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Guardian :Terry strike takes Chelsea to semi-finalsKevin McCarra at Stamford BridgeThursday March 23, 2006Chelsea claimed their place in the semi-finals and Newcastle, as hastoo often been the case, took merely credit from the nature of thedefeat. The record books will suggest that this was vengeance for thevictors over opponents who had knocked them out of this tournament inthe fifth round last year, but it did not feel like it.This occasion did not see the Premiership leaders mounting a show ofstrength in the wake of the defeat by Fulham. Perhaps too manyfixtures have already been fulfilled and too many miles run for that.Shaun Wright-Phillips thrashed wide after 85 minutes and the initialimpression of this encounter was countered by the tense conclusion, inwhich Robbie Elliott was sent off after receiving a second yellow cardin the 90th minute.It was difficult on occasion to tell recuperation and challenge apartwhere Chelsea were concerned. Following the loss at Craven Cottage, itappeared, after a fourth-minute opener for Jose Mourinho's side, thatthey would build their confidence as well as advance their bid for thedouble. The visitors looked then, and in other first-half episodes, asif they had no means to defend themselves.Jean-Alain Boumsong had been so feckless even before his weekenddismissal that jokers argued Chelsea themselves ought to appealagainst the centre-half's suspension. Whatever the truth of soscathing a jest, the fact is that Glenn Roeder, the caretaker manager,has no simple means of replacing the Frenchman while Titus Bramble isinjured.Peter Ramage, the relative novice who has been nursed along atright-back, had to be shifted into the central position that he isexpected to occupy only in the longer term. There was no cover fromhim or anyone else when Damien Duff clipped a laconic corner into the
Nolberto Solano.It should have settled a Chelsea line-up that had been shaken up, withonly Terry, Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole surviving fromthe starting selection at Fulham. They were fairly sound, but the bidsto prey on the Newcastle defence were intermittent. Perhaps they werelulled into believing that it would be sufficient to hit the ball downthe middle.That was almost good enough, for instance, after 23 minutes whenDidier Drogba and Duff helped play on before Eidur Gudjohnsen thrasheda shot high from an angle. For all that, the visitors were notcompletely beleaguered and when Carlo Cudicini fended away a LeeBowyer shot in the 17th minute Terry had to react forcefully toprevent Alan Shearer from converting the loose ball.Chelsea\'s heart rate quickened, too, after the Asier Del Horno foul onBowyer four minutes later that allowed Solano to air his expertise atfree-kicks. The attempt went narrowly wide, even if Cudicini probablyhad it covered.Chelsea were spasmodic in their work and the employment of Cole in adeeper area meant that the side, with Michael Essien on the bench, didnot have as much muscle as usual to apply in midfield.Mourinho\'s team were merely in a workmanlike mood, confident thatvictory would emerge from diligence. That way of thinking often doesmake sense for them, particularly if the opposition are asunacquainted with marking as Newcastle. A minute before half-timeFrank Lampard bent in a free-kick and a stretching Ricardo Carvalhovolleyed wide of an open goal.Wastefulness of that order must encourage any opponents and Newcastle,whatever the other flaws that beset them, did not lack energy. SteveCarr, making his first appearance in two months after a herniaoperation, was as willing as ever to overlap. The visitors\'",1]
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goalmouth that left John Terry to shoot first time into the net offNolberto Solano.It should have settled a Chelsea line-up that had been shaken up, withonly Terry, Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole surviving fromthe starting selection at Fulham. They were fairly sound, but the bidsto prey on the Newcastle defence were intermittent. Perhaps they werelulled into believing that it would be sufficient to hit the ball downthe middle.That was almost good enough, for instance, after 23 minutes whenDidier Drogba and Duff helped play on before Eidur Gudjohnsen thrasheda shot high from an angle. For all that, the visitors were notcompletely beleaguered and when Carlo Cudicini fended away a LeeBowyer shot in the 17th minute Terry had to react forcefully toprevent Alan Shearer from converting the loose ball.Chelsea's heart rate quickened, too, after the Asier Del Horno foul onBowyer four minutes later that allowed Solano to air his expertise atfree-kicks. The attempt went narrowly wide, even if Cudicini probablyhad it covered.Chelsea were spasmodic in their work and the employment of Cole in adeeper area meant that the side, with Michael Essien on the bench, didnot have as much muscle as usual to apply in midfield.Mourinho's team were merely in a workmanlike mood, confident thatvictory would emerge from diligence. That way of thinking often doesmake sense for them, particularly if the opposition are asunacquainted with marking as Newcastle. A minute before half-timeFrank Lampard bent in a free-kick and a stretching Ricardo Carvalhovolleyed wide of an open goal.Wastefulness of that order must encourage any opponents and Newcastle,whatever the other flaws that beset them, did not lack energy. SteveCarr, making his first appearance in two months after a herniaoperation, was as willing as ever to overlap. The visitors'
