Middlesbrough against Chelsea

Morrison shows fine skill on the right flank and delivers into the biox - Carvalho clears

Chelsea look to tighten up and secure the win by bringing on defender Robert Huth for Damien Duff

Kezman fires a wild shot wide from the edge of the box

Boro are trying to find a away through, but it looks to be a fruitless task

Downing does well on the left but his cross only finds the side netting

With Boro now playing with only one striker on the pitch it looks a real struggle to get anything from this game against the Premiership's best defence

Finally Drogba has shown why he's in the team, his second Premiership goal for the London side

It's a superbly worked goal by Chelsea, straight from the training ground. Lampard's drilled low ball was met by Drogba on the penalty spot, who sidefooted the ball past goal with power. Schwarzer, diving to his left, got a hand to the ball but couldn't keep it out

GOAL!!!!!

Queudrue fells Ferreira, free-kick just outside the box on the right. Boro have everyone back as Lampard stand over the ball. He drills the ball across the box towards the penalty spot...

Again Schwarzer saves, this time from Kezman who's turn and shot was straight at the goalkeeper

Schwarzer gets down to save Carvalho's deflected shot from some distance

With Boro now packing the midfield they clearly will be happy with the draw. Can they break down Boro late in the game?

Boro make their third and final change, with Mark Viduka being replaced by young star James Morrison. Boro move to 4-5-1 with Morrison dropping into midfield

Tiago's shot from the edge of the box is blocked and it's a corner to Chelsea. Lampard takes from the left, Schwarzer punches clear

Duff trues to turn and is tripped by Boateng

Drogba heads way, way wide when picked out by Duff unmarked eight yards from goal - another poor, poor effort from the £24million(!) man

Downing gets another chance to cross, this time Cech shows great command of his penalty area to claim

Good work down the left by Boro, Downing swings in the cross.... way too deep

Kezman finds himself in acres of space down the right and gets to the byline - and such is the story of this game the cross is poor and behind the forward players

It comes back into the box, Drogba heads it on and Schwarzer is forced to make a smart save following a good turn and shot from Lampard

Corner to Chelsea. It comes in from the left from Lampard, Carvalho looks to head in back across goal only for a defender to clear

Schwarzer is again first to the ball to collect the cross of Kezman

Boro also make a change - substitute Joseph-Desire Job is injured himself now meaning he has to be replaced by Stewart Downing

Double change for Chelsea, with Cardoso Tiago and Mateja Kezman replacing Eidur Gudjohnsen and the red-card threatening Alexei Smertin

Drogba does Southgate for pace to get into the area - the former England man shows his experience to get back and make the tackle, corner though

Smertin holds back Job this time, the Russian is spoken to by the ref - next time he will surely see red

Parnaby strikes one from just outside the area, it hits the arm of Terry - referee Halsey waves away the appeals

Duff goes on a fine burst down the left but yet again the delivery is behind the Chelsea forward line

Smertin enters the book after pulling back Zenden

Gallas does well down the left,but his cut-back is poor with three blue shirts waiting for the cross

Viduka just fails to get on the end of a neat through-ball from Job, Cech collects

Corner to Middlesbrough after good work from Job. Zenden goes over to the left to float one it - Terry is there to head to safety

It's getting very scrappy again - odds on for the goalless draw right now

Smertin is tripped by Zenden

Free-kick against Drogba for a foul on Doriva

It's all Chelsea right now, probing around the edge of the box but struggling to find a route to the Middlesbrough goal

Drogba heads on into the box for the onrushing Gudjohnsen - Southgae reads it perfectly and hooks the ball away

Gallas looks to break forward down the left only for Boateng to track back and produce a superb tackle to thwart hopes of delivery into the danger area

There's a few tackles flying in now, the game is finally hotting up

Godjohnsen miscontrols with Duff screaming for the ball on the left, allowing Boateng to make the challenge

Gallas and Drogba link up well, but the Ivory Coast man misplaces his return pass

Ferreira does well to get the better of Queudrue, but can only find the gloves of Schwarzer with his cross

Hasselbaink has been forced to change his shirt as it has some blood on the collar - and now he's wearing the shirt of Ehiogu!

It's Chelsea to kick-off in the second half

It's been a strange first 45 minutes. Chelsea should have the lead but at the same time have not been totally dominant. We surely must see more from Boro after the break.

And there goes the half-time whistle

Boro win the corner, it's a hanging cross from Zenden. The Boro fans want a penalty for handball but it would have been a harsh decision

Good pressure from Boro late in the half, Boateng tries a volley from 25 yards only to see his effort blocked

Two minutes to be added on

Viduka spots the bending run of Hasselbaink and looks to put him through - up goes the flag for offside

Duff takes from the left, and it misses everyone to find Carvalho in the deep - he puts it back into the box but Cooper clears with ease

Gallas gets forward for once, gets to the by-line and crosses - corner

Ferreira comes forward on the right and bends a cross into the near post - Drogba's there and yet again he fails to connect properly and it's a goal-kick to Boro

Job holds back Smertin to prevent him breaking forward, free-kick

It's getting a little scrappy now, neither side able to get on top of this encounter

Hasselbaink is held back by Lampard, free-kick a good 35-yards out, fed wide to Zenden on the left who cannot pick out a red shirt in the box

Boro do make a substitution now, with Joseph-Desire Job replacing the injured Ray Parlour

Duff whips a cross in from the left, Drogba leans on Queudrue and is penalised

Parlour is taken off on a stretcher, it doesn't look good for the former Arsenal man - but no change yet

Chelsea have had a plethora of opportunities in this first half, while Boro have barely been in the Blues' box. Will they be made to pay for failing to turn that domination into goals?

Gallas and Parlour clash when going for a 50-50 ball. The Boro man comes out the worst and needs treatment

...Drogba hits a thunderous effort, which crashes back out off the underside of the bar and Boro manage to clear. He should have scored

Chelsea have a free-kick of their own, around 35 yards out. Lampard smashes one, it's blocked by Queudrue but falls to Drogba who must score...

It's positioned on the left, again Zenden and Hasselabink stand over it. It's a carbon copy of the previous free-kick, this time Hasselbaink hits a blue shirt

Zenden is caught from behind by Carvalho, 25 yards from goal. That shoud be a booking, but referee Halsey lets him off

Drogba again finds himself in the clear and gets into the area, Schwarzer gets down brilliantly to rob the striker and then put the ball out

Smertin clatters into Boateng who's floored by the challenge, no card

Chelsea break and Lampard picks out a fine ball to send Drogba through on goal - Schwarzer comes out of his area and heads clear

Hasselbaink and Zenden stand over it, the ball's tapped to Hasselbaink to hit - but he's closed down before he can shoot, a waste

Ferreira fells Zenden just outside the box on the left, presenting a good chance for Boro

Viduka tries to hold the ball up in the box, Carvalho does well to pressurise and force the error

Duff crosses from the left, it's a good ball towards Drogba only for Queudrue to make his presence felt and the Ivory Coast striker fails to connect

The game died somewhat while Hasselbaink, a former Chelsea favourite of course, was off the field - let battle commence once more

Hasselbaink finally returns after almost ten minutes off the park

Smertin unleashes a snap shot from 25 yards, it forces Schwarzer to make a smart save but he cannot keep hold - Cooper it there to mop up the loose ball

Boro are being very defensive at the moment, understandable while they play with ten as their striker is patched up

Duff is needlessly offside after being picked out by Lampard - he was looking right along the line

Hasselbaink has a three to four inch gash on his head - Boro remain with ten men while they decide if the Dutchman can come back on

Duff fires wide from just outside the box, it was a weak effort after being picked out by Drogba

Gudjohnsen picks out Drogba inside the box on the left - he looked offside - it's a good first touch and creates the space for the shot, but slashes at the ball and sends it well wide. £24million?

Hasselbaink needs treatment off the pitch following the Terry tackle

A free-kick is given against Terry for a high foot on Hasselbaink, who is less than happen with the challenge

It's floated in again and Terry finds space for the shot - good block from Southgate and Boro clear

The corner comes in, it's chaotic in the box and Queudrue has to head behind

Smertin robs Doriva, comes forward and slips in Drogba - who wins a corner off Southgate

Now Drogba comes forward on the right and pulls it back to Lampard on the edge of the box, who can only shoot weakly into the grasp of Schwarzer

Middlesbrough are looking a little edgy at the moment, struggling to keep the ball with wayward passing

Now Doriva gives it away on the edge of the box, allowing the shot from Gudjohnsen which again is straight at the goalkeeper

Parnaby gives it away and Drobga receives the ball on the left. His cross only finds the head of a defender, but ends up at the feet of Smertin at the far post, and his shot it straight at Schwarzer who saves down low

Chelsea enjoying some good possession, looking to prise open the Boro defence

Zenden goes over to the left to swing one into the box - but only finds the gloves of Cech

Parnaby delivers into the box, forcing Carvalho to put it it behind for a corner

Parlour and Hasselbaink link up well, but Gallas does well at left back to cut out the pass to Doriva

Middlesbrough get the game started with Hasselbaink and Boateng

The minute's silence in honour of Brian Clough, who was born in Middlesbrough, is observed impeccably.

<b>Middlesbrough: </b>Schwarzer, Parnaby, Cooper, Southgate, Queudrue, Parlour, Doriva, Boateng, Zenden, Hasselbaink, Viduka. <br><i>Subs: </i>Nash, Job, Downing, Morrison, McMahon. <p><b>Chelsea: </b>Cech, Gallas, Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira, Smertin, Lampard, Makelele, Duff, Gudjohnsen, Drogba. <br><i>Subs: </i>Kezman, Cole, Tiago, Pidgeley, Huth. <p><b>Referee: </b>M Halsey (Lancashire)

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren is forced to hand Doriva his first full outing with Gaizka Mendieta out with a calf injury and Szilard Nemeth sent home with a stomach upset. McClaren also has problems at centre-back with Ugo Ehiogu again out, while Chris Riggott was not risked with a thigh strain, meaning Colin Cooper is recalled as partner to skipper Gareth Southgate.

Damien Duff is handed his first start of the season. Duff is one of three changes to the side held to a goalless draw by Tottenham, with William Gallas in at left-back due to both Wayne Bridge and Celestine Babayaro being out injured, while Alexei Smertin is preferred ahead of the benched Joe Cole

Join us live at 12.45 BST as Boro pair Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Boudewijn Zenden look to beat their former team-mates.

Tiago's shot from the edge of the box is blocked and it's a corner to Chelsea. Lampard takes from the left, Schwarzer punches clear

Duff trues to turn and is tripped by Boateng

Drogba heads way, way wide when picked out by Duff unmarked eight yards from goal - another poor, poor effort from the £24million(!) man

Downing gets another chance to cross, this time Cech shows great command of his penalty area to claim

Good work down the left by Boro, Downing swings in the cross.... way too deep

Kezman finds himself in acres of space down the right and gets to the byline - and such is the story of this game the cross is poor and behind the forward players

It comes back into the box, Drogba heads it on and Schwarzer is forced to make a smart save following a good turn and shot from Lampard

Corner to Chelsea. It comes in from the left from Lampard, Carvalho looks to head in back across goal only for a defender to clear

Schwarzer is again first to the ball to collect the cross of Kezman

Boro also make a change - substitute Joseph-Desire Job is injured himself now meaning he has to be replaced by Stewart Downing

Double change for Chelsea, with Cardoso Tiago and Mateja Kezman replacing Eidur Gudjohnsen and the red-card threatening Alexei Smertin

Drogba does Southgate for pace to get into the area - the former England man shows his experience to get back and make the tackle, corner though

Smertin holds back Job this time, the Russian is spoken to by the ref - next time he will surely see red

