Its a frenetic start and with 7min on the clock as Ess plays a beautiful one/two with Anelka on the edge of the box but his shot is parried by Gomes. Spurs then drive straight up the other end but Jenas shoots just over. Spurs are pressing both ball and player and as a result Ballack has given a few sloppy balls away - cant keep doing that. Alex lets a nothing ball bounce over his head on 17mins, Keane pounces and his drive forces a good save from Cech. Anleka looses the ball in midfield on 25mins and Chorluka drives forward and finds Keane on the edge of the box but his shot is straight at Cech. With half an hour gone it looks now like Spurs have settled back into a "9 men behind the ball" shape when the Blues have possesion but they're then breaking quickly when we loose it. Belletti pulls a loose ball back to Anelka on the edge of the box but his drive is again parried by Gomes. For the second time, a long ball is allowed to bounce and it releases Mordric but fortunatley it comes to nothing. With a minute to go, the Drog is helped off after a bad clash with King but that's pretty much it for the first half.
No changes as Spurs get the 2nd half underway and they're in front with 4mins as Lennon teases down the right and squares to Mordric who fires low into the corner past Cech. Chelsea need some width - in attacking and defensive play - so no surprise that on 60mins Queresma replaces Belletti on the right. Chelsea are second best all over the pitch right now however Queresma immediately fires in a great back post cross but Lamps header is bundled past the post by Chorlukas hand but no penalty. News comes through that Man U are now 2-0 down which makes this result even more vital. A nice passage of play finds Drogba on the left but his strike is easily saved by Gomes. This is a big 20mins coming up. Jenas and Bent combine on the edge of our box but the block falls to Keane who thankfully fires over. Quarter of an hour to go and Chelsea go 4-4-2 as Malouda replaces Essien - desperate stuff now and a point would do. Another Lamps free kick finds JT's head but his goal bound connection is brilliantly saved once again Gomes. This time JT floats a diagonal ball into the box but this time the Drog heads wide. With 5mins to go, Chelsea break with Ballack but his woeful pass is rightly berated by Drogba. There's 4mins of stoppage time but it might as well be 4 hours for Chelsea as first Anelka scuffs a shot at Gomes, from the resulting corner Alex hits the bar and then Gomes saves from Malouda. Its too little too late and it ends 1-0 to Spurs.
Guss has his first defeat and a chance to pile pressure on Man U is wasted
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