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Playing at home, Chelsea left even earlier, after Zoltan Gera scored in the fourth minute. Utilizing the bait Bobby Zamora, Gera sent the ball into the goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Furthermore, Chelsea trying to play catch-up. Several times, through Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, Chelsea got a golden opportunity. However, Fulham defensive solidity, making Chelsea bite fingers.
In the minute-to-10 and 11, m Lampard and Drogba in turn fired shots into the middle of the Fulham goal. Unfortunately, the effort has failed in the hands of goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
After the threat, Chelsea difficulties develop games. Besides almost no opportunities, they also threatened several times farther behind. The first round was closed with the score 0-1 to Fulham.
In the second half, Chelsea played directly in a high tempo and more straightforward. Each got a chance to attack, they always try to finish with a shot. The result, during the first 15 minutes in the second half, Chelsea released no fewer than six shots on goal. However, none can deceive Mark Schwarzer.
Chelsea finally broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute, when they managed to equalize thanks to a goal Drogba. Utilizing feedback Branislav Ivanovic, Drogba sent the ball into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
Goal is to make Chelsea even more insistent Fulham stormed the fort. Opportunity for an opportunity is created and wasted, until the birth of an own goal in minute Smalling-75. Goals stems from Sturridge shot which Schwarzer can blocked it. However, the ball hit the body Smalling, and bounced into the goal.
Excellence makes Chelsea adds to attack. However, their efforts succeeded denied by Fulham. When the long whistle, Chelsea had to settle for seeing his efforts only ended with the victory 2-1.
Throughout the action, Chelsea had the ball as much recorded 66 percent and able to make precise seven shots on goal from 22 businesses. Meanwhile, Fulham could create three golden opportunities of the five businesses.
With these results, Chelsea still on top of the standings with 45 points. Fulham itself also survive in the ninth position with 27 points.
Team Line-up:
Chelsea: Cech; Terry, Carvalho, Zhirkov (Ashley Cole 84), Ferreira (Ivanovic 65); Obi Mikel (Sturridge 70), Lampard, Ballack, Joe Cole; Kalou, Drogba
Fulham: Schwarzer; Smalling, Hughes, Konchesky, Pantsil (Etuhu 67); Baird, Murphy, Dempsey, Duff (Riise 85); Gera (Johnson 71); Zamora
