PREMIER LEAGUE: Ten man Chelsea earn dramatic late draw at Swansea
Swansea looked on course for a famous and deserved victory over Chelsea until the Blues grabbed a fortunate late goal to grab a point in a 1-1 draw.
Swansea have only lost once at home this season and deservedly went in at half-time a goal to the good thanks to former Chelsea youngster Scott Sinclair who scored with a wonderful volley against his old team.
Chelsea had struggled in the first period to impose themselves but improved after the break to put the Swans under pressure as they chased an equaliser.
But Swansea refused to buckle as befits a team who defeated Arsenal in their last home game and they seemed assured of another impressive win when Ashley Cole was dismissed with six minutes remaining for a second bookable offence.
The team who had conceded just six goals at the Liberty Stadium all season looked to have weathered the storm until deep into stoppage time.
Blues full back Jose Bosingwa sent over a hopeful low cross which clipped the heel of defender Neil Taylor which cruelly deflected the ball past keeper Michael Vorm.
Referee: Andre Marriner
Venue: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,526
Swansea scorers: Sinclair 39
Chelsea scorers: Taylor (og) 90
TRIBAL ASKS:
Yellow cards: Rangel (SWA), Taylor (SWA), Malouda (CHE), Meireles (CHE)
Red card: Cole (CHE)
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun May 13th | |||
| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | 14:00 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | 14:00 |
| Everton | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Sunderland | Manchester United | - 1 | 14:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Swansea City | Liverpool | 14:00 | |
| Norwich City | Aston Villa | 14:00 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham | 14:00 | |
| Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | 14:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 89 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 89 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 70 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 69 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 56 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 52 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 47 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 45 |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -16 | 38 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 37 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 36 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -42 | 25 |
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Comments (7)
Avb shld go nd bring home al those lads he loaned out if he wldnt sign better players,with dis performance i doubt if chelsea will finish top 4
If chelsea dnt wana sel tores i can understand that,but wot i dnt get is why they wldnt sell off bosingwa,maluda,kalu,drogba
the problem is AVB, his team selection is always heartbreaking, why do we still play malouda who has little or nothing to contribute to the squad? sturridge had nothing to do in the game yesterday, just when malouda started adding value in the second half he removed him. wh y the fridgging hell will he keep paizon on the bench, at this point we need someone that can pull off stunts and magic..... i am getting tired of his ability to read games.
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