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Everton won 4-3 on penalties
Chelsea's
defence of the FA Cup came to an end as Everton scraped into the fifth round on
penalties after Ashley Cole missed in the shoot-out.
The initial tie at
Goodison Park last month failed to separate the sides and the replay at Stamford
Bridge turned out to be just as close, with the scoreline goalless at 90 minutes
and then 1-1 after extra time.
Frank Lampard's strike in the 104th minute
had looked set to seal success for the Blues, until Leighton Baines curled in a
stunning free-kick right at the death.
Baines saw his spot-kick saved in
the shoot-out, but Nicolas Anelka's penalty was also kept out by Tim Howard
before Cole's wayward effort over the bar allowed Phil Neville to score the
winner.
Everton had been impressive in the opening 45 minutes but it was
Chelsea who carved out the better chances and Howard was called upon to make
several fine saves.
Referee Phil Dowd was then tested on the stroke of
half-time as Ramires went down after attempting to go round Howard, but it was
judged to be a dive and the Brazilian was awarded only a yellow card.
Chelsea continued to look the more threatening after the break and only an
instinctive point-blank stop from Howard prevented Lampard from breaking the
deadlock with a poked effort.
Everton then thought they had snatched
victory in the 89th minute when Marouane Fellaini reacted quickest to fire home
a rebound, only to discover the flag was up for offside.
The decisive
moment appeared to have arrived in the first period of extra time when
substitute Anelka's cross was chested down by Didier Drogba for Lampard to
provide the finish.
However, with just over a minute of the contest
remaining Everton won a free-kick just outside the area and Baines stepped up to
equalise brilliantly.
Everton then held their nerve in the shoot-out to
set up a home date with Reading in the next round.
Point to prove
With visiting boss David Moyes having branded Sunday's defeat at
Bolton one of the worst performances of his near nine-year reign, the
Merseysiders certainly had a point to prove.
The same could be said for
Drogba, who was controversially axed in favour of Fernando Torres for Monday
night's goalless draw at Fulham.
But the Ivorian looked far from sharp
early on and needed several minutes of touchline treatment after an innocuous
Phil Jagielka challenge in the 14th minute.
Chelsea should have taken a
20th-minute lead when the post saved Jagielka from glancing in an own goal from
Lampard's free-kick and John Terry skied the close-range rebound.
Blocks
from Sylvain Distin and Howard then prevented Lampard and Florent Malouda
putting the home side ahead after excellent work from the recalled Salomon Kalou
down the right.
Drogba then held off Jagielka and produced a brilliant
through-ball for Malouda, whose clipped finish was saved by the feet of Howard.
Malouda picked up the game's first yellow card for clattering into Seamus
Coleman and Ramires followed in controversial fashion on the stroke of half-time
after being adjudged to have dived in the box under a challenge from Howard.
Ancelotti withdrew John Obi Mikel for the axed Michael Essien during the
interval.
Baines and Coleman were booked for fouls on Ramires and
Branislav Ivanovic before bad marking saw Lampard send a free header off target
from Drogba's free-kick.
The recalled Leon Osman almost made him pay by
glancing a Baines free-kick too close to Petr Cech before Distin was carded for
scything down Ivanovic and Chelsea missed two gilt-edged chances to break the
deadlock 25 minutes from time.
Buoyed
Lampard made a hash of a
close-range finish from Ramires' cross, allowing Howard to block, with Ivanovic
then seeing another point-blank effort thwarted by men on the line.
Ramires' grass-cutter drifted wide before Diniyar Bilyaletdinov replaced Tim
Cahill for the final 20 minutes.
Buoyed by Chelsea's wastefulness,
Everton went close themselves when a good move ended with Coleman heading too
close to Cech.
The hosts became increasingly desperate and Lampard
flashed wide from 25 yards before Everton withdrew the disappointing Beckford
for Victor Anichebe.
The substitute immediately went close to connecting
with Bilyaletdinov's cross but Chelsea missed their latest golden chance when
Lampard chipped over the bar from Malouda's lay-off.
With just a minute
remaining, Fellaini thought he had dumped the holders out when he netted after
Baines' right-foot strike had been fumbled by Cech, but the midfielder had
already been flagged offside.
Chelsea finally threw on Anelka at the
start of extra time, Malouda making way, with Everton soon following by
introducing John Heitinga for Osman.
Drogba chipped just over and Lampard
screwed a low left-footer wide before finally putting the home side ahead thanks
to great work from Anelka.
The substitute got himself free down the right
and his cross was miscontrolled by Drogba but fell perfectly for Lampard to
rifle home from 10 yards.
Amazing
Chelsea
withdrew Kalou for the final 10 minutes, with Yuri Zhirkov making his first
appearance for more than three months.
Mikel Arteta was carded for
felling Essien as Everton tried to level and they did so with seconds remaining
thanks to a brilliant Baines free-kick.
Ivanovic fouled Jagielka 25 yards
out and Baines stepped up to curl a wonderful strike into the top corner.
Howard spilt Essien's 25-yarder in stoppage-time but regathered to take the
tie to penalties.
Chelsea had lost six of their previous seven shoot-outs
but held an immediate advantage when Cech saved from Baines after Lampard had
scored.
However, Anelka foolishly tried to chip Howard with the hosts'
third penalty and it stayed level until Cole ballooned over the bar with their
fifth.
Everton captain Neville stepped up and found the top corner to
seal an amazing win.
Chelsea |
Team Statistics |
Everton |
1 |
Goals |
1 |
0 |
1st Half Goals |
0 |
6 |
Shots on Target |
5 |
13 |
Shots off Target |
3 |
6 |
Blocked Shots |
4 |
9 |
Corners |
3 |
15 |
Fouls |
35 |
2 |
Offsides |
2 |
2 |
Yellow Cards |
4 |
0 |
Red Cards |
0 |
79.5 |
Passing Success |
76.7 |
28 |
Tackles |
28 |
78.6 |
Tackles Success |
64.3 |
56.9 |
Possession |
43.1 |
47 |
Territorial Advantage |
53 |
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Chelsea
Cech, Ferreiraz, Ivanovic,
Terry, Cole, Mikel (Essien 46),
Ramires, Lampard, Malouda (Anelka 91), Kalou (Zhirkov 111), Drogba
Subs Not Used
Turnbull, Bertrand, McEachran, Sala
Booked
Malouda, Ramires
Goals
Lampard 104
Everton
Howard,
Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines,
Coleman, Arteta, Fellaini, Osman (Heitinga 95), Cahill (Bilyaletdinov 70),
Beckford (Anichebe 80)
Subs Not Used
Mucha, Hibbert, Duffy, Baxter
Booked Coleman, Baines, Distin,
Arteta
Goals
Baines 119
Attendance
41,113
Referee
P.
Dowd