Premier League, Sunday 21 March 2010, at Ewood Park, Blackburn.

Blackburn Rovers (4-5-1): Brown; Salgado, Samba (c), Jones, Olsson; Diouf, N'Zonzi (Hoilett 90+2), Dunn (Emerton 55), Andrews, Pedersen; Kalinic (Roberts 62).
Unused subs Bunn, Chimbonda, Jacobsen, Linganzi.
Manager Sam Allardyce

Chelsea (4-3-2-1): Turnbull; Ivanovic (Zhirkov 45), Alex, Terry (c), Ferreira; Lampard, Mikel, Malouda; Anelka (Sturridge 90), Kalou (Deco 73); Drogba.
Unused subs: Sebek, Bruma, Matic, J Cole.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti

Referee Steve Bennett.
Environment Ever worsening afternoon in Lancashire, begins with sunshine, then overcast, then rain. Live on Sky Sports.
Kit Blackburn Rovers - blues and white halved shirts, white shorts and socks Chelsea - navy hooped shirts with yellow trim, navy shorts and socks.
Attendance 25,554

First half
Kick off Blackburn.
3 Wide Drogba curls the game's first effort wide of the post. Both sides have already been caught offside on the break.
5 CHELSEA GOAL Drogba sidefoots home after Anelka beats two challenges and squares to his strike partner, a very simple goal but a perfect start.
7 Over Kalou heads high from Lampard's outswinging corner, a real chance for the Chelsea man.
15 Danger A Pedersen free-kick is on target but Turnbull guesses right and turns it around the post. Andrews heads the resultant corner over the bar.
20 Over This time it's Anelka's turn to miss as he turns Kalou's low cross over the Blackburn bar. Kalou had done well to beat Diouf and find his target.
22 Blocked Alex fires hard into Olsson's body from around 12 yards out, the defender doing well to stop the ball's forward momentum.
37 Tackles We are overdue another goalscoring chance. Not much to report apart from every challenge being full-blooded, as expected from an Allardyce team.
38 Chance There it was, but Malouda fires straight at Brown, when either side would surely have doubled the lead. The Frenchman did well to capitalise on a Blackburn error though.
45 Chelsea sub Ivanovic is replaced by Zhirkov, who comes on at left-back, Ferreira moving to the right. Looked like the Serb took a kick on the calf.
Stoppage time 2 minutes

Half time Blackburn Rovers 0 Chelsea 1

Second half
Kick off Chelsea.
46 Danger Pedersen's long throw evades the advancing Turnbull, and Zhirkov has to head off his own line to deny a likely equaliser.
48 Close Lampard finds space 30 yards out and shoots, just wide of Brown's right-hand post.
55 Blackburn sub Emerton for Dunn.
62 Blackburn sub Kalinic replaced by Roberts, not a popular move with the home support.
67 Danger Pedersen races through the left channel, but his cross cum shot arcs away to safety. Chelsea have lost the control we had earlier.
69 BLACKBURN GOAL Equaliser for Rovers as Diouf outjumps Ferreira at the far post and nods Salgado's cross low into the net.
73 Chelsea sub Deco on for Kalou.
86 Frustration Plenty of Chelsea pressure as we search a winner, but no clear cut chances to speak of.
87 Off the line Drogba sends Deco's low corner towards the corner, but the Blackburn defender heads it behind denying a certain goal. Zhirkov is booked for a foul on Roberts.
90 Chelsea sub Sturridge for Anelka.
Stoppage time 4 minutes
90+2 Blackburn sub Hoilett for injured N'Zonzi.

Full time Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 1

Shots on target Blackburn 4 Chelsea 5
Corners Blackburn 3 Chelsea 10
Fouls Blackburn 10 Chelsea 11
Offsides Blackburn 2 Chelsea 2

Comment

Ancelotti went with Kalou and Anelka supporting Drogba, Malouda replacing Ballack in the midfield three, the German out through injury. Ferreira came in for Zhirkov at left-back.

Chelsea are two goals away from equalling our best ever Premier League goals haul on 72, achieved in 2004/05 and 2005/06.

Chelsea had won seven of the last nine league meetings at Ewood Park before today.

Alex made his 50th Premier League start and Florent Malouda his 100th start in all competitions for the Blues.

Only Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd have lost fewer home league games than Rovers this term. They have lost only one in 14 since the opening day defeat against Man City.

Watch the full game again on Chelsea TV from 6pm.