Blackburn Rovers against Chelsea

Mikel comes on for Makelele

McCarthy beaten to the ball. Wright-Phillips is knocked over by Neill

Chelsea just winding down the clock, great run by Bentley and he's unlucky not to force a corner.

Blackburn trynig to attack but they look tired

Chelsea look comfortable now with a two-goal cushion

Bentley fires a shot near post, just misses.

Reid curls a free kick from 25 yards, well saved by Cech who palms it over the bar

Wright-Phillips comes on for Shevchenko

Blackburn can consider themselves unlucky, but Chelsea have been clinical

A harsh lesson for Ooijer, but good strength and good sportsmanship by Drogba

GOAL. Drogba put through and could have gone down under Ooijer's challenge. He stands up and smashes the ball past Friedal into the roof of the net

Chelsea are defending well, but Blackburn are making a decent contest of this match

Roberts is well tackled by Bridge

Drogba played through, bundles over the defender and smashes his shot against him for a corner

Essien doesn't find Drogba's run and Roberts picks it up. Lucas Neill drives in a shot that had Cech well beaten, it just curves round the post.

Gallagher's ball in is far too high and too close to Cech

Chelsea defend well, but Blackburn win back possession.

Emerton finds himself in acres of space, but Cech comes out to clear well

Shevchenko waiting in the centre as Bridge breaks, doesn't get near it

Ooijer had a free header from the six yard box. Just gets ahead of it and sends it over the bar. Good chance to make amends for the penalty he gave away

Carvalho had a hold of Roberts' shirt in the area, no penalty. Savage swings a free kick and Cech claws it away from under his crossbar

McCarthy tries a neat flick, but Blackburn need more than that. Emerton dispossesses Shevchenko

Shevchenko slips and loses the ball. Neill sends in a long throw, Roberts can't control it.

Good long throw, but Carvalho does enough to clear

Paul Gallagher comes on for Pedersen

Long ball from Pedersen finds no-one again

Roberts can't control it. Shevchenko nearly finds space, Blackburn tidy up

Shevchenko looks like he was held back as he tried to break free, no foul. Blackburn switch the play and Bentley crosses.

Roberts barges Terry over, no foul. Chelsea look to control the midfield. Makelele is booked for pulling back Savage

Bentley plays it in and Cech claws the ball off the head of McCarthy. Hughes is angry on the touchline

Carvalho finds himself up front, but nothing comes of his charge

Bentley running at the defence, fouled again. Savage plays it short, and Blackburn force a corner.

Blackburn lacking numbers up front again. Shevchenko finds space on the left and slides it across the six yard box, no-one there to meet it

Drogba bundles Ooijer over. He looks like he wants a goal

Essien nearly runs onto a good ball. Blackburn aren't threatening since the penalty

Drogba fails to find Shevchenko or Lampard who were free in the middle.

Makelele looks to have elbowed McCarthy, but it was just a tangle of arms. McCarthy is down injured.

Terry battles for the ball in the corner. Essien smashes a shot over the bar, but was offside

Drogba on for Kalou

Kalou breaks and strikes a shot against Ooijer

Wonderful crossfield ball by Neill. Bentley crosses to McCarthy who brings it down and forces an incredible save by Cech

Good defending by Makelele. Drogba looks ready to come on

More indecision in the Blackburn defence. This time Kalou nearly sneaks past, Friedal just clears in the nick of time

Pedersen strikes a woeful cross into the crowd

Ooijer needs to compose himeself. Roberts picks up the ball but he's all on his own up front. Bentley swings a cross in, well taken by Cech

Ooijer nearly lets Shevchenko in with a moment of indecision. Cleared by Blackburn

Pedersen meets the corner on the volley. Smashes it well over the bar

Makelele gets the ball away at the near post. Blackburn corner

GOAL. Lampard steps up and slots it to the keeper's right. Just sneaks under Friedal's dive

PENALTY. Ooijer drags Terry down from the free kick and gets a yellow card

Chelsea playing it around the defence, good hassling by Blackburn. Savage and Ballack having words after a foul by the Welshman

Blackburn easing into the second half. Bentley looking to continue his good form

Blackburn kick off

Half time

Kalou again tries to bend one, but it is easily gathered in by Friedal

Bentley with another fantastic crossfield ball. No strikers again in the six yard box for Blackburn, the defenders were split

Essien breaks, Kalou nearly put through but Ooijer tidies up well

Bridge hacks it out of play.

So far Blackburn have looked strong and Chelsea haven't made it work for them yet

Mourinho is prowling on the touchline looking very unhappy, he wanted a penalty

Chance for Chelsea, Lampard slips it through and Kalou goes down. No pen

Shevchenko slips and loses out to Neill. Savage tidies up in midfield.

Chelsea fans looking pretty unhappy.

Pedersen hits it straight at McCarthy who can't control it. Goal kick

Ballack hits it, but goes well over the bar

Essien gets free and turns inside Emerton who brings him down on the edge of the box. Free kick in a dangerous position

Chelsea getting more confident and spreading the ball around, Kalou is caught offside

Chelsea lose possession again, they're not keeping the ball well at all. Bentley loses it cheaply, Shevchenko gets onto it and shoots hard. Friedal saves and spills, just grabs it before Kalou.

