Drogba to the rescue

Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0

Wed, 13 Dec, 2006 - 22:25
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Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0

Didier Drogba climbed off the substitutes’ bench to score the matchwinner for Chelsea against Newcastle and cut Manchester United’s lead at the top of the Barclays Premiership to five points.

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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPerson: DrogbaPerson: Didier DrogbaPerson: Jose MourinhoPerson: Andriy ShevchenkoPerson: Claude MakelelePerson: MourinhoPerson: Shaun Wright-PhillipsPerson: Salomon KalouPerson: Arjen RobbenPerson: Wright-PhillipsPerson: KalouPerson: Frank LampardPerson: Michael EssienPerson: RobbenPerson: Antoine SibierskiPerson: James MilnerPerson: Giuseppe RossiPerson: HilarioPerson: Paul HuntingtonPerson: Glenn RoederPerson: Charles N’ZogbiaPerson: LampardPerson: Matty PattisonPerson: MakelelePerson: Ricardo CarvalhoPerson: Shay GivenPerson: Celestine BabayaroPerson: GivenPerson: Michael BallackPerson: EssienPerson: Obafemi MartinsPerson: TerryEvent: Barclays PremiershipOrganisation: ChelseaOrganisation: NewcastleOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: GeordiesOrganisation: UnitedOrganisation: Magpies
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