Chelsea 4-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 29 October 2005

Result

Chelsea 4-2 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 29 October 2005, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

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Chelsea 4-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 October 2005. The half-time score was 2-2.

Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Didier Drogba (10'), Frank Lampard (14', penalty), Frank Lampard (62') and an own goal by Zurab Khizanishvili (74'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Craig Bellamy (18', penalty) and Craig Bellamy (44').

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 28 points from 10 and Blackburn Rovers 10th on 14 points from 10. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 91 points, and Blackburn Rovers 6th with 63.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 3 draws and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Blackburn Rovers's W-L-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Joe ColeChelsea
  • 10'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 1-0
  • 14'Penalty goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 2-0
  • 18'Penalty goal · Craig BellamyBlackburn Rovers · 2-1
  • 44'Goal · Craig BellamyBlackburn Rovers · 2-2
  • 60'Yellow card · Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn Rovers
  • 62'Yellow card · Tugay KerimogluBlackburn Rovers
  • 62'Goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 3-2
  • 74'Own goal · Zurab KhizanishviliChelsea · 4-2
  • 84'Yellow card · P. DickovBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Chelsea 4, draws 3, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

Chelsea expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Petr Čech, Del Horno, William Gallas, John Terry, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, F. Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Arjen Robben, Hernán Jorge Crespo, Eiður Guðjohnsen

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Lucas Neill, Zurab Khizanishvili, Michael Gray, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Tugay Kerimoglu, Craig Bellamy, Brad Friedel, Andy Todd, Shefki Kuqi