First half, we gave Chelsea a run for their money, we created chances but the shots we had were so easy for Cech to grasp hold of. We didn't allow Chelsea to get out of first gear, although they were pressing but the very few chances they had was thwarted by Marcus Hahnemann. But they did take the lead when Yuri Zhirkov pulled the ball back for Florent Malouda to tap in. But even after the goal, we looked threatening and we went in at half-time encouraged.
Second half saw the debut of Stephen Hunt and straight away he made a difference, almost scoring with a diving header only to be cleared off the line by Michael Essien. There was a bit more to come from Hunt as he was pegging Chelsea more and more back and a equaliser was more than certainly on the cards but our chances of a great draw was dashed by a great triangle move started by Salomon Kalou, who passed to Didier Drogba for Michael Essien to tee up Kalou to make it 2-0.
This is a performance that should set a standard for the rest of the season and get the team to start believing.
'Grobs'
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