Essien hits a snap shot, Bentley breaks and hits a long ball, too long though

Ballack is dropping deep to try and control the play. but it suits Blackburn because he's miles from the goal

Bentley looking lively down the right wing. Chelsea have yet to get into their stride.

Pedersen caught offside, he was looking right down the line though, should have done better

Ballack wriggles free and shoots, great block by Ooijer

Pedersen gets a bit of luck and is totally free on the left, skies his cross when he really should have done a lot better

Ooijer does well down the left, no handball given against Essien. Lampard wastes the ball again, it's not happening for them yet

McCarthy showing some good skill, but can't quite penetrate the Chelsea defence.

Kalou beaten to the ball by Neill. Blackburn break and Bentley tries to send McCarthy away

Bentley does well to get space and bends a great ball in, where are the Blackburn strikers?

Shevchenko does well to control the ball and blasts a shot well wide

Essien smashes into Savage as they both go for a 50-50. Savage thinks he was elbowed, and he may have been. Savage gets a yellow for recklessness

Roberts doesn't win a corner. Chelsea try to clear but lose possession again

Savage is hounding Ballack and Lampard. Reid spreads the play across to Roberts who tries to turn in the box

Blackburn really hassling Chelsea in midfield. Pedersen swnigs a cross in, Terry clears

Bentley fires it back towards goal after a corner is cleared, but it goes way into the stands

Pedersen lines it up. Deflects off the wall, Cech is completely beaten but it flies an inch over the bar

Bentley fouled by Kalou in a good position. Blackburn could be dangerous from here

Dreadful ball from Reid goes out of touch.

Lampard tries to thread it through for Shevchenko, but it is cut out

Pederson swings in the cross, headed wide

Cech nearly lets the ball over his head from a long clearance but gathers well under pressure from Roberts

Dodgy pass back, nearly lets Kalou through. Friedal just about gets away with his clearance

Bad ball from Pederson trying to get McCarty through

Bentley nearly makes it through. Reid does some good work in midfield, Kalou is bustled off the ball and fouls Emerton

Essien picks it up and shoots, deflected again and Chelsea get a corner

Welcome to the Premiership Mr Ballack. Blackburn haven't been troubled by Chelsea as yet

Lampard wastes the corner. Savage clatters into Ballack, no yellow card though

Essien bullied off the ball, but Shevchenko picks it up and shoots from way out. Deflected for a corner

Cech clears under pressure. Reid and Savage are controlling the midfield so far. Ballack fouls

Blackburn are competing with the champions

Friedal clears. Savage blasts the ball way over the bar

Shevchenko can't get on the end of a long ball, Savage looking fiesty already with a few challenges

McCarthy fouls Makelele

Lucas Neill shepherds the ball out of play. Looks like an even contest so far

Essien blast a shot wide

Essien doesn't find Drogba's run and Roberts picks it up. Lucas Neill drives in a shot that had Cech well beaten, it just curves round the post.

Gallagher's ball in is far too high and too close to Cech

Chelsea defend well, but Blackburn win back possession.

Emerton finds himself in acres of space, but Cech comes out to clear well

Shevchenko waiting in the centre as Bridge breaks, doesn't get near it

Ooijer had a free header from the six yard box. Just gets ahead of it and sends it over the bar. Good chance to make amends for the penalty he gave away

Carvalho had a hold of Roberts' shirt in the area, no penalty. Savage swings a free kick and Cech claws it away from under his crossbar

McCarthy tries a neat flick, but Blackburn need more than that. Emerton dispossesses Shevchenko

Shevchenko slips and loses the ball. Neill sends in a long throw, Roberts can't control it.

Good long throw, but Carvalho does enough to clear

Paul Gallagher comes on for Pedersen

Long ball from Pedersen finds no-one again

Roberts can't control it. Shevchenko nearly finds space, Blackburn tidy up

Shevchenko looks like he was held back as he tried to break free, no foul. Blackburn switch the play and Bentley crosses.

Roberts barges Terry over, no foul. Chelsea look to control the midfield. Makelele is booked for pulling back Savage

Bentley plays it in and Cech claws the ball off the head of McCarthy. Hughes is angry on the touchline

Carvalho finds himself up front, but nothing comes of his charge

Bentley running at the defence, fouled again. Savage plays it short, and Blackburn force a corner.

Blackburn lacking numbers up front again. Shevchenko finds space on the left and slides it across the six yard box, no-one there to meet it

Drogba bundles Ooijer over. He looks like he wants a goal

Essien nearly runs onto a good ball. Blackburn aren't threatening since the penalty

Drogba fails to find Shevchenko or Lampard who were free in the middle.

Makelele looks to have elbowed McCarthy, but it was just a tangle of arms. McCarthy is down injured.

