Chelsea v Manchester City, 12 December 2011

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,730
Kick-Off: 8.00pm

Goals:

Raul Meireles 34 G
Frank Lampard penalty 83 P

Goals:

Mario Balotelli 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender José Bosingwa
Defender John Terry
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Ramires
Midfielder Raul Meireles
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Didier Drogba

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Pablo Zabaleta Defender
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Sergio Agüero Forward
Mario Balotelli Forward

Substitutions:

Frank Lampard for Raul Meireles 73
Florent Malouda for Juan Mata 84
John Obi Mikel for Daniel Sturridge 88

Substitutions:

Kolo Touré for Sergio Agüero 64
Nigel de Jong for David Silva 75
Edin Džeko for Joleon Lescott 85

Cards:

Raul Meireles 36 Y
Oriol Romeu 64 Y
Ramires 75 Y
Didier Drogba 78 Y

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 41 Y
Gaël Clichy 47 Y
Gaël Clichy 58 Y
Gaël Clichy 58 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou
Forward Florent Malouda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Stefan Savić
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Forward Edin Džeko

Comments:

League position: 3rd

Comments:

League position: 1st

Goals:

Raul Meireles 34 G
Frank Lampard penalty 83 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender José Bosingwa
Defender John Terry
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Ramires
Midfielder Raul Meireles
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Didier Drogba

Substitutions:

Frank Lampard for Raul Meireles 73
Florent Malouda for Juan Mata 84
John Obi Mikel for Daniel Sturridge 88

Cards:

Raul Meireles 36 Y
Oriol Romeu 64 Y
Ramires 75 Y
Didier Drogba 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou
Forward Florent Malouda

Comments:

League position: 3rd

Goals:

Mario Balotelli 2 G

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Pablo Zabaleta Defender
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Sergio Agüero Forward
Mario Balotelli Forward

Substitutions:

Kolo Touré for Sergio Agüero 64
Nigel de Jong for David Silva 75
Edin Džeko for Joleon Lescott 85

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 41 Y
Gaël Clichy 47 Y
Gaël Clichy 58 Y
Gaël Clichy 58 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Stefan Savić
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Forward Edin Džeko

Comments:

League position: 1st