A huge fixture in the English Premier League on Tuesday night saw leaders Manchester United travel to visit champions Chelsea. Wayne Rooney was available after (somehow) escaping punishment for a clear elbow on an opposition player at the weekend. On a similar note, Chelsea were able to select Ashley Cole, despite him having recently shot a work experience student with an air rifle.
The match started quite sporadically, with a lack of quality in the first half hour. That changed when Wayne Rooney picked the ball up and fired low into the near corner from outside the box to give the visitors the lead at half-time.
Chelsea’s reply came after the break, when new signing David Luiz hit a composed volley to equalise. The hosts then were awarded a penalty near the end as Chris Smalling was adjudged to have tripped Yuri Zhirkov in the box, and Frank Lampard converted emphatically to give the Blues a 2 – 1 victory.
The three points might give Chelsea some hope of clawing themselves back into the title race while United stay top, four points ahead of Arsenal having played a game more. Worse for the Red Devils was the sending off of Nemanja Vidic in injury-time, which means he will not be able to play in the next important game - against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
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