Terry battles for the ball in the corner. Essien smashes a shot over the bar, but was offside

Drogba on for Kalou

Kalou breaks and strikes a shot against Ooijer

Wonderful crossfield ball by Neill. Bentley crosses to McCarthy who brings it down and forces an incredible save by Cech

Good defending by Makelele. Drogba looks ready to come on

More indecision in the Blackburn defence. This time Kalou nearly sneaks past, Friedal just clears in the nick of time

Pedersen strikes a woeful cross into the crowd

Ooijer needs to compose himeself. Roberts picks up the ball but he's all on his own up front. Bentley swings a cross in, well taken by Cech

Ooijer nearly lets Shevchenko in with a moment of indecision. Cleared by Blackburn

Pedersen meets the corner on the volley. Smashes it well over the bar

Makelele gets the ball away at the near post. Blackburn corner

GOAL. Lampard steps up and slots it to the keeper's right. Just sneaks under Friedal's dive

PENALTY. Ooijer drags Terry down from the free kick and gets a yellow card

Chelsea playing it around the defence, good hassling by Blackburn. Savage and Ballack having words after a foul by the Welshman

Blackburn easing into the second half. Bentley looking to continue his good form

Blackburn kick off

Half time

Kalou again tries to bend one, but it is easily gathered in by Friedal

Bentley with another fantastic crossfield ball. No strikers again in the six yard box for Blackburn, the defenders were split

Essien breaks, Kalou nearly put through but Ooijer tidies up well

Bridge hacks it out of play.

So far Blackburn have looked strong and Chelsea haven't made it work for them yet

Mourinho is prowling on the touchline looking very unhappy, he wanted a penalty

Chance for Chelsea, Lampard slips it through and Kalou goes down. No pen

Shevchenko slips and loses out to Neill. Savage tidies up in midfield.

Chelsea fans looking pretty unhappy.

Pedersen hits it straight at McCarthy who can't control it. Goal kick

Ballack hits it, but goes well over the bar

Essien gets free and turns inside Emerton who brings him down on the edge of the box. Free kick in a dangerous position

Chelsea getting more confident and spreading the ball around, Kalou is caught offside

Chelsea lose possession again, they're not keeping the ball well at all. Bentley loses it cheaply, Shevchenko gets onto it and shoots hard. Friedal saves and spills, just grabs it before Kalou.

Essien hits a snap shot, Bentley breaks and hits a long ball, too long though

Ballack is dropping deep to try and control the play. but it suits Blackburn because he's miles from the goal

Bentley looking lively down the right wing. Chelsea have yet to get into their stride.

Pedersen caught offside, he was looking right down the line though, should have done better

Ballack wriggles free and shoots, great block by Ooijer

Pedersen gets a bit of luck and is totally free on the left, skies his cross when he really should have done a lot better

Ooijer does well down the left, no handball given against Essien. Lampard wastes the ball again, it's not happening for them yet

McCarthy showing some good skill, but can't quite penetrate the Chelsea defence.

Kalou beaten to the ball by Neill. Blackburn break and Bentley tries to send McCarthy away

Bentley does well to get space and bends a great ball in, where are the Blackburn strikers?

Shevchenko does well to control the ball and blasts a shot well wide

Essien smashes into Savage as they both go for a 50-50. Savage thinks he was elbowed, and he may have been. Savage gets a yellow for recklessness

Roberts doesn't win a corner. Chelsea try to clear but lose possession again

Savage is hounding Ballack and Lampard. Reid spreads the play across to Roberts who tries to turn in the box

Blackburn really hassling Chelsea in midfield. Pedersen swnigs a cross in, Terry clears

Bentley fires it back towards goal after a corner is cleared, but it goes way into the stands

Pedersen lines it up. Deflects off the wall, Cech is completely beaten but it flies an inch over the bar

Bentley fouled by Kalou in a good position. Blackburn could be dangerous from here

Dreadful ball from Reid goes out of touch.

Lampard tries to thread it through for Shevchenko, but it is cut out

Pederson swings in the cross, headed wide

Cech nearly lets the ball over his head from a long clearance but gathers well under pressure from Roberts

Dodgy pass back, nearly lets Kalou through. Friedal just about gets away with his clearance

Bad ball from Pederson trying to get McCarty through

Bentley nearly makes it through. Reid does some good work in midfield, Kalou is bustled off the ball and fouls Emerton

Essien picks it up and shoots, deflected again and Chelsea get a corner

Welcome to the Premiership Mr Ballack. Blackburn haven't been troubled by Chelsea as yet

Lampard wastes the corner. Savage clatters into Ballack, no yellow card though

Essien bullied off the ball, but Shevchenko picks it up and shoots from way out. Deflected for a corner

Cech clears under pressure. Reid and Savage are controlling the midfield so far. Ballack fouls

Blackburn are competing with the champions

Friedal clears. Savage blasts the ball way over the bar

Shevchenko can't get on the end of a long ball, Savage looking fiesty already with a few challenges

McCarthy fouls Makelele

Lucas Neill shepherds the ball out of play. Looks like an even contest so far

Essien blast a shot wide