Chelsea Held To Goalless Draw

There will be huge sighs of relief all around Old Trafford this afternoon as Chelsea were unable to take advantage of Man Utd’s two dropped points yesterday. Chelsea were held to a 0 - 0 draw by Newcastle United at St. James’ Park.

It was a deeply frustrating afternoon for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea. Instead of closing the gap to just one point, the Blues remain 3 points adrift and the showdown on May 9th is starting to look like an absolutely must win game if Mourinho’s men are going to make it three titles in a row. Utd have a vastly superior goal difference and anything other than the three points will surely mean the trophy heading north.

To be honest Chelsea never really looked like winning today and looked below par, creating few chances. Although there could have been a dramatic ending had Joe Cole not missed only by a matter of inches in the dying seconds.

But overall, it was a poor game all round. Especially when you consider how important a game it was for Chelsea and the potential outcome of the title. It was not what we were expecting from a team that must have smelt blood yesterday evening. But as a result the Blues appear to have handed the initiative back to Man Utd less than 24 hours after they dropped what appeared to have been two vital points. The balance of power seemed to swing back to the King’s Road, well after this afternoon, it’s firmly back in Manchester.

I would love to see the race for title go down to the last day of the season. Man Utd host West Ham on the last day and I for one, as well as everybody else, (Utd, Chelsea and West Ham fans aside I imagine) would love to see a situation where both teams had to win. Utd to secure the title and West Ham to secure Premiership survival. Now that would be worth watching. And I could see it happening. Keep your fingers crossed!

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