Man Utd outclass Blues to close in on title

Nemanja Vidic (left) scored United’s second after 23 minutes

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Sunday, 8 May 2011

Barclays Premier League

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:09 The referee blows for the end of the match.
• 90:00+3:10 Ashley Cole concedes a free kick for a foul on Ji-Sung Park. Michael Carrick restarts play with the free kick.
• 90:00+2:34 Long range effort by Michael Essien goes over the bar.
• 90:00+2:14 Javier Hernandez is caught offside. Michael Essien restarts play with the free kick.
• 90:00+2:04 The ball is crossed by Frank Lampard, clearance made by Nemanja Vidic.
• 90:00+1:26 A cross is delivered by Florent Malouda, Rio Ferdinand makes a clearance.
• 90:00+0:25 Wayne Rooney produces a drilled right-footed shot from 12 yards. Blocked by John Terry.
• 89:35 Free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 89:35 Booking Didier Drogba shown a yellow card.
• 89:24 Unfair challenge on Michael Carrick by Didier Drogba results in a free kick.
• 88:39 Effort from inside the area by Javier Hernandez misses to the right of the target.
• 88:34 Antonio Valencia crosses the ball, Branislav Ivanovic manages to make a clearance.
• 88:12 Handball by John Terry. Michael Carrick restarts play with the free kick.
• 87:19 Substitution Chris Smalling is brought on as a substitute for Fabio Da Silva.
• 87:05 Effort from deep inside the area by Fernando Torres misses to the left of the target.
• 86:03 Javier Hernandez has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
• 85:32 Michael Carrick restarts play with the free kick.
• 85:32 Booking Ramires booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 85:20 Ramires gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Giggs.
• 83:26 Fernando Torres concedes a free kick for a foul on Fabio Da Silva. Edwin Van der Sar takes the direct free kick.
• 82:42 Ryan Giggs decides to take the corner short.
• 82:42 Booking Ryan Giggs booked.
• 82:04 Wayne Rooney takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Blocked by Alex.
• 81:28 Wayne Rooney produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
• 80:52 Michael Carrick fouled by Frank Lampard, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan Giggs.
• 80:26 The assistant referee signals for offside against Didier Drogba. Edwin Van der Sar restarts play with the free kick.
• 78:39 Alex gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nemanja Vidic. Edwin Van der Sar restarts play with the free kick.
• 74:58 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 72:37 Ryan Giggs takes a short corner.
• 71:01 Foul by Antonio Valencia on Ashley Cole, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Petr Cech.
• 70:32 Ramires gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Giggs. Free kick taken by Ryan Giggs.
• 69:31 Wayne Rooney takes a shot. Alex gets a block in.
• 68:23 Branislav Ivanovic takes a shot.
• 67:59 Assist on the goal came from Branislav Ivanovic.
• 67:59 GOAL – Frank Lampard:Man Utd 2 – 1 Chelsea Frank Lampard finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea.
• 66:57 Effort from inside the area by Didier Drogba misses to the right of the goal.
• 65:06 Centre by Ramires, save made by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 64:25 Alex has a drilled shot. Save by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 63:13 Effort on goal by Florent Malouda from 25 yards. Blocked by Nemanja Vidic.
• 60:56 Substitution (Chelsea) makes a substitution, with Fernando Torres coming on for Salomon Kalou.
• 60:21 Corner taken left-footed by Ryan Giggs.
• 60:15 Antonio Valencia crosses the ball, Branislav Ivanovic manages to make a clearance.
• 58:01 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Didier Drogba by Jonathan Evans. Michael Essien restarts play with the free kick.
• 56:27 Antonio Valencia concedes a free kick for a foul on Frank Lampard. Frank Lampard takes the direct free kick.
• 54:16 Didier Drogba is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 50:43 Shot from outside the penalty box by Florent Malouda goes wide right of the goal.
• 49:55 Ji-Sung Park gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Frank Lampard. Michael Essien takes the free kick.
• 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
• 45:01 Substitution Jonathan Evans joins the action as a substitute, replacing John O’Shea.
• 45:01 Substitution Alex replaces Marinho David Luiz.
• 45:01 Substitution Mikel goes off and Ramires comes on.
• Half Time
• 45:00+3:05 The ref blows to end the first period.
• 45:00+2:34 Foul by Fabio Da Silva on Florent Malouda, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Ashley Cole.
• 45:00+1:52 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Terry by Antonio Valencia. Ashley Cole takes the free kick.
