Drogba Dents Toon's League Cup Dreams

Last updated : 21 September 2010 By Footy Mad - Editor

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LEAGUE CUP 2006/7 NEWCASTLE 0 CHELSEA 1

NEWCASTLE: Given, Solano, Taylor, Ramage, Huntington, Milner (Sibierski 86), Butt, Parker, Emre, Dyer, Martins. Subs Not Used: Srnicek, Luque, Rossi, Edgar.

CHELSEA:Hilario, Ferreira, Carvalho, Boulahrouz, Bridge, Kalou, Makelele (Lampard 46), Essien, Robben, Shevchenko (Drogba 73), Mikel (Ballack 66). Subs Not Used: Hedman, Ashley Cole.

Att: 37,406

Chelsea marched into the Carling Cup semi-finals as Didier Drogba once again shattered Newcastle's dreams.

Drogba - the man whose double for Marseille ended the Magpies' UEFA Cup hopes in the last four under Sir Bobby Robson - came off the bench to win a tight encounter with a superb 78th-minute strike.

His 17th goal of the season came a week after his late strike at Stamford Bridge had settled the Barclays Premiership encounter between the two sides.

It was little more than Jose Mourinho's men deserved, although Obafemi Martins was within inches of putting the home side in front, when his 27th-minute shot came back off the crossbar with keeper Henrique Hilario beaten.

Andriy Shevchenko later hit a post for the Blues, but Drogba ensured an end to their run of three games on Tyneside without a win to leave his side in the running for the season's first trophy.

Chelsea arrived on Tyneside as speculation mounted that a takeover bid for their hosts could materialise soon and, after another eventful weekend in the life of Mourinho, with bookmakers offering odds on him criticising a Magpies player for diving.

The Portuguese had admitted during the build-up that he would rest some of his key men and Newcastle must have been pleased when they saw the names of Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack and Drogba only among the substitutes.

But where Glenn Roeder was forced to play returning winger Nolberto Solano at right-back, teenager central defender Paul Huntington on the left and Turkish midfielder Emre as an auxiliary striker, Mourinho's side was still packed with expensive talent.

It was little surprise that they took the early initiative as the hugely impressive Michael Essien and Mikel John Obi took control in central midfield with former Chelsea star Scott Parker and Nicky Butt struggling to come to terms with their pace and movement.

However, for all the pressure imposed by the visitors, it was Newcastle who carved out the two clearest opportunities of the opening 45 minutes within seconds of each other.

Roeder's men had created little of any note until the 27th minute when they took the direct approach to go within inches of taking the lead.

Shay Given's hurried clearance under pressure was superbly controlled by Solano, who in turn fed the ball into the path of Martins.

The Nigerian took a quick look at the target before blasting an unstoppable shot past the stranded Hilario from 25 yards.

But after collecting five goals in his last four games, Martins' luck deserted him as the ball came back off the underside of the crossbar, bounced on the line and was hastily turned behind by Ricardo Carvalho.

From the resulting corner, Butt blasted James Milner's cross towards goal, but Hilario punched clear.

However, so fine are the margins in tight games that the woodwork spared the Magpies in injury time when Essien played Shevchenko in down the right and his shot beat Given, but clipped the far post and ran to safety.

Lampard appeared after the break as a replacement for Claude Makelele, although he passed up the chance to make an immediate impact when he thumped a long range 47th-minute drive well wide.

Steven Taylor had to get in a vital block seconds later after Arjen Robben had worked his way into the box and shot left-footed, but as they had done before half-time, Roeder's men gradually scrapped their way into the game again.

Given had to get down well to keep out Lampard's 59th-minute snapshot after good work by Essien and Robben, but Hilario sprinted from his line seconds later to block Kieron Dyer's effort after he had been played in by Emre.

Ballack arrived as a 66th-minute replacement for Mikel as Drogba warmed up on the sidelines, and the striker duly arrived as a replacement for Shevchenko seven minutes later.

But in the meantime, Lampard had dragged another shot wide and Martins had forced a save from Hilario, although from an offside position.

However, for the second time in a week, Drogba made the decisive intervention when, after Butt had been penalised for a foul on Robben - the home fans were furious at referee Chris Foy's decision, but it was the correct one - he worked a short free-kick move with Ballack to blast a curling shot past Given despite the keeper getting a hand to it.

Newcastle looked a beaten side as they attempted to drag themselves back into the game, and Ballack might have sealed the win with an 86th-minute free-kick which dropped just wide.

Lampard saw a long-range effort hit the post with Given in no-man's land deep into injury time, but the job had already been done.

