Ancelotti bemoans set-piece blues

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side have to defend better at set-pieces after they crashed to a second successive away defeat.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2009 - 09:01

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side have to defend better at set-pieces after they crashed to a second successive away defeat.

Aston Villa beat them 2-1 as defenders Richard Dunne and James Collins both scored with headers following corners by winger Ashley Young, after Didier Drogba had given the Blues an early lead.

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