• 45:00+0:26 The ball is delivered by Antonio Valencia.
• 45:00+0:21 The ball is crossed by Ji-Sung Park.
• 44:34 Ryan Giggs takes a outswinging corner.
• 44:03 Short corner worked by Didier Drogba.
• 43:46 Shot by Didier Drogba. Blocked by John O’Shea.
• 42:56 Antonio Valencia takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
• 42:31 Ryan Giggs takes a short corner.
• 42:24 Antonio Valencia delivers the ball, Mikel makes a clearance.
• 42:04 Free kick taken by John O’Shea.
• 42:04 Booking Michael Essien booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 41:57 Michael Essien challenges Ji-Sung Park unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 39:53 Unfair challenge on Wayne Rooney by Branislav Ivanovic results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ryan Giggs.
• 39:17 Didier Drogba delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, John O’Shea manages to make a clearance.
• 38:51 Booking The referee shows Wayne Rooney a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 37:42 Unfair challenge on Marinho David Luiz by Wayne Rooney results in a free kick.
• 37:31 A cross is delivered by Salomon Kalou, Rio Ferdinand makes a clearance.
• 36:59 Javier Hernandez is ruled offside. John Terry takes the indirect free kick.
• 36:19 Fabio Da Silva challenges Florent Malouda unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ashley Cole.
• 33:41 Shot by Mikel. Nemanja Vidic gets a block in.
• 31:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Florent Malouda by Antonio Valencia. Didier Drogba has an effort direct from the free kick.
• 29:22 Ryan Giggs gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Salomon Kalou. Didier Drogba produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, save made by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 28:39 Drilled left-footed shot by Marinho David Luiz. Save by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 27:59 John O’Shea gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Salomon Kalou. Mikel takes the free kick.
• 25:16 Effort from inside the six-yard box by Branislav Ivanovic goes wide left of the target.
• 24:23 Outswinging corner taken by Florent Malouda from the left by-line, Salomon Kalou takes a shot. Save made by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 23:12 Ryan Giggs sends in a cross,
• 22:53 Ryan Giggs provided the assist for the goal.
• 22:53 GOAL – Nemanja Vidic:Man Utd 2 – 0 Chelsea Nemanja Vidic finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea.
• 22:40 Short corner taken by Ryan Giggs.
• 22:28 Shot by Ji-Sung Park. Petr Cech makes a brilliant save.
• 22:16 Centre by Wayne Rooney, Marinho David Luiz manages to make a clearance.
• 22:06 Fabio Da Silva produces a cross, clearance by Branislav Ivanovic.
• 20:58 Free kick awarded for a foul by Branislav Ivanovic on Wayne Rooney. Free kick taken by Wayne Rooney.
• 19:26 Drilled right-footed shot by Salomon Kalou. Comfortable save by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 18:23 Salomon Kalou takes a shot. Save by Edwin Van der Sar.
• Correction – 18:07 Didier Drogba takes a shot. Edwin Van der Sar makes a save.
• 18:07 Didier Drogba takes a shot.
• 14:06 Effort from the edge of the area by Wayne Rooney goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 11:39 Nemanja Vidic restarts play with the free kick.
• 11:39 Booking Caution for Branislav Ivanovic.
• 11:25 Branislav Ivanovic challenges Wayne Rooney unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 9:31 Unfair challenge on Ji-Sung Park by Mikel results in a free kick. Ryan Giggs takes the free kick.
• 8:45 Didier Drogba has an effort at goal from long distance that misses to the left of the goal.
• 7:53 Ryan Giggs takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Didier Drogba.
• 7:34 Wayne Rooney has a drilled shot. Brilliant save by Petr Cech.
• 6:41 Didier Drogba concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Carrick. Free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
• 5:36 Shot from 18 yards by Antonio Valencia. Blocked by Ashley Cole.
• 3:18 The offside flag is raised against Javier Hernandez. John Terry takes the free kick.
• 2:03 Foul by Marinho David Luiz on Javier Hernandez, free kick awarded. Ryan Giggs crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Didier Drogba.
• 0:35 The assist for the goal came from Ji-Sung Park.
• 0:35 GOAL – Javier Hernandez:Man Utd 1 – 0 Chelsea Javier Hernandez scores a goal from just inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Man Utd 1-0 Chelsea.
• 0:18 Foul by Antonio Valencia on Ashley Cole, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Petr Cech.
• 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.

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