Chelsea 2-0 Birmingham (Dec 31, 2005)

CHE

BIR

12'

Olivier Tébily

Matthew Upson

25'

Hernán Crespo

43'

Arjen Robben

Assist: Eiður Guðjohnsen

60'

Neil Kilkenny

Stephen Clemence

61'

Shaun Wright-Phillips

Arjen Robben

65'

Mathew Birley

Emile Heskey

66'

Michael Essien

69'

Didier Drogba

Hernán Crespo

75'

Claude Makélélé

Michael Essien

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	38	29	4	5	50	91
2	Man United	38	25	8	5	38	83
3	Liverpool	38	25	7	6	32	82
4	Arsenal	38	20	7	11	37	67
5	Tottenham	38	18	11	9	15	65
6	Rovers	38	19	6	13	9	63
7	Newcastle	38	17	7	14	5	58
8	Bolton	38	15	11	12	8	56
9	West Ham	38	16	7	15	-3	55
10	Wigan Athletic	38	15	6	17	-7	51
11	Everton	38	14	8	16	-15	50
12	Fulham	38	14	6	18	-10	48
13	Charlton	38	13	8	17	-14	47
14	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	-10	45
15	Man City	38	13	4	21	-5	43
16	Aston Villa	38	10	12	16	-13	42
17	Portsmouth	38	10	8	20	-25	38
18	Birmingham	38	8	10	20	-22	34
19	West Brom	38	7	9	22	-27	30
20	Sunderland	38	3	6	29	-43	15

Game Summary

Chelsea emerged victorious over Birmingham City, 2 to 0, in the Premier League on December 31, 2005.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 20

December 31, 2005

CHE

Lineup

BIR

1

Čech

1

Taylor

6

Carvalho

2

Taylor

13

Gallas

4

Cunningham

20

Ferreira

5

Upson

12'

26

Terry

7

Pennant

5

Essien

75'

20

Butt

8

Lampard

21

Gray

10

Cole

22

Johnson

16

Robben

61'

25

Clemence

60'

9

Crespo

69'

8

Pandiani

22

Guðjohnsen

16

Heskey

65'

CHE

Substitutes

BIR

24

Wright-Phillips

61'

26

Tébily

12'

15

Drogba

69'

15

Kilkenny

60'

4

Makélélé

75'

36

Birley

65'

23

Cudicini

18

Vaesen

2

Johnson

31

Painter

12'

O. Tébily enters the game. M. Upson leaves the game.

25'

H. Crespo scores a goal.

43'

A. Robben scores a goal. E. Guðjohnsen assists on the shot.

60'

N. Kilkenny enters the game. S. Clemence leaves the game.

61'

S. Wright-Phillips enters the game. A. Robben leaves the game.

65'

M. Birley enters the game. E. Heskey leaves the game.

66'

M. Essien receives a yellow card.

69'

D. Drogba enters the game. H. Crespo leaves the game.

75'

C. Makélélé enters the game. M. Essien leaves the game.

CHE

BIR

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Arjen Robben A. Robben #10	61	1	0
Claude Makélélé C. Makélélé #4	15	0	0
Didier Drogba D. Drogba #11	21	0	0
Eiður Guðjohnsen E. Guðjohnsen #22	90	0	1
Frank Lampard F. Lampard #8	90	0	0
Hernán Crespo H. Crespo	69	1	0
Joe Cole J. Cole #10	90	0	0
John Terry J. Terry #26	90	0	0
Michael Essien M. Essien #5	75	0	0
Paulo Ferreira P. Ferreira #20	90	0	0
Ricardo Carvalho R. Carvalho #6	90	0	0
Shaun Wright-Phillips S. Wright-Phillips #29	29	0	0
William Gallas W. Gallas #13	90	0	0