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Fulham 0-0 Chelsea (VIDEO)
Written by Administrator    Tuesday, 15 February 2011 08:42    PDF Print E-mail
Chelsea dominated for long spells but emerged with a draw only after a late Fulham penalty miss at Craven Cottage.

Petr Cech saved an injury-time Clint Dempsey penalty to earn Chelsea a 0-0 draw at Fulham on Monday after Fernando Torres had missed a host of chances to open his account for the Blues.

Struggling Torres was replaced by Didier Drogba after 70 frustrating minutes but in the end Chelsea were happy to escape with a point.

Another Chelsea new boy, David Luiz, was adjudged to have felled Dempsey, but the American saw his spot-kick parried by Cech and then blasted the rebound over the bar.

The point leaves Chelsea 12 points behind leaders Manchester United and two behind Tottenham Hotspur in the final Champions League qualifying spot.

 


 
 
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Ancelotti ponders striker puzzle
Written by Administrator    Monday, 14 February 2011 10:23    PDF Print E-mail
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti plans to rotate his three frontline strikers in the future.

But first the Italian wants to find a way to incorporate them all in the same team.

Ancelotti bought himself a £50m conundrum when he broke the British transfer record to sign Fernando Torres from Liverpool, with the Spaniard joining Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in the Chelsea ranks.

Torres' debut, a 1-0 defeat by his former team-mates, saw him paired with Drogba in attack with Anelka playing a less familiar creative role behind the front two.

It looked an uncomfortable fit for the Frenchman, while Torres was replaced after 65 unremarkable minutes.

Ancelotti does not plan on fielding the trio every week but believes it is his duty as a coach to make it work when he does, starting at Fulham on Monday night.

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"We have to use the time we have (to help them gel)," he said,

"We will try again this week because we have some time. Step by step we will try to find the right solution to put them together.

"I think my aim as a coach is to try and find a better solution with the players we have in the squad. They are fantastic strikers and we have to do everything we can to make them play."

He continued: "Sometimes I will choose one player or the other because in the future we will have important games.

"I think rotation of the players will be important and I want to use rotation in the next few games.

"We have important aims to reach in the future, some players will need to rest and recover."

The Italian also backed Torres to rediscover the top form he showed only intermittently for Liverpool over the last year.

"We found Torres in good condition. He doesn't have a problem. Last week was obviously a busy week for him and this week he has had an international match, but he doesn't have a problem showing his quality," he said.

 

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Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Everton
Written by Administrator    Sunday, 13 February 2011 23:10    PDF Print E-mail
Bolton Wanderers eased to a 2-0 win over Everton at the Reebok Stadium.

Daniel Sturridge gave Bolton a shot in the arm with his third goal in three matches to ensure the Trotters beat Everton 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium.

The England Under-21 striker extended their lead in the 67th minute with a rasping drive after a flick-on by Lee Chung-yong.

Gary Cahill had opened the scoring in the 10th minute when his header was deflected in by Everton defender John Heitinga.

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Sunderland 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Written by Administrator    Sunday, 13 February 2011 15:24    PDF Print E-mail
Niko Kranjcar scored the winner as Tottenham Hotspur came back from behind to beat Sunderland.

Kranjcar proved Tottenham's match-winner for the second successive week as the north London club recovered from going a goal down.

The Croatia international thumped home a 57th-minute volley to snatch all three points at the Stadium of Light after Michael Dawson had cancelled out the Black Cats' lead a minute before the break.

Asamoah Gyan had put Sunderland ahead with his 10th goal of the season after 11 minutes, but Spurs rallied to claim a victory which sent them back into the Barclays Premier League's top four.

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Liverpool 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Written by Administrator    Sunday, 13 February 2011 15:06    PDF Print E-mail
Wigan Athletic came back from behind to salvage a point against Liverpool at Anfield.

The result brought Liverpool's four-match winning run to an end.

Raul Meireles continued his impressing goalscoring spree with a fifth in six matches in the first half.

However, the hosts failed to press home their advantage and in the 65th minute Steve Gohouri became the first player in five matches to score past Jose Reina to secure a point.

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