Birmingham vs Chelsea Highlights : EPL Highlights

Birmingham stopper Ben Foster produced a superb performance as leaders Chelsea suffered successive Barclays Premier League defeats for the first time in more than four years. Lee Bowyer’s opening-half goal, his first for nearly 12 months, earned Alex McLeish’s side a shock victory. But their hero tonight was Foster who bounced back from his error on England duty in midweek with a series of stunning saves.

Chelsea dominated proceedings for the entire 90 minutes but they could not find the back of the net past the former Manchester United player. It was a vastly improved performance by Chelsea compared to their 3-0 home mauling by Sunderland last weekend.
But they tasted defeat in back to back league games for the first time since the end of the 2005-2006 campaign and they now only lead Manchester United on goal difference. In addition to Foster, City centre-backs Scott Dann and Roger Johnson were solid and outstanding.

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Chelsea vs Sunderland Highlights: EPL Highlights

Sunderland denied Chelsea the chance to stretch the lead at the top of the table with a 3-0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Nedum Onuoha, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck were on the score-sheet as Chelsea suffered their first home defeat since March and their first at the hands of Sunderland since 2001.

The visitors stunned Carlo Ancelotti’s side on the stroke of half-time when Onuoha blasted his way through the home defence to score. Gyan added the second just after half-time with a cool finish and Welbeck seized on a poor backpass by Ashley Cole in the 87th minute to hand Chelsea their second defeat in three games.

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Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea Highlights: EPL Highlights

Branislav Ivanovic nodded home a late winner for tittle holders Chelsea as Blackburn squandered a golden chance to upset the odds at Ewood Park. Rovers boss Sam Allardyce will be left wondering on how his side finished up with nothing after an exceptional first-half display capped by Benjani Mwaruwari’s first goal for the club. Benjani headed a 21st-minute opener as Rovers pinned Chelsea back in their own half and ought to have moved extended their lead before the break. Instead they allowed Nicolas Anelka to fire home a 39th-minute equalizer.

Rovers controlled the game for long periods in the second half and could have gone in front for the second time when Jason Roberts shot wide in the 81st minute with the goal at his mercy. Less than a minute later Carlo Ancelotti’s side were heading towards all three points when the unmarked Ivanovic connected with a Yury Zhirkov cross and leave Chelsea no doubt relieved to have got off so lightly.

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Spartak Moscow vs Chelsea Highlights: UEFA Champions League

Chelsea banished the memories of their 2008 Champions League final defeat in the Luzhniki Stadium and cruised to a impressive victory over Spartak Moscow. First-half goals from Yuri Zhirkov and Nicolas Anelka gave Chelsea the momentum to secure a comfortable win that now puts them three points clear at the top of Group F. Victory over the Moscow side at Stamford Bridge in a fortnight’s time will guarantee the English champions a first-place finish in the group.

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