Chelsea

Chelsea

 Last Game
Nov 8, 2009 Manchester United, W 1-0 
 
 Next Game
Nov 21, 2009 Wolverhampton, 10:00 am 
Last Meeting: Mar 27, 2004, W 5-2 
 Team Report
Next Match: at home to Man Utd, November 08

Europe: UEFA Champions League (Group D)

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted he would not swap Didier Drogba for any other striker after watching the Ivory Coast international fire the Blues into the last 16 of the Champions League. Drogba missed Chelsea's opening three Group D games due to suspension following his foul-mouthed confrontation with Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after last season's semi-final against Barcelona. He returned with a bang on Tuesday night, netting both of his side's goals in a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid. Drogba might even have been celebrating a hat-trick but his powerful free-kick just after half-time had been turned onto the post by the diving Sergio Asenjo. After the game, Ancelotti heaped praise on Drogba and although he stopped short of saying the 31-year-old was the best striker in the world, he admitted he would not trade the former Marseille man for anyone else. "I don't know (if he is the best). For sure, I want to keep him. I don't want to change him with any other striker," said Ancelotti. "Didier is an important player for us. We have a lot of important players but he is doing very well and we are happy. I'm very happy with his behaviour, and I hope he continues like this."

last updated on Nov 5 (updates weekly by PA SportsTicker) 
 Scores & Fixtures
 Last Five Games
 Date Opponent Result
 Sun, Oct 4 Liverpool W 2-0
 Sat, Oct 17 at Aston Villa L 1-2
 Sat, Oct 24 Blackburn W 5-0
 Sat, Oct 31 at Bolton W 4-0
 Sun, Nov 8 Manchester United W 1-0
 Next Five Games
 Date Opponent Time
 Sat, Nov 21 Wolverhampton 10:00 am EST
 Sun, Nov 29 at Arsenal 11:00 am EST
 Sat, Dec 5 at Manchester City 12:30 pm EST
 Sat, Dec 12 Everton 10:00 am EST
 Wed, Dec 16 Portsmouth 2:45 pm EST
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 2009-10 Table
 Team W D L Pts
 Chelsea 10 0 2 30
 Arsenal 8 1 2 25
 Manchester United 8 1 3 25
 Tottenham 7 1 4 22
 Aston Villa 6 3 3 21
 Manchester City 5 5 1 20
 Liverpool 6 0 5 18
 Sunderland 5 2 5 17
 Stoke City 4 4 4 16
 Burnley 5 1 6 16
 Fulham 4 3 4 15
 Everton 4 3 4 15
 Wigan Athletic FC 4 2 6 14
 Blackburn 4 1 6 13
 Birmingham City 3 2 6 11
 Bolton 3 2 6 11
 Hull City 3 2 7 11
 West Ham United 2 4 6 10
 Wolverhampton 2 4 6 10
 Portsmouth 2 1 9 7
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