Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 1: compare report

By Jason Burt 557PM GMT twenty-one March 2010

Setback El Hadji Diouf consequence a point for Blackburn Photo REUTERS

El-Hadji Dioufs absolute second-half header piled the vigour on Carlo Ancelotti with Chelsea dropping critical points in the Premier League pretension race.

After receiving an early lead, by Didier Drogba, with his 28th idea of the season, Chelsea appeared set to revoke Manchester Uniteds lead at the tip of the list but fell afar dramatically.

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With John Terry and Frank Lampard struggling to levy themselves this is a worrying time for Ancelotti who spoke prior to this compare of his enterprise to win a joining and FA Cup stand in after crashing out of the Champions League in midweek.

Blackburn were bolstered by an glorious Premier League entrance by 18-year-old executive defender Phil Jones who was, in the pushing rain, the man-of-the-match opposite stellar opponents.

Nevertheless Chelsea drew forward with Drogba side-footing home after usually five minutes, after glorious rave fool around by Nicolas Anelka, and appeared to be cruising to victory.

Salomon Kalou headed over a dilemma and Anelka was careless with a bombardment as Chelsea absolutely tranquil the compare whilst an additional by Alex struck Martin Ollson and goalkeeper Jason Brown kick out Florent Maloudas drive. For Blackburn, Morten Gamst Pedersens free-kick was simply stopped by Ross Turnbull but they in jeopardy small until after the break.

The home sides most appropriate possibility of scoring appeared to be Pedersens long-throws and surrogate Yuri Zhirkov had to hasten off the line as Chris Samba headed on with Turnbull stranded. It speedy Blackburn who lifted the dash and proposed to press.

Pedersen picked up an pointed cranky from Steven Nzonzi and, with Paulo Ferreira distracted, he dull the full-back usually to lift his shot opposite goal. Chelsea didnt mind the notice and so when surrogate Brett Emerton crossed deep, Diouf rose brilliantly, with Ferreira rooted, to head resolutely in to the net.

There was a raging finish. Chelsea pushed forward, unfortunate for the winning goal, with a array of half-chances cleared, by Samba in particular.

The Blackburn captain flung himself to inhibit Drogbas goal-bound half-volley whilst Pedersen brilliantly tackled Lampard and Jones, appropriately, denied Terry. What a debut.