Chelsea against Manchester United

Gallas unnecessarily gives away the corner. A chance for United

Gudjohnsen tries to get in on goal, but Silvestre gets there first to nod the ball back to his goalkeeper

The game has become a little scrappy now, both sides giving the ball away cheaply

United make their second change. Ryan Giggs is replaced by Juan Sebastian Veron

De Lucas is booked for trying to stop United taking a quick free-kick

...but Van Nistelrooy slides in to try and make the shot, taking the ball away from Giggs. Sir Alex Ferguson is furious

United move forward again, the ball from Phil Neville is a great one into the box. Solskjaer taps the ball back for the onrushing Giggs...

Double change by Chelsea now. Carlton Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen come on in place of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianfranco Zola

De Lucas goes down theatrically under the challenge of Keane. Never a free-kick

Chelsea seem to be improving now, can they still grab a winner?

It's been a great game, but maybe the players are starting to look a little tired at this early stage of the season

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is introduced now, replacing Paul Scholes

Hasselbaink chases Giggs and sends the Welshman to the floor. A poor challenge which earns him a booking

A change for Chelsea now. Jesper Gronkjaer replaces Emmanuel Petit

Melchiot takes Keane from behind. Free-kick

Chelsea seem to be settling now, quite surprising that Ranieri has not yet changed things around. Will we see Cole or Gudjohnsen?

Blanc and Hasselbaink have words after a coming together, referee Poll disfusing the incident

Petit is caught late by Keane. Free-kick

Silvestre again has the ball on the left flank, he floats the ball to Beckham on the back stick but Gallas gets there first

United well on top now, Chelsea unable to keep the ball... when they get hold of it

Silvestre's involvement in both goals has been inspirational, a fine cross-field ball and then using his pace to rip apart the Chelsea defence

United move back on level terms, and it's been on the cards. Giggs sidefooted the ball into the top right-hand corner to give Cudicini no chance

GOAL!!!

Silvestre goes on a maurading run down the left. His pace is electric, leaving De Lucas in his wake. Silvestre pulls the ball back to Giggs 12 yards out...

O'Shea is clipped by Zola. Free-kick to United

Melchiot robs the ball off Keane and comes forward. He looks to feed the ball through to Hasselbaink, but it's a poor, poor ball. Goal kick

Beckham backs into Gallas, free-kick to Chelsea. Desailly gets involved and there's a bit of handbags. Desailly is booked for getting involved and Beckham gets the same treatment

Chelsea in real trouble now, United are in complete control and Blues manager Claudio Ranieri must do something about it

Beckham strikes the ball from the edge of the D, but he can only hit the wall

Van Nistelrooy has the ball on the edge of the box, but he's clipped by Melchiot. Free-kick in Beckham range

...but referee Poll says 'no. Unbelievable. That was a stick-on spot kick

...Scholes pushes the ball past Cudicini, but goes down under the goalkeeper's challenge. It mus be a penalty...

All United now. The ball in fed to Scholes in the box, this surely is a great chance to level matters...

Scholes plays a great ball throught he centre to Keane, but the skipper's touch lets him down - he would have been through

...Keane sees his powerful effort fisted into the air by Cudicini, and the Italian keeper gets back to claim before the ball goes for a corner

...Beckham's cross comes back off the bar to Scholes. He plays it the to the edge of the box, Butt misses his shot but there's Keane...

Giggs does well to feed Beckham in on the right, he floats his cross in...

United coming more into the game now, looking for the second leveller

Desailly picks up a knock and needs some treatment

...Cudicini has to get down to push the ball round his left-hand post. Great play from both Scholes and the Chelsea goalkeeper

The long throw from Phil Neville is headed out by Desailly. It falls to Scholes on the edge of the box, his first time control is excellent and the ball its up for the shot...

De Lucas finds Zenden on the edge of the box. The Dutchman's control just lets him down, and his shot then lacks power and is straight into the hands of Carroll

...the flag goes up for offside inexplicably. Van Nistelrooy carries on having not heard the whistle and can't believe the decision

Paul Scholes receieves the ball in the centre circle and plays a fine ball through the centre to Van Nistelrooy...

