Portsmouth 1-1 Chelsea | Highlights | Premiership

Portsmouth 1-1 Chelsea Highlights

February 2nd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in English Premier League

A debut goal from Jermain Defoe helped Portsmouth earn a point against Chelsea in a pulsating game at Fratton Park.

Nicolas Anelka’s hooked volley from Joe Cole’s chest down gave Chelsea the lead after a goalless first half.

Defoe levelled for Pompey just eight minutes later as he raced on to a Milan Baros flick and coolly slotted the ball past Petr Cech.

Noe Pamarot hit the post for the home side as Chelsea were denied a 10th successive victory.

Defoe replaced Benjani in Pompey’s attack with the Zimbabwean striker’s future still unresolved amid his on-off deadline-day move to Manchester City.

Portsmouth more than held their own against their visitors in the opening half with the impressive Lassana Diarra pulling the strings in midfield against his former club.

Neither side could gain the upper hand and both sets of players restricted to shots from distance, with Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda shooting well wide for Chelsea and Baros and Niko Kranjcar for the hosts.

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Pos	Club	P	Pts
1	Chelsea	12	30
2	Arsenal	11	25
3	Man Utd	12	25
4	Tottenham	12	22
5	Aston Villa	12	21
6	Man City	11	20
7	Liverpool	12	19
8	Sunderland	12	17
9	Stoke	12	16
10	Burnley	12	16
11	Fulham	11	15
12	Everton	11	15
13	Wigan	12	14
14	Blackburn	11	13
15	Birmingham	12	12
16	Bolton	11	11
17	Hull	12	11
18	West Ham	12	10
19	Wolves	12	10
20	Portsmouth	12	7

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