Parnaby strikes one from just outside the area, it hits the arm of Terry - referee Halsey waves away the appeals

Duff goes on a fine burst down the left but yet again the delivery is behind the Chelsea forward line

Smertin enters the book after pulling back Zenden

Gallas does well down the left,but his cut-back is poor with three blue shirts waiting for the cross

Viduka just fails to get on the end of a neat through-ball from Job, Cech collects

Corner to Middlesbrough after good work from Job. Zenden goes over to the left to float one it - Terry is there to head to safety

It's getting very scrappy again - odds on for the goalless draw right now

Smertin is tripped by Zenden

Free-kick against Drogba for a foul on Doriva

It's all Chelsea right now, probing around the edge of the box but struggling to find a route to the Middlesbrough goal

Drogba heads on into the box for the onrushing Gudjohnsen - Southgae reads it perfectly and hooks the ball away

Gallas looks to break forward down the left only for Boateng to track back and produce a superb tackle to thwart hopes of delivery into the danger area

There's a few tackles flying in now, the game is finally hotting up

Godjohnsen miscontrols with Duff screaming for the ball on the left, allowing Boateng to make the challenge

Gallas and Drogba link up well, but the Ivory Coast man misplaces his return pass

Ferreira does well to get the better of Queudrue, but can only find the gloves of Schwarzer with his cross

Hasselbaink has been forced to change his shirt as it has some blood on the collar - and now he's wearing the shirt of Ehiogu!

It's Chelsea to kick-off in the second half

It's been a strange first 45 minutes. Chelsea should have the lead but at the same time have not been totally dominant. We surely must see more from Boro after the break.

And there goes the half-time whistle

Boro win the corner, it's a hanging cross from Zenden. The Boro fans want a penalty for handball but it would have been a harsh decision

Good pressure from Boro late in the half, Boateng tries a volley from 25 yards only to see his effort blocked

Two minutes to be added on

Viduka spots the bending run of Hasselbaink and looks to put him through - up goes the flag for offside

Duff takes from the left, and it misses everyone to find Carvalho in the deep - he puts it back into the box but Cooper clears with ease

Gallas gets forward for once, gets to the by-line and crosses - corner

Ferreira comes forward on the right and bends a cross into the near post - Drogba's there and yet again he fails to connect properly and it's a goal-kick to Boro

Job holds back Smertin to prevent him breaking forward, free-kick

It's getting a little scrappy now, neither side able to get on top of this encounter

Hasselbaink is held back by Lampard, free-kick a good 35-yards out, fed wide to Zenden on the left who cannot pick out a red shirt in the box

Boro do make a substitution now, with Joseph-Desire Job replacing the injured Ray Parlour

Duff whips a cross in from the left, Drogba leans on Queudrue and is penalised

Parlour is taken off on a stretcher, it doesn't look good for the former Arsenal man - but no change yet

Chelsea have had a plethora of opportunities in this first half, while Boro have barely been in the Blues' box. Will they be made to pay for failing to turn that domination into goals?

Gallas and Parlour clash when going for a 50-50 ball. The Boro man comes out the worst and needs treatment

...Drogba hits a thunderous effort, which crashes back out off the underside of the bar and Boro manage to clear. He should have scored

Chelsea have a free-kick of their own, around 35 yards out. Lampard smashes one, it's blocked by Queudrue but falls to Drogba who must score...