had to make his debut by coming on for the injured Celestine Babayaro.Chelsea, despite the reputation for vigilance, have been afflictedrecently with lapses in concentration and they were striving lastnight for only their second clean sheet in 10 matches. The contest, atleast, did not put them in danger of drowsiness. There was a minorfracas in the 59th minute after Robbie Elliott had kicked Cole as helay on the ground.Steve Bennett restored order with cautions for Moore, Shola Ameobi andDrogba. Almost immediately, the Ivorian international forced anexcellent block from Shay Given. Gudjohnsen, though, failed lamentablyto do even that in the 63rd minute. Running through on the left, hisfinish ran so far askew that it remained in play.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Independent :Chelsea 1 Newcastle United 0: Terry\'s early strike keeps Chelsea\'sDouble dream aliveBy Glenn MoorePublished: 23 March 2006Chelsea\'s dreams of a first League and Cup Double remain very muchalive after they beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finalat Stamford Bridge last night. John Terry, the England centraldefender, scored the winner in the fourth minute with a volley from acorner.However, once again Jose Mourinho\'s Premiership champions-elect failedto entertain in what was a dour match. Their manager will probablyclaim not to care but if Chelsea lift the Cup they will have attractedfew new followers last night.For Newcastle the defeat means another season without silverware.Thirty-seven years and counting for the Tyneside faithful. For AlanShearer, their retiring striker and assistant manager, hopes of atrophy with his home-town club - as a player at least - came to an",1]
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perseverance kept having to meet new tests, though, and Craig Moorehad to make his debut by coming on for the injured Celestine Babayaro.Chelsea, despite the reputation for vigilance, have been afflictedrecently with lapses in concentration and they were striving lastnight for only their second clean sheet in 10 matches. The contest, atleast, did not put them in danger of drowsiness. There was a minorfracas in the 59th minute after Robbie Elliott had kicked Cole as helay on the ground.Steve Bennett restored order with cautions for Moore, Shola Ameobi andDrogba. Almost immediately, the Ivorian international forced anexcellent block from Shay Given. Gudjohnsen, though, failed lamentablyto do even that in the 63rd minute. Running through on the left, hisfinish ran so far askew that it remained in play.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Independent :Chelsea 1 Newcastle United 0: Terry's early strike keeps Chelsea'sDouble dream aliveBy Glenn MoorePublished: 23 March 2006Chelsea's dreams of a first League and Cup Double remain very muchalive after they beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finalat Stamford Bridge last night. John Terry, the England centraldefender, scored the winner in the fourth minute with a volley from acorner.However, once again Jose Mourinho's Premiership champions-elect failedto entertain in what was a dour match. Their manager will probablyclaim not to care but if Chelsea lift the Cup they will have attractedfew new followers last night.For Newcastle the defeat means another season without silverware.Thirty-seven years and counting for the Tyneside faithful. For AlanShearer, their retiring striker and assistant manager, hopes of atrophy with his home-town club - as a player at least - came to an
Had he scored a 203rd last night Newcastle United may have secured atleast a replay from this FA Cup sixth-round tie but he did not managea shot. Nor did enough of his team-mates as Newcastle strained in vainto level John Terry\'s fourth-minute goal.Shearer will head into retirement this summer haunted by the knowledgethat, despite his status as one of England\'s finest post-war strikers,his career honours list can be boiled down to the solitary Premiershipmedal he won with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.The Chelsea squad matched that last season and remain on course to addthe Double but, once again, they left a sour taste. The culprit wasShaun Wright-Phillips, who capped an abysmal 23-minute cameo with aninjury-time dive under the challenge of Robbie Elliott causing thedefender to be dismissed for a second yellow card.The England winger was one of seven changes Jose Mourinho had made tothe team beaten by Fulham on Sunday. Ordinarily, that might be putdown to squad rotation but so abject was the performance that severalplayers could consider themselves dropped. Wright-Phillips, hauled offafter 25 minutes at Craven Cottage, will have fallen into thatcategory.Newcastle, heavily beaten by Liverpool the same day, had fewer cardsto shuffle. With three centre-halves injured or suspended, thecaretaker-manager, Glenn Roeder, was forced to pair the rookie PeterRamage, who had spent most of his Premiership career at full-back,with Elliott, normally a left-back. This pair did not take long to beexposed.From Damien Duff\'s corner Terry, leaving Ramage trailing, struck a lowdrive. Shay Given may well have saved but Nolberto Solano, on thepost, stuck out a foot and inadvertently diverted the ball between thegoalkeeper\'s legs, and in. It was arguably an own goal but, morefairly, Terry\'s fifth of the season, a meagre tally given his",1]
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end.Had he scored a 203rd last night Newcastle United may have secured atleast a replay from this FA Cup sixth-round tie but he did not managea shot. Nor did enough of his team-mates as Newcastle strained in vainto level John Terry's fourth-minute goal.Shearer will head into retirement this summer haunted by the knowledgethat, despite his status as one of England's finest post-war strikers,his career honours list can be boiled down to the solitary Premiershipmedal he won with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.The Chelsea squad matched that last season and remain on course to addthe Double but, once again, they left a sour taste. The culprit wasShaun Wright-Phillips, who capped an abysmal 23-minute cameo with aninjury-time dive under the challenge of Robbie Elliott causing thedefender to be dismissed for a second yellow card.The England winger