Birmingham City striker Mikael Forssell admits he still has a soft spot for Chelsea.

He was elated to be back on the mark at Stamford Bridge, but kept his emotions in check because it was his former club.

The Finn said: "It was very special to score. I have very fond memories of Chelsea. I was seven years on their books. It was emotional. But the Birmingham team goes first for me. We got nothing for a good performance so that was disappointing.

"Out of respect for Chelsea I didn't want to celebrate that much. There was still a long way to go in the game as well.

"I was happy about the goal, of course, but I didn't want to really celebrate it a lot."