Chelsea 5-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 24 October 2009

Result

Chelsea 5-0 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 24 October 2009, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 5-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Chelsea defeated Blackburn Rovers 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 24 October 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Chelsea's goals came from an own goal by Gaël Givet-Viaros (20'), Frank Lampard (48'), Michael Essien (52'), Frank Lampard (59', penalty) and Didier Drogba (64'). Blackburn Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 2nd on 21 points from 9 and Blackburn Rovers 15th on 10 points from 8. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Blackburn Rovers 10th with 50.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Own goal · Gaël Givet-ViarosChelsea · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn Rovers
  • 48'Goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 2-0
  • 52'Goal · Michael EssienChelsea · 3-0
  • 59'Penalty goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 4-0
  • 64'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 5-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 8, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

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

Petr Čech, John Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, John Mikel Obi, Michael Essien, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-1-1)

Paul Robinson, Lars Jacobsen, Gaël Givet-Viaros, Martin Olsson, Brett Emerton, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews, Jason Roberts, El-Hadji Diouf, Ryan Nelsen