Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 16 December 2009
Result
Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth
Premier League · Wednesday 16 December 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth: match report
Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 16 December 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
Nicolas Anelka opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Chelsea's goals came from Nicolas Anelka (23') and Frank Lampard (79', penalty). Portsmouth scored through Frédéric Piquionne (51').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 37 points from 16 and Portsmouth 20th on 11 points from 16. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Portsmouth 20th with 28.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-1-2-3 and Portsmouth in a 4-1-2-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 0 for Portsmouth.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-L-W-W-W and Portsmouth's D-W-L-L-L.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Nicolas Anelka
- 51'Goal · Frédéric Piquionne
- 79'Penalty goal · Frank Lampard
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (4-1-2-3)
Petr Čech, John Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, Juliano Haus Belletti, Michael Essien, Florent Malouda, John Mikel Obi, Michael Ballack, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba
Portsmouth line-up (4-1-2-3)
Asmir Begović, Aaron Mokoena, Steve Finnan, Tal Ben Haim, Marc Wilson, Papa Diop, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Frédéric Piquionne, Jamie O'Hara, Hayden Mullins, Hermann Hreidarsson