Arsenal came from behind to record a fine victory over London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. After falling behind to a first half own goal by Johan Djorou, they hit back with two second half goals in three minutes by Robin Van Persie. The first goal left Chelsea boss Luis Philippe Scolari infuriated, as Van Persie was clearly offside, but the linesman failed to flag.
Chelsea had the majority of chances in the first half, with Frank Lampard, Soloman Kalou, and Ballack all having efforts go close. It was an error by Arsenal Keeper Manual Almunia, which gave Chelsea the lead. His eagerness to throw the ball out was out of sync with Samir Nasri who couldn’t get to the loose ball, which eventually made its way to Jose Boswinga, whose low cross was turned in by the Djourou. After the break, Chelsea could have doubled their lead, but Lampard shot wide, a chance that proved costly in the end. Van Persie collected a through ball from Denilson from an offside position and smashed the ball in the top corner. Three minutes later, he got on the end of a flick on by Emmanuel Adebayor, and shot low into the bottom corner, turning the game completely on its head. Arsenal held on the win after Chelsea had loads of possession, but failed to carve out any clear opportunities.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, the Manchester derby was won by the red half, with United scoring the only goal in a fiery contest. Wayne Rooney scored his 100th premier league goal. But the talking point of the game was Cristiano Ronaldo’s bizarre handball, which led to his second booking. Portsmouth beat Blackburn 3-2. It was nearly the same old story for Pompy as they once again blew a 2-0 advantage as Blackburn clawed their way back into the game to make it 2-2, only for Davies to give Tony Adams his first home victory as Pompy boss. Everton gave Harry Rednapp his first home defeat as Tottenham manager with a 1-0 victory. Unfortunately they lost Ayebeni Yakubu for the rest of the season.
Chelsea had the majority of chances in the first half, with Frank Lampard, Soloman Kalou, and Ballack all having efforts go close. It was an error by Arsenal Keeper Manual Almunia, which gave Chelsea the lead. His eagerness to throw the ball out was out of sync with Samir Nasri who couldn’t get to the loose ball, which eventually made its way to Jose Boswinga, whose low cross was turned in by the Djourou. After the break, Chelsea could have doubled their lead, but Lampard shot wide, a chance that proved costly in the end. Van Persie collected a through ball from Denilson from an offside position and smashed the ball in the top corner. Three minutes later, he got on the end of a flick on by Emmanuel Adebayor, and shot low into the bottom corner, turning the game completely on its head. Arsenal held on the win after Chelsea had loads of possession, but failed to carve out any clear opportunities.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, the Manchester derby was won by the red half, with United scoring the only goal in a fiery contest. Wayne Rooney scored his 100th premier league goal. But the talking point of the game was Cristiano Ronaldo’s bizarre handball, which led to his second booking. Portsmouth beat Blackburn 3-2. It was nearly the same old story for Pompy as they once again blew a 2-0 advantage as Blackburn clawed their way back into the game to make it 2-2, only for Davies to give Tony Adams his first home victory as Pompy boss. Everton gave Harry Rednapp his first home defeat as Tottenham manager with a 1-0 victory. Unfortunately they lost Ayebeni Yakubu for the rest of the season.
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