Chelsea v Manchester City, 20 August 2006

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeSteve Bennett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,953
KICK-OFF: 4.00pm

Goals:

John Terry 11 G
Frank Lampard 26 G
Didier Drogba 78 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Defender John Terry
Midfielder Michael Essien
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder Arjen Robben
Forward Didier Drogba

Starting lineup:

Nicky Weaver Goalkeeper
Sylvain Distin Defender
Richard Dunne Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Ben Thatcher Defender/Left back
Joey Barton Midfielder
Ousmane Dabo Midfielder
Claudio Reyna Midfielder
Trevor Sinclair Midfielder

Substitutions:

Salomon Kalou for Shaun Wright-Phillips 72
Lassana Diarra for Arjen Robben 79
John Obi Mikel for Didier Drogba 83

Substitutions:

Paul Dickov for Georgios Samaras 57
Darius Vassell for Ousmane Dabo 57
Stephen Ireland for Claudio Reyna 72

Cards:

Michael Essien 63 Y

Cards:

Ousmane Dabo 15 Y
Bernardo Corradi 49 Y
Bernardo Corradi 63 Y
Bernardo Corradi 63 R
Paul Dickov 71 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Lassana Diarra
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou

On the bench:

Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Paul Dickov
Forward Darius Vassell

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Henriquue Hilario and Michael Mancienne The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s second goal against Manchester City on 20th August has been confirmed as a Frank Lampard goal. [re: Circular 1 - 20/09/2006]

Comments:

League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Danny Mills

Goals:

John Terry 11 G
Frank Lampard 26 G
Didier Drogba 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Defender John Terry
Midfielder Michael Essien
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder Arjen Robben
Forward Didier Drogba

Substitutions:

Salomon Kalou for Shaun Wright-Phillips 72
Lassana Diarra for Arjen Robben 79
John Obi Mikel for Didier Drogba 83

Cards:

Michael Essien 63 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Lassana Diarra
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Henriquue Hilario and Michael Mancienne The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s second goal against Manchester City on 20th August has been confirmed as a Frank Lampard goal. [re: Circular 1 - 20/09/2006]

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Nicky Weaver Goalkeeper
Sylvain Distin Defender
Richard Dunne Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Ben Thatcher Defender/Left back
Joey Barton Midfielder
Ousmane Dabo Midfielder
Claudio Reyna Midfielder
Trevor Sinclair Midfielder

Substitutions:

Paul Dickov for Georgios Samaras 57
Darius Vassell for Ousmane Dabo 57
Stephen Ireland for Claudio Reyna 72

Cards:

Ousmane Dabo 15 Y
Bernardo Corradi 49 Y
Bernardo Corradi 63 Y
Bernardo Corradi 63 R
Paul Dickov 71 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Paul Dickov
Forward Darius Vassell

Comments:

League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Danny Mills