Chelsea have drawn Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa in the semi finals of the FA Cup.
The Blues overcame Stoke City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the previous round thanks to goals from Frank Lampard and John Terry, whilst Villa came from 2-0 down to triumph over the conquerors of Liverpool and Burnley; Reading.
Chelsea 2-0 Stoke
Frank Lampard and John Terry scored to set up a Wembley showdown with Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
Having surrendered their lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to wins for Arsenal and Manchester United yesterday afternoon, Chelsea have added another Wembley date to their fixture list pile-up thanks to goals from Frank Lampard and under-fire captain John Terry.
Chelsea 2-4 Man City
Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City became the first team to beat Chelsea at home in 16 months.
The Argentine scored a stoppage time equaliser at the end of the first half for Roberto Mancini’s side after a catalogue of errors from the hosts, only moments after Frank Lampard had given the Blues the lead.
Esteban Cambiasso’s second-half winner gave José Mourinho’s Internazionale a precious first leg lead over previous club Chelsea.
Diego Milito had given the hosts the lead with just three minutes on the clock to give Inter a dream start, but Salomon Kalou curled home a superb equaliser to hand Chelsea a potentially precious away goal.
Wolves 0-2 Chelsea
Didier Drogba scored twice to earn Chelsea a crucial victory in the Premier League title race.
With defending champions Manchester United beaten 3-1 at Goodison Park by an in-form Everton side, Chelsea were presented with an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table to four points.
Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff
Didier Drogba inspired Chelsea to a comfortable victory over Cardiff City.
The Ivorian striker scored his 23rd goal of the season with just two minutes on the clock to give Chelsea a deserved early lead. But there were elements of complacency in Chelsea’s play throughout the first half, and it came as little surprise when the tenacity of the visiting side was rewarded when Michael Chopra headed past Henrique Hilario.
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Didier Drogba scored a quick-fire brace to hand Chelsea the three points in a keenly-fought London derby.
The Ivorian poked home from close range after just seven minutes to give Chelsea the lead before capping off a fine counter-attack with a lethal finish inside the area.
When Fabio Capello took the England captaincy away from John Terry on a frost-bitten Friday afternoon in early February, a lot of people did not know how to react.
Some were happy, with allegations of the player’s private life being revealed through media tabloids written by self-righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites.