Chelsea 2 Birmingham City 0 matchcentre
Statistics from the match played between the two on Saturday, 31st December 2005
| Competition: Barclays Premiership Date: Saturday, 31st December 2005 Kick off: 13:00 Venue: Stamford Bridge | ||||
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Chelsea
Crespo 25
Robben 43 |
2 - 0 | Birmingham C.
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| Match Finished | ||||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Cech | 7 |
| 13 | William Gallas | 7 |
| 20 | Paulo Ferreira | 6 |
| 26 | John Terry | 7 |
| 6 | Ricardo Carvalho | 7 |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | 6 |
| 5 | Michael Essien (Makelele 76) | 7 |
| 10 | Joe Cole | 7 |
| 22 | Eidur Gudjohnsen | 8 |
| 16 | Arjen Robben (Wright-Phillips 60) | 7 |
| 9 | Hernán Crespo (Drogba 70) | 7 |
| Substitutes | ||
| 23 | Carlo Cudicini | |
| 2 | Glen Johnson | |
| 24 | Shaun Wright-Phillips (Robben 60) | 6 |
| 4 | Claude Makelele (Essien 76) | |
| 15 | Didier Drogba (Crespo 70) | 6 |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maik Taylor | 7 |
| 2 | Martin Taylor | 7 |
| 4 | Kenny Cunningham | 6 |
| 5 | Matthew Upson (Tebily 12) | |
| 21 | Julian Gray | 7 |
| 20 | Nicky Butt | 7 |
| 25 | Stephen Clemence (Kilkenny 60) | 7 |
| 22 | Damien Johnson | 7 |
| 7 | Jermaine Pennant | 7 |
| 16 | Emile Heskey (Birley 65) | 6 |
| 8 | Walter Pandiani | 7 |
| Substitutes | ||
| 18 | Nico Vaesen | |
| 26 | Olivier Tebily (Upson 12) | 6 |
| 31 | Marcos Painter | |
| 15 | Neil Kilkenny (Clemence 60) | 6 |
| 36 | Mathew Birley (Heskey 65) | 6 |
| 12 | Goal Attempts | 9 |
| 8 | On Target | 3 |
| 3 | Off Target | 6 |
| 1 | Hit Woodwork | 0 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Mike Dean | 40,652 |
| Chelsea cards shown | ||
|---|---|---|
| 66 mins | Michael Essien | Unsporting behaviour |
| Birmingham C. cards shown | ||
| none | ||
| Sorry, there is no commentary available for this match |
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