17th Apr 2010, In Match Reports, by Alex Hinsley
Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea
Chelsea’s title ambitions took a massive blow thanks to goals from Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale as Tottenham won a crucial London derby.
Tottenham took a deserved lead when Defoe blasted home after John Terry had hand-balled in the area, and Gareth Bale then scored a second to effectively seal the victory before half-time.
15th Apr 2010, In Match Reports, by Alex Hinsley
Nicolas Anelka scored the only goal as Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League.
The Frenchman scored his 13th goal of the season to settle a tense encounter with Owen Coyle’s side, who had two penalty shouts turned down during a frantic match that has consequences at both ends of the table.
10th Apr 2010, In Match Reports, by Alex Hinsley
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
An efficient second half performance earned Chelsea a place in the FA Cup final after thrashing Aston Villa at Wembley.
Just a fortnight after the impressive 7-1 mauling of Martin O’Neill’s side at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea overcame Aston Villa once more to earn themselves the opportunity to make a successful defence of the FA Cup in the final on May 15.
3rd Apr 2010, In Match Reports, by Alex Hinsley
Man Utd 1-2 Chelsea
Didier Drogba scored a deserved winner as Chelsea opened up a two point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Joe Cole put Chelsea ahead with a sumptuous backheel after magnificent approach play by the in-form Florent Malouda. Both teams then had good penalty shouts turned down by referee Mike Dean before Drogba eventually fired home the winning goal in controversial circumstances.
28th Mar 2010, In Match Reports, by Alex Hinsley
Chelsea 7-1 Aston Villa
Chelsea threw down the gauntlet to Manchester United with a stunning demolition of Aston Villa.
The Blues took an early lead when Frank Lampard slid in at the far post to convert Florent Malouda’s cross, but John Carew soon equalised for Martin O’Neill’s side. However as the interval loomed, Yuri Zhirkov was hacked down by James Collins and Lampard emphatically lashed the resultant penalty beyond Brad Friedel.
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Didier Drogba, No.11
Didier was born in Abidjan, the largest city within his homeland, but spent a lot of his childhood in France with his uncle. Due to the problems within the Ivory Coast, he permanently moved here. With his uncle being an ex-footballer for small teams in France, Didier started playing the game at a young age. He first joined a team however when his parents joined him in France....
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