Chelsea on top once more at the start of the second half. They'll be desperate for that two-goal advantage

Zenden finds Melchiot completely umarked on the right wing, but his cross is cut out by Silvestre

United get the second half underway

A superb half of football, dominated in large parts by Chelsea. A scrappy opener, but then fine goals from Beckham and Zenden. The Blues deserves their lead. Bring on the second half!

And there goes the half-time whistle

The move was started by Carroll's desire to get the ball to Keane with a long throw. Then Chelsea were clinical

Chelsea regain the lead, and it's a blistering effort from Zenden from the edge of the box that gave Carroll no chance.

GOAL!!!

Real pressure now. Carroll throws the ball out, but straight to a Chelsea player. Neat play from Chelsea now, Zenden links up with Lampard, and it's Zenden...

Zenden delivers the ball in, but Carroll gets his hand to the ball to end the move

...Carroll has to produce a fine save down to this left to push the ball roudn the post. Corner

Hasselbaink is criminally allowed time to come forward on the left. He shapes up for the shot but still no-one closes him down. Hasselbaink pulls the trigger...

...but Lampard seems to stumble just at the wrong moment, and the ball just fizzes harmlessly across the box

Chelsea now come forward. The ball breaks to Zenden on the left-edge of the box. Zenden shoots first time and drags his shot across the face of goal...

...Giggs shifts the ball onto his left shot and tries to dink the ball into the corner, but he sees his effort flick the outside of Cudicini's right-hand post. So close

Scholes, quiet for much of the game, finds space on the right. He crosses in low to Van Nistelrooy, but Gallas gets to the ball first. It falls to Giggs...

Sir Alex Ferguson will have some words to say at half time. He's masticating like you wouldn't believe

It's all Chelsea again now, United forced to play on the back foot

...Hasselbaink chests the ball down, but it just runs away from him and Carroll claws the ball away before the Dutchman can get his shot in. A real chance gone

Zola comes forward with purpose and the short ball forward finds Zenden. He lifts a fine ball over the top to Hasselbaink who only has the keeper to beat...

...but Zola's effort flies inches over Carroll's bar. Nearly the lead for Chelsea once again

Zenden plays the ball to Hasselbaink on the edge of the box, the slightest of touches finds Zola. The Italian finds space for the shot...

O'Shea clatters Zola near the half-way line. Free-kick

The game's settled down again now, but can United go on to complete the comeback?

Chelsea come forward again, but the flag goes up for handball against Petit - who's sporting a new haircut, perhaps he got sick of the 'My Little Pony' jibes!

Zola collects the ball on the right and plays a low ball into Hasselbaink. The striker taps the ball in front and looks to get in the shot, but O'Shea is there again with another top-notch tackle

Phil Neville goes in with a late challenge on Desailly, and gets booked for his troubles. Beckham is unhappy after Babayaro was not booked for his earlier tackle

So United are level with their very first shot of the game... Chelsea will feel a little hard-done by

The ball took a slight deflection on it's way in, but Beckham did brilliantly after a sublime ball from Silvestre. 1-1

GOAL!!!

A fine crossfield pass by Silvestre finds Beckham on the right-hand edge of the box. The England skipper cuts back inside and unleashes a curling effort...

The ball bounces off O'Shea to Hasselbaink 25 yards out, but the Dutchman's shot is wild

Zola plays a sublime chip over the to to put Hasselbaink through in the box, but O'Shea does brilliantly to get back and produce a fine last-ditch tackle

Van Nistelrooy cynically tugs Babayaro to the floor after it became clear he had lost out in the challenge. Another free-kick

O'Shea's control let's him down and Hasselbaink nips in to take the ball, but O'Shea's attempts to make up for his error lead to a free-kick

Beckham himself plays the free-kick in but it's Desailly, the first defender, who heads clear

Babayaro goes in on Beckham, it's a clumsy challenge. Referee Graham Poll gives the player a warning

...but Hasselbaink just can't get his head to the ball, a whisker away. De Lucas collects the loose ball but fails to get the ball back into the box

Zola is left alone on the left flank, he's given the time and space to pick out the cross and it's a beauty to Hasselbaink umarked 12 yards out...

