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Fulltime and Chelsea have been held by Blackburn Rovers 1-1 at Ewood Park.
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Substitution 
Steven N'Zonzi 
David Hoilett
Steven N'Zonzi David Hoilett 90°
Substitution Nicolas Anelka Daniel Sturridge
Nicolas Anelka Daniel Sturridge 89°
Anelka off, Daniel Sturridge on as Chelsea seek a late winner, as four minutes minimum of added time is confirmed.
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Yellow Card Yury Zhirkov
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Effort from Drogba, appears to be deflected from a desperate block from Samba- Blackburn holding on for dear life!
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Chance for Anelka and Salgado is down in the Rovers box, as Rovers are having to withstand intense pressure.
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Last seven minutes and it's been an admirable performance from Blackburn in this second half - still enough time for either side to score though.
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Salgado looks to release Emerton on the right, but the ball escapes the Aussie winger.
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Twelve minutes of normal time remaining here at Ewood- plenty for late drama perhaps?
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More urgency from Chelsea now as Blackburn are awarded a free kick in the Chelsea half, with Roberts being brought down by Terry.
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Substitution Salomon Kalou Deco
Salomon Kalou Deco 72°
Free kick taken by Drogba cannons off the wall and Blackburn are let off.
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Goal El-Hadji Diouf
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GOAL - El-Hadji Diouf beats Paulo Ferreira in the air to head past Turnbull to level the scores.
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Roberts is brought down by Terry, but play on is called as Lampard escapes with the ball.
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Substitution Nikola Kalinic Jason Roberts
Nikola Kalinic Jason Roberts 62°
Mistake from Diouf hands the ball to Kalou and then Anelka on the edge of the area, luckily Anelka's effort is hit straight at Brown.
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Mistake from John Terry, but thankfully Zhirkov is on hand to mop up.
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Chance for youngster Phil Jones - goes wide. Blackburn enjoying the best of the action so far.
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Substitution David Dunn Brett Emerton
David Dunn Brett Emerton 55°
Anelka appears to be brought down by Samba - appeals for a free kick, but the referee is not forthcoming.
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Australia midfielder Brett Emerton comes on to replace David Dunn- still no change to the scoreline.
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Cross from Anelka, and Drogba is charging in but collides with Samba- with both players left in a heap on the ground.
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Blackburn have started well so far in this second period with some decent attempts on goal. Yet to completely test Turnbull though.
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Chance from Lampard from distance, with Brown diving - but the ball goes wide.
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Zhirkov forced into a clearance off the line- a good start from Blackburn.
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Half-time and Chelsea take a 1-0 lead into the break, but Blackburn will draw confidence from some of their chances.
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And we are underway in this second period.
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Substitution Branislav Ivanovic Yury Zhirkov
Branislav Ivanovic Yury Zhirkov 43°
Change for Chelsea with Branislav Ivanovic forced off with injury, replaced by Russian Yuri Zhirkov.
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Samba has been heavily involved so far, with the Congo defender clearing from Frank Lampard.
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Malouda capitalises on a mistake from N'Zonzi, and the French winger fires a powerful drive at Brown's goal, with the keeper parrying to a degree of safety.
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Despite their domination, there has been barely anything to do with Blackburn's goalkeeper Jason Brown - still 1-0 to the Blues at the moment.
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Chelsea comfortable - but Rovers may draw comfort that they are only a goal behind, with a little over fifteen minutes of normal time remaining in this first period.
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A ball over the top from Nicolas Anelka is well dealt with by Samba.
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Chance for Blackburn falling to Pederson on the volley, but the Norway midfielder fires wide.
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Chelsea on top at the moment- a Kalou cross for finds Anelka who pushes an effort wide.
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Cross by former Real Madrid fullback Michel Salgado is blocked by Paulo Ferreira, with the resulting corner taken by Pedersen for Blackburn and saved by Chelsea keeper Turnbull.
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Nicolas Anelka goes down in the box, with Rovers struggling in decent - but the referee calls play on.
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Should have added- Chelsea can go top with a win today - one point clear to be exact of Manchester United.
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The in-form Florent Malouda fires in a cross, cleared by Rovers defender Christopher Samba.
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Corner taken by Frank Lampard, that finds Salomon Kalou, but the Ivorian's header is over the crossbar.
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Goal Didier Drogba
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GOAL- Drogba with the opening striker for Chelsea to hand them the perfect start with a goal from inside the box to the bottom right, assisted by Anelka.
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Decent start to the game - Chelsea needing a win to maintain pace with Manchester United following their win over Liverpool.
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Decent start to the game - Chelsea needing a win to maintain pace with Manchester United following their win over Liverpool.
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And we are underway at Ewood park.
Chelsea: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Mikel, Kalou, Malouda, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba. Subs: Sebek, Joe Cole, Zhirkov, Deco, Sturridge, Matic, Bruma.
Blackburn: Brown, Salgado, Samba, Jones, Olsson, Andrews, Nzonzi, Dunn, Pedersen, Diouf, Kalinic. Subs: Bunn, Jacobsen, Emerton, Roberts, Li
Welcome to Goal.com's live commentary of Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea from Ewood Park. Chelsea will be keen to bounce back from its exit from the Champions League at the hands of Inter Milan, while Blackburn Rovers who are notably without injured goalkeeper Paul Robinson, are aiming to move further away from the drop zone.Sumber: Goal
