Chelsea vs Arsenal
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Chelsea and Arsenal drew 0-0 on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Stamford Bridge.
Play by play
- 92'
FULL TIME: Chelsea remain 11 points clear of Arsenal after a stalemate at Stamford Bridge. A bright game, but both defences were on top throughout.
- 91'
Lampard stands over the ball. The England man steps over the ball, Drogba hits it, but the ball flies a yard over the bar. Disappointing effort.
- 90'
SUB: Jarosik on, Gudjohnsen off. Pires is booked for bringing down a Chelsea man on the edge of the box. Free-kick in a very dangerous spot. Play is held up for the substitution adding to the tension.
- 89'
Reyes is booked for diving, though replays show he was caught by Johnson. Ridiculous booking. Perhaps it will be recinded later in the week.
- 88'
I guess a point would suit Chelsea more than Arsenal, though the home side will want to win the title in style rather than edging home with 0-0 stalemates.
- 87'
I'm not sure that Aliadiere or Van Persie have even touched the ball since they came on. How disappointing for them.
- 86'
Johnson lofts a long free-kick forward, but the linesman spots Drogba a yard off-side and play is halted. Sloppy from the Chelsea striker.
- 85'
The game is ending very tamely. Chelsea are just minutes away from equalling Arsenal's Premiership record for clean sheets in a season: 23.
- 84'
SUB: Duff off, Kezman on. Mourinho goes looking for a late goal.
- 83'
Ashley Cole looks a little disgusted as Johnson attempts to out-skill him on the right wing. Cole simply sticks out a boot and nicks the ball out of play.
- 81'
Aliadiere gives the ball away, but then shows good maturity to track back and tackle Gudjohnsen down in the corner.
- 80'
SUB: Fabregas off, Aliadiere on. Wenger throws caution to the wind and sends on both his attacking substitutes. Reyes has gone left wing, Pires right.
- 78'
SUBS: Van Persie on for Bergkamp for Arsenal, Tiago on for Cole for Chelsea. Joe Cole looks disappointed as he trudges off.
- 77'
Chelsea win a free-kick, 35-yards out. Lampard strikes it with some power, but Lehmann watches as it drifts a yard or so wide of the post.
- 76'
Pires cuts inside from his position on the left wing, but his right-foot shot from the edge of the area is weak and straight at Cech.
- 75'
Both sides prepare to make substitutions.
- 74'
Johnson's cross is deflected goalwards, but Lehmann is over quickly to collect. Arsenal have defended well in the last twenty minutes or so, but Chelsea will continue to press until the final whistle. Of that, I'm sure.
- 73'
The game is drifting a little at the moment; Chelsea are doing their best to inject some live in to the match, but Arsenal seem content with a point.
- 72'
Vieira earns a little chat with Referee Bennett, who deems his foul on Gudjohnsen was worthy of a booking. It wasn't, but who am I to argue? My opinion carries no weight.
- 70'
Gilberto's lofted pass in to the area finds Reyes, but his control lets him down a little and his cross in to the middle is over-hit.
- 69'
Senderos does well to hold off Drogba. It's been an absorbing match, without ever being exciting. A little like a Clint Eastwood film, perhaps.
- 68'
Fabregas loses his footing as he prepares to send over a cross.
- 66'
Arsenal have lacked a certain penetration without Ljungberg and Henry. Wenger looks a little confused on the touchline, like a man in the perfume section of a department store.
- 65'
Terry breaks up an Arsenal attack, then continues his run forward. He's found by Lampard's through ball, but flagged off-side.
- 64'
Johnson and Duff combine down the right, but Duff slips as he breaks in to the area. Gallas then scuffs a cross in to the middle, Drogba dummies, but Lampard places his shot inches wide of the post.
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