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CHELSEA v TOON HISTORY

2008/2009 Sat 04 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Chelsea Premier League  
  Sat 22 Nov Chelsea 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
 2007/2008 Mon 05 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Chelsea Premier League  
  Sat 29 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League  
 2006/2007 Sun 22 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Chelsea Premiership  
  Wed 20 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea League Cup  
  Wed 13 Dec Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 2005/2006 Sun 07 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea Premiership  
  Wed 22 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
  Sat 19 Nov Chelsea 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 2004/2005 Sun 15 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sun 20 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea F.A. Cup  
  Sat 04 Dec Chelsea 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
  Wed 10 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Chelsea League Cup  
after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0
 2003/2004 Sun 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sun 09 Nov Chelsea 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 2002/2003 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sat 14 Sep Chelsea 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 2001/2002 Sat 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Chelsea Premiership  
  Wed 12 Dec Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup  
  Sun 19 Aug Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 2000/2001 Wed 31 Jan Chelsea 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
  Sat 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Chelsea Premiership  
 1999/2000 Sun 09 Apr Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
played at Wembley
  Sat 04 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sat 11 Sep Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 1998/1999 Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sat 22 Aug Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 1997/1998 Sat 02 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sat 27 Sep Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 1996/1997 Wed 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Chelsea Premiership  
  Sat 23 Nov Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 1995/1996 Wed 17 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Chelsea F.A. Cup  
after extra time, 90 minutes 2-2, Chelsea won 4-2 on penalties
  Sun 07 Jan Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
  Sat 09 Dec Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
  Sun 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Chelsea Premiership  
 1994/1995 Sat 01 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
  Sat 10 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Chelsea Premiership  
 1993/1994 Mon 04 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Chelsea Premiership  
  Tue 28 Dec Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
 1992/1993 Wed 28 Oct Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup  
 1987/1988 Sat 27 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 03 Oct Chelsea 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1986/1987 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 22 Nov Chelsea 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1985/1986 Sat 19 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 16 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Chelsea First Division  
 1984/1985 Sat 16 Feb Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 10 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1983/1984 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea Second Division  
  Sat 12 Nov Chelsea 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 1982/1983 Sat 16 Apr Chelsea 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
  Sat 11 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea Second Division  
 1981/1982 Sat 27 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea Second Division  
  Sat 07 Nov Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 1980/1981 Sat 28 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea Second Division  
  Sat 25 Oct Chelsea 6 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 1979/1980 Sat 12 Jan Chelsea 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
  Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea Second Division  
 1977/1978 Sat 18 Mar Chelsea 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 22 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1974/1975 Sat 22 Feb Chelsea 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 16 Nov Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1973/1974 Sat 16 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 20 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1972/1973 Sat 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 28 Oct Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1971/1972 Sat 22 Apr Chelsea 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 04 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1970/1971 Sat 06 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 05 Dec Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1969/1970 Wed 25 Feb Chelsea 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 25 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1968/1969 Fri 04 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Wed 21 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1967/1968 Wed 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Wed 23 Aug Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1966/1967 Sat 25 Mar Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 10 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1965/1966 Sat 19 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 25 Sep Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1962/1963 Sat 23 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Chelsea Second Division  
  Sat 03 Nov Chelsea 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 1960/1961 Sat 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 6 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 05 Nov Chelsea 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1959/1960 Mon 28 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 26 Dec Chelsea 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1958/1959 Mon 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 4 Chelsea F.A. Cup  
  Wed 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
  Wed 10 Sep Chelsea 6 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1957/1958 Sat 18 Jan Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Chelsea First Division  
 1956/1957 Mon 22 Apr Chelsea 6 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Fri 19 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1955/1956 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 10 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Wed 14 Sep Chelsea 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Charity Shield  
played at Stamford Bridge
 1954/1955 Sat 12 Feb Chelsea 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Chelsea First Division  
 1953/1954 Sat 24 Apr Chelsea 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 05 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1952/1953 Sat 04 Apr Chelsea 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 15 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1951/1952 Wed 12 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 20 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1950/1951 Sat 13 Jan Chelsea 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1949/1950 Sat 29 Apr Chelsea 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 28 Jan Chelsea 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
  Sat 10 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1948/1949 Wed 01 Sep Chelsea 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1933/1934 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 28 Oct Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1932/1933 Sat 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 24 Sep Chelsea 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1931/1932 Thu 14 Apr Chelsea 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 12 Mar Chelsea 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
played at Huddersfield
  Sat 12 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1930/1931 Sat 02 May Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Wed 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1923/1924 Sat 19 Apr Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division  
 1922/1923 Sat 27 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 20 Jan Chelsea 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1921/1922 Sat 15 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 08 Oct Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1920/1921 Wed 09 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 05 Feb Chelsea 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1919/1920 Sat 20 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 13 Sep Chelsea 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1914/1915 Wed 17 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Chelsea F.A. Cup  
  Sat 06 Mar Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup  
  Sat 12 Sep Chelsea 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1913/1914 Sat 14 Feb Chelsea 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 11 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
 1912/1913 Sat 18 Jan Chelsea 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 21 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Chelsea First Division  
 1910/1911 Sat 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Chelsea F.A. Cup  
played at Birmingham City
 1909/1910 Sat 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division  
  Mon 27 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1908/1909 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Chelsea First Division  
  Sat 12 Dec Chelsea 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
 1907/1908 Mon 23 Sep Chelsea 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
  Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division