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Chelsea vs Arsenal, 1st Leg

Premier League
Chelsea
CHE
1-1
Final
Arsenal
ARS
1st Leg
Stamford Bridge
TV: Fubo

Final score

Chelsea and Arsenal drew 1-1 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Eidur Gudjohnsen (53'). Goals for Arsenal: Robert Pires (59').

Play by play

  1. 90'

    It's not all over yet, but Chelsea now have to score at Highbury and hope they can overcome their hoodoo against Arsene Wenger's glory hunting Gunners

  2. 90'

    Desailly will regret his stupid first booking - which eventually led to a red after the challenge on Vieira - which in the end has ruled him out of the return leg

  3. 90'

    There wasn't a great deal of goal mouth action, and Arsenal would certainly have taken this scoreline before kick-off

  4. 90'

    The 1-1 scoreline was a fair reflection, but Chelsea will regret letting Arsenal grab a leveller when they were well on top

  5. 90'

    There goes the final whistle

  6. 90'

    Bridge crosses for Crespo, but his flicked effort is easy for Lehmann

  7. 90'

    Edu blocks off Joe Cole and gives away the free-kick

  8. 90'

    Three minutes to be added on

  9. 90'

    Henry's cross to Gilberto is intercepted and headed clear by Terry

  10. 89'

    Chelsea have struggled to really create throughout, but they will have to at Highbury in the return

  11. 88'

    Chelsea will be desperate to hold on to this with their ten men - they can't afford to go to Highbury with a defeat, and two away goals to make up

  12. 87'

    Corner to Chelsea. Duff takes again from the right, this time going short to Makelele - his cross is headed clear

  13. 86'

    Chelsea make a change, sacrificing Eidur Gudjohnsen for Mario Melchiot

  14. 85'

    Pires feeds Henry, his shot on the turn is easy for Ambrosio down low

  15. 84'

    Desailly brings down Vieira as he looks to burst through - the Frenchman has just been booked and he's off! Two yellows for Desailly and how must now regret knocking the ball out of Lehmann's hand

  16. 83'

    Gudjohnsen bursts forward, but takes it too far rather then look to release - Toure stays strong to make yet another fine challenge

  17. 82'

    Lehmann tries to throw it long - Desailly cheekily puts a hand on the ball to force the error and gets a yellow card for his troubles

  18. 81'

    Chelsea win two corners in quick succession - and finally the ball lands in the arms of Lehmann

  19. 80'

    Duff's cross flicks off the head of Toure for Gudjohnsen at the back stick, his shot is blocked by Pires for the corner

  20. 79'

    Duff takes it but this time it's Vieira who heads away - again Chelsea fail to find one of their own men

  21. 78'

    Crespo sees his shot deflected behind for a corner, Chelsea need some quality now

  22. 77'

    Another change for Arsenal now, Jose Antonio Reyes comes on for Freddie Ljungberg

  23. 76'

    Chelsea are trying hard for a second, but seem to lack that cutting edge to really open up the Arsenal rearguard

  24. 75'

    Duff takes the corner himself, only for Campbell to head clear with ease

  25. 74'

    Lauren is caught out by Lampard, who swicthes it to Duff. The Irishman tries to get to the byline but has to settle for the corner off Toure

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