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In the 35th round of the English Premier League, the London club lost important points at home and significantly complicated their chances to fight for the championship title.
London, Stamford Bridge stadium Referee: Rob Styles Chelsea 2 - 2 Bolton 19' [0 - 1] Lubomir Michalik 22' [1 - 1] Salomon Kalou 33' [2 - 1] Salomon Kalou 54' [2 - 2] Kevin Davies
Chelsea: (4-3-3) Petr Cech; Geremi, Ricardo Carvalho (29' Frank Lampard), John Terry, Wayne Bridge; Michael Essien, Lassana Diarra (60' Cole), John Obi Mikel; Shaun Wright-Phillips, Andriy Shevchenko (45' Drogba), Salomon Kalou Substitutes: Carlo Cudicini, Frank Lampard, Khalid Boulahrouz, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba
Bolton: (4-4-2) Jussi Jaaskelainen; Ivan Campo, Ricardo Gardner, Garry Speed, Abdoulaye Meite; Lubomir Michalik, Andranik Teymourian, David Thompson, Kevin Davies; Nicolas Anelka (90' Martin), Idan Tal (78' Sinclair) Substitutes: Ali Al Habsi, Ricardo Vaz Te, Cesar Martins, James Sinclair, Blazej Augustyn
News of the Teams Chelsea in this match is without injured goalkeepers Michael Ballack (groin) and Arjen Robben (knee), but midfielder Michael Essien returns to the lineup after a suspension.
Manager Jose Mourinho decided to rest Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole, and Paulo Ferreira, who did not always make it to the starting lineup in the UEFA Champions League semi-final midweek match.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has bigger problems - due to various reasons, El-Hadji Diouf, Tal Ben Haim, Abdoulaye Faye, Kevin Nolan, Nicky Hunt, and Stelios Giannakopoulos will not be able to help the team.
Match Chronology Weather in London - excellent and sunny. In the crowded Stamford Bridge stadium, the teams will have all the conditions to demonstrate top-level football.
The hosts play in their usual blue jerseys, while the visitors play in white. Prior to the match, all fans in the stadium stood and applauded for a minute in honor of the recently deceased legendary England national team player Alan Bell.
1' The match begins...
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