Chelsea v Manchester City, 15 March 2009
| Score | 1-0 to Chelsea |
| Referee | Mike Riley |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance | 41,810 |
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1 Chelsea
Goals:
| Michael Essien | 18 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Petr Čech
Defender
Ashley Cole
Defender
José Bosingwa
Defender
Ricardo Carvalho
Defender
John Terry
Midfielder
Michael Ballack
Midfielder
Deco
Midfielder
Michael Essien
Midfielder
Frank Lampard
Forward
Nicolas Anelka
Forward
Didier Drogba
Substitutions:
| Belletti for Deco | 41 |
| Florent Malouda for Didier Drogba | 71 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Henrique Hilario
Defender/Right back
Belletti
Defender
Alex
Midfielder
John Obi Mikel
Midfielder/Forward
Salomon Kalou
Forward
Florent Malouda
Forward
Ricardo Quaresma
Comments:
League position: 2ndGoals:
Starting lineup:
Shay Given
Goalkeeper
Wayne Bridge
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender
Micah Richards
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender
Elano
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Midfielder
Felipe Caicedo
Forward
Robinho
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ched Evans for Felipe Caicedo | 54 |
| Kelvin Etuhu for Elano | 66 |
| Valery Bozhinov for Robinho | 81 |
Cards:
| Elano | 29 | Y |
| Ched Evans | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Joe Hart
Defender
Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back
Javier Garrido
Midfielder
Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Forward
Valery Bozhinov
Forward
Ched Evans