was one of seven changes Jose Mourinho had made tothe team beaten by Fulham on Sunday. Ordinarily, that might be putdown to squad rotation but so abject was the performance that severalplayers could consider themselves dropped. Wright-Phillips, hauled offafter 25 minutes at Craven Cottage, will have fallen into thatcategory.Newcastle, heavily beaten by Liverpool the same day, had fewer cardsto shuffle. With three centre-halves injured or suspended, thecaretaker-manager, Glenn Roeder, was forced to pair the rookie PeterRamage, who had spent most of his Premiership career at full-back,with Elliott, normally a left-back. This pair did not take long to beexposed.From Damien Duff's corner Terry, leaving Ramage trailing, struck a lowdrive. Shay Given may well have saved but Nolberto Solano, on thepost, stuck out a foot and inadvertently diverted the ball between thegoalkeeper's legs, and in. It was arguably an own goal but, morefairly, Terry's fifth of the season, a meagre tally given his
little doubt that Chelsea would join West Ham and Liverpool intomorrow\'s semi-final draw.Newcastle had not won at Stamford Bridge since 1986, when Roeder wasplaying for them, and had conceded 15 goals in their past four visits.But they did not succumb meekly like Birmingham City the previousnight and Chelsea did not appear in as clinical a frame of mind asLiverpool had been at St Andrew\'s.This, at least, gave Carlo Cudicini a rare opportunity to show hisclass. The goalkeeper, who presumably feels occasional cup outingssuch as this one, and healthy remuneration, are sufficientcompensation for his second-string status, had to leap full length topalm away Lee Bowyer\'s 16th-minute snap shot. A few years ago it wouldstill have been a goal for Shearer was following up but Terry gotthere first.Newcastle were given further chances through the indiscipline whichhas crept into Chelsea\'s defending, but Newcastle\'s makeshift defencecontinued to struggle at set-pieces. Immedi-ately after the restart,Joe Cole forced a good save at the near post from Given. Then EidurGudjohnsen dribbled through with evident intent only to spoon his shotover. With Newcastle\'s defence being stretched to breaking point CraigMoore, one of Graeme Souness\' summer signings, was introduced for whatwas, unbelievably, his debut.With Newcastle weathering the storm, tensions rose. Drogba, SholaAmeobi and Moore were all booked, and Elliott could have beendismissed, following an ugly scramble for a loose ball which hadbecome lodged under Cole.Duff later made way as Chelsea, having flaunted their riches on BudgetDay by putting £74m of talent on the bench, introducedWright-Phillips. With the home side counter-attacking at will heshould have settled the issue but blazed over. It will have done the",1]
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dominating presence at set-pieces. From that moment on there seemedlittle doubt that Chelsea would join West Ham and Liverpool intomorrow's semi-final draw.Newcastle had not won at Stamford Bridge since 1986, when Roeder wasplaying for them, and had conceded 15 goals in their past four visits.But they did not succumb meekly like Birmingham City the previousnight and Chelsea did not appear in as clinical a frame of mind asLiverpool had been at St Andrew's.This, at least, gave Carlo Cudicini a rare opportunity to show hisclass. The goalkeeper, who presumably feels occasional cup outingssuch as this one, and healthy remuneration, are sufficientcompensation for his second-string status, had to leap full length topalm away Lee Bowyer's 16th-minute snap shot. A few years ago it wouldstill have been a goal for Shearer was following up but Terry gotthere first.Newcastle were given further chances through the indiscipline whichhas crept into Chelsea's defending, but Newcastle's makeshift defencecontinued to struggle at set-pieces. Immedi-ately after the restart,Joe Cole forced a good save at the near post from Given. Then EidurGudjohnsen dribbled through with evident intent only to spoon his shotover. With Newcastle's defence being stretched to breaking point CraigMoore, one of Graeme Souness' summer signings, was introduced for whatwas, unbelievably, his debut.With Newcastle weathering the storm, tensions rose. Drogba, SholaAmeobi and Moore were all booked, and Elliott could have beendismissed, following an ugly scramble for a loose ball which hadbecome lodged under Cole.Duff later made way as Chelsea, having flaunted their riches on BudgetDay by putting £74m of talent on the bench, introducedWright-Phillips. With the home side counter-attacking at will heshould have settled the issue but blazed over. It will have done the
Chelsea (4-1-2-3): Cudicini; Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno;Makelele; Gudjohnsen (Essien, 75), Lampard; Cole (Crespo, 75), Drogba,Duff (Wright-Phillips, 67). Substitutes not used: Cech (gk), Huth.Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Given; Carr, Ramage, Elliott, Babayaro(Moore, 55); Parker, Bowyer; Solano (Emre, 69), Dyer, Ameobi; Shearer.Substitutes not used: Harper (gk), Faye, Clark.Referee: S Bennett (Orpington).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telegraph :Shearer out with a whimper as Chelsea cruiseBy Henry Winter at Stamford Bridge(Chelsea (1) 1 Newcastle United (0) 0So that is why Newcastle United organised Alan Shearer\'s testimonialfor two days before the FA Cup final.Shearer, the old warrior sadly now showing his 35 years, failed totrouble Chelsea in this unmemorable quarter-final, and the man whostifled him, John Terry, even found time to score the winner.So, Shearer\'s fine career will now end with a whimper, and not a bashat the Millennium Stadium that neutrals and the Toon Army craved.Newcastle have not won the Cup since Jackie Milburn was at No 9 andAnthony Eden was at No 10 but it was still disappointing to see thembow meekly to their fate last night.No one raged at the dying of their season\'s light. No one decided topush forward in proper support of the lone, frustrated figure ofShearer. Kieron Dyer, commendably, tried to insinuate his way upfieldwith some promising breaks but it was too little, too late.Maybe the 51 years of Cup hurt, and a record of not having prevailedat the Bridge for 21 years, weighed heavily on Newcastle minds.Belief, the trait that defines Shearer, was painfully absent from hisbeloved team. Newcastle\'s fans were more upbeat.",1]
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player no favours.Chelsea (4-1-2-3): Cudicini; Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno;Makelele; Gudjohnsen (Essien, 75), Lampard; Cole (Crespo, 75), Drogba,Duff (Wright-Phillips, 67). Substitutes not used: Cech (gk), Huth.Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Given; Carr, Ramage, Elliott, Babayaro(Moore, 55); Parker, Bowyer; Solano (Emre, 69), Dyer, Ameobi; Shearer.Substitutes not used: Harper (gk), Faye, Clark.Referee: S Bennett (Orpington).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telegraph :Shearer out with a whimper as Chelsea cruiseBy Henry Winter at Stamford Bridge(Chelsea (1) 1 Newcastle United (0) 0So that is why Newcastle United organised Alan Shearer's testimonialfor two days before the FA Cup final.Shearer, the old warrior sadly now showing his 35 years, failed totrouble Chelsea in this unmemorable quarter-final, and the man whostifled him, John Terry, even found time to score the winner.So, Shearer's fine career will now end with a whimper, and not a bashat the Millennium Stadium that neutrals and the Toon Army craved.Newcastle have not won the Cup since Jackie Milburn was at No 9 andAnthony Eden was at No 10 but it was still disappointing to see thembow meekly to their fate last night.No one raged at the dying of their season's light. No one decided topush forward in proper support of the lone, frustrated figure ofShearer. Kieron Dyer, commendably, tried to insinuate his way upfieldwith some promising breaks but it was too little, too late.Maybe the 51 years of Cup hurt, and a record of not having prevailedat the Bridge for 21 years, weighed heavily on Newcastle minds.Belief, the trait that defines Shearer, was painfully absent from hisbeloved team. Newcastle's fans were more upbeat.
At least Gallowgate and friends can give Shearer an emotional send-offwhen Celtic visit St James\' Park on May 11. By then, Chelsea could bewithin 48-hours of the Double, depending on how they fare in thesemi-finals, the draw for which takes place tomorrow. With Terryleading the side with such conviction, the Premiership pace-settersdefinitely have a chance of the Double.Terry\'s strike, leadership and tackling was a tonic for theblue-shirted troops after Sunday\'s disappointment down the road atFulham.In times of adversity, few men are better at delivering the perfectresponse in word and deed than Terry, who took his goal well, keptcajoling his colleagues and stuck closely to Shearer.After the Craven Cottage reverse, Terry admitted he and his team-mateshad discussed the need "to get back to basics", namely playing with a"high tempo" and "good pressing". The talks paid off.Chelsea\'s mood was so different to the Fulham failure. There werechanges in personnel (seven) and, significantly, in tactics, with JoseMourinho switching to a more fluent 4-2-3-1 formation which saw bluewaves flooding forward in support of Didier Drogba time after time.Frank Lampard shared the anchoring duties with Claude Makelele, thepair constantly releasing Damien Duff down the left, Joe Cole down theright or finding the receptive feet of Eidur Gudjohnsen as the cleverIcelander dropped off Drogba.Even with five in midfield, Newcastle struggled to limit thechampions\' non-stop movement. Chelsea were also encouraged by thesight of the black-and-white back-line.Newcastle\'s defenders always give the impression of having beenintroduced only in the tunnel and once again they were strangers inthe night. Even without the erratic twins, Jean-Alain Boumsong andTitus Bramble, Newcastle\'s rearguard was soon and predictably exposed.",1]
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At least Gallowgate and friends can give Shearer an emotional send-offwhen Celtic visit St James' Park on May 11. By then, Chelsea could bewithin 48-hours of the Double, depending on how they fare in thesemi-finals, the draw for which takes place tomorrow. With Terryleading the side with such conviction, the Premiership pace-settersdefinitely have a chance of the Double.Terry's strike, leadership and tackling was a tonic for theblue-shirted troops after Sunday's disappointment down the road atFulham.In times of adversity, few men are better at delivering the perfectresponse in word and deed than Terry, who took his goal well, keptcajoling his colleagues and stuck closely to Shearer.After the Craven Cottage reverse, Terry admitted he and his team-mateshad discussed the need "to get back to basics", namely playing with a"high tempo" and "good pressing". The talks paid off.Chelsea's mood was so different to the Fulham failure. There werechanges in personnel (seven) and, significantly, in tactics, with JoseMourinho switching to a more fluent 4-2-3-1 formation which saw bluewaves flooding forward in support of Didier Drogba time after time.Frank Lampard shared the anchoring duties with Claude Makelele, thepair constantly releasing Damien Duff down the left, Joe Cole down theright or finding the receptive feet of Eidur Gudjohnsen as the cleverIcelander dropped off Drogba.Even with five in midfield, Newcastle struggled to limit thechampions' non-stop movement. Chelsea were also encouraged by thesight of the black-and-white back-line.Newcastle's defenders always give the impression of having beenintroduced only in the tunnel and once again they were strangers inthe night. Even without the erratic twins, Jean-Alain Boumsong andTitus Bramble, Newcastle's rearguard was soon and predictably exposed.
The culprit this time was Peter Ramage, who was found wanting asDuff\'s fourth-minute corner curled across in front of the Geordielegions in the Shed. Ramage failed to keep track of Terry, who met theball with a neat left-footed half-volley that sped between NobbySolano and Shay Given.Chelsea should really have turned round further ahead. Only a divingblock from Celestine Babayaro thwarted Cole.Scott Parker, who was everywhere against his former employers,displayed marvellous awareness and agility to intercept a ball racingtowards Gudjohnsen. Then Given reacted well to punch clear a Geremicross destined for Drogba\'s head.To the home fans\' delight, the champions were playing with guile, gritand width. Sadly, some of Chelsea\'s less edifying traits were inevidence, notably a disgraceful piece of simulation from Asier delHorno as Parker challenged.Steve Bennett was tricked into awarding a free-kick, which Lampardimmediately bent into the box. Ricardo Carvalho, unmarked and closein, somehow contrived to miss.It was far from one-way traffic. Newcastle had their first-halfchances and Carlo Cudicini scrambled to his left to keep out a shotfrom Lee Bowyer. When Del Horno then fouled Bowyer 25 yards out,Solano bent in a free-kick that found only the side-netting.At least this was something to encourage the all-singing, all-standingToon Army, whose constant noise sparked the Chelsea choirs into vocallife. The temperature rose just before the hour-mark when RobbieElliott, already cautioned, recklessly kicked at a ball clearlytrapped under Cole, who had fallen to the floor.The usual playground posturing and pushing broke out, leaving Drogba,Craig Moore and Shola Ameobi cautioned. Bennett\'s failure toadminister a second booking to Elliott was perplexing, although thedefender was sent off in the final minute, wrongly as he never touched",1]
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The culprit this time was Peter Ramage, who was found wanting asDuff's fourth-minute corner curled across in front of the Geordielegions in the Shed. Ramage failed to keep track of Terry, who met theball with a neat left-footed half-volley that sped between NobbySolano and Shay Given.Chelsea should really have turned round further ahead. Only a divingblock from Celestine Babayaro thwarted Cole.Scott Parker, who was everywhere against his former employers,displayed marvellous awareness and agility to intercept a ball racingtowards Gudjohnsen. Then Given reacted well to punch clear a Geremicross destined for Drogba's head.To the home fans' delight, the champions were playing with guile, gritand width. Sadly, some of Chelsea's less edifying traits were inevidence, notably a disgraceful piece of simulation from Asier delHorno as Parker challenged.Steve Bennett was tricked into awarding a free-kick, which Lampardimmediately bent into the box. Ricardo Carvalho, unmarked and closein, somehow contrived to miss.It was far from one-way traffic. Newcastle had their first-halfchances and Carlo Cudicini scrambled to his left to keep out a shotfrom Lee Bowyer. When Del Horno then fouled Bowyer 25 yards out,Solano bent in a free-kick that found only the side-netting.At least this was something to encourage the all-singing, all-standingToon Army, whose constant noise sparked the Chelsea choirs into vocallife. The temperature rose just before the hour-mark when RobbieElliott, already cautioned, recklessly kicked at a ball clearlytrapped under Cole, who had fallen to the floor.The usual playground posturing and pushing broke out, leaving Drogba,Craig Moore and Shola Ameobi cautioned. Bennett's failure toadminister a second booking to Elliott was perplexing, although thedefender was sent off in the final minute, wrongly as he never touched
Shearer was so incensed he was cautioned for dissent. Shearer went outwith a shout, but not one of celebration.Match detailsChelsea (4-2-3-1): Cudicini; Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno;Lampard, Makelele; J Cole (Essien, 78), Gudjohnsen (Crespo, 77), Duff(Wright-Phillips, 67); Drogba.Subs: Cech (g), Wright-Phillips, Huth. Booked: Drogba, Geremi.Newcastle United (4-5-1): Given; Carr, Ramage, Elliott, Babayaro(Moore, 52); Solano (Emre, 69), Dyer, Parker, Bowyer, Ameobi; Shearer.Subs: Harper (g), Faye, Clark. Booked: Elliott, Moore, Ameobi,Shearer. Sent off: Elliott.Referee: S Bennett (Kent).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Times March 23, 2006Chelsea shatter Shearer\'s dream of final farewellBy Matt Dickinson, Chief Football CorrespondentChelsea 1 Newcastle United 0FIFTEEN million pounds, 10 years, 399 games, 202 goals, 0 trophies.That final statistic may read like a damning epitaph to Alan Shearer\'sNewcastle United career, but his decade at St James\' Park might havebeen gilded with silverware had others contributed half as much ashim.John Terry\'s goal in last night\'s FA Cup quarter-final carried Chelseacloser to their first Double and predictably ended Shearer\'s fainthopes of a glorious finale, but as he prepares for his final lap ofhonour, the old warhorse has nothing to be embarrassed about.His performance last night may have been notable for little more thana late booking for dissent, but then, given age, injuries and themonstrous burden of trying to lift his woefully mismanaged club, it ishardly surprising that he has flagged in his later years."Alan wouldn\'t want sympathy," Glenn Roeder, the Newcastle United",1]
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Shaun Wright-Phillips.Shearer was so incensed he was cautioned for dissent. Shearer went outwith a shout, but not one of celebration.Match detailsChelsea (4-2-3-1): Cudicini; Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno;Lampard, Makelele; J Cole (Essien, 78), Gudjohnsen (Crespo, 77), Duff(Wright-Phillips, 67); Drogba.Subs: Cech (g), Wright-Phillips, Huth. Booked: Drogba, Geremi.Newcastle United (4-5-1): Given; Carr, Ramage, Elliott, Babayaro(Moore, 52); Solano (Emre, 69), Dyer, Parker, Bowyer, Ameobi; Shearer.Subs: Harper (g), Faye, Clark. Booked: Elliott, Moore, Ameobi,Shearer. Sent off: Elliott.Referee: S Bennett (Kent).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Times March 23, 2006Chelsea shatter Shearer's dream of final farewellBy Matt Dickinson, Chief Football CorrespondentChelsea 1 Newcastle United 0FIFTEEN million pounds, 10 years, 399 games, 202 goals, 0 trophies.That final statistic may read like a damning epitaph to Alan Shearer'sNewcastle United career, but his decade at St James' Park might havebeen gilded with silverware had others contributed half as much ashim.John Terry's goal in last night's FA Cup quarter-final carried Chelseacloser to their first Double and predictably ended Shearer's fainthopes of a glorious finale, but as he prepares for his final lap ofhonour, the old warhorse has nothing to be embarrassed about.His performance last night may have been notable for little more thana late booking for dissent, but then, given age, injuries and themonstrous burden of trying to lift his woefully mismanaged club, it ishardly surprising that he has flagged in his later years."Alan wouldn't want sympathy," Glenn Roeder, the Newcastle United
but it is not for lack of him trying as hard as he could. He will dusthimself down, finish the season, then head into retirement, but I\'msure he\'ll be back at this club as manager, whether it takes one orsix years."Shearer, 35, was booked last night shortly after Robbie Elliott hadpicked up a second yellow card for blocking Shaun Wright-Phillips.Elliott had pushed his luck, but it was a harsh decision and Wright-Phillips was not spared by Roeder or Shearer."He dived and it\'s an element that is creeping into our game," Shearer said.Roeder said: "I would be disappointed in the young man. I don\'t thinkhis dad (Ian Wright) will be too pleased."The decision came too late to affect a victory that showed Chelsea tobe in reasonable spirit, if lacking ruthlessness. Manchester Unitedmight fancy their chances in a head-to-head at the moment, but withManchester City and Birmingham City next up for the champions, theyhave ideal opponents to bring them back to form for an uplifting endto the campaign, particularly if they can avoid Liverpool intomorrow\'s semi-final draw.Chelsea were dominant last night, although José Mourinho wassufficiently annoyed by some of his team\'s wastefulness to rip hisnotebook into pieces. He will not have expected any late anxiety whenChelsea went ahead within four minutes.Roeder had described it as the tie that no one wanted and this was thestart that no one in black and white wanted either as Damien Duffwhipped a corner to the near post for Terry to steer goalwards.Nolberto Solano attempted to intervene, only to steer the ball underShay Given. "I\'m definitely claiming it," Terry said.It was sloppy marking from Peter Ramage, while, if it is not kicking aman when he is down, Shearer looked rooted to the spot as the ball was",1]
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caretaker manager, said. "I'm sure he would have liked a medal or two,but it is not for lack of him trying as hard as he could. He will dusthimself down, finish the season, then head into retirement, but I'msure he'll be back at this club as manager, whether it takes one orsix years."Shearer, 35, was booked last night shortly after Robbie Elliott hadpicked up a second yellow card for blocking Shaun Wright-Phillips.Elliott had pushed his luck, but it was a harsh decision and Wright-Phillips was not spared by Roeder or Shearer."He dived and it's an element that is creeping into our game," Shearer said.Roeder said: "I would be disappointed in the young man. I don't thinkhis dad (Ian Wright) will be too pleased."The decision came too late to affect a victory that showed Chelsea tobe in reasonable spirit, if lacking ruthlessness. Manchester Unitedmight fancy their chances in a head-to-head at the moment, but withManchester City and Birmingham City next up for the champions, theyhave ideal opponents to bring them back to form for an uplifting endto the campaign, particularly if they can avoid Liverpool intomorrow's semi-final draw.Chelsea were dominant last night, although José Mourinho wassufficiently annoyed by some of his team's wastefulness to rip hisnotebook into pieces. He will not have expected any late anxiety whenChelsea went ahead within four minutes.Roeder had described it as the tie that no one wanted and this was thestart that no one in black and white wanted either as Damien Duffwhipped a corner to the near post for Terry to steer goalwards.Nolberto Solano attempted to intervene, only to steer the ball underShay Given. "I'm definitely claiming it," Terry said.It was sloppy marking from Peter Ramage, while, if it is not kicking aman when he is down, Shearer looked rooted to the spot as the ball was
the lax regime of Graeme Souness, the defensive manpower is hopelesslyinadequate.From the moment that they gathered for a huddle that briefly delayedthe kick-off, Newcastle\'s commitment could not be faulted, butferocity in the tackle from Scott Parker and eagerness in possessionfrom Kieron Dyer could not disguise the fact that they were going tobe restricted to chances on the counter-attack.From one, Carlo Cudicini parried Lee Bowyer\'s shot, but just asShearer attempted to capitalise on the rebound, Terry arrived to denyhim. A free kick by Solano also gave Cudicini a moment\'s anxiety, butit was back at the other end that the next goal should have come andRicardo Carvalho could spend a long time trying to explain how hefailed to score it.Lampard\'s free kick invited a finishing touch, but Carvalho\'soutstretched leg succeeded only in deflecting the ball back across theface of the goal. It was the sort of miss that could be laughed at inthe aftermath of victory, but as the whistle blew for half-time acouple of minutes later, Mourinho will not have been content with theslender advantage.The odd layoff and wrestling bout with Terry aside, Shearer wasstruggling to make headway. Dyer, looking to push for a place inEngland\'s World Cup squad, was causing more concern for Chelsea as hebuzzed around in his role as an auxiliary striker. He impressed,although Sven-Göran Eriksson will want to see a sustained run of gamesbefore he can consider taking such an injury-prone player to Germanythis summer.His swift attacks were thwarted by some dogged Chelsea tackling, butas long as the game stayed 1-0, Newcastle lived in hope of a luckybreak. It was not to come and Shearer was left to troop off,complaining bitterly.CHELSEA (4-3-3): C Cudicini — Gérémi, R Carvalho, J Terry, A Del Horno",1]
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played in. For all of Roeder's attempts to drill the back line afterthe lax regime of Graeme Souness, the defensive manpower is hopelesslyinadequate.From the moment that they gathered for a huddle that briefly delayedthe kick-off, Newcastle's commitment could not be faulted, butferocity in the tackle from Scott Parker and eagerness in possessionfrom Kieron Dyer could not disguise the fact that they were going tobe restricted to chances on the counter-attack.From one, Carlo Cudicini parried Lee Bowyer's shot, but just asShearer attempted to capitalise on the rebound, Terry arrived to denyhim. A free kick by Solano also gave Cudicini a moment's anxiety, butit was back at the other end that the next goal should have come andRicardo Carvalho could spend a long time trying to explain how hefailed to score it.Lampard's free kick invited a finishing touch, but Carvalho'soutstretched leg succeeded only in deflecting the ball back across theface of the goal. It was the sort of miss that could be laughed at inthe aftermath of victory, but as the whistle blew for half-time acouple of minutes later, Mourinho will not have been content with theslender advantage.The odd layoff and wrestling bout with Terry aside, Shearer wasstruggling to make headway. Dyer, looking to push for a place inEngland's World Cup squad, was causing more concern for Chelsea as hebuzzed around in his role as an auxiliary striker. He impressed,although Sven-Göran Eriksson will want to see a sustained run of gamesbefore he can consider taking such an injury-prone player to Germanythis summer.His swift attacks were thwarted by some dogged Chelsea tackling, butas long as the game stayed 1-0, Newcastle lived in hope of a luckybreak. It was not to come and Shearer was left to troop off,complaining bitterly.CHELSEA (4-3-3): C Cudicini — Gérémi, R Carvalho, J Terry, A Del Horno
(sub: H Crespo, 78), D Drogba, D Duff (sub: S Wright-Phillips, 68).Substitutes not used: P Cech, R Huth. Booked: Drogba, Gérémi.NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-1-1): S Given — S Carr, P Ramage, R Elliott, CBabayaro (sub: C Moore, 52) — N Solano (sub: Emre Belözoglu, 70), LBowyer, S Parker, F Ameobi — K Dyer — A Shearer. Substitutes not used:S Harper, A Faye, L Clark. Booked: Elliott, Moore, Ameobi, Shearer.Sent off: Elliott.Referee: S Bennett.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mirror :TERRY\'S ALL GOLD.. BUT ALAN\'S GOT NO SILVERFA CUP QUARTER-FINAL WEEK PART 3:CHELSEA 1 NEWCASTLE 0 FROM STAMFORD BRIDGEShaky Chelsea reach semisJohn CrossTHE acid test of true champions is how they react in defeat and lastnight John Terry led by example to keep Chelsea on course for a dreamDouble.The Chelsea captain fired home a fourth-minute winner as his teamresponded to Sunday\'s surprise setback at Fulham in determinedfashion.It was hardly a top-class performance but Terry was magnificent as hiswinner spelt more FA Cup heartbreak for Newcastle and provedchampions-elect Chelsea are prepared to dig deep to win silverwarethis season.Newcastle\'s caretaker boss Glenn Roeder must have grimaced whenChelsea lost at Fulham and he must have arrived at Stamford Bridgeexpecting a backlash.It was also ominous that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho spelt out hisdetermination to win the FA Cup this season and avenge theirfifth-round defeat at the hands of Newcastle last February. That waswhen Chelsea - who went on to win the Premiership and the Carling Cup- saw their hopes of a domestic Treble end.However, no team is more desperate to do well in this competition than",1]
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— E Gudjohnsen (sub: M Essien, 78min), C Makelele, F Lampard — J Cole(sub: H Crespo, 78), D Drogba, D Duff (sub: S Wright-Phillips, 68).Substitutes not used: P Cech, R Huth. Booked: Drogba, Gérémi.NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-1-1): S Given — S Carr, P Ramage, R Elliott, CBabayaro (sub: C Moore, 52) — N Solano (sub: Emre Belözoglu, 70), LBowyer, S Parker, F Ameobi — K Dyer — A Shearer. Substitutes not used:S Harper, A Faye, L Clark. Booked: Elliott, Moore, Ameobi, Shearer.Sent off: Elliott.Referee: S Bennett.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mirror :TERRY'S ALL GOLD.. BUT ALAN'S GOT NO SILVERFA CUP QUARTER-FINAL WEEK PART 3:CHELSEA 1 NEWCASTLE 0 FROM STAMFORD BRIDGEShaky Chelsea reach semisJohn CrossTHE acid test of true champions is how they react in defeat and lastnight John Terry led by example to keep Chelsea on course for a dreamDouble.The Chelsea captain fired home a fourth-minute winner as his teamresponded to Sunday's surprise setback at Fulham in determinedfashion.It was hardly a top-class performance but Terry was magnificent as hiswinner spelt more FA Cup heartbreak for Newcastle and provedchampions-elect Chelsea are prepared to dig deep to win silverwarethis season.Newcastle's caretaker boss Glenn Roeder must have grimaced whenChelsea lost at Fulham and he must have arrived at Stamford Bridgeexpecting a backlash.It was also ominous that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho spelt out hisdetermination to win the FA Cup this season and avenge theirfifth-round defeat at the hands of Newcastle last February. That waswhen Chelsea - who went on to win the Premiership and the Carling Cup- saw their hopes of a domestic Treble end.However, no team is more desperate to do well in this competition than
And for their talisman striker Alan Shearer the Cup represented afinal chance to win something at his beloved club.Roeder recalled fit-again Kieron Dyer - who has been struggling with amystery infection - in his only change to his starting line-up fromSunday\'s defeat to Liverpool.But Mourinho decided to ring the changes with seven new faces in thestarting line-up from the defeat at Fulham and it had an immediateeffect as Damien Duff\'s return at Shaun Wright-Phillips\' expensereaped quick dividends.Republic of Ireland winger Duff fired in a fourth-minute corner whichskimmed across the Newcastle box and their slack marking allowed theball to reach Terry.The Chelsea captain fired in a low shot which Nolberto Solanodeflected past keeper Shay Given to the horror of the travelling ToonArmy who were massed behind the goal.It was a disastrous start but Newcastle weathered the early storm andenjoyed a decent spell as they put Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini underpressure.Toon midfielder Lee Bowyer\'s 17th-minute shot was well saved byCudicini and then scrambled out by Terry who cleared ahead of theon-rushing Shearer.Bowyer created more danger in the 22nd minute when his clever turntricked Asier Del Horno into conceding a clumsy foul 20 yards out, andSolano\'s curling free-kick rippled the side netting. It wasfrustrating for Newcastle and Robbie Elliott was booked for pullingback Ivory Coast striker Drogba.There was little action in a dull and scrappy encounter with Newcastleconceding countless fouls and were lucky not to go further behindafter 43 minutes following another foul by Scott Parker on the rightedge of the box.Frank Lampard\'s curling free-kick found Ricardo Carvalho but hesteered high and wide from inside the six-yard box and Newcastle\'spoor marking brought an angry exchange between Given and left-back",1]
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Newcastle.And for their talisman striker Alan Shearer the Cup represented afinal chance to win something at his beloved club.Roeder recalled fit-again Kieron Dyer - who has been struggling with amystery infection - in his only change to his starting line-up fromSunday's defeat to Liverpool.But Mourinho decided to ring the changes with seven new faces in thestarting line-up from the defeat at Fulham and it had an immediateeffect as Damien Duff's return at Shaun Wright-Phillips' expensereaped quick dividends.Republic of Ireland winger Duff fired in a fourth-minute corner whichskimmed across the Newcastle box and their slack marking allowed theball to reach Terry.The Chelsea captain fired in a low shot which Nolberto Solanodeflected past keeper Shay Given to the horror of the travelling ToonArmy who were massed behind the goal.It was a disastrous start but Newcastle weathered the early storm andenjoyed a decent spell as they put Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini underpressure.Toon midfielder Lee Bowyer's 17th-minute shot was well saved byCudicini and then scrambled out by Terry who cleared ahead of theon-rushing Shearer.Bowyer created more danger in the 22nd minute when his clever turntricked Asier Del Horno into conceding a clumsy foul 20 yards out, andSolano's curling free-kick rippled the side netting. It wasfrustrating for Newcastle and Robbie Elliott was booked for pullingback Ivory Coast striker Drogba.There was little action in a dull and scrappy encounter with Newcastleconceding countless fouls and were lucky not to go further behindafter 43 minutes following another foul by Scott Parker on the rightedge of the box.Frank Lampard's curling free-kick found Ricardo Carvalho but hesteered high and wide from inside the six-yard box and Newcastle'spoor marking brought an angry exchange between Given and left-back
Chelsea started the second half as if they had received a rollickingfrom Mourinho during the break.Joe Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen went close within four minutes of therestart as they started brightly. Newcastle defender Elliott, havingalready been booked, was lucky not to be sent off for kicking out atCole when the ball was stuck under his body.It sparked a nasty bust-up between both sets of players which then sawCraig Moore and Drogba booked. When the game finally restarted, Givenproduced a fine double save to deny Drogba.As Newcastle piled forward in search of an equaliser, Wright-Phillips,on as a sub, ran straight into Elliott who was booked for obstruction,and saw red for his second yellow.It was a scrappy end to scrappy tie as Chelsea had just enough qualityto sneak through.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.cfchistory.co.uk/forum/index.php",0]
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Celestine Babayaro.Chelsea started the second half as if they had received a rollickingfrom Mourinho during the break.Joe Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen went close within four minutes of therestart as they started brightly. Newcastle defender Elliott, havingalready been booked, was lucky not to be sent off for kicking out atCole when the ball was stuck under his body.It sparked a nasty bust-up between both sets of players which then sawCraig Moore and Drogba booked. When the game finally restarted, Givenproduced a fine double save to deny Drogba.As Newcastle piled forward in search of an equaliser, Wright-Phillips,on as a sub, ran straight into Elliott who was booked for obstruction,and saw red for his second yellow.It was a scrappy end to scrappy tie as Chelsea had just enough qualityto sneak through.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------