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[quote=FRANKENSTEIN,38527]As nervous before the game as the two sets of supporters was McClaren, who watched on as five of his squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers started and Jermain Defoe was on the bench.

But it was the foreign players who made an early impression in a frenetic start, Dimitar Berbatov showing his familiar neat touches which set up Keane to have a shot blocked.

At the other end, Chelsea were inches from taking the lead in the seventh minute. Ashley Cole, jeered by home supporters for being a former Arsenal player, hoisted the ball forward for Didier Drogba to chest down, but Michael Ballack's volley flew just wide.

It was two Englishmen not in McClaren's squad, however, who looked to set themselves apart from the ferocious pace of the game.

Michael Dawson cleared a host of Chelsea attacks with his head and Wright-Phillips, recalled to the starting XI for Arjen Robben, fizzed a shot over in the 17th minute.

As is the way with tense cup ties, strong challenges were committed by both teams, Ricardo Carvalho timing one to perfection when Keane had a sight of goal.

Lassana Diarra mis-timed one on Aaron Lennon and was booked, while Drogba earned a yellow card after his reaction to fouling Ricardo Rocha.[/quote]

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