It's positioned on the left, again Zenden and Hasselabink stand over it. It's a carbon copy of the previous free-kick, this time Hasselbaink hits a blue shirt

Zenden is caught from behind by Carvalho, 25 yards from goal. That shoud be a booking, but referee Halsey lets him off

Drogba again finds himself in the clear and gets into the area, Schwarzer gets down brilliantly to rob the striker and then put the ball out

Smertin clatters into Boateng who's floored by the challenge, no card

Chelsea break and Lampard picks out a fine ball to send Drogba through on goal - Schwarzer comes out of his area and heads clear

Hasselbaink and Zenden stand over it, the ball's tapped to Hasselbaink to hit - but he's closed down before he can shoot, a waste

Ferreira fells Zenden just outside the box on the left, presenting a good chance for Boro

Viduka tries to hold the ball up in the box, Carvalho does well to pressurise and force the error

Duff crosses from the left, it's a good ball towards Drogba only for Queudrue to make his presence felt and the Ivory Coast striker fails to connect

The game died somewhat while Hasselbaink, a former Chelsea favourite of course, was off the field - let battle commence once more

Hasselbaink finally returns after almost ten minutes off the park

Smertin unleashes a snap shot from 25 yards, it forces Schwarzer to make a smart save but he cannot keep hold - Cooper it there to mop up the loose ball

Boro are being very defensive at the moment, understandable while they play with ten as their striker is patched up

Duff is needlessly offside after being picked out by Lampard - he was looking right along the line

Hasselbaink has a three to four inch gash on his head - Boro remain with ten men while they decide if the Dutchman can come back on

Duff fires wide from just outside the box, it was a weak effort after being picked out by Drogba

Gudjohnsen picks out Drogba inside the box on the left - he looked offside - it's a good first touch and creates the space for the shot, but slashes at the ball and sends it well wide. £24million?

Hasselbaink needs treatment off the pitch following the Terry tackle

A free-kick is given against Terry for a high foot on Hasselbaink, who is less than happen with the challenge

It's floated in again and Terry finds space for the shot - good block from Southgate and Boro clear

The corner comes in, it's chaotic in the box and Queudrue has to head behind

Smertin robs Doriva, comes forward and slips in Drogba - who wins a corner off Southgate

Now Drogba comes forward on the right and pulls it back to Lampard on the edge of the box, who can only shoot weakly into the grasp of Schwarzer

Middlesbrough are looking a little edgy at the moment, struggling to keep the ball with wayward passing

Now Doriva gives it away on the edge of the box, allowing the shot from Gudjohnsen which again is straight at the goalkeeper

Parnaby gives it away and Drobga receives the ball on the left. His cross only finds the head of a defender, but ends up at the feet of Smertin at the far post, and his shot it straight at Schwarzer who saves down low

Chelsea enjoying some good possession, looking to prise open the Boro defence

Zenden goes over to the left to swing one into the box - but only finds the gloves of Cech

Parnaby delivers into the box, forcing Carvalho to put it it behind for a corner

Parlour and Hasselbaink link up well, but Gallas does well at left back to cut out the pass to Doriva

Middlesbrough get the game started with Hasselbaink and Boateng

The minute's silence in honour of Brian Clough, who was born in Middlesbrough, is observed impeccably.

<b>Middlesbrough: </b>Schwarzer, Parnaby, Cooper, Southgate, Queudrue, Parlour, Doriva, Boateng, Zenden, Hasselbaink, Viduka. <br><i>Subs: </i>Nash, Job, Downing, Morrison, McMahon. <p><b>Chelsea: </b>Cech, Gallas, Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira, Smertin, Lampard, Makelele, Duff, Gudjohnsen, Drogba. <br><i>Subs: </i>Kezman, Cole, Tiago, Pidgeley, Huth. <p><b>Referee: </b>M Halsey (Lancashire)

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren is forced to hand Doriva his first full outing with Gaizka Mendieta out with a calf injury and Szilard Nemeth sent home with a stomach upset. McClaren also has problems at centre-back with Ugo Ehiogu again out, while Chris Riggott was not risked with a thigh strain, meaning Colin Cooper is recalled as partner to skipper Gareth Southgate.

Damien Duff is handed his first start of the season. Duff is one of three changes to the side held to a goalless draw by Tottenham, with William Gallas in at left-back due to both Wayne Bridge and Celestine Babayaro being out injured, while Alexei Smertin is preferred ahead of the benched Joe Cole

Join us live at 12.45 BST as Boro pair Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Boudewijn Zenden look to beat their former team-mates.