SM
Man City vs. Feyenoord: 14 hrs 9 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Chelsea 0-0 Spurs

:Headline: Result: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs: ID:21169: from db_amp
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are forced to share the spoils in the London derby at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were forced to share the spoils in a goalless London derby at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

It was the home side who enjoyed the majority of possession in the first half but were unable to create a decent opening.

Neither side looked to grasp the initiative in the midday sun and the first real talking point came after 27 minutes.

Frank Lampard's claims for a penalty were waved away after former Chelsea defender William Gallas appeared to trip him up in the area.

However, the first big chance fell to Spurs on the stroke of half time and against the run of play.

Luka Modric turned smartly past Michael Essien to get to the byline and cut back to Rafael Van Der Vaart.

However, the Dutchman's effort was saved by Petr Cech, with Ashley Cole blocking a rebound effort from the midfielder.

Chelsea had to wait until five minutes after the break for their first shot on goal.

Daniel Sturridge was set free down the left-hand side but could only drag his shot wide of Brad Friedel's right-hand post.

Five minutes later, Gareth Bale slalomed past two Chelsea defenders before nudging the ball into the path of Kyle Walker.

Arriving into the box, the young wing-back found the side-netting with his shot.

Juan Mata tested the Spurs goal when his free kick hit the woodwork after 73 minutes.

Emmanuel Adebayor then had a chance to put Spurs in the lead on 79 minutes when he was sent clear of the Chelsea backline by Modric.

After rounding Cech, Adebayor's shot into an unguarded net was blocked by recovering Gary Cahill.

The draw leaves Tottenham in fourth place, one berth above Chelsea.

amp_article__21169 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-03-25 01:24:32:
html db last update - 2012-03-25 01:24:32 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Fulham125341717018
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle125341313018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham124351519-415
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .