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On Sunday in the English Premier League, two matches ended without goals.
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For fans of the London club, it was a frustrating result - having a great opportunity to reduce the gap from the leading "Man Utd" team to just one point, the "Blues" had to settle for a draw away against "Newcastle" who are in the middle of the league table. In fact, this was probably one of the most unsuccessful matches for Chelsea this season.
In the first half, neither side had real chances to score a goal, but it is worth noting that the hosts not only played evenly, but at times even dictated the game.
Chelsea responded to efforts from Kieron Dyer, Obafemi Martins, and Stephen Carr with a lone, somewhat more dangerous but inaccurate header from John Terry.
After the break, Jose Mourinho's men regrouped slightly, and soon Frank Lampard had a chance to send the ball into the net, but he shot over the goal from 12 yards out. The hosts later organized a few more threatening attacks, but as the match neared its end, the initiative was taken over by the visitors.
Despite this, all efforts from J. Terry, after substitute Andriy Shevchenko entered the field, and other Londoners to snatch victory were in vain - the final whistle of the referee confirmed the goalless draw.
Now both "Man Utd" (82 points) and "Chelsea" (79 points) have four matches left to play, one of which will be against each other on May 9 at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London.
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Goalkeeper David James earned a point for the "Portsmouth" team in this match, repeatedly blocking dangerous shots from Craig Gardner, Gabriel Agbonlahor, and John Carew.
However, it is worth noting that the hosts themselves wasted several opportunities to score from comfortable positions, failing to hit the target.
Meanwhile, "Portsmouth" attempts to break through the opponents' defense were rare, disjointed, and unsuccessful, once again proving that Harry Redknapp's players are a home team.
In these matches, a new league record was also set - D. James kept a clean sheet for the 142nd time in his career and surpassed legendary English national team and "Arsenal" goalkeeper David Seaman.
League table Top scorers 1. Didier Drogba ("Chelsea") 19 goals 2. Cristiano Ronaldo ("Man Utd") 16 3. Benni McCarthy ("Blackburn") 15 4. Wayne Rooney ("Man Utd") 13 5-7. Kevin Doyle ("Reading") 12 Yakubu Aiyegbeni ("Middlesbrough") 12 Dirk Kuyt ("Liverpool") 12
