Chelsea 3 - 2 Birmingham

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This was as exciting a start to the new season as you could wish to pay for! There were four first half goals, and just one after the interval, that clinched it for Chelsea.


Birmingham played well, and would have deserved a point at least, but goalkeeper Colin Doyle was either having an off day, or a day off! Steve Bruce was not too hard on him, remembering that he was largely responsible for Birmingham’s promotion, when he saved a Wolves penalty, at the end of last season.


Against the odds, Birmingham went ahead in the 15th minute. Former Chelsea man Forssell had their fans singing, when he opened the scoring with a neat header. However they were soon silenced, as they were only ahead for two minutes, before Pizarro equalised. In an exhilarating display, Wright-Phillips powered away from Queudrue, to deliver the ball to Kalou who slipped it to Pizarro. He made no mistake and hammered the ball past Doyle to level the score.


Chelsea then went two up, when a skilful exchange between Lampard and Kalou, set up Malouda, who fired home, on 31 minutes. It seemed that Chelsea were about to go on the rampage, but they were stopped in their tracks, when Kapo eased round full back Glen Johnson, and delivered a rocket, that nearly went through the back of the net. The scores were level, with four goals in thirty-six minutes, and that is how it was at the interval.


Michael Essien got the sinner in the 50th minute. Malouda and Lampard went on the attack, and the ball was only partially cleared, by the Birmingham defence, into the path of Wright-Phillips, who passed it back to Essien. His shot was on target, but should have been easy for Doyle to stop. He didn’t and the result was three points for Chelsea.


It was an entertaining game that could have gone either way, but finished up as a fine start for Chelsea.


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