Premier League Match Report: Chelsea vs http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 – Part 1
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 up front.
The manager however didn’t feel the need to give Juan Mata any break, as he was starting for the team once again.
The match kicked off with Chelsea taking the game to Everton early on and seemed to be in complete control of the game.
However, as the game progressed, it seemed like both the teams were feeling the pressure of the international break, as neither side looked to put their foot on the accelerator and take to the offensive.
In the 31st minute, Chelsea continued to dominate possession as the ball fell to Mata. The winger then played a ball over the top towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 and the defender went on to play a brilliant looping cross across the face of the goal. With
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Howard-c35095 stranded, Sturridge zipped past the Everton backline and nodded the ball into the back of an empty net.
Soon after the game resumed with Chelsea controlling the game and Everton failing to keep up with the home side.
As the game headed into the stoppage time after the opening forty five minutes were nearing an end, Chelsea were awarded a free kick in a dangerous area. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 stepped up to take the dead ball and went on to curl in a brilliant delivery which curled
towards the back post. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 rose the highest to meet the flight of the ball and the Chelsea captain sent the ball into the back of the net on his three hundred and fiftieth appearance for the Blues.
Soon after the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half and Chelsea headed into the break looking the happier of the two teams.
Everton needed to re-think their strategy because Chelsea were dominating the game and looked certain to pick up all three points from the game.
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