Zenden sees the run of Lampard in behind the United defence, but there's way too much pace on the pass and Carroll can collect

Chelsea playing a bit of keep-ball now, in control at this juncture

De Lucas pushes the bal past Silvestre, but he is baulked by the United defender. Free-kick

Chelsea come forward again. Zenden squares the ball to Lampard in a central position 25 yards out, but he fluffs his first-time shot

The corner comes in, Hasselbaink flicks the ball on at the near post but there's no-one at the back stick for the tap-in. It should have been two for Chelsea

...the ball flies agonisingly wide of Carroll's right-hand post. So close - and it was a deflection that took it wide

Hasselbaink receives the ball on the right edge of the box. The United defenders give him time to turn, foolish, and he unleashes a shot...

Zenden tries to get in a shot from distance, but Butt closes down quickly to block the effort

United coming more into the game now, looking to hit straight back

There's a great atmosphere at Stamford Bridge after such a fine start - you could almost say Carnival!

Giggs does some fine work down the left, using all his pace to beat his man and cross in towards Van Nistelrooy, but Gallas gets back brilliantly with the tackle

...but the flag goes up for offside against De Lucas. That was close

Zenden plays a neat ball over the top to De Lucas, he's in the clear with a great chance to make it two...

Beckham plays a first time ball through to Van Nistelrooy, but the flag is up for offside

It's been a pulsating start from Chelsea, they have blown United away early doors. Oh, for Rio...

Gallas, ghosting in to the edge of the six yard box, gets the merest of touches on the ball to guide it past Carroll. A great cross from Zenden, very difficult to defend against

GOAL!!!!!

Zenden prepares to deliver from the right touch-line. He swings the ball in and Gallas is there...

Giggs hacks Melchiot to the floor, free-kick

Beckham turns inside on the right to create space for the cross, but Desailly heads away

Zola feeds in Hasselbaink on the right, but O'Shea does well to stop the Chelsea striker getting in the cross

Zola and Zenden link up well on the edge of the box, but Keane is there to mop up

Chelsea get the game underway

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was chosen to lead Chelsea's attack despite the ongoing speculation over his future

No Rio Ferdinand, the £29.3million man has failed a fitness test and won't make his Manchester United debut at Stamford Bridge. Paul Scholes also replaces Juan Sebastian Veron

It's the first big match of the Premiership season as Chelsea entertain Manchester United. Join us at 20.00 BST for full live commentary

Chelsea seem to be settling now, quite surprising that Ranieri has not yet changed things around. Will we see Cole or Gudjohnsen?

Blanc and Hasselbaink have words after a coming together, referee Poll disfusing the incident

Petit is caught late by Keane. Free-kick

Silvestre again has the ball on the left flank, he floats the ball to Beckham on the back stick but Gallas gets there first

United well on top now, Chelsea unable to keep the ball... when they get hold of it

Silvestre's involvement in both goals has been inspirational, a fine cross-field ball and then using his pace to rip apart the Chelsea defence

United move back on level terms, and it's been on the cards. Giggs sidefooted the ball into the top right-hand corner to give Cudicini no chance

GOAL!!!

Silvestre goes on a maurading run down the left. His pace is electric, leaving De Lucas in his wake. Silvestre pulls the ball back to Giggs 12 yards out...

O'Shea is clipped by Zola. Free-kick to United

Melchiot robs the ball off Keane and comes forward. He looks to feed the ball through to Hasselbaink, but it's a poor, poor ball. Goal kick

Beckham backs into Gallas, free-kick to Chelsea. Desailly gets involved and there's a bit of handbags. Desailly is booked for getting involved and Beckham gets the same treatment

Chelsea in real trouble now, United are in complete control and Blues manager Claudio Ranieri must do something about it

Beckham strikes the ball from the edge of the D, but he can only hit the wall

Van Nistelrooy has the ball on the edge of the box, but he's clipped by Melchiot. Free-kick in Beckham range

...but referee Poll says 'no. Unbelievable. That was a stick-on spot kick

...Scholes pushes the ball past Cudicini, but goes down under the goalkeeper's challenge. It mus be a penalty...

All United now. The ball in fed to Scholes in the box, this surely is a great chance to level matters...

Scholes plays a great ball throught he centre to Keane, but the skipper's touch lets him down - he would have been through

...Keane sees his powerful effort fisted into the air by Cudicini, and the Italian keeper gets back to claim before the ball goes for a corner

...Beckham's cross comes back off the bar to Scholes. He plays it the to the edge of the box, Butt misses his shot but there's Keane...

Giggs does well to feed Beckham in on the right, he floats his cross in...

United coming more into the game now, looking for the second leveller

Desailly picks up a knock and needs some treatment

...Cudicini has to get down to push the ball round his left-hand post. Great play from both Scholes and the Chelsea goalkeeper

The long throw from Phil Neville is headed out by Desailly. It falls to Scholes on the edge of the box, his first time control is excellent and the ball its up for the shot...

De Lucas finds Zenden on the edge of the box. The Dutchman's control just lets him down, and his shot then lacks power and is straight into the hands of Carroll

...the flag goes up for offside inexplicably. Van Nistelrooy carries on having not heard the whistle and can't believe the decision

Paul Scholes receieves the ball in the centre circle and plays a fine ball through the centre to Van Nistelrooy...

Chelsea on top once more at the start of the second half. They'll be desperate for that two-goal advantage

Zenden finds Melchiot completely umarked on the right wing, but his cross is cut out by Silvestre

United get the second half underway

A superb half of football, dominated in large parts by Chelsea. A scrappy opener, but then fine goals from Beckham and Zenden. The Blues deserves their lead. Bring on the second half!

And there goes the half-time whistle

The move was started by Carroll's desire to get the ball to Keane with a long throw. Then Chelsea were clinical

Chelsea regain the lead, and it's a blistering effort from Zenden from the edge of the box that gave Carroll no chance.

GOAL!!!

Real pressure now. Carroll throws the ball out, but straight to a Chelsea player. Neat play from Chelsea now, Zenden links up with Lampard, and it's Zenden...

Zenden delivers the ball in, but Carroll gets his hand to the ball to end the move

...Carroll has to produce a fine save down to this left to push the ball roudn the post. Corner

Hasselbaink is criminally allowed time to come forward on the left. He shapes up for the shot but still no-one closes him down. Hasselbaink pulls the trigger...

...but Lampard seems to stumble just at the wrong moment, and the ball just fizzes harmlessly across the box

Chelsea now come forward. The ball breaks to Zenden on the left-edge of the box. Zenden shoots first time and drags his shot across the face of goal...

...Giggs shifts the ball onto his left shot and tries to dink the ball into the corner, but he sees his effort flick the outside of Cudicini's right-hand post. So close

Scholes, quiet for much of the game, finds space on the right. He crosses in low to Van Nistelrooy, but Gallas gets to the ball first. It falls to Giggs...

Sir Alex Ferguson will have some words to say at half time. He's masticating like you wouldn't believe

It's all Chelsea again now, United forced to play on the back foot

...Hasselbaink chests the ball down, but it just runs away from him and Carroll claws the ball away before the Dutchman can get his shot in. A real chance gone

Zola comes forward with purpose and the short ball forward finds Zenden. He lifts a fine ball over the top to Hasselbaink who only has the keeper to beat...

...but Zola's effort flies inches over Carroll's bar. Nearly the lead for Chelsea once again

Zenden plays the ball to Hasselbaink on the edge of the box, the slightest of touches finds Zola. The Italian finds space for the shot...

O'Shea clatters Zola near the half-way line. Free-kick

The game's settled down again now, but can United go on to complete the comeback?

Chelsea come forward again, but the flag goes up for handball against Petit - who's sporting a new haircut, perhaps he got sick of the 'My Little Pony' jibes!

Zola collects the ball on the right and plays a low ball into Hasselbaink. The striker taps the ball in front and looks to get in the shot, but O'Shea is there again with another top-notch tackle

Phil Neville goes in with a late challenge on Desailly, and gets booked for his troubles. Beckham is unhappy after Babayaro was not booked for his earlier tackle

So United are level with their very first shot of the game... Chelsea will feel a little hard-done by

The ball took a slight deflection on it's way in, but Beckham did brilliantly after a sublime ball from Silvestre. 1-1

GOAL!!!

A fine crossfield pass by Silvestre finds Beckham on the right-hand edge of the box. The England skipper cuts back inside and unleashes a curling effort...

The ball bounces off O'Shea to Hasselbaink 25 yards out, but the Dutchman's shot is wild

Zola plays a sublime chip over the to to put Hasselbaink through in the box, but O'Shea does brilliantly to get back and produce a fine last-ditch tackle

Van Nistelrooy cynically tugs Babayaro to the floor after it became clear he had lost out in the challenge. Another free-kick

O'Shea's control let's him down and Hasselbaink nips in to take the ball, but O'Shea's attempts to make up for his error lead to a free-kick

Beckham himself plays the free-kick in but it's Desailly, the first defender, who heads clear

Babayaro goes in on Beckham, it's a clumsy challenge. Referee Graham Poll gives the player a warning

...but Hasselbaink just can't get his head to the ball, a whisker away. De Lucas collects the loose ball but fails to get the ball back into the box

Zola is left alone on the left flank, he's given the time and space to pick out the cross and it's a beauty to Hasselbaink umarked 12 yards out...

Zenden sees the run of Lampard in behind the United defence, but there's way too much pace on the pass and Carroll can collect

Chelsea playing a bit of keep-ball now, in control at this juncture

De Lucas pushes the bal past Silvestre, but he is baulked by the United defender. Free-kick

Chelsea come forward again. Zenden squares the ball to Lampard in a central position 25 yards out, but he fluffs his first-time shot

The corner comes in, Hasselbaink flicks the ball on at the near post but there's no-one at the back stick for the tap-in. It should have been two for Chelsea

...the ball flies agonisingly wide of Carroll's right-hand post. So close - and it was a deflection that took it wide

Hasselbaink receives the ball on the right edge of the box. The United defenders give him time to turn, foolish, and he unleashes a shot...

Zenden tries to get in a shot from distance, but Butt closes down quickly to block the effort

United coming more into the game now, looking to hit straight back

There's a great atmosphere at Stamford Bridge after such a fine start - you could almost say Carnival!

Giggs does some fine work down the left, using all his pace to beat his man and cross in towards Van Nistelrooy, but Gallas gets back brilliantly with the tackle

...but the flag goes up for offside against De Lucas. That was close

Zenden plays a neat ball over the top to De Lucas, he's in the clear with a great chance to make it two...

Beckham plays a first time ball through to Van Nistelrooy, but the flag is up for offside

It's been a pulsating start from Chelsea, they have blown United away early doors. Oh, for Rio...

Gallas, ghosting in to the edge of the six yard box, gets the merest of touches on the ball to guide it past Carroll. A great cross from Zenden, very difficult to defend against

GOAL!!!!!

Zenden prepares to deliver from the right touch-line. He swings the ball in and Gallas is there...

Giggs hacks Melchiot to the floor, free-kick

Beckham turns inside on the right to create space for the cross, but Desailly heads away

Zola feeds in Hasselbaink on the right, but O'Shea does well to stop the Chelsea striker getting in the cross

Zola and Zenden link up well on the edge of the box, but Keane is there to mop up

Chelsea get the game underway

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was chosen to lead Chelsea's attack despite the ongoing speculation over his future

No Rio Ferdinand, the £29.3million man has failed a fitness test and won't make his Manchester United debut at Stamford Bridge. Paul Scholes also replaces Juan Sebastian Veron

It's the first big match of the Premiership season as Chelsea entertain Manchester United. Join us at 20.00 BST for full live commentary