Villa hold Chelsea in Christmas cracker

[Marilyn Manson]

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Aston Villa held hosts Chelsea to a 4-4 draw with a last-minute equaliser in a festive football feast bursting with controversy at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

The Boxing Day holiday clash had it all, swinging this way and that with Villa going 2-0 up, three sendings off, two penalties, and Chelsea scoring what would have been a last-ditch winner before an injury-time Villa equaliser.

The draw puts a dent in Chelsea''s hopes of catching Arsenal and Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League.

Chelsea had gone 71 home league games unbeaten and had to battle furiously to keep the run going against the spirited Villains.

Scotland striker Shaun Maloney stabbed in a 14th-minute goal and scored Villa''s second 30 minutes later thanks to a spectacular blunder from Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech, deemed fit enough to start.

But the match swung in Chelsea''s favour when Villa defender Zat Knight was sent off for fouling substitute Michael Ballack in the penalty box in first-half stoppage time.

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko scored the resulting penalty and blasted in a 50th-minute equaliser.

The Blues'' Brazilian defender Alex then coolly scored in the 66th minute but Denmark centre-half Martin Laursen volleyed in from a corner six minutes later.

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho was then sent off for a two-footed tackle on Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Ballack scored a free kick in the 88th minute before Blues left-back Ashley Cole was sent off for a handball on the line. Villa captain Gareth Barry scored an injury-time equaliser from the resulting penalty.

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yes Cool, i didn't want them 2 win ^_^
and now with man back to top everything seems to be perfect now ^_^
thanks for the topic

[Marilyn Manson]

I hate Chelsea .... Viva Man United

^_^

Thnx Mariam 4 your comment

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