premier League |
| Sun 2/7 | H- Arsenal | W 2 - 0 | Premier League |
| Wed 2/10 | A - Everton | 15:00 ET | Premier League |
| Sat 2/13 | H - Cardiff City | 7:00 ET | FA Cup |
| Sat 2/20 | A - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10:00 ET | Premier League | · Complete Club Schedule |
| 2009/10 Tables: English Premier League | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | L | D | GD | Pts |
| Chelsea | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 58 |
| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 56 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 49 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| Manchester City | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 |
| Birmingham | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| Fulham | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| Everton | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 32 |
| Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | -18 | 28 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | -10 | 26 |
| Wigan Athletic | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | -23 | 24 |
| Hull City | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | -25 | 24 |
| Burnley | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | -25 | 23 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | -17 | 22 |
| West Ham United | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -10 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | -22 | 21 |
| Portsmouth | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | -22 | 16 |
| · Complete Tables | ||||||
| 2009/10 Leaders: Premier League | |||||
| PLAYER | Goals | ||||
| Didier Drogba | 17 | ||||
| Frank Lampard | 10 | ||||
| Nicolas Anelka | 8 | ||||
| Florent Malouda | 5 | ||||
| Michael Ballack | 4 | ||||
| Ashley Cole | 3 | ||||
| PLAYER | Yellow Cards | ||||
| Didier Drogba | 6 | ||||
| John Terry | 5 | ||||
| Branislav Ivanovic | 5 | ||||
| Ashley Cole | 4 | ||||
| Ricardo Carvalho | 4 | ||||
| Michael Essien | 2 | ||||
| PLAYER | Red Cards | ||||
| Florent Malouda | 1 | ||||
| Petr Cech | 1 | ||||
| · Complete Statistics | |||||
| Club History | ||||||||
| LC | GP | W | L | D | PT | GD | POS | |
| 2009/2010 | P | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 40 | 1 |
| 2008/2009 | P | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 44 | 3 |
| 2007/2008 | P | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 39 | 2 |
| 2006/2007 | P | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 83 | 40 | 2 |
| 2005/2006 | P | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 50 | 1 |
| 2004/2005 | P | 38 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 57 | 1 |
| 2003/2004 | P | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 37 | 2 |
| 2002/2003 | P | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 30 | 4 |
| 2001/2002 | P | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 28 | 6 |
