Middlesbrough vs Chelsea
Match pulse
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Who won: Chelsea 1-0
Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1-0 on Saturday, September 25, 2004 at The Riverside Stadium. Goals for Chelsea: Didier Drogba (81').
Play by play
- 90'
It was far from a vintage Premiership encounter, but Chelsea again did what was required and probably deserve the 1-0 victory which takes them, for now, to the top of the table
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And there's goes the final whistle - another win and another clean sheet for Chelsea
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Doriva sends Tiago to the dek, free-kick inside the Boro half
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Now Downing fires off-target from distance
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Time's ticking away for Middlesbrough, no real sign of a leveller
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Two minutes to be added
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Corner to Chelsea. Lampard goes over to the left and delivers, Boateng heads clear at the near post
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Southgate fires harmlessly wide from 25 yards - Southgate?
- 89'
Morrison shows fine skill on the right flank and delivers into the biox - Carvalho clears
- 88'
Chelsea look to tighten up and secure the win by bringing on defender Robert Huth for Damien Duff
- 87'
Kezman fires a wild shot wide from the edge of the box
- 86'
Boro are trying to find a away through, but it looks to be a fruitless task
- 85'
Downing does well on the left but his cross only finds the side netting
- 84'
With Boro now playing with only one striker on the pitch it looks a real struggle to get anything from this game against the Premiership's best defence
- 83'
Finally Drogba has shown why he's in the team, his second Premiership goal for the London side
- 82'
It's a superbly worked goal by Chelsea, straight from the training ground. Lampard's drilled low ball was met by Drogba on the penalty spot, who sidefooted the ball past goal with power. Schwarzer, diving to his left, got a hand to the ball but couldn't keep it out
- 81'
GOAL!!!!!
- 81'
Queudrue fells Ferreira, free-kick just outside the box on the right. Boro have everyone back as Lampard stand over the ball. He drills the ball across the box towards the penalty spot...
- 80'
Again Schwarzer saves, this time from Kezman who's turn and shot was straight at the goalkeeper
- 79'
Schwarzer gets down to save Carvalho's deflected shot from some distance
- 78'
With Boro now packing the midfield they clearly will be happy with the draw. Can they break down Boro late in the game?
- 77'
Boro make their third and final change, with Mark Viduka being replaced by young star James Morrison. Boro move to 4-5-1 with Morrison dropping into midfield
- 76'
Tiago's shot from the edge of the box is blocked and it's a corner to Chelsea. Lampard takes from the left, Schwarzer punches clear
- 75'
Duff trues to turn and is tripped by Boateng
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Drogba heads way, way wide when picked out by Duff unmarked eight yards from goal - another poor, poor effort from the £24million(!) man
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