Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 20 September 2009
Result
Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Sunday 20 September 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Chelsea won against Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 20 September 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Ashley Cole opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Chelsea's goals came from Ashley Cole (32'), Michael Ballack (58') and Didier Drogba (63'). Tottenham Hotspur did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 2nd on 15 points from 5 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 12 points from 5. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 70.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Chelsea wins, 3 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Tottenham Hotspur's L-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 32'Goal · Ashley Cole
- 58'Goal · Michael Ballack
- 63'Goal · Didier Drogba
- 65'Yellow card · Sebastien Bassong
- 90'Yellow card · Jermaine Jenas
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)
Petr Čech, John Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, Juliano Haus Belletti, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, John Mikel Obi, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3)
Carlo Cudicini, Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, Aaron Lennon, R. Keane, Jermain Defoe