Essien strike earns hard-fought win for Chelsea

Chelsea 3 Birmingham 2

Essien strike earns hard-fought win for Chelsea
Sun, 12 Aug, 2007 - 16:20
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Chelsea 3 Birmingham 2

Michael Essien grabbed the winner as Chelsea defeated Birmingham to set an English record for unbeaten league matches at home.

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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPlace: Stamford BridgePlace: AnfieldPlace: BirminghamPlace: FinlandPlace: PeruPlace: GhanaPerson: EssienPerson: Michael EssienPerson: Jose MourinhoPerson: Mikael ForssellPerson: Olivier KapoPerson: MourinhoPerson: Claudio PizarroPerson: Florent MaloudaPerson: Didier DrogbaPerson: ForssellPerson: Petr CechPerson: Gary McSheffreyPerson: Liam RidgewellPerson: Damien JohnsonPerson: CechPerson: Shaun Wright-PhillipsPerson: PizarroPerson: MaloudaPerson: Wright-PhillipsPerson: Colin DoylePerson: Frank LampardPerson: Salomon KalouPerson: KalouPerson: LampardPerson: DoylePerson: KapoPerson: Glen JohnsonPerson: McSheffreyPerson: Johan DjourouPerson: Stephen KellyPerson: KellyPerson: DrogbaPerson: Mikel John ObiEvent: Premier LeagueEvent: Community ShieldOrganisation: ChelseaOrganisation: BirminghamOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: PortoOrganisation